festival of crafts programme
Sat 12 & Sun 13 October 2024
A celebration of contemporary makers & designers from across the UK at our annual festival of crafts.
welcome
Hello and welcome to the 28th year of festival of crafts. Since its launch in 1996, the festival has established itself as one of the UK’s leading independent craft fairs. The annual two-day event is a celebration of contemporary craft in all its forms. Our curated marketplace features over 90 talented makers and designers, so make sure you take time to talk to them and learn about the skilled craftmanship that goes into their work.
For those inspired to try a craft and make something for themselves, we offer expert-led bookable taster workshops, free participatory activities including The Big Draw, and the chance to see maker demonstrations all taking place throughout the festival.
We are delighted to be collaborating with Farnham’s New Ashgate Gallery by offering the New Ashgate Award to one lucky festival of crafts exhibitor. The award recognises the outstanding work of one maker with the winner offered an exciting opportunity to display their work at the gallery.
Farnham is now in its fifth year as England’s first World Craft Town and the Maltings is just one of the many supporters of October Craft Month, an exciting monthlong celebration of local craft. Visit farnhamcrafttown.com to see the many events taking place or pick up a brochure from our Box Office.
Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram @farnhammaltingscraft to keep up to date with all our craft news.
Enjoy!
Jo, Caroline, Madeleine and Eloise The Craft Team
Farnham was granted World Craft Town status in June 2020 by the World Craft Council following a successful application by Farnham Maltings and Farnham Town Council. The award is in recognition of the special role that craft plays in our community. Every October we hold a month long celebration of craft.
Front cover: Nicky Montagu Jewellery
workshop schedule
Please check in at the Box Office in the foyer 15 minutes before your workshop. All workshops require advance booking, please check availability.
saturday sunday
9.30am –11.30am
Introduction to Pyrography
Ruth Wheeler
Introduction to Lino
Printing
Lindsey Southworth
10am –12pm 10am –11.30am
12.30pm –2pm
Make Porcelain Beads
Penny Eccles
Make a Mini Wire Poppy
Flora Gare
Make Porcelain Buttons
Penny Eccles
2pm –4pm
Introduction to Screen Printing
Hermione Thomson
Soap Stone Carving
Ruth Wheeler
Make a Rope Trivet
Splice+Fid
10.30am –12pm 1pm –3pm 10am –12pm
Introduction to Lino Printing
Lindsey Southworth
Introduction to Brush
Pen Lettering
Jodie Rose
Make a Rope Trivet
Splice+Fid
Weave a Willow Onion
Basket
Judith Needham
Make Porcelain Buttons
Penny Eccles
12.30pm –2pm
Make Porcelain Beads
Penny Eccles
Cyanotype Printing
Hermione Thomson
Weave a Willow Star
Judith Needham
demonstrations
Take a break from shopping and be inspired by our talented makers and artists as they demonstrate their exceptional skills at their stands.
Adele Taylor
Long Kiln
Jewellery Maker
Fruitbat Textiles
Cellar Bar
Weaver and dyer
Mark Veevers
Jewellery
Long Kiln
Jewellery Maker
Anna Cook Paperart
Tindle Studio Paper Artist
Fudge and Mabel
Great Hall
Needle Felter
Neil Taylor
Great Hall Chair Maker
Countryworld Baskets
Great Hall Basket Maker
Jo Boddy Printmaker
Great Hall Printmaker
Rosewood & Moss
Cellar Bar
Woven Textile Artist
Dobby & Rose
Tindle Studio
Textile Weaver
Laura Baxter Fine Jewellery
Barley Room
Jewellery Maker
Splice+Fid
Barley Room
Rope Maker & Basket Maker
free participation
Visit the Undercroft and Cellar Bar to take part in a variety of free craft activities. More information is available at our Box Office.
Just for Fun - Free Craft Activities
Undercroft Drop-in and have a go
Riverside Exhibition
Riverside Café
See a collection of work by Impression 8, a Surrey based group of passionate printmakers all united by their love for the printed image. Styles vary from the delicate to the bold, from monochrome to colourful.
Glass Box - Entrance
The Big Draw
Cellar Bar
FADEG’s seventeeth Big Draw sees them working with Farnham’s Craft Study Centre. Drop in for ten minutes or two hours and draw still lifes from a unique collection of objects of national importance.
New Ashgate Gallery Award
This annual award is selected by our World Craft Town partners the New Ashgate Gallery. One lucky maker at festival of crafts is chosen to be the recipient of the New Ashgate Gallery Award.
The winner is invited to exhibit at the gallery the following year during October Craft Month.
