Key takeaways
An example of the motivation for starting your own business.
An insight into running your own business and making it profitable.
Problem solving within craft careers.
Host: Angie Parker is a rug weaver and designer from Angie Parker Textiles. She lives in Bristol with her husband and three children, and has been running her own business for 8 years.In this class, Angie will be talking about the reality of being a craft maker and earning a
living from it.
She will talk about how and why she got started and why she loves her job. Angie will also
cover the difficulties of running a craft business and some ways to solve the
problems she's faced.
This class is part of the Creative Craft Careers series with Heritage Crafts - a great series of classes for students who have an interest in crafts and want to explore more of the many career opportunities available.
FREE LIVE WEBINAR
Satchel is teaming up with Heritage Crafts to showcase some of the nation’s most creative careers. In this live free workshop, Heritage Crafts will introduce students to two inspiring craftspeople who will speak to you about their own journey with craft, and how they have made the best use of social media and video to promote their work.
Denzel Currie is a Streetwear artist who uses the craft skills of rug tufting, hand painting and video to tell stories and create high-end streetwear.
Maisie Jackson is a fore-edge painter, who creates amazing works of art on the pages of books. Her videos on Tiktok have been viewed by millions while her work often sells out in minutes.
Join Heritage Crafts, Denzel and Maisie to explore how to progress a career in crafts by signing up to one of the webinars:
Safeguarding reminder:The safety of your child is of the utmost importance. All of our classes are pre-recorded to remove any concerns around live participation. For reruns of our past live classes, students' webcams and microphones were disabled and only the chat history, if participation was requested, is visible.
Suitable for:
Anyone with an interest in craft careers.
Class requirements:
You will need a laptop or device with internet connection to watch the class, as well as a pen and notepad for taking notes.
What to expect:
- This class will take place online via a Zoom webinar.
- For live classes, please arrive promptly. Students' cameras and microphones are disabled by default.
- For on demand classes, students will be watching a recording of a previous live class.
- Once you have signed up, you will be taken to your dashboard where you can view details of the class, and re-watch it in the future.
- Students will be sent confirmation of the class to their email address if provided.