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C U S T A R D F A C T O R Y Birmingham offers a wealth of
vintage stores in the centre of town, and also several visiting and resident fairs. Digbeth is the heart of Birmingham’s ever expanding Creative Quarter, featuring a variety of independent stores and small business’, catering for those of us interested in vintage fashion,craft and all things arty. Just a 10 minute walk from the Bullring, off Digbeth High Street is the Custard Factory. Built by Sir Alfred Bird, of Bird’s custard powder, over 100 years ago, it is home to Birmingham’s many independent creatives and businesses, all designing, producing and selling a whole host of different crafts.
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rom vintage apparel to beads, book binding to screen print, the list goes on. All things crafty have taken a massive increase in popularity over the past few years, and the Custard Factory has definitely taken that in their stride. The Birmingham Bead Shop, which opened in the summer of 2009, is the only one of its type in Birmingham and a must for any aspiring jewellery maker or embroiderers. Not only do they sell beads but also charms, jewellery making kits and equipment, they also offer tutorials and classes for anyone wanting to learn how.Another store offering a similar service is the Stitch Perfect Yarn Shop. Dedicated to all things knitting, sewing, crochet and contemporary craft (to name a few,) this is the place to go if you are curious about any of the above, or wish to further your existing skills and knowledge, Stitch Perfect offers a huge range of classes all priced at ÂŁ25, including materials, from basic techniques to fully fledged projects. Their small classes emphasise hands on learning and the pursuit of a thoroughly good time.
Vintage has also dramatically increased in popularity in a small period of time, and in the last few years the number of stores providing this second hand luxury has more than doubled in Birmingham. The Vintage Fair, which visits the city twice yearly, is a mixture of all things old, selling handmade goods, house hold wares, clothing and even cupcakes. It never fails to create a buzz with up to 70 stalls of vintage finery. Probably the best for a cherry picked, higher quality source of vintage attire is the appointment only Frock On Boutique, located in the newly refurbished Zellig building of the Custard Factory. Set up and ran by Pam Cheema it is a cut above the rest for those looking for something specific. In an interview with Pam I found out why, where and whenshe finds time to single handidly find stock, and also how she managed to get a concession in Birmingham’s Topshop store.
Frock On Vintage Boutique,
situated in the heart of Birminghams creative quarter, is ran by 29 year old Pam Cheema. Selling cherry picked vintage pieces from a pristine white space in the Custard Factory’s new Zellig building, Pam offers an appointment only, unique shopping experience.
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