Miso Funky Designer Feature

About Miso Funky:

I design and make offbeat interiors, taking the traditional medium of embroidery, and cross stitch in particular, and bringing it bang up to date with a modern twist. The art of embroidery is seen as very much an old-fashioned pastime and is long-associated with Victorian samplers or grannies stitching kittens in baskets but I like to challenge these perceptions with my quirky take on a traditional craft.

Inspirations:

My inspiration comes from so many different places - one of my best-selling items was inspired by an ancient heavy metal t-shirt of my husbands, another by a friend's catchphrase. Inspiration can hit in the strangest of places - I can be struck by an amazing idea when out shopping, when at my day job (I also work full-time as a Subtitler for TV) or just from a piece of old vintage fabric.

Signature Piece:

This is now my Make Tea Not War sampler. This was featured in the Sunday Times Style Magazine 2 weeks ago and I've been flat-out making them 24/7 ever since!

We Make Christmas:

This is my first time selling at a market in London and I'm really excited to be involved in We Make Christmas. I'll be bringing a selection of my embroidered samplers, as well as Christmas cards with a difference and my new selection of Miso Funky make your own kits, which I'm just about to launch.

Your Sites

You can find me at www.misofunky.com, as well as at Folksy, Etsy, My Deco, Dawanda and Artfire. You can also see me at various shops and galleries around the UK (http://www.misofunky.com/stockists.php)

Christmas Fair Sellers Announced

We are pleased to announce the full line up of sellers for the christmas fair at Chelsea Town Hall, Kings Road, London on 5th December 2009

Over the next few weeks we will be giving a sneak preview of some of the fantastic products they sell.

We will also be doing individual designer features leading up to the fair so you can get to know the sellers before the fair.

1. Miso Funky

2. Hannah Zakari

3. Tina Mamoser

4. Chickp

5. Natty Jewels

6. Sara Carr

7. Kathryn Bloom

8. AngelHeart

9. Cassie Beck and Pipnstuff

10. Simply Scrumblicious

11. Outcast: Knit Happens Emma Bradbury Skein queen Alabama Whirly

12. Lady Luck Rules OK

13. Rosie Lee Clothing

14. Sakura Jewellery and Miss Bunny Shoes

15. Dan Hillier

16. Beautiful Skin

17. Laurafallulah

18. Daintyprettythings

19. London Clay Birds


20. Peak Princess

21. Of Cabbgages and Kings

22. Rosie Wonders

23. Heartfelt Handmade

24. Helena Carrington

25. Chi-Chi Moi

26. Sapetra’s

27. Pocket Studio

28. Little Chook

29. Namolio

30. Mrs Elliot Books

31. Alexandra Ashby

32. Gemma Lou and Little Gems

33. Candice wren

34. Mark Bickers

35. Strikk

36. Softy Walter

37. Cathy Cullis

38. James Dougall

39. Cosmo Cards

40. Lost At Sea

41. Hatastic

42. Atherton Lin

43. Jessica Graham

44. Julia Davey

45. Quercus Silver

46. Angharad handmade and Full: of handmade things and Made By Florence

47. Isabee

48. Illgosmillgos and Groovy Art

49. Floppy Buddha

50. kitty Kent

51. Licorice Kids

52. Toby Boo

53. Edith Ceramics

54. Emma Newson

55. Eskil Designs

56. Fluff stuffs and Resin Revival

57. A Alicia

58. Jo Quinn

59. Knit and Destroy

60. Treasure Me

61. Cool 4 Cats

62. Uk Streetteam

63. Fabric Nation

64. Paper Red Shoes

65. Skettie

66. Round London

67. Bee Smith

68. Beeb

69. Lush and Lovely

70. Enchanted Earth

71. Katie Viggers

72 Millimomi

73. Circe’s Knicker Draw

74. Sabine Cornic

75. Blue Fish Handmade

76. Ruby Red

77. Poppies and Pearls

78. Kate Broughton

79. Flaming Lily Glass

80. Superfumi

Thank You

The We Make and Of Cabbages and kings teams would like to thank everyone who came along
at the weekend for the Autumn Fair. We had lots of compliments about
the high standard and quality of designers and many enquiries about
future events.
The cafe was very busy with some lovely food. Also Make, Do, Menders workshops were a great success.

