Open Digital platform for the preservation and education of folk crafts
Craft_ME (Craft Media & Education) is an innovative digital platform that focuses on the education and preservation of folk crafts. Its primary goal is to make the entire process of traditional craft techniques and trades—from the initial preparation of materials to the completion of the finished object—visually accessible to a wide range of people interested in the profession, using digital tools. The platform is a unique example of combining cultural heritage preservation with modern learning methods.
The mission of Craft_ME
Folk craft techniques have been passed down through generations, but today it is becoming increasingly challenging to pass on these traditions. Craft_ME aims to record and preserve this knowledge in digital form, while also supporting the practical learning of crafts. The platform allows users to follow the entire creative process step by step, from the preparation of raw materials to the completion of the finished object.
Educational and community role
Craft_ME is not just an online collection of teaching materials, but an educational tool that helps preserve crafts. The content can be particularly useful for students of crafts, self-taught creators, and educators alike. Detailed, thematically organized videos and supplementary materials help develop practical skills, while professional explanations from masters provide deeper insight into techniques and creative approaches.
Platform structure and content
Craft_ME offers several types of learning modules:
- Crafts: A brief historical and technical introduction to each craft, providing context for learners.
- Work phases and techniques: Detailed video tutorials for learning craft techniques, with slow-motion and detailed footage.
- Support materials: Visual drawings, patterns, structural plans, and technological descriptions to support practice at home.
- Resources: Archival materials and research documents presenting the historical and ethnographic background of the crafts.
Craft_ME is therefore not only an educational platform, but also a digital archive that contributes to the preservation of the practical and spiritual heritage of folk crafts. By making traditional crafts available in the digital space, it creates an opportunity for this knowledge to be preserved and passed on to future generations.
The long-term goal of the project is to bring craft traditions to an even wider audience, thereby promoting the crafts and preserving cultural heritage. Craft_ME is therefore a unique initiative that combines tradition and digital innovation, creating opportunities for the revival and transmission of craft culture.
