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Celebrating the nation's makers

Make! Craft Britain, a brand new programme looking at the talents of the country's crafters, is coming soon to BBC Four.

An army of makers heard the call to send in photos of their creations and to whet your appetite we're sharing their inspiring works of art.

Stitching through hoops by Linda

These small hoop art pieces are made using freehand embroider or cross stitch techniques on recycled fabrics. All of the designs are inspired by nature and the meadow behind Linda’s house. Most of the pieces take about a day to make

Stitched necklace by Angharad

This necklace is hand stitched and designed as a show piece to wear on special occassions. The focus of this piece is the use of colour to create an eye-catching statement. Angharad likes her work to stand out and say something about her with its design

Being in flow

How crafting creates a state of 'flow'

Martha Kearney talks to psychologist Dr Itai Ivtzan about being 'in flow'.

Glass leaf lamp by Linda

Linda uses a traditional copper foil technique, first made popular by Tiffany Studios, to make interiors pieces including lamps, mirrors and panels. This glass leaf lamp has over 400 individual pieces and took about 60 hours to complete. Each piece of glass is hand cut and the edges wrapped in copper foil, then soldered together on a fibreglass mould to create the curved shape. Once it is spot soldered, the lamp is finished with bead soldering inside and out and then a patina is added to make the bold, black lines between the glowing pieces of jewel-like glass

Smashing mosaics by Janine

Janine made this mosaic cow using a broken Cath Kidston mug. The C of Cath which is printed on the bottom of the mugs was used to make a nose ring. She used a plywood cut-out base and arranged the pieces of broken china in place. She took inspiration from the cows she has seen in the French countryside whilst on camping holidays

A little bit of spring by Jose

“Inspired by the blue tits and primroses that are the first sign of spring in our garden, I started making this picture back in February to bring myself a bit of much needed cheer. The blue tits, primroses, leaves and blossom are all crocheted in pure wool, or embroidery thread for the flowers. I make the patterns myself, mostly through trial and error, with scribbled notes to remind me how to do things”

The power of craft

The power of craft

Martha Kearney talks to the Craft Council's Jill Read about the boom in craft.

Jane takes her inspiration from her love of nature, especially flowers, butterflies and shells. She spends a lot of time taking photographs of nature, looking at textures and colour harmonies and these ideas inform her designs. She combines versatile texture and colour to create pieces that are unique

Handmade flowers by Marianne

Marianne researches the anatomy of the flower and then makes petals using wire and moulds them into the desired shape. Each petal is then individually wrapped in organza, nylon or tulle and attached to the stem using cotton and finished off with florist tape. Each Lily takes around 45 minutes to complete

Wirework necklace by Monika

Monika designs and makes wire wrap jewellery, made by hand weaving and shaping the wire. This design took two days to finish. She loves recreating pieces based on nature but likes to make unique and unusual designs

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