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We have spent 21 years creating some of the most beautiful craft festivals in Europe. Along the way, we have gathered a loyal and knowledgeable audience of followers that love and appreciate skilfully, handmade objects. We want to connect our audience with a curated collection of the finest makers, regardless of where they are based.

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Karen Fox Jewellery

I graduated in Jewellery & Silversmithing from the Cass, London in 2012 and work from my home studio making small batches of jewellery for contemporary craft fairs, galleries and exhibitions. I use recycled precious metals for my main body of work and also have a bespoke textile collection in stainless steel mesh cloth. My work almost always has an historical starting point, following costume history for inspiration but with a contemporary edge. I love the textiles and embellishments from past eras, for example the Elizabethan ruff for its fine detailing and dramatic scale or the fringing on 1920s dresses. The design process usually involves the writing down of a single word - ruffle, pleat, fringe, weave – and letting ideas spring from there.

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    The Capital of Craft Podcast with Rosa Harradine

    Welcome to Season 5 of The Capital of Craft: Wales Special.

    To celebrate the first Craft Festival Wales at Cardigan Castle, it was a real pleasure to interview Rosa Harradine for The Capital of Craft podcast. 

    Rosa is based in Carmarthen and makes brooms and brushes. We talk about her creative life and how she began making brooms. It's a lovely story and I hope you enjoy listening. 

    You can meet Rosa and 80 more makers at Craft Festival Wales from September 6-8, 2024 at Cardigan Castle. Rosa is also one of our demonstrators and you can also find her work in the Craft Festival Town Trail, which runds from August 30 to September 20th. 

    Craft Festival Wales is funded by Arts Council of Wales, Ceredigion County Council and QEST. 

    www.craftfestival.co.uk/wales

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    Award Winning Festivals

    Since 2003 we have run multi-award winning Festivals in Bovey Tracey, Devon, Cardigan and Cheltenham. In June, we host the UK's best loved and finest contemporary Craft Festival in Bovey Tracey featuring over 200 curated makers. Hosted in idyllic parkland on the edge of Dartmoor. Complimented by an dazzling number of workshops, demonstrations, masterclasses, talks, family activities, street theatre, live music and feasting! In March we head to the beautiful Regency town of Cheltenham, presenting 100 makers at Craft Festival at the Town Hall. In September we will be hosting our first Craft Festival Wales at Cardigan Castle.

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    7 Days Until Craft Festival Bovey Tracey 2025

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    7 Days Until Craft Festival Bovey Tracey 2025

    Hello! Hope this finds you very well? There is just 7 Days until Craft Festival Bovey Tracey's 21st Anniversary.There is so much to look forward this year.I am hugely looking forward to meeting the makers from the Heritage Crafts Tent. I am in awe of the work that Heritage Crafts do and am delighted that Mary Lewis and Daniel Carpenter will be hosting ⁠makers at Craft Festival from the newly published Red List of Endangered Craft. ⁠ ⁠⁠ ⁠And if you buy your tickets in advance, you have the opportunity to vote for your favourite maker from Craft Festival. A link will be sent to you over the weekend of the Festival to vote for the People's Award. You can buy your tickets in advance here or in person at Make Southwest in Bovey Tracey. We asked Daniel to choose his 5 Favourites and here they are.See you next week, Best wishes,Sarah James MBE

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