As part of the Artlink issue: Handmade: The New Labour Movement, Craft Culture includes five articles that consider the status of the handmade in graphic design, economic development, public art and knitting exhibitions.

The Knitting Train by Bridget Cameron
www.craftculture.org/archive/cameron1.htm
Knitting is manifest in an increasingly broad range of creative practices.

Lost in Translation? Tactile Collaborations by Margaret Baguley
www.craftculture.org/archive/baguley1.htm
The Parliament House embroidery in 1988 enabled weaver Kay Lawrence the opportunity to work with embroiderers at large.

The Craft Industry in South Africa Today by Leonard Shapiro
www.craftculture.org/archive/shapiro1.htm
Examines the role of 'hands on' craft as a means of upliftment in South Africa

Touching Images by Eliza Downes
www.craftculture.org/archive/downes1.htm
Studio Anybody is a graphic design company that profile handmade as an expression of the design process.

Publishing: The Craft Of The Book And Other Art-Based Practices by Peta Carlins
www.craftculture.org/archive/carlins1.htm
3Deep Design explore the book as a conceptual work.

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