Moor Notes at Handmade at Ilkley!

Moor Notes

They're back by popular demand and singing at Handmade at Ilkley on Saturday December 3rd!

Moor Notes Community Choir  will be singing for the visitors at Handmade at Ilkley at Riddings Hall, Christchurch, Riddings Road, The Grove, Ilkley. And that's not all....

We will also be tumbling our popular Tombola, giving visitors a chance to win a handmade gift and our marvellous tea room, courtesy of Trufood Catering, will be serving a selection of seasonal fayre. Most importantly, entrance to our events at Riddings Hall are FREE and we open our doors at 10am. 

We are looking forward to seeing you there! 

Quernus at Handmade @ Haworth!

Mice with Meaning

Guess who will be at Handmade @ Haworth on 15 October, selling her wonderful Fimo creations? That's right - Quernus Crafts! 

There will be plenty of cute and whimsical animals, from mice to cats, ponies to highland coos. Kirsten also takes commissions so why not have a cute model of your favourite pet or a character mouse?

Tiny Love Mice

Kirsten's creatures are very popular with both children and parents and very collectible too (you should see her version of the Beatles from the Sargeant Pepper era).  For a taste of Quernus Crafts' creative creatures pop into her Folksy shop for a preview of just some of the delights at Handmade @ Haworth. 

Palomino Pony

 

Who's at Handmade at Ilkley on Saturday

Petit Bijoux

Teazle Handmade

Gary Keat Photography

Alys Power Designs

George & Lilly

Smashing China Mosaics

Milliesuds

Maneggi

Jennifer Duenas Glass

Kath Williamson Photography

Amy B Textiles

Joan Lawson Artist

plus Mary Shadbolt Candles and Debbie Alstead Photography.
Doors open for visitors at 10am at Riddings Hall, Riddings Road, Ilkley LS29 9LW Saturday 28 May. Come in and enjoy cake and tea at our old fashioned tea room. Have a go on the Tumbling Tombola - your chance to win a handmade gift - and indulge yourself by purchasing a beautiful hand made gift, courtesy of our designer-makers, photographers and artists. 

HAND MADE AT HAWORTH UPDATE

The sun is shining, the daffodils are smiling and we are out enjoying the weather (when we are supposed to be working).  Really we are on the streets distributing leaflets about our Handmade at Haworth event on Saturday 30 April 2011 at the Bronte School Rooms, Church Street Haworth.

Here is some more information about the event for visitors.
We have lots of tables of handmade loveliness including:  Wicked Gen Crafts (fused glass) Bradford College Enterprise (mixed crafts) Kath Williamson (photography) Wychbury (textile jewellery) My Furoshiki (Japanese gift wrapping) Milliesuds (soaps and natural bath products) Lilac Moon (handmade jewellery) Debbie Alstead (photography) Smashing China Mosaics and more....
We will have a "hand made" tombola where you will have a chance of winning a beautiful hand made gift such as glass, ceramics, silk scarves, prints and patchwork pincushions.
Trufood Catering will be there with their scones and jam, homemade soup, spicey wraps, cake, cake and more cake and endless cups of tea.


Best of all, entrance to the event is FREE so we are looking forward to meeting you and don't forget to say hello!

Hand Made at Haworth

You are all invited. 

Artwork by Graphic Designer Sally Boyle. See more of her work here SALLY BOYLE

Jewellery Showcase

We have a fantastic range of jewellers who show at our arts markets and handmade events - ranging from the sophisticated to the quirky, the shiny to the subtle.  Jewellery makes such a lovely gift to receive and buying it from an artisan gives it added meaning - that you chose it yourself, that it wasn't made in China and that the designer put their individual style to that piece.
As Mae West is reputed to have said "I have always felt a gift diamond shines so much better than one you buy for yourself."

Maneggi

Wychbury

Ruby Spirit Designs

Daisy Florence Design

Petits Bijoux

Lilac Moon Designs

You won't see all our jewellers at one event but, if you have a favourite, please email Jo.artsbiz@gmail.com to check if they will be there. 

What's New at the Arts Markets?

We are now taking bookings for our Arts Markets at Ilkley and Handmade at Haworth events in 2011.  Every one of our traders is selling quality handmade, from textiles to ceramics. 
As well as our regulars, we will be showcasing new traders. Here are two of our latest and we are excited to see their wares for the first time. 

Sid Barlow of House Glass makes windchimes and mobiles, mostly using recycled materials. He also makes fantastic stained glass windows so check out his website! 

 

Come and see Sid at our Ilkley Arts Market on 22 October

Milliesuds Handcrafted Soaps doesn't just sell soap and their repertoire also includes lip balm, bath melts, shaving oil and bath sherbet. You can almost smell the products here - just don't eat them!

