Since KCHEA abandoned their own plans for this project, this Kentucky Crafts Encyclopedia as developed by folklorist Thomas A. Adler strives to be similarly inclusive, embracing:

• • • different types of crafts and cultural processes of learning: 

      • • folk/traditional

        • popular/mass-media

        • elite/classical/academic

    • all types of materials and media 

    • craft makers and supporters; schools for craft education

    • organizations that exhibit, market, or provide services to crafts

    • historical periods; geographic areas of Kentucky

    • tools used in craft production

Because of the broad scope of this project, it will proceed in phases and—it is hoped—will involve additional resources, writers, and advisers from all parts of Kentucky. This work will be based on current and past scholarship and writings about Kentucky crafts, and will also encourage investigation into areas where research has been scarce.