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 Directory: CRAFTS
(For ceramics crafts, please see the page for CERAMICS)
METAL CRAFTS: jewellery, armour, clocks, pewter, etc.
:: Jacqueline Harold
- award-winning silver and ceramic table-ware designer & contemporary silversmith.
Exhibitions include Japan, London, Birmingham, Staffordshire &
Southend. Based in Longport, Stoke-on-Trent.
:: Joanne Panayi - a Stoke-on-Trent silversmith and designer. In 2009 Joanne
won the Goldsmiths Company Craftsmanship & Design Awards, and she also won the Goldsmiths Precious Metal Bursary in 2008.
:: Simon Manby - a bronze sculptor, based at Wootton, Staffordshire.
:: Secondnature - based in Congleton, create
metal laser-cut sculptures and wall plaques.
:: Sculpted Steel - located near Leek in the Staffordshire Moorlands,
Sculpted Steel offers a combination of traditional blacksmithing skills and contemporary design techniques.
:: Staffordshire Enamels.
:: Angela Thompson's "Glass at The Barn"
:: Amanda Woakes - crafts jewellery using silver, suede, and new and antique buttons.
:: Canalware - makes hand-painted metal items for canal-boats.
:: Ceirys Collection
- family-run business specialising in making custom bespoke silver & gold
jewellery. Has great expertise in Celtic/Saxon designs. Trade only. Based in Stoke-on-Trent.
:: Freeform Studios
- computer-modelling services for professional jewellery makers.
:: Sarah Myatt Glass Design - based in Leek, Staffordshire. Sarah offers her own
unique kiln-formed glass art — incorporating metals such as copper, silver and gold.
FABRIC & NEEDLE CRAFTS: inc. leatherwork, screen-printing.
:: Antrobus & Grimm - contemporary creative leatherwork and masks.
:: Lesley Burney -
a innovative textile artist who uses computer technology. Based in Burslem.
:: Alison Daykin
- contemporary hand-woven textiles.
:: Janet Granger
- specialist in minature samplers.
:: The Loom Room
- hand-crafted bags, scarves and cushions
by Stacey Harvey-Brown, based in Lower Tean.
:: Sew Kitch - can arun workshops in felt making, jewellery making, card and scrapbook design, and cushion-making.
:: Lavinia's - a crafts unit at Slaters Craft Village, Baldwins Gate, where
produces crafts, art and handmade gifts.
:: Katherine Edge - based in Stoke-on-Trent, offers hand-painted silk.
:: Alsager Patchworkers & Quilters.
:: Staffordshire Patchworkers and Quilters.
:: Jan Constantine
- superb hand-embroidered work, of the highest quality.
:: Peter Rugman Designs
- specialist upholstery designer & furniture consultant. Based in Alsager.
:: Rachel Grant - a textile artist working in Stoke-on-Trent.
:: FeltWorld (Barbara Meek).
Stoke Embroiderers Guild.
Staffordshire Moorlands Guild of Spinners, Weavers & Dyers.
For community carnival -related crafts, see our Community Arts page.
STONE CRAFTS: carving, letter-carving, mosaics, inlaying, etc.
:: Oziac Fires are makers of elegant designer fireplaces,
and are based in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent. They have a workshop and
showroom in Burslem, and can also produce bespoke fireplaces.
:: Sarah-May Matthews,
a mosaic maker based in the Staffordshire Moorlands.
:: Myatt & Leason - stone masons.
:: Ian Knapper -
fine hand-carved classic stone fireplaces. Based in Cheadle, near Stoke.
:: Little Impressions.
British Lapidary & Mineral Dealers Association - based in Stoke.
GLASS CRAFTS: stained-glass, glass objects, beads, etc.
:: Gemma Killingback - a glass artist based in Longton, Stoke-on-Trent.
Gemma designs and produces leaded and kiln-formed art glass and jewellery.
:: Dreamair
- producing decorative hand-painted glass. Based in Longton, Stoke-on-Trent.
:: Sarah Myatt Glass Design - based in Leek, Staffordshire. Sara offers her own
unique kiln-formed glass art — incorporating metals such as copper, silver and gold.
:: Modern Glass - a firm offering traditional & contemporary decorative glass (and glass-painting), based in Northwood, Stoke-on-Trent.