Judith Needham Willow Weaving Installation
exhibitors
There are over 90 exhibitors spread across seven rooms throughout the whole building, so take time to explore and make sure you don’t miss anything.
Each item is handmade by the maker selling them and is not available on the high street. Enjoy meeting and buying directly from the maker and learn about the craftsmanship involved in making their collections.
great hall exhibitors
Amanda Ray Raku Jewellery
Raku fired ceramic jewellery inspired by Art Deco and the designs of the sixties.
Countryworld Baskets
Andrew Byham Woodcraft
Hand carved wooden bowls, spoons and stools.
Denise Jaques
Annabelle Hulewicz
Ceramist based in Hampshire making thrown handdecorated pieces.
Explorer Leather
Handmade knitted lambswool hot water bottles, cushions and scarves.
A range of traditional willow baskets made exclusively by Stuart Philpot.
Contemporary mosaics for the home and garden.
Handmade and hand-stitched leather goods including cardholders, wallets, belts, and bags.
CHICKPEA
Fudge and Mabel
Luxury wools, braids and curls, felted sculptures, tools and DIY kits.
gosia weber handmade
Colourful leather bags and accessories.
Helen Brice Designs Heartwood
Independent creative design and craft operation based in Milborne Port, Somerset.
Jo Boddy Printmaker
Handmade original prints exploring our connection to place.
Colourful precious gem set jewellery using gold, silver and platinum.
Hand knitted and hand crocheted textile and mixed media jewellery, inspired by South Asian heritage.
Hannah Dowding Furniture
Handcrafted contemporary furniture and handmade homeware.
Knitted and felted clothes and accessories. Henrietta Park
Urth Yarns
Nicky Montagu Jewellery
Hand dyed and printed aluminium combined with silver and gemstones to create unique jewellery.
Print/pattern designer who has created a range of quality homewares and accessories.
Jaroslav Hrustalenko
Contemporary handmade ceramic tableware inspired by music and dance.
Rachel Reynolds
Nature-inspired printed textiles, homeware, stationery and original art.
Hannah Issi
Mahliqa
Ruby and Jack Design
Wire and anodised aluminium sculpture and jewellery featuring birds and meadow plants.
Suzie Lee Knitwear
Colourful contemporary knitwear accessories, garments and homewear.
On a mission to reinvent the meticulous art of flame-worked little glass animals.
Sandra Elizabeth
Contemporary handcrafted silver jewellery. Organic forms with beautiful surface textures.
Tangent Accessories
Knitted merino lambs’ wool accessories for fashion and home.
Barnes
Handmade porcelain buttons, coasters, brooches and framed collections.
Sarah Tyssen
Limited edition fine woven scarves, shawls, blankets, hot water bottles and lavender bags.
TT Designs
Hand cut contemporary marquetry jewellery boxes, wall hangings and furniture.
Donna Collinson
Inspired by British beaches, solid silver pebble jewellery, primitive, organic and temptingly tactile.
Hand thrown and decorated domestic stoneware. Selborne Pottery
cellar bar exhibitors
GladSla
Modern-day metalwork with traditional roots. Decorative and functional pieces.
Caroline
Ceramics
Amanda Glanville
Jill Pargeter
Hand printed textiles inspired by Folk Art and The Arts & Crafts Movement.
Rob Thompson Furniture
Creating laminated, organic, sculptural wooden lamps and bespoke furniture.
Stopped Clock Glass
Emma’s gentle approach to glass pairs hushed colours with botanical keepsakes.
Mawgans
Locally hand poured soy wax scented candles and reed diffusers in hand thrown ceramic pots.
Woven art by Ali Lou Field. Rosewood & Moss
The Noble Bee
Beautifully crafted beeswax candles and award-winning honey.
Otto Editions
Decorative patterned papers, greetings cards and homewares designed and made in the UK.
Shirley Watson Design
Original hand cut lino prints inspired by nature and local landscapes.
Colourful acrylic jewellery and bold terrazzo homewares. Zooniverse Designs
Paul Povey Woodwork
Handmade hardwood woodwork household items.
Sophie Victoria Anderson
Sophie uses playful enamel mark making to create unique and tactile metal forms and jewellery.
tannery exhibitors
Beautiful glass objects. Bombina Glass
Handmade printed lampshades and textiles. Flowers for Susie
John Bloor Printmaker
Handmade screenprints, linocuts and hand printed homewares.
Caroline Thomson Jewellery
Organic, textured jewellery with a touch of gold.
