crafts

Exeter Christmas Market

Event Date: 
05/12/2013 - 9:00am to 19/12/2013 - 7:00pm
Venue: 
Cathedral Green, Exeter

The Market will run from Thursday 21 November until Thursday 19 December.

The Cathedral Green, at the heart of the city centre, will be brought to life by the Market, with stalls offering unique, handmade and unusual gifts, decorations and food items – everything needed for a perfect Christmas celebration and to create a real Christmas buzz at the heart of the city.

The Exeter Christmas Market will represent the best of what Britain, the South West and the rest of Europe has to offer – with a mix of great food, excellent crafts, unique gifts and decorations.

The...

The Big Draw – Enter the Drawing Pa-Lace!

Event Date: 
29/10/2013 - 11:00am to 30/10/2013 - 4:00pm
Venue: 
Devon Guild of Craftsmen, Riverside Mill, Bovey Tracey, Devon, TQ13 9AF

Tuesday 29 and Wednesday 30 October 11am - 4pm

Two free, family, drop-in and draw events at Devon Guild this half-term. Enter a special creative space in the gallery where you can draw, design and make a Venetian-style Halloween mask and lace-based patterns for a collective wall decoration. Activities include pattern-making, papercutting, stencilling and projection-tracing, and are inspired by our current exhibition intoLACE as part of the Big Draw Campaign for Drawing 2013.

Staff supervision. Materials provided. Drop-in: free,11am-4pm. Under 12s supervised please. No need...

Christmas Craft Exhibition

Event Date: 
16/12/2013 - 10:00am to 05/01/2014 - 5:30pm
Venue: 
Devon Guild of Craftsmen, Riverside Mill, Bovey Tracey, Devon TQ13 9AF

Saturday 16 November - Sunday 5 January 2014

This Christmas craft exhibition is a great place to buy a unique gift. Avoid the high-street crush and choose from a broad and exciting range of items in our gallery, which showcases over 50 of the best contemporary designers from across the UK.

Find graphic animal prints by Ruth Broadway, ethically produced bags and accessories in organic material from Hawthorn and Co, a fabulous jewellery collection and much more.

We love Emma Calvert’s colourful silver ribbon neckpieces and bracelets - just part of our huge choice of...

Craft 4 Crafters

Event Date: 
30/01/2014 - 10:00am to 01/02/2014 - 5:00pm
Venue: 
Westpoint Arena, Exeter

If you are looking for a great day out and are into all things creative then make a note on the calendar for 30 January - 1 February when Craft 4 Crafters returns to Westpoint Arena .

The show is the ideal place to buy thousands of crafting supplies, and get some great ideas and inspiration. With leading local and national exhibitors offering products for Card Making, Papercrafts, Stamping, Scrapbooking, Sewing, Cross Stitch, Embroidery, Beading, Painting, Patchwork, Quilting, Knitting, and many others.

Opening Times:

10am - 5pm

Admission:

Beat the...

Stitch, Sew & Hobbycrafts Show

Event Date: 
26/09/2013 - 9:30am to 29/09/2013 - 5:00pm
Venue: 
Westpoint Arena, Exeter

The much loved Creative Stitches & Hobbycrafts show is back, but this time with a brand new name!!

Stitch, Sew & Hobbycrafts comes to Westpoint, Exeter from 26 - 29 September with more than 180 exhibitors offering the latest products, ideas and innovations.

Exciting show features include:

* Dream a dream of time gone by with a selection of costumes from this year's film spectacular Les Miserables on display for the first time at Stitch, Sew & Hobbycrafts.

* Prepare to be amazed by the collection of Big Books from Devon-based textile enthusiast...

Historical craft event at the Devon Heritage Centre

Residents are invited to try out some of the old crafts their ancestors used to work in at a special event at the Devon Heritage Centre this month.

‘Creative Crafts: Past and Present’ will take place on Monday August 19 from 10am – 4pm, and will include demonstrations of lacemaking, spinning, knitting, crochet and other crafts. There will also be the opportunity to have a go at some of these crafts, which were once cottage industries are now enjoyed as hobbies for pleasure, as well as explore displays and exhibitions about various old crafts and the people who worked in them....

Wild Art Wednesdays

Event Date: 
21/08/2013 - 10:30am
Venue: 
Organic Arts, West Town Farm, Ide

Wild Art Activities for children of all ages including paper making wild potions, camp fire cooking, clay work, charcoal making and drawing, felting, natural dyeing and more.

Experience creative activities on a beautiful farm woodland setting surrounded by animals and nature.

10.30am-2.30pm

£15 per child per session. (children must be accompanied by an adult).

Booking essential - info@organicarts.org.uk or call 01392 811080

www.organicarts.org.uk

Wonderworks – Chagford’s Exciting Crafts Fair

Wonderworks takes place at Chagford's Jubilee Hall and runs from 10am to 5pm on Saturday, 15th December and 10am to 4.30pm on Sunday, 16th December. A great day out!

Follow the South Hams Arts Trail

Authored by Anna Turns
Posted: Mon, 10/06/2014 - 2:25pm

Explore South Devon through the eyes of artists and visit open studios for free during South Hams Arts Trail (18-26 October)

Killerton Craft Fair

Event Date: 
09/11/2013 - 4:00pm to 10/11/2013 - 4:00pm
Venue: 
Killerton House, National Trust, Broadclyst, Exeter, Devon EX5 3LE

Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 November, 10.30am-4pm.

Pick up festive ideas and gifts at our craft fair, with a wide range of local west country crafts and stalls in the house. £1.50 entry for non-members.

For further details, please visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk/killerton or call us on 01392 881345. Image courtesy of NTPL.

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