Country crafts is a term used in Ireland and the United Kingdom to describe old, traditional activities, such as weaving and spinning, and the small country industries that have developed from them. Country craftworkers make high-quality goods based mainly on traditional designs. But their work sometimes falls below the standard of design required in modern manufactured goods. There are thousands of prosperous small country industries in all parts of the United Kingdom. They include small factories employing several local people and the homes and small workshops of self-employed craftworkers.