Mastercraft television series to showcase traditional crafts

Ricochet TV is creating new six-part television series called Mastercraft, focusing on some of the country’s oldest and most highly-skilled crafts. They have enlisted some of the UK's top craftspeople from a variety of disciplines who will each mentor three apprentices on an intensive training course (from mid August to September this year). Among the crafts are green wood working, metal work, thatching, stonemasonry, weaving and stained glass.

At the end of each training period the apprentices will have the opportunity to create a final piece which will be judged by their mentor. This will be a great opportunity to raise the profile of traditional crafts and their continuing relevance today.

Ricochet have recruited the master craftspeople and are now looking for potential apprentices. The project takes place over six weeks, with accommodation provided, during which students will create a finished piece of work at the end. This has been advertised widely on the web and will have attracted a great number of applications.

If you are interested in finding out more, contact the Mastercrafts team on 01273 224800 or email mastercrafts@ricochet.co.uk.