News Summary

• Many traditional crafts are now on the brink of extinction, as advances in technology render them obsolete.
• Heritage Crafts' red list reveals those with limited training opportunities and low financial viability are at "serious risk" of disappearing within a generation or two.
• Among those featured is letterpress printing, which first began in the 15th century.
• Letterpress printed commissions include album covers, menus, wedding invites, and event posters.
• Also on the red list is dry stone walling - an ancient method of building structures from interlocking stones without using any mortar.