Come and take a sniff at Milliesuds at our Handmade at Haworth event on 30 April 

Hand Made at Haworth

Happy New Year to all. Let's hope it is a prosperous New Year for all designer-makers.
We are looking forward to a hand made 2011 as we continue with our Arts Markets at Riddings Hall in Ilkley. We have added a new venue this year and have two new dates.
"Hand Made at Haworth" will be a smaller event at The Old School Room, Church Street, Haworth, where Charlotte Bronte taught. This venue is opposite the Bronte Parsonage and is on a cobbled lane leading to the Main street. It has a pay and display car park to the rear and is on one level.

The hall is quaintly old fashioned with wooden floors, a beamed ceiling and arched windows.  We are marketing this event to reflect the historical aspect of Haworth and if you want a virutal tour of the hall please visit Haworth-Village. 

So, our publicity may look a bit different but there will still be a great selection of designer-makers at "Hand Made at Haworth" including jewellery, ceramics, textiles, photography, art and gifts. We have many of our favourite traders and some new ones too.

There is still some availability at our 2011 events and "Hand Made at Haworth" will be on Saturday 30 April 2011 and Saturday 15 October 2011.

Our Arts Markets at Riddings Hall will be as follows:

Saturday 28 May, Saturday 22 October and Saturday 3 December 2011.

If you would like to become one of our traders please visit our Trader Information  section to find out more. 

Courtesy of Steve Allender

It was a lovely day....

on Saturday 11 December at the Ilkley Art Market. We had 18 stalls of handmade goodies including ceramics, jewellery, textiles, photography, rag rugs, soft toys, original art, papercrafts and fimo. We would like to thank everyone who took part and gave the market such a positive and lively atmosphere.

We would also like to thank Moor Notes Community Choir for giving us a lunchtime boost by singing carols both outside and inside the venue.  They were enjoyed by both traders and visitors and sang beautifully. 

What's that they are reading in this picture? I hear you ask. Well it is the Folksy Sampler, a free newspaper packed with handmade crafts.  Below are some of our regular traders also enjoying a good read. 

Gary of Garfdale Photography

Jo from Giraffe Craft

Mary and Brian from The Old Brewery Pottery

If you want to see more people reading the Folksy Sampler (and who wouldn't?) just go to our Facebook Page by clicking on the LINK HERE.  

The winner of our best dressed stall competition was Kirsten from Quernus Crafts. Well done Kirsten! She wins a free stall at one of our events in 2011. We will be holding more promotional competitions for our traders next year. 

We will be back soon to tell you about our plans for 2011, including our exciting new venture, Hand Made at Haworth. Meanwhile, we wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. 

MoorNotes Sing at Arts Market!

Moornotes Community Choir will be singing from 12 noon at the Christmas Arts Market at Riddings Hall, Ilkley on Saturday 11 December! 

Bring the family for some lively entertainment and browse our market too. Don't forget, everything is handmade by professional designer makers. We will also have our Christmas competition with a chance to win a Christmas hamper and Trufood will be there with hot mince pies and other Christmas fayre. All this and ENTRANCE FREE!

The Christmas Arts Market will be open from 10am to 4pm at Riddings Hall, Christchurch, Riddings Road, The Grove, Ilkley LS29 9LW

Festive Christmas Market

Busy, busy, busy preparing for the next Ilkley Arts Market and I'm thinking FESTIVE! 

I've got the Christmas tree, got to get the decorations now and decide on a colour theme. Red and white? Green and gold? Scandinavian? Traditional? Contemporary? so many decisions to make here. I've already got the paper chains - lovely spotty retro looking ones that I bought from Gifts From Handpicked.

Next decision - where do I get a Christmas hamper from? Or do I make one? This is our free competition giveaway as all visitors will have a chance to win if they enter the Best Dressed Stall competition. It's simples - all they need to do is to select a stall that they believe has the best Christmas display. The entries will all be put into a hat and the winner will be drawn after the fair. The best dressed stall will get a free table at one of our 2011 arts markets.  Genius, yes?


Finally, the most difficult part - getting a choir to come and sing. We can't afford to pay but we can make a donation to the choir or to a charity of their choice. I'm still on with that task so fingers crossed (or I might just make my colleague come and sing ;0D )


Let's hope it doesn't rain (a sprinkling of snow would be nice) and that plenty of people flock to the Ilkley Arts Market on Saturday 11 December at Riddings Hall, Christchurch, Riddings Road, The Grove, Ilkley LS29 9LW. 10am to 4pm. Entrance FREE!

