Come and See us tomorrow!

Our Christmas fair at Chelsea Town hall is almost here.

We have an exciting fun packed day. The Furies Choir will be opening the event with some festive carols.

The main hall features The Make Lounge, our main sponsor who will be running a ‘Creation Station’ craft workshop, where you will be able to make some fantastic items if you are feeling creative!

We also have Eataly cafe, they will be serving tea, coffee, delicious hot and cold food and of course some yummy hand made cakes.

In the small hall we have Lady Luck Rules Ok launching ‘Speed Crafting’ if you want to make a perfect gift but don’t have much time, then this is the place to be.

Surrounding these are 80 unique sellers, with items ranging from jewellery to fine art, beauty products to limited editon prints, knitwear, children's treats, ceramics, hats and fashion.

If you looking to do your Christmas shopping this weekend then come along, you will find something for everyone. Or maybe you have your Christmas shopping all done and are just looking for a treat for yourself. Whatever the reason, you will have a fun day out.

Chelsea Town Hall, Kings Road, London Sw3 5EE 11am – 5pm Saturday 5^th December

Entry £2, free for children

Little Chook Designer Feature

About LittleChook:

I originally trained as a Woven Textile Designer and worked as a designer for various Scottish woollen mills. After I had my first daughter in 2006 I set up littlechook to make gorgeous organic cotton clothing for babies and children.

Inspirations:

I love birds and animals and they inspire my flock prints. I spend alot of time in the park these days with my two girls feeding squirrels! Flock has a lovely texture which kids really seem to love. Anyone who has ever had a fuzzy felt set will know what I mean. I keep the hand cut shapes bold and graphic and use bright colours for my designs. Making them nice and appealing for children.

Best Sellers:




One of my best selling t shirts at the moment is the long sleeve shark t shirt. I think customers like ‘jaws’ as the design is a bit different and is great for boys and girls. One complaint I hear from alot of mum’s is there isn’t enough choice for boys!

We Make Christmas:





At We Make I will have a range of short and long sleeve t shirts with my signature flock prints but also a new range of bibs, hats and blankets featuring some new flock designs. I will also have an expanded range of mini kids bags which make perfect stockings fillers and are just the right size for carrying a few books or toys on the go.




Your sites:

www.littlechook.co.uk

Knit and Destroy Designer Feature

About Knit and Destroy:

I’m a tea lovin’ cake chompin’ knitaholic !!! I also love dancing around my house, cartwheeling , going to the seaside, playing with cats, talking, and food, I love food.

After 4 years at University I had acquired some skillz on the knitting machine and was itching to make something just cos I liked it, y’know?! I got a knitting machine for my birthday and started by making scarves and selling them through a friend’s stall in Manchester. It has just developed from there.


Inspirations:

I have always loved novelty things and when I realised I could knit a scarf that looks like a tape measure I was away. I make things that people who don’t “get it” like to go, Awww, they’re lovely for kids… The point is they ain’t for kids, they’re fun knits made for those of us who frequent children’s clothes departments shrieking, “Why don’t they do that in MY size?!”


Best Seller:


My best seller is my crayon scarf, it is something that everyone can relate to as we have all used crayons at some time in our lives! It was one of the first scarves I made so that’s part of why it’s a ‘signature piece’ also the fact that it represents what I do with knit, novelty stuff!!!

Another best seller is the bow scarf, I think the cuteness and simplicity of this design is what people like.

We Make Christmas:

I will be selling a wide range of knitted goodies, scarves, brooches, cushions to name a few... including some special festive knits for the occasion!

Website:

www.knitanddestroy.co.uk

Skettie Designer Feature

About Skettie:

I completed my Bachelor of Landscape Architecture in 2005 and worked for several years at a firm in Melbourne, Australia before moving to the UK earlier this year. Taking the opportunity to make a clean start and try something completely different, I took my inspiration from some pages of a 1950’s children’s annual that I had found in a pile in a charity shop and began designing a range of earrings handcrafted from the pages of recycled vintage books. The range has now expanded to include brooches and necklaces, and each piece is handmade by me and is totally unique.

Inspirations:

I am inspired by objects or images that have been neglected or forgotten and enjoy making them into objects that people will treasure again as wearable art.

Best Sellers:

My range of earrings come in two different sizes and in a zillion and three different designs. Each pair is unique and come with their own quirky image or pattern.

We Make London:

At the We Make Christmas Fair I will be stocking my usual variety of earrings, necklaces and brooches along with come special new designs which will make the perfect unique gift for your friends and family this Christmas.

Website:

You can find me at skettieb.etsy.com or contact me on skettie@yahoo.co.uk

Gemma Lou Designer Feature

About Gemma Lou:

Gemma Lou, illustrator/ textile artist. I live in Oxfordshire and have always lived in the same house. I have a National Diploma in general art and design, and a Degree in graphic design and illustration. I now work mainly in textiles, creating 2-D illustration and 3-D characters. I also use photography, drawing and the computer in my process. My work has been shown at various places including: Banbury museum, North Wall arts centre Summertown, Liverpool Artists book fair and Cotswold Craft market.

I like my characters to have a feeling that they have already been loved and have a story to tell.

Inspirations:

Initially I began working in textiles while researching the Victorian era and finding inspiration from the English countryside and traditional crafts, the Arts and Craft movement and Romanticism. After developing a style of working I find inspiration from many places including: antique/ charity shops, music, my childhood and Fairytales.

Best Sellers:

I always make one of a kind characters, so each one feels special. Although I have now got a few character designs to make multiples, but no two ever turn out the same. They just evolve from the fabric I choose. Each character does come with one of my labels attached.

We Make Christmas:

As well as lots of fabric characters, there will be printed items, handmade books and smaller creatures in boxes!

Website:

www.littlegemsandlovelythings.co.uk

www.featherpillow.etsy.com

www.gemmalouillustration.blogspot.com

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Candice Wren Designer Feature

About Candice Wren:

My name is Candice Wren and I am a textile designer. I graduated from the University of Portsmouth in 2007 with a BA degree in fashion and textiles. I started my label in the following year of 2008. I work using the traditional silk screen printing process; most of my designs are hand drawn by myself. I like to print my designs directly onto pashminas. My style is girlie quant with a twist of quirkiness. I print my designs in different colour ways and on different colour pashminas so that there is a verity and one to suit for everyone.


Inspiration:

My inspiration for the current collection of pashminas came from old fashioned children’s books and the dreamy illustrations inside that perceive a perfect world. The pictures make you feel secure, young and happy free to be whoever you want to be I want my pashminas to make the wearer feel the same! I particularly fell in love with cut out costumes and cardboard dolls so I printed these cute dainty out fits onto the edging of a shawl and then I embellish every single one I make in a different way using beads, ribbons and bits of lace. Other designs include perfume bottles and high heels. The perfume bottles was inspired by memories of looking up at my mummies dresser with pretty bottles of scents that smelt of roses and the high heels I wished I could one day walk in!



Best sellers:

My best seller is the blossom design which is printed onto a duck egg blue shawl. I also print tiny butterflies around the blossom and it seems an all round classic which everybody likes. I think it’s a safe option and suits all ages and all out fits; It’s not too much of a crazy design like some of the others and I think you need a commercial design for those who don’t fancy quirky.





www.candicewren.co.uk