The 2024 Nyland Manor Christmas Fair is back!

This will be the fourth time I’ve taken part in this beautiful event, which is now back in beautifully cosy Nyland House, just outside Cheddar.

I’ll be joined by lots of other local traders and makers where you’re guaranteed to find lots of gift ideas for Christmas!

The fair will feature over 100 festive stalls, street food, a bar on Friday night, and a cafe on Saturday. The event will also support several charities, including the Memusi Foundation, which builds and funds schools in Magadi, Kenya. 

The address for the event is Nyland Manor, Draycott Road, Cheddar, BS27 3RP

Friday Nov 8th: Open 5pm-9pm

Saturday Nov 9th: Open 9am to 5pm

Image: ContiNEWity (Skirt) by Chloe Haywood

Photography: Michael Donald

Model: Lucy Hartland-Mann

Venue: Zig Zag Building, Glastonbury

‘Pull My Thread’ Exhibition by Blue Patch

An exhibition of sustainable textiles from Blue Patch, the UK’s Sustainable Business Community.

The exhibition captures the creative spirit of the new green economy and the ethos of Blue Patch’s collection of sustainable businesses. From couture to hand weave, upcycling to bio-textiles, 24 makers and creatives will examine the relationship betweensustainability and our new, green ‘collaborative’ economy.

Blue Patch members will exhibit innovative ways to produce sustainable textiles aimed at creating industry and environmental change. Displays include everything from a new bio fleece harvested from bulrushes to radical couture created from textiles donated by the Royal Opera House.

Allan Brown’s iconic Nettle Dress and short film, demonstrating the philosophy of slow spinning and weaving, will be on display alongside a small handbag, or reticule, that belonged to John Ruskin’s mother, Margaret (1781 – 1871). The bag’s elegant knotwork was expertly knitted from plant fibres and embroidered with coloured flowers.

Howard Hull, Director of Brantwood, commented:

“Ruskin reminds manufacturers that the things they make and how they make them determines the nature of everyone’s world. The attention to thoughtful manufacture by Blue Patch makers makes them champions of social justice and environmental responsibility. That they achieve this by creating products of inspiring beauty is all the more remarkable. We are delighted to have Blue Patch at Brantwood.”

Blue Patch founder and the exhibition curator, Jane Langley notes:

“Reading Ruskin’s ‘Unto This Last’ is like chatting with an old friend. I like to think he would ‘get Blue Patch’ because 100% of our revenue is dedicated to educating and supporting the growth of the local sustainable economy in the UK and Ireland. I would give anything to discuss our mission with Ruskin himself – maybe as we gazed across the lake at Old Man of Coniston from the terrace at Brantwood!

Exhibitors

Madder Cutch & Co., Newton Paisley, Dalston Dolls, Erika Janavi, Judi Archer, Laura’s Loom, Hedgerow Couture, Flax Project CIC, Ponda.bio, Kathleen Mullaniff, Julia Langley, Shape Furniture, Chloe Haywood London, Rocworx, The Stitch Society, Karen Quickfall, Social Socks, Sustainable Rope, Kathleen Mullaniff, Newton Paisley, Jennifer Wright, Meg Rahaim and Zoë Burt.

Chloe Haywood joins Swift Rocket Films as Sustainable Costume Designer following their award winning debut film WAKE (Alison Steadman).

Starring: George Glen (Call the Midwife, The Crown, Mrs Brown) and Tom Christian (Bridgerton, Gangs of London, Mr Selfridge)

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