Your Chance to Win.....

a traditional Christmas Hamper (similar to the one shown here) at our Christmas Arts Market on Saturday 11 December!

We are holding a free entry competition at our next arts market and we are inviting all visitors to vote for their favourite Christmas stall. It's simple - just pick up a form at the entrance, browse the market and tell us which stall you think has the best display. 
All participating visitors will be entered into a draw and the winner will receive a hamper bursting with Christmas goodies.
(stall holders, their family members and organisers cannot enter). 


So we look forward to seeing you at Riddings Hall, Riddings Road, The Grove, Ilkley on Saturday 11 December from 10am to 4pm. Entrance Free. 

Christmas Shopping Time!

It's not too early to be thinking about your Christmas Shopping and what better place to shop than the Ilkley Arts Market!

We have 20 fabulous designer-makers and artists all in one place on Saturday 23 October at Riddings Hall, Christchurch, The Grove, Ilkley from 10am to 4pm.  Entrance is free so you can save those pennies and buy your loved ones hand made for Christmas.  There will be jewellery, ceramics, textiles, photography and original art at reasonable prices.  Come and browse and, if your'e tired of shopping, treat yourself to coffee and cake at our tea room, courtesy of Trufood Catering.


Look out for our Arts Market Gift Guide....

UK Handmade

UK Handmade Magazine

We are advertising our Arts Markets in the Autumn Issue of UK Handmade.
This fabulous on-line magazine has a large readership amongst lovers of hand made goods and features the latest in designer makers and business advice.  Even better, the publication is free!  But we want to see UK-Handmade in print so please increase its readership and support the magazine by commenting on the UK Handmade blog. 

Hand Made in Ilkley!

Join us for a cup of tea and cake at

Ilkley Contemporary Arts Market &Tea Room 

on Saturday 25 September 2010

from 10am to 4pm Entrance FREE

How to get there: by train from Leeds or Bradford direct to Ilkley. Come out of the station and turn right. Cross at the zebra crossing immediately left opposite HSBC Bank. Turn right along The Grove. The fourth turning on your left is Riddings Road. Walk 100 yards up and Riddings Hall is on your right.

By bus: Buses run from Leeds, Bradford and Skipton. The bus station is next to the train station. Follow the directions as above.

By car: Follow the A65 from Skipton. Once in Ilkley turn right at Bolton Bridge Road and follow the road along The Grove. Turn right into Riddings Road. 

Follow the A65 from Leeds. Once in Ilkley travel along the Leeds Road until you get to the lights. Turn left up Brook Street. At the top turn right onto The Grove and take the third turning on the left into Riddings Road. The post code for your satnav is LS29 9LS

Parking: there is a pay and display car park in Ilkley behind The Grove or on-street parking can be found in the streets behind Riddings Road. 

Information for Traders

We receive enquiries every day from potential traders including gift and home ware sellers, franchise businesses, regular market traders and fair trade sellers.  We accept hand made and original artists only who represent themselves.

Here is some information about our markets.

We hold regular arts markets at Riddings Hall, Christchurch, The Grove, Ilkley which is a large and light church hall with a kitchen and a stage. We have up to twenty tables measuring 70” x 30” and we supply two chairs and electricity, if required. We charge £25 per table.


We accept hand made only – we do not accept fair trade, bought in or mass produced goods. We do not accept people representing other artists and we discourage table-sharing unless you are both selling similar work (not mixed items).


We expect each trader to have an up to date public liability insurance certificate and we will insist on receiving a copy of this document. We recommend PLI through Artist Newsletter.

 We publicise our markets extensively, both locally and via social media. We spend a lot of money on our printed publicity materials and we constantly assess our marketing strategy.


To apply for our arts markets is simple – please send us some jpegs of your work and a short statement. We will get back to you as soon as we can to tell you if we are the right venue for your work.


The dates for the Ilkley Arts Markets are:
Saturdays
25 September, 23 October and 11 December 2010
19 March, 28 May, 16 July, 22 October and 3 December 2011

Ilkley Arts Market

The Arts Factory will be hosting an Arts Market in Ilkley on the following dates: 
September 25 2010

October 23 2010

December 11 2010
at Riddings Hall on The Grove.What makes this market so different? It's not a craft fair but a Selling Exhibition showcasing the work of local artists and artisans. There will be painters, photographers, silver smiths, textile artists, ceramic artists and jewellers displaying their art. There will also be a tea room at the venue serving home made cakes and scones.The Arts Factory has been managing exhibitions and promoting local artists since 1999 and has recently ventured into arts markets to support the local arts economy. Entrance to all our events is FREE and everyone is welcome. The market will be from 10am to 4pm. For more details please contact Jo Whitehead on 01535 685060