Folksy festive sampler

Just heard that we're likely to have snow this week - definitely time to settle down inside, with a nice cup of something warm, for a browse through the folksy festive sampler.

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Find out about Folksy

I'm very excited to be going to my first ever Folksy party next Saturday. Organised by the Jo from Glassprimitif, this is part of the Shorn Keighley exhibition.

12 members of Folksy.com will be selling their craft and handmade items in the Keighley Arts Factory from 10am to 3pm. The gallery is open to all, so please come along to see some of the handcrafted loveliness of

Ruby Spirit Designs :: Mrs Sew and Sew :: Quernus Crafts :: Northfield Primitives :: Glassprimitif :: Angels & Butterflies :: Print for Love of Wood :: Dig The Earth :: Adeegan :: Pamdas :: My Furoshiki

Find out about Folksy
Keighley Arts Factory
North Street
Keighley, BD21 3DF

summer in a bag

Why carry lots of bags and rugs when a furoshiki will do? Just fold and knot the furoshiki to create the bag you need:

- A shoulder bag to carry your things to the beach - then undo the knots and you have beachmat
- Basket style for your picnic, and unwrap for a picnic cloth
- A variety of handbags to carry all those essentials whether you're out in the evening, or in the day
- or even for the slender, a sarong!


See them now in our Coriandr, Dawanda and Folksy shops.

Hold the front page!

How great to see our red geometric furoshiki featured on the front pages of both Coriandr and Folksy today!

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* Day 9 *

is origami day - beautiful goodies from Buddhist Musician, Wrapped up with String, Little Crane, Snowdrops and Daisies and Sian Bostwick Jewellery.

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* Day 8 *

Woo hoo! We're very pleased and proud to be one of the featured sellers on Folksy this week!

And here are some glimpses of the others, Champignons, Pants and Paper, Bookity

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* Day 4 *

Really happy to see our green Father Christmas wrap featured in the Folksy hot picks, alongside this gorgeously lustrous silk scarf from Handmaid by Julie Mills.

ps ... and it's reduced to just £20 ...

A gift that gives twice

Over on Folksy Laura Cameron has had the wonderful idea of setting up a shop to raise some funds for Cancer Research UK. As she says, this is a great time for selling handmade as people are starting to think about Christmas presents but a difficult time as people start to think about Christmas without people they love.

This is a really good cause and one which is close to our hearts as several of our close relatives have battled with cancer, so we're really pleased to donate one of our screenprinted panda furoshiki, with free p&p, to join the fantastic selection of gifts, cards and Christmas decorations. Please have a look for a gift that will give twice over.

fluffy furoshiki

Everyone needs a little fluffiness in their lives now and then, so here are some fluffy furoshiki sets - beautiful, textured fabric squares to wrap those special gifts and a handmade fabric pom pom for an original finish!


The furoshiki can be used individually or together to create a multi-petalled effect and the pom pom would also make a lovely hanging decoration (thinking ahead a bit here:) )

(The sets are available on Folksy and Coriandr.)

Brighten your day

It's getting colder and darker here in the UK but, I hope, these flexible furoshiki bags should lift a few spirits (all available on Folksy):

What's a patchwork pocket furoshiki?

Well it's a new addition to the myfuroshiki range with which I'm quietly quite pleased and I hope everyone else will like too. It's:

• an unusual design - not a style of furoshiki that I've seen anywhere else before
• patchwork - a carefully chosen mix of fabric for a cheerful shabby chic look
• pockets - this is the neat bit! The patchwork is stitched across the diagonals onto a larger, calico backing so when tied it forms outer pockets on the furoshiki bag, handy for all the little bits and bobs of life
• green - not just in shading but also because it makes use of those pieces of fabric which are too small for a furoshiki but too nice to waste!
• multipurpose - mainly intended as a bag but like any furoshiki has multiple uses: gift wrap, cushion cover, small table cloth ...

This is one that I've just listed on Coriandr, with a few more to come on Coriandr and Folksy. What do you think?

Stocking up for autumn

Getting ready for the Saltaire Makers' Fair was quite a challenge as I didn't have any idea as to how many people would be visiting and how much stock I might need for a two day market. As a result I was holding off listing anything on our online sites so that I'd have as much as possible set aside for the fair. Now tho I'm enjoying replenishing the stores and here's a flavour of what I've been busy listing.

Today has been all about our own design screenprints which are now available individually on Coriandr, Folksy and Etsy:

I've got lots more new furoshiki lined up to list - just need to take some photos, so fingers crossed for good weather tomorrow!