Knittedcharacterfolkfestival Co / Makers
I once took a single Somerset folktale — a clever sheep that outwitted a grumpy shepherd — and turned it into three different products that sat...
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I like to think of a knitted character as a small ambassador: it carries stitches, dye, and a maker's patience, but it also carries a story. At...
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Shipping fragile knitted characters by train across the UK feels like sending a small, breathing piece of my festival stall out into the world....
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Putting together a weekend festival pop-up of limited-edition knitted folk characters is one of my favourite challenges: it’s equal parts design,...
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I was once asked to bring a knitted mascot to a windy seaside festival and then fly it home the next day. It sounds like the sort of whimsical errand...
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I’ve recently fallen into a new kind of craft: shaping my game around the right padel tennis racket. It might sound odd coming from someone who...
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I’ve run a pop-up repair and mending station at handfuls of folk festivals and maker markets, and each time I set up I’m reminded how much people...
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There’s a special rhythm to a multi-stage folk festival that I’ve come to know well: the beat of sets overlapping, the rise and fall of a crowd...
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I still remember the first fair where I nervously pinned a price tag to a tiny hand-knitted fox and wondered if anyone would pay more than the cost...
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When I first saw Hattie Rowan’s dolls at a summer market, I was struck by the way each tiny figure seemed to carry a whole life inside its knitted...
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