Paper dioramas and hand built porcelain pieces. Quirk&Whimsy
Charlotte Bezzant Jewellery
Handmade jewellery in silver, gold and gemstones.
A selection of bespoke artisan wooden homewares and furniture. WoodSmithWorks
tindle studio exhibitors
Abi Jonas Pottery
Wheel thrown and hand built ceramics using slips and glazes for decoration.
Abigail J Marsh
Handcrafted floral and cut out pattern sterling silver jewellery and silverware.
Anna Cook Paperart
Multilayered hand cut paper art, inspired by nature and its inhabitants.
Handmade natureinspired limited edition prints and cards. bpprintco
Handmade silver jewellery inspired by nature with an organic tactile quality. Claire Quick Jewellery
Limited edition silk and cashmere art scarves from original paintings. RubyKite
By Emily
Intricately detailed silver and gold jewellery inspired by stories, nature and history.
Designer and maker in wood. Colin Norgate
Suzie at The Old Studio
One-of-a-kind wearable art pieces incorporating upcycled silicone and cast resin.
Textile and mixed media sculptures of the natural world. Cabinet of Curios
Handwoven homewares, gifts and accessories and weaving workshops. Dobby & Rose
The Little Bunny Studio
British wildlife inspired fine art drawings and freehand machine embroidery.
A vibrant collection of wheel thrown ceramics exploring colour, texture and form.
An artist inspired by the flora and fauna of an historic garden. Georgia Lingwood
Caroline Chalton Hellyer Ceramics to find out more about all of our exhibitors scan here
Adam Aaronson Glass Studio
Unique glass art and glassblowing experiences.
Amanda Stone Textiles
Hand and machine embroidered fabric collage pictures, limited edition giclée prints and cards.
Laura Baxter Fine Jewellery barley room exhibitors
Emma Baldwin Ceramics
Wheel thrown sculptural and functional vessel forms incorporating texture and colour.
Fran McCaskill fused glass design
Hand painted fused glass pieces for the home.
Marina Randall Ceramics
Landscape ceramics and handmade decorative pottery.
Hand weaver, dyer and milliner specialising in luxury British wool accessories. Fruitbat Textiles
People Studio
End grain chopping boards using reclaimed material.
Jo Cheer ‘Cheerie’
Artist, printmaker and designer producing limited edition prints and associated products.
SLK Ceramics
Wheel thrown, functional and decorative stoneware ceramics.
Handmade botanical jewellery inspired by nature, gardening and natural gemstones.
A beautiful selection of handmade wood and resin items. Spalt
Splice+Fid
Rope baskets and mats, handcrafted aboard a narrowboat using natural fibres and dyes.
Vikki Lafford Garside
Intricately embroidered and hand painted jewellery and wearable art.
Wendy Penrose Jewellery
Inspired by forms and textures found in nature, crafted from recycled precious metals and gemstones.
Wildwood Loveflute
Native American style flutes, lovingly hand crafted from British woods.
long kiln exhibitors
Adele Taylor
Handmade jewellery and small scale objects, with texture and lines produced by chasing.
Sinéad enamels copper vessels in a contemporary and innovative style. Cruan
Hannah Elliott Ceramics
Slipware potter making hand thrown tableware and vessels with woven handles.
All In The Making
Wooden furniture and homewares, handcrafted in the Cotswolds.
Jenny Hopps Pottery
Contemporary ceramic homeware, tableware and unique bathroom basins.
Anna-Lisa Smith
A small weave studio based in North West England.
Kate Keaveney
Contemporary abstract art.
Mark Veevers Jewellery
Contemporary handmade jewellery in gold, silver, steel and diamonds.
Painted papercut original artwork inspired by nature Sue Woodger Art
Lynne Bartlett Originals Quince Jewellery
Contemporary elemental jewellery featuring titanium and anodised aluminium.
Jewellery inspired by a love of art, history, anthropology and Renaissance paintings.
riverside café
The café operates from both the foyer and riverside.
Colourful, naïve and narrative embroideries. Linda Miller south west kiln exhibitors
Yotto Ceramics
Unique handmade ceramics including donut vases, flower rings, miniature trinket dishes and more.
Choose from homemade soups served with artisan sourdough, open Danish sandwiches and freshly made main dishes. A selection of hot and cold drinks are available as well as a range of delicious pastries.
Please speak to a server about any dietary requirements.
Karen Rao Felt Artist
Felt artist creating naturalistic animal inspired headdresses and costume wear.
ground floor
across the courtyard to east wing workshop, meeting room 1 & 2, dance studio 1 & 2
highlights where workshops take place
first floor
