HANDMADE CHELSEA 2022

I'm excited to be back at Handmade Chelsea next week, exhibiting and selling my knitwear! The contemporary craft and design fair curated by Handmade in Britain is held in the beautiful Chelsea Old Town Hall on London's Kings Road.

The show will feature artists & designers working in varied disciplines and creating truly unique products. You'll find textiles, fashion and homewares, jewellery, glassware and ceramics, woodwork, printing, artworks and more!

It's a fantastic show to kick-start your Christmas shopping as there is something for everyone and for all budgets too.

Handmade Chelsea Craft Fair, November 2022

Thursday 10th: Private View 6pm - 9pm

Friday 11th: 11am - 8pm

Saturday 12th: 11am - 6pm

Sunday 13th : 11am - 5pm

Location: Chelsea Old Town Hall, King’s Road, Chelsea, London SW3 5EE, UK

My stand at Handmade Chelsea 2021

LAST POSTING DATES FOR CHRISTMAS 2021

Are you feeling lovely and Christmassy yet? If you need some help getting into the festive spirit, then visit our Christmas Open Studios next week! There will be mulled wine, mince pies & hand baked goodies to enjoy while you shop our colourful knitwear & gifts. Or just have a nose around and see where we make all of our products!

If you can't make it, of course you can still shop our website from the comfort of your own home. However, order soon, as Christmas is approaching fast! I've put together a guide for last posting dates below and added some extra services to help you to get your gifts in good time!

LAST POSTING DATES FOR CHRISTMAS!

UK Posted (FREE):
To ensure delivery in time for Christmas, please order by the end of Monday 20th December. All packages are sent Royal Mail 1st Class Signed For within 1 business day of receiving your order.

Collection from CHELACHE studio, Hackney, London (FREE)
If you are in the area and want to collect yourself, please choose this option at checkout for free, then email or phone me to arrange when you'd like to stop by. Available until 23rd December.

London VIP Hand Delivery (£15):
For your ultimate convenience, I will cycle to you and deliver your order to you myself. Guaranteed not to get lost in the post and available up until the 23rd December, for those really last minute gifts!
Available only to addresses within Central London / within 6 miles of E8 1AJ. If you choose this option at checkout, I'll get in touch with you to arrange the best time to deliver to you.

USA:
For shipping to the US I'm offering a FREE UPGRADE TO DHL EXPRESS to get your parcels delivered there within one week of shipment.
To take advantage of this offer, order by Wednesday 15th December, choose ROYAL MAIL at checkout (£15) and I will send by DHL EXPRESS (worth £23.50).

Europe:
Please order by Monday 13th December.

For the rest of the world and for orders placed after the recommended dates, we cannot guarantee delivery by Christmas.

Disclaimer!: All of the above is a guide only; I cannot guarantee delivery times and have no control over unexpected delays once the packages have been shipped.

Happy Christmas shopping!

JUST A CARD INDIE WEEK DAY 3 - TEXTILES

We’re halfway through JUST A CARD’s Indie Week and today I’m giving you some lovely textiles related shopping suggestions for your consideration. If you were thinking of giving a blanket, scarf, purse, cushion, fashion or textile art piece for Christmas, please support these or other SMALL businesses, instead of resorting to the high street or (god forbid) amazon / asos etc.. In return you’ll be smug in the knowledge that what you’ve purchased has been ethically and sustainably produced and that you are contributing to keeping creative small businesses alive.

So many beautiful textiles can be found out there! Here’s a little selection of useful and beautiful things including woven, knitted, crocheted, printed and hand painted textiles, covering categories of accessories, art, homewares and fashion.

Useful little purses and pouches with modernist prints by JENNIE JACKSON.

Stunning hand woven throw by ARRA TEXTILES.

Incredibly detailed, hand-knitted butterfly wall art by MAX’S WORLD.

Limited edition woven Pylon throw by SALLY WEATHERILL.

Unique crocheted robin artwork by JOSE HEROYS.

Beautiful hand woven hot water bottle cover by SARAH TYSSEN.