They also have individual craft-glass works available to buy at Half Baked Glass.
:: Unique Beads
:: Angela Thompson's "Glass at The Barn"
:: Fine glass designer Naomi Greaves.
:: Flame Born Beads - hot glass creations of North Staffordshire's Lesley Nixon.
:: The Contemporary Glass Society - based in Stoke-on-Trent.
:: Oaklands Studios Stained Glass.
WOOD CRAFTS: furniture, turning, framing, wooden toys, etc.
:: Staffordshire Marquetry Group.
:: Staffordshire & South Cheshire Woodturners.
:: Dane Valley Coppice Crafts Group
- based at Brereton Country Park & Alsager, Stoke-on-Trent.
:: Redstone Willows - located on the Cheshire / Staffordshire border, they grow in excess of 100 varieties of willow,
many of which are ideal for basketry, earth-art sculptures and community arts structures.
They also run workshops, can can install living-willow structures and make willow sculptures on commission.
:: R&T Woodcraft - based in the Staffordshire Moorlands.
:: Wooden Shapes are based at Biddulph Moor, and can supply craft makers with a range of base shapes in wood.
:: Middle Earth Furniture
- beautiful high-value wooden furniture inspired by Tolkien's
Middle Earth. Made in Stoke-on-Trent.
:: Willow Arts is "a community arts company specialising in
public and community art. We work in environmental art, photography, and design crafts." Chris Oldham, of Willow Arts, is also a Willow Sculpture Tutor for nearby Rodbaston College.
:: Ruth Tappin - based at Leek, Ruth is one of the country's top restorers of mirrors, picture frames, and similar gilded items.
:: The Basketmaker's Association
- based in Eccleshall, near Stone.
:: Memory Blocks.
:: Stoke Boats - make traditional wooden narrowboats.
Art Studio Framing - based at The Barracks in Newcastle-under-Lyme
(opposite the bus station). No web-site, but recommended as a picture framer by many local artists.
JUNK CRAFTS: made from 'junk' or found materials.
:: Phil Hardaker - based in Stoke-on-Trent,
he makes fabulous works from found materials and ceramic shards
from around North Staffordshire.
:: Jennifer Collier.
:: The Cultural Sisters. Experts in recycled and carnival crafts.
PAPER CRAFTS: calligraphy, paper-folding, paper-making, etc.
:: Jennifer Collier.
:: Klair Scattergood - can teach workshops in creative bookmaking, journal creation, and bookbinding classes for adults, both online and in the classroom.
:: Pen People - a national calligraphy magazine published from North Staffordshire.
The editors also run local workshops and courses.
ORGANISATIONS
:: North Staffordshire Guild of Craftsmen. Established
for 25 years, the Guild holds regular high-quality
fairs offering British crafts.
:: The Peak District Products
collective.
:: The Green Wood Trust
- the national rural crafts organisation, based just 20 miles from Stoke
in nearby Telford. The Trust runs around 40 courses a year.
DEMONSTRATORS
:: Michelle Saxon, an expert and highly-qualified crafts demonstrator based in based in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent.
SUPPLIES
:: All About Crafts -
online catalogue of mail-order craft supplies. Based in Blythe Bridge,
Stoke.
:: Craft Addicts -
sells a range of over 400 craft products, and runs associated
on-site workshops. Based in Alsager.
:: Genesis Artist's Colours
- based in Stoke. Specially formulated "dry on demand" artist's paints.
:: Caverswall Minerals -
trade-only supplier of finished sterling-silver castings and
semi-precious stones to craft makers. Based in Stoke.
:: Stich and Things, based in Longton, Stoke-on-Trent.
:: KraftKabin - based in Stoke-on-Trent. Specialist supplier
of woodworking tools to craft workers.
LALCO - based in Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent. "A one stop warehouse for pottery and craft supplies.
Ceramic transfers made to your own design."
CRAFT FAIR ORGANISERS
:: British Craft Fairs Diary
& see also the Staffordshire County Showground Events Diary.
:: North Staffordshire Guild of Craftsmen. Established
for 25 years, the Guild holds regular high-quality
fairs offering British crafts. Holds regular fairs at the
New Victoria Theatre.
STUDIOS & GALLERIES
(See the Creative Stoke's studios, galleries & spaces page.)
COURSES
(See Creative Stoke's courses page.)
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