Rural crafts refers to the traditional crafts production that is carried on, simply for everyday practical use, in the agricultural countryside.
Once widespread and commonplace, the survival of some rural crafts is threatened.
As they are a part of a general and simple set of skills that are easily learned, they have not been produced for sale by an artisan class of makers.
Offering training courses in, and demonstrations of, rural crafts is now becoming a viable job in some parts of the British Isles.
Rural crafts are distinguished from the "rustic" handicraft goods often seen in rural gift shops, such as at country stores.