Intricate but cosy hand knitted Hackney Handwarmers (fingerless mitts) by CHELACHE.

Hand painted wearable works of art / bespoke fashion by CAROLE WALLER.

Gorgeous Teepee pattern knitted throw / blanket by ROSE BROWN.

JENNIE JACKSON

ARRA TEXTILES

MAX'S WORLD

SALLY WEATHERILL

JOSE HEROYS

SARAH TYSSEN

CHELACHE

CAROLE WALLER

ROSE BROWN

Clicking on the images above will link you to the shops where you can buy from and support these small businesses. I’m in no way affiliated with or paid by any of them*; I just enjoy sharing cool things with others and spreading the love

(*except CHELACHE, which obviously is me! I’ve snuck one of my own products into today’s offering)..

This is just a tiny selection of the amazing stuff made by awesome people (not huge corporations) that you can find out there.

If you have any other recommendations or suggestions, feel free to comment below. And of course do share this blog post! The more people we get on board with the JUST A CARD mentality the better!

“Every sale, however small,
is the difference between a vibrant creative community or a boarded
up business.”

— JUST A CARD campaign founder Sarah Hamilton

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BE SURE TO COME BACK DAILY FOR MORE OF MY RECOMMENDATIONS:

• MONDAY: CARDS

• TUESDAY: JEWELLERY

• WEDNESDAY: TEXTILES

• THURSDAY: CERAMICS

• FRIDAY: STOCKING FILLERS

HANDMADE AT KEW

With less than a week to go until the opening of Handmade at Kew 2017, I thought I'd whet your appetite with some of the goodies you'll be able to find there and look back at last year's brilliant show to give you an idea of what to expect. Be sure to click on the images to explore each exhibitor's work further!

TEXTILES  Obviously I'll be there with my colourful knitted accessories and gifts, but here are just some of the other textiles based makers and artists that will be showing this year:

ANGIE PARKER

AMANDA COBBETT

TAISIR GIBREEL

WOVEN FORM

JACQUELINE JAMES

JANIE KNITTED TEXTILES

VALÉRIE WARTELLE

WAFFLE DESIGN

COLLINGWOOD-NORRIS

HARRIET GRIST

ROSE B. BROWN

SARAH TYSSEN

CERAMICS  I have somewhat of an obsession with ceramics and here are some of my top picks from this year's show:

VANESSA HOGGE

DUCK CERAMICS

SEVAK ZARGARIAN

ERADU CERAMICS

SALLY MCGILL

RÉMY DUBIBE

RACHEL CERAMICS

PENNY WITHERS

NORMAN YAP

JEWELLERY There are always so many irresistable and unusual jewellery designs to choose from and I always seem to come away with at least one new pair of earrings! These are the designers my wallet is most in danger of this year:

AMY KEEPER

JENNY LLEWELLYN

MALCOLM MORRIS

MICHAEL BERGER

HEATHER MCDERMOTT

CHARLIE HIGH DESIGNS

And here are a few more of my top recommendations not to be missed at this year's Handmade at Kew including glass, furniture, millinery and bronze sculptures:

AINSLEY FRANCIS

CRAIG NARRAMORE

KAREN HENRIKSEN

MALLON FOUNDRY

For a full list of all the great exhibitors that will be there this year go to: www.handmadeinbritain.co.uk/shows/kew/exhibitors/

Here are a few photos from Handmade at Kew 2016 to give you an idea of what to expect:

The CHELACHE stand last year

Take time to explore the beautiful gardens too!

The stunning backdrop to Handmade at Kew

Garden sculptures by Handmade at Kew exhibitors

If you'd like to win 2 VIP tickets to attend the private view on Wednesday 11th October just sign up to our mailing list!

If you can't make it then, your ticket is valid for one of the public days, Thurs 12th to Sunday 15th October 10am-6pm and includes entry to the whole of the wonderful Kew Gardens.

Winners selected at random and informed by email on Monday 9th October with a link to redeem your VIP tickets to print off from your own computer or mobile phone. 

For more information about this and other shows that CHELACHE are participating in see our EVENTS PAGE