HEY GOOD LOOKIN'

So, it's been a while! Reetsweet had a bit of break in 2014 due to my ever so hectic schedule as a social media monkey for a fashion brand!  I've learnt a LOT in the past year and I miss the buzz of the fairs and so I'm back and planning a fair in Nov and again in Spring '16...

This is my face - hi!

Submissions are open, and you can apply here until 16th August, the after careful deliberations the stall holders will all be notified by Aug 23rd so you have plenty of time to get yourself ready!  A big thanks to all the makers who have said such kind things about the fairs, the Leeds Corn Exchange for hosting us and the awesome customers who make it all happen!!

See you in November and look out for sneaky previews and competitions on here and on our new Instagram page so get you in the mood for some awesome handmade...

Today's confession: Reetsweet is a knitwear stalker.

 

A few years ago we set up reetsweet because my friends and I were sick of two things - 1) bad craft fairs aka 'crap crafts' full of stuff that wasn't handmade and wasn't even nice and 2) we wanted to meet other makers and bring handmade to the highstreet!

Around this time one of us bought our friend a scarf from Knit & Destroy and thus our mission to one day have Kandy come to reetsweet was born and this year she's with us for the christmas show no less. OMG. Yes, we said OMG....you can expect crazy knitting and PERFECT GIFTS. Oh yeah.

Little cutie: Meet Yee Ting Yuit

At reetsweet we continue to be surprised and delighted by the work that is submitted to us and the joy it often brings: life can be tough but it's these little things that add a smile to people's days and that's important.

The work of Yee Ting Yuit sums up this joy; it's full of humour, colour and love and we're proud to have her at the December event.

Yee graduated from Falmouth College of Arts and works full time freelance creating logos, design and website visuals and also has her own online shop. She loves tea, sushi and crochet. Our ideal kind of lady!

See you in December!...love reetsweet x

So we are back Dec 1st at Leeds Corn Exchange, we had a great fair Oct 1st...here is a rundown of the best picks of the day!...

 try on a moustache with ladybirdlikes...

 ...there was amazing tiffin by that old chesnut

 more goodies by www.finestimaginary.com...

we all fell in love with gallons of ink...

 stunning printwork by bec gilray!

 ...the ever popular crochet-dermy by foxbunting!

 newcomer jamie mills wow-ed us all...

...and these tremendous pieces by Victoria Woodward SOLD OUT!

All the photos have been released on our gallery at www.reetsweet.com/gallery, please contact us if you need to be put in touch with any maker to buy direct and we will be back dec 1st at the corn exchange!