We are always impressed with the high quality sellers at our fairs. Here are some of the fantastic sellers.

Wear Me

Namolio

Eskil Design

London Clay Birds

Little Blue Shed

K W Ceramics

Fabric Nation


Clouded Yellow

Brat and Suzie

Atherton Lin

Cafe

We would also like to say thank you to Basil Exposition for a lovely review of the fair. If you have blogged about the fair please let us know


We look forward to seeing you all at the christmas fair at Chelsea Town Hall on the 5th December

Autumn Fair

The Autumn fair has arrived.

The doors open at 10.30 tomorrow.

We have lots of exciting things going on.

Make, Do, Mend are running Knitting, Crochet and Cake Decorating workshops.

There is face painting for the children Which will be situated near the cafe area. So you can relax with a coffe and a cake while your child has there face painted.

The cafe has a lovely range of food. Cakes, salads, and lots more. Tea and Coffe also available.

There are 29 stalls filled with lovely handmade items.

So come along for a fun day out.

See you all there

Make, Do, Mend has arrived to help you find your creative side. From hen parties, to gift idea workshops, to a Christmas do, they will fill your days with clever ways to create with yarn, fabric and needles.
Make, Do, Mend are Claire and Bee, knitted textile designers and qualified craft teachers, who have taught at many different levels, including at West Dean College in Sussex, Cit Lit College in Covent Garden, the Design Museum, Loop yarn shop in Islington and loads more. Now they are bringing infinite crafting opportunities to your door.
Make, Do, Mend is happy to organise group or individual tuition at a venue of your choice or tea shops, studios and other pretty spaces we have discovered in the London and South East of England areas.

www.makedomenders.blogspot.com

We Make is please to announce that Make, Do, Mend will be at our Autumn fair at Abney Hall, Stoke Newington on the 5th and 6th September.

They will be running a series of workshops throughout the weekend.

The program for the workshops is:

Saturday AM: Beginners Crochet £5 (all equipment will be provided, for use on the day)

Saturday PM: Beginners Knitting £5 (all equipment will be provided, for use on the day)


Sunday AM: Beginners Knitting/crochet £5 (all equipment will be provided, for use on the day)

Sunday PM: Cake Decorating £10 (all equipment will be provided, for use on the day)


To pre book a space on any of these workshops please email Claire and Bee on makedomend@live.co.uk or just turn up on the day to book your space.

Craftaholics

The We Make team love to support other fantastic events.

Craftaholics is just that.

An afternoon of handmade craft and ethical products from designer clothing to jewellery to dolls and everything in between. There's homemade treats to nibble, booze to down and music to savour all under the roof of Islington's hippest venue. All this and much much more for FREE!!!

So if your in town this weekend make sure you check out this great event.

Also check out there blog for more information


http://craftaholics-london.blogspot.com/

Yelp At Autumn Fair

Yelp is thrilled to be partnering with We Make and OfCabbages and Kings to provide you with the best local reviews, written by real people in the know. Grabbing a cuppa the morning of? Seeking a crafty cocktail? Use Yelp to uncover the all the hot spots around Stokie and beyond, or share some local knowledge of your own!

Yelp will be at the fair handing out special Yelp Bags.


But what is Yelp?

Yelp is a community of real people writing real reviews that has quickly become London’s go-to online resource for trusted and honest opinions. Think of it as word of mouth amplified. Yelpers are social monsters who share their inside knowledge about the local places they love such as restaurants, nightlife, boutiques, doctors, gyms, and just about every other local business and service. Basically, Yelp is the fun and easy way to find, review and talk about what's great — and not so great — in your world.