Just decades ago there were thousands. Now only about 30 Dutch clog-makers remain, fighting to save a dying craft with the wooden shoes more often found today as fridge-magnets rather than footwear.

One of the Netherlands last remaining clog makers is struggling to find a successor. Bertus Roesink is 77 and his family has been making clogs for over a century. But as the Dutch abandon their ...

As stereotypically Dutch as windmills and tulips, the wooden clog is not just a modern-day tourist souvenir. It is still worn by thousands of farmers and factory workers. In use for at least 800 years ...

Leggett is one of only five clog makers in the UK according to Heritage Crafts - a charity set up to celebrate, support and safeguard traditional craft skills. The clog maker is continuing the legacy ...

Ready for a new fashion in clogs? Dutch clog maker Dirk Poffers would like to give the clogmakers trade a new lease of life with these clogs. Independent news and stories connecting you to life in ...

Just decades ago there were thousands. Now only about 30 Dutch clog-makers remain, fighting to save a dying craft with the wooden shoes more often found today as fridge-magnets rather than footwear.