Dec previews: Studio Aitch and hip crochet...

Brrr! Can you feel that? Yes, it is 'summer' slipping away and the cold damp fog descending on us again, but fear not!...On Dec 1st we hit Leeds again for the Christmas event, and by god (even if I do say it myself) there are some stonking people to come and see!...

New to us, is Studio Aitch (good name isn't it?) making all kinds of crochet wonderment and other goodies such as illustrated brooches...perfect stocking fillers!

Studio Aitch is Harriet, she works from a home studio in Sheffield and she says she gets inspired by memories, places and doodles.  Her work ranges from crochet hand warmers ('hand huggers'), to gorgeous peter pan collars, to lovely hats, cowls to charming hand drawn brooches.  She also has a range of limited edition lino prints.

Catch her from 10am Saturday Dec 1st at Leeds Corn Exchange with us!

 

reetsweet today: my tops picks from the fair

(jodie caulfield - these robins have been a bestseller!)

(rowan from kitschensink is offering a surprise dip!)

Hello again reetsweeters, it's a little bit nippy, it's a little bit wet out, but, in the warm and shelter of Leeds Corn Exchange today you can bob down to reetsweet and happily spend the afternoon with us and get your christmas shopping done and dusted!

We have the marvellous tea dance co here with some ridiculously nice cakes, over 25 stalls of handmade design led accessories, art and homewares - plus, we are offering reetsweet nail art from just £1!

It's free all day - and you can even finish it all off with a gourmet hotdog at Primo's...the perfect sunday!...www.reetsweet.com

(upcycling from pipo)

(vintage fabric cushions by the hidden rose)

(button boudoir are here - oh how I love anything with an eiffel tower!)

remember we are back tomorrow dec 4th!

(zinc white)

If you couldn't make it out today - brr! It has been nippy - why not bob down from 11am tomorrow for a little browse and spend? Leeds Corn Exchange - just a short walk from Briggate...

(fenton)

(debbie greenaway)

(e-creations)

live blogging from today's leeds event: leeds corn exchange

(cakey times with marvellous tea dance co)

(old baubles - new life - pilfered are here today)

(pin your cards up in style with e-creations)

(lovely prints by alexia claire)

live blogging from today's leeds event: leeds corn exchange

(memelou - perfect stocking fillers!)

We have over 25 stalls of unique handmade today - we're here until 5pm, or catch us tomorrow too!

(finest imaginary - awesome cards!)

(louise taylor - christmas gifts for crafters!)

(bijoux et plus - rockin' necklaces)

(christmas bunting by claudia)

live blogging from today's leeds event: leeds corn exchange

(vintage home styling by claudia)

Hello folks! We you know the drill by now, follow us on twitter, facebook or watch the blog today for live updates from our event - we have a wealth of designer/maker talent here for you today, and tomorrow...at Leeds Corn Exchange - just a minute's walk from Briggate! Supprt local independent shopping this christmas!

(perfect gifts for fans of paper
cutting and silhouettes - bear follows cat)

(handmade cards by witshop)

(stunning pattern design by fenton)

why buy handmade? a call to arms (and local shops and events) from reetsweet...

I still meet a lot of people (young and old) who don't really 'get' what handmade is all about, and why businesses like reetsweet and other great fairs and events do what we do, or why handmade shops sell what they do.

We generally find once you've seen one of our events - you get it, but in case you haven't - here's a guide to why you should buy handmade this christmas:

You buy something unique - handmade with care - not made in a huge foreign factory

You support local businesses - keeping retail going in this difficult time - not the big retail outlets

You support local artists and makers to continue refining their work, keeping talent going

Art markets provide a great stepping stone for new business - vital in these times when rents are going up and shops are closing

Your support keeps creative people in your area - rather than going down to Old Landan

We have our next event in Leeds this weekend, and I will be posting lots of previews this week to tempt you in. Come and see what the handmade revolution is all about - buy handmade, and buy local this christmas!

x

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Leeds Christmas reetsweet: coming soon!

As you well know we have our very first Sheffield based fair this sunday 27th Nov, but we never forget our roots, and we are taking over our usual venue in Leeds next weekend as well on Dec 3rd and 4th for a huge and very special christmas fair @ Leeds Corn Exchange...


We have a simply unmissable selection of makers for you, I am bowled over by the talent we will be having all in one room next weekend, and over the next few days I am going to be whetting your appetite, showing you some fabulous work. This will be a fair to remember!





So Leeds, we will see you sat 3rd Dec from 10am, and sun 4th Dec from 11am at Leeds Corn Exchange, as always - free entry - and over 25 hand picked stalls of amazing-ness...to keep up to date next year go visit www.reetsweet.com and sign up for our newsletter!

The reetsweet and handmade Super Fair lands soon!

(a picture of one of amy's best finger puppets)

Are you ready? Cake, craft, GO! reetsweet aka me and handmade aka amy panda have joined forces for a huge, almighty craft extravaganza - Nov 8th, Leeds University Riley Smith Hall.

It's FREE! And runs from 11am to 4pm featuring over 30 one of a kind stalls - prints, jewellery, accessories, homewares, we even have a nail art stall offering quirky nail art by the amazing katy kamikaze, and the marvellous tea dance on hand with a cake fest! So, with christmas creeping up on us, it's time to make that list, add some stuff on just for yourself and meet us there! I may just wear a panda suit to celebrate. FACT.