Author Tracy Chevalier: forget the tired old art v craft debate – this is the age of konsthantverk!

When does a quilt stop being craft and start being art? It’s a question full of sexist overtones, writes the novelist Tracy Chevalier, but there’s a Swedish ‘third way’ that changes everythingThe art versus craft debate is almost as old as the question: “What is art?” Boiled down to its gnarly, still disputable essence, art is created to make us think and feel, while craft is made to be used. A painting on a wall makes us ponder, whereas knitted scarves keep u