Posts Tagged: Crafts

Nearly Christmas!
It’s that time of year. It’s started to get a bit chilly, the evenings are dark – it’s the run-up to the Christmas Craft Fair in Harlech. This year we will have fourteen local designer-makers selling (among other things) leatherwork,

Nearly Christmas!
It’s that time of year. It’s started to get a bit chilly, the evenings are dark – it’s the run-up to the Christmas Craft Fair in Harlech. This year we will have fourteen local designer-makers selling (among other things) leatherwork,
Craft fair weekend!
It won’t be the same as in our previous eighteen years, but it is happening, and it’s almost here! We have had to reduce the number of stalls – we normally squeeze twenty or so makers in – but the
Craft fair weekend!
It won’t be the same as in our previous eighteen years, but it is happening, and it’s almost here! We have had to reduce the number of stalls – we normally squeeze twenty or so makers in – but the
We’re Back!
It won’t be quite as normal – there will be fewer stalls (reduced down from our usual 18 to 20 to allow for a measure of social distancing, and there won’t be teas on the stage. But… we’re back!
We’re Back!
It won’t be quite as normal – there will be fewer stalls (reduced down from our usual 18 to 20 to allow for a measure of social distancing, and there won’t be teas on the stage. But… we’re back!

Winter (OK, Christmas) is coming!
Summer doesn’t seem so long ago, and yet here we are with the first frosts and the Harlech Christmas Craft Fair on the horizon. So, when is it? Saturday 30 November and Sunday 1 December, in the Memorial Hall (opposite

Winter (OK, Christmas) is coming!
Summer doesn’t seem so long ago, and yet here we are with the first frosts and the Harlech Christmas Craft Fair on the horizon. So, when is it? Saturday 30 November and Sunday 1 December, in the Memorial Hall (opposite

A summer of craft
Yes, it’s summer. And it really is – it’s dry (at the moment), it’s warm and the sun is shining. And a week today, on Tuesday 16 July, the Harlech Craft Fair summer pop-up opens in the Old Library. We’ve

A summer of craft
Yes, it’s summer. And it really is – it’s dry (at the moment), it’s warm and the sun is shining. And a week today, on Tuesday 16 July, the Harlech Craft Fair summer pop-up opens in the Old Library. We’ve

Advance warning!
It’s looking as though this year’s Fair will be excellent – the craftspeople are all signed up (there are waiting lists; so sorry the Hall isn’t twice the size) and are busy working away at all the lovely things that

Advance warning!
It’s looking as though this year’s Fair will be excellent – the craftspeople are all signed up (there are waiting lists; so sorry the Hall isn’t twice the size) and are busy working away at all the lovely things that

Summer craft highlights
First, apologies – oh dear, it’s been so long. But this delay highlights why we are not having a Fibre and Fabric Fair this summer: it’s the busiest time of year for most professional craftspeople in this area. We’re rushed

Summer craft highlights
First, apologies – oh dear, it’s been so long. But this delay highlights why we are not having a Fibre and Fabric Fair this summer: it’s the busiest time of year for most professional craftspeople in this area. We’re rushed

Work in progress
Some people are finished, or at least ready; their stock is sorted, their stalls are mentally planned, they’ve got their price points clear. Others are still frantically working away, just finishing off those last few things… Last year, we did

Work in progress
Some people are finished, or at least ready; their stock is sorted, their stalls are mentally planned, they’ve got their price points clear. Others are still frantically working away, just finishing off those last few things… Last year, we did

Nearly there…
There are two more weekends left before the 26th and 27th, and the Christmas Craft Fair in Harlech. That means that some of the craftspeople will be busy spreading things out, working out where the gaps are, planning their stalls,

Nearly there…
There are two more weekends left before the 26th and 27th, and the Christmas Craft Fair in Harlech. That means that some of the craftspeople will be busy spreading things out, working out where the gaps are, planning their stalls,

A summer of craft
The dust is just about settling, and it has been amazing how much activity there has been on the craft front in such a small place as Harlech. It started with the Fibre and Fabric Fair towards the end of

A summer of craft
The dust is just about settling, and it has been amazing how much activity there has been on the craft front in such a small place as Harlech. It started with the Fibre and Fabric Fair towards the end of