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The Capital of Craft

Dec 30, 2021

In this week's episode of The Capital of Craft, Sarah James from Craft Festival and Find a Maker talks with clothes designer and maker Sigrid Verschraeghen from her home in Silverton, Devon. 

Born in Belgium, Sigrid won the coveted Best Stand award at this year’s Craft Festival in Bovey Tracey. She trained as a...


Dec 23, 2021

In this week's episode of The Capital of Craft, Sarah James from Craft Festival and Find a Maker talks with silversmith, Brett Payne from his home in Sheffield. 

Brett is one of the UK's most eminent makers, specialising in hot forging and raising silver for over 25 years. 

Brett is a Liveryman of The Worshipful Company...


Dec 16, 2021

In this week's episode of The Capital of Craft, Sarah James from Craft Festival and Find a Maker talks with Dartmoor based woodsman, charcoal maker and stave basket maker, John  Williamson

The Devon stave basket is an agricultural basket made in a range of sizes corresponding to different weights of usually...


Dec 9, 2021

In this week's episode of The Capital of Craft, Sarah chats with multi award wining jeweller and gallery owner, Anne Morgan.

Born in Keynsham, brought up in Somerset and Warwickshire Anne has always had a passion for jewellery. After gaining a BA (Hons) in Designed Metalwork and Jewellery at Buckinghamshire...


Dec 2, 2021

Season 2 of The Capital of Craft

Craft Festival Director, Sarah James talks to printmaker and textile artist, Ben Partridge, AKA The Owlery about his life and varied career.

Specialising in screen print and surface pattern, The Owlery was founded by printmaker and textile artist Benjamin Partridge in late 2013.

Ben...