The National Association of Swedish Handicraft Societies (SHR)
The National Association of Swedish Handicraft Societies, Svenska Hemslöjdsföreningarnas Riksförbund
, is a non-profit organization consisting of county handicraft societies and national craft associations. The organization has about 16 000 members.
Their work is based on the vision of “giving all human beings the opportunity of discovering the beuty, usefulness and joy of handicraft work". Work among children and young people is one way of achieving this.
SHR publishes Hemslöjd, which is Sweden´s largest magazine for handicraft and folk art.
, is a non-profit organization consisting of county handicraft societies and national craft associations. The organization has about 16 000 members. Their work is based on the vision of “giving all human beings the opportunity of discovering the beuty, usefulness and joy of handicraft work". Work among children and young people is one way of achieving this.
SHR publishes Hemslöjd
, which is Sweden´s largest magazine for handicraft and folk art. SHR is the largest part-owner of Sätergläntan, a college of handicrafts in the province of Dalecarlia. This college arranges long and short training courses in the handicraft area.
Nämnden för hemslöjdsfrågor, NFH är en statlig myndighet under Kulturdepartementet, med målet att främja hemslöjd.
Postadress
Box 4006
S-102 61 Stockholm
Box 4006
S-102 61 Stockholm
