Teazle

Fabulous first day at Sunny Bank Mills Threads festival today , you’ll find me there again tomorrow & Sunday from 10-4pm. I’ll have a mixture of dressmaking fabrics, vintage sewing bits & pieces plus Teazle liberty goods. Hop to see you there…

So looking forward to taking part in Threads festival again this year.
It’s taking place from the 7th to the 9th of June at the very lovely Sunny Bank Mills. Farsley, near Leeds. I’ll be at the market with 50 other makers each day and will have a fab selection of Teazle goodies plus fabrics both new & vintage (including some luscious Irish linen) , plus loads of buttons, haberdashery items and of course some Liberty scrap bags.
If you love textiles you’ll love this event! You can find out more about the whole event including speakers & workshops on the sunny back mill website.

Well that went by quickly, I’ve finished the first year of my Fda Textiles practice course. Learnt loads, drawing, dyeing, embroidery, weaving & lots more besides, it’s flown by, thanks and .hannah_robson for your encouragement & support. Plus my lovely fellow students, it’s such a great positive group.

All set up at Hebden Bridge Town Hall…. I’m here until 4.30 today ….

Really looking forward to taking part in a new to me fair, takes place at Hebden Bridge Town Hall with a mixture of quality makers and vintage wares. I’ll be there on Sunday 14th April from 10.30- 4.30 with a full range of Teazle goods, from hankies, to teabag wallets to knickers to scarves all made in gorgeous liberty prints. Hope to see you there! It will be a good one ….

I woke up this morning to the sounds of of birdsong, it feels like everything is unfurling ready for Spring, including me. After a quiet time working away on my college work, it’s time to get out & about again with Teazle. I’m delighted to be have been selected for two new to me events. The Makers Market at Thornbridge Hall in Derbyshire next weekend - Friday 15th - Sunday 17th March and Hand & Treasure in Hebden Bridge on Sunday April 14th I’m looking forward to getting out & about again!

And if you are looking for Mothers Day gifts you can find lots of my work for sale at new stockist in Hebden Bridge at in the Millenium gallery - lots of great things for Mother’s Day and I’m sure they have a great selection of cards too.

Phew that was a lot for one post - I should post more often!

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A big thank you to everyone who visited & bought at this week. And thanks to hens teeth for putting on such a great event, each year is great with consistently high quality work. It was a real pleasure to take part!

Started the day foraging for oak galls, it was a challenge hunting for them amongst all the oak leaves. My fabric is now scouring & the oak galls are simmering away… the natural dyeing experiments begin!

Such a great find yesterday - I’ve never seen one of these before, so it had to come home with me. Love that Teazle is spelt as I spell it. Love the label design too! It was used to raise the nap on knitted garments and I’m a bit disappointed that the brush itself is metal rather than made from Teazle heads. There was once a roaring trade in Teazles locally ( West Yorkshire) with Teazle auctions held in local pubs. Millions of the seed heads were used in frames for many years in the weaving industry, in fact in 1840 one mill recorded purchasing 21 million heads. I’ve recently started studying and chose teazles as one of the objects to study for my sketchbook too, so scroll for some early efforts including mono prints of crossections of the teazle. Bonus photo of the Teazle house sign !

Looking forward to my last fair before Christmas.. I’ll be at Art at the Altar, Pen*stone between the 22nd & 26th of November. Always a lovely event with twinkly lights and lots of fab makers, perfect for a little Christmas shopping!

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Thanks to everyone who visited & bought from me me in Leyburn at the weekend, it was great to meet you all. Thanks to for organising such a great event and to my fellow makers for their company. I thoroughly enjoyed it, time to put my feet up now before replenishing my stocks!

I’m all ready for tomorrow’s Designer Makers Fair in Leyburn & will be bringing along some old favourites - these wool & liberty snoods are perfect to add a little style & warmth to autumn & they don’t blow away! I’ve been staying near Bedale this week & took advantage of the sunshine & lovely red brick buildings to have an impromptu photo shoot… more to follow! Hope to some of you tomorrow

Only a few days now! You’ll find me in Leyburn on Friday 20th & Saturday 21st October, along with many talented makers. I’ll be bringing along some old favourites including wool and Liberty neckwarmers & cashmere fingerless mittens, plus some new things…. Lots of great present ideas and plenty to keep you warm & looking stylish as the temperatures drop… hope to see you soon!

Not long now until the designer makers market at Tennants auction house.

I really love this event, lots of quality makers including my friend & fellow maker for the first time this year. I’ve been busy beavering away making lots of lovely