Craft Focus - Oct/Nov (Issue 63)

CONSUMER CALENDAR Want to get your products in front of more customers? We list the best UK-based consumer craft shows in the forthcoming months: Craft4crafters (craft4crafters.co.uk) : 21 st - 24 th Oct: Bath & West Showground, Shepton Mallet Craft in Focus (craftinfocus.com ): 20 th - 22 nd Oct: Sevenoaks School, Sevenoaks 27 th - 29 th Oct: Wellington College, Duke’s Ride 17 th - 19 th Nov: Guildhall, Winchester (new venue) 22 nd - 26 th Nov: RHS Wisely Gardens, near Woking Crafting Live (craftinglive.co.uk ) 30 th Sept - 1 st Oct: Stoneleigh Park, Coventry 11 th -12 th Nov: Peterborough Grosvenor patchwork & quilting shows (grosvenorshows.co.uk ): 20 th - 22 nd Oct: Autumn Quilt Festival, Three Counties Showground, Malvern 27 th – 29 th Oct: Autumn Quilt Festival, Imperial War Museum, Duxford 10 th - 11 th Nov: Autumn Quilt Festival, Kent Showground, Maidstone, Kent ICHF Events (ichfevents.co.uk ): 26 th - 29 th Oct: Crafts for Christmas, Stitchng Sewing & Hobbycrafts show, Birmingham 2 nd - 5 th Nov: Art Materials, Simply Christmas and Stitching Sewing & Hobbycrafts show, Birmingham 3 rd - 5 th Nov: Cake International, Birmingham 16 th – 18 th Nov: Simply Christmas and Stitching Sewing & Hobbycrafts show, London 23 rd – 26 th Nov: Country Homes & Interiors Christmas, Henley-on-Thames Sincerely Yours, papercraft shows (sincerely-yours- shows.info) 10 th Sept: Thetford 7 th - 8 th Oct: Newark 14 th Oct: Maidstone 15 th Oct: Rochester 22 nd Oct: Portsmouth 29 th Oct: Hatfield 19 th Nov: Leigh 26 th Nov: Madistone Upper Street Events (upperstreetevents.net ): 9 th - 12 th Oct: The Knitting and Stitching Show, Dublin 9 th - 12 th Nov: The Knitting and Stitching Show, Dublin 8 th - 11 th Nov: Country Living London Christmas Fair, BDC, Islington 11 th - 15 th Nov: The Knitting and Stitching Show, London 23 rd - 26 th Nov: Country Living Glasgow Christmas Fair, Scottish Event Campus 23 rd – 26 th Nov: The Knitting and Stitching Show, Harrogate, HIC 30 th Nov – 3 rd Dec: Country Living Harrogate Christmas Fair, HIC HANDMADE IN BRITAIN SCHEDULE Handmade in Britain returns with an inspiring autumn packed full of contemporary craft and design events in Kew, Edinburgh and Chelsea. Taking place in October and November, each one will offer you the chance to shop for handmade products made by hundreds of extraordinary designer-makers working across a variety of disciplines including ceramics, jewellery, textiles, glass, paper, furniture, metal, sculpture and interior accessories. The shows offer a very special opportunity to invest in beautiful, one-of-a-kind products at design events where you can buy, browse and commission directly from the maker, and unearthing the stories, inspirations and processes behind the exquisite work of some of the UK’s most talented craftspeople. Most of the work on show can’t be found on the high street so it really is a one-off opportunity to discover unique products and gifts in an inspiring setting. The first event, Handmade at Kew, is housed in an elegant pavilion next to Kew Palace and tickets include entry to both the event and Kew Gardens, allowing you to enjoy the famous botanic gardens and crafts to the full. Featuring makers from across the world as well as the UK, it’s a truly a original shopping experience and great day out for all the family! Following a fantastic first year in Scotland, Handmade Edinburgh returns to The Hub, in the very heart of the city. Featuring makers from across the UK as well as Scotland, this is a fabulous opportunity to pick up one-off products ahead of the Christmas rush. Handmade in Britain returns to the beautiful Chelsea Old Town Hall for its longest running event, acting as an essential escape from the busy high street and it’s often predictable offerings, featuring a stunning, handpicked selection of jewellery, textiles and more. Don’t miss your chance to shop for Camilla Thomas’ cosy, woven interiors, inspired by the island of Anglesey coast, Alice Robson’s nature-inspired contemporary, handcrafted gold and silver jewellery, Adam Aaronson’s traditional yet contemporary glass pieces with eye- catching painterly techniques, and so much more besides. Handmade at Kew Thursday 12 th - Sunday 15 th October, 2017 Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew handmadeinbritain.co.uk/kew Handmade Edinburgh 27 th - 29 th October, 2017 The Hub, Edinburgh handmadeinbritain.co.uk/edinburgh Handmade in Britain Friday 10 th - Sunday 12 th November, 2017 Chelsea Old Town Hall handmadeinbritain.co.uk/chelsea Camilla Thomas Textiles craft focus 31 shows and events