Textile techniques are among the applied arts and have been present since the earliest times. Some of the textile techniques are: knitting, crocheting, knotting, sewing, embroidery. They positively affect the cognitive, motor and emotional development of an individual. Handicrafts related to textile techniques were a school subject in Croatia in the late 18th and 19th century, and today handicrafts in schools depend on the knowledge, skills and will of the teacher. Kurikulum does not specify that handicrafts related to textile techniques should be carried out in the school. The aim of this research is to determine the extent to which primary school teachers in the Republic of Croatia use handicrafts related to textile techniques in primary school, to establish the attitudes of primary school teachers about the usefulness and impact of handicrafts on students' psychophysical development. The research was conducted on 107 primary school teachers in the Republic of Croatia. The research instrument was a survey questionnaire that respondents filled out online via Google forms, and data processing used statistical nonparametric tests. The results of the research showed that most primary school teachers do not use handicrafts related to textile techniques in the classroom, but have positive attitudes about the impact of handicrafts related to textile techniques on the psychomotor development of students and have negative attitudes about the current prevalence of handicrafts related to textile techniques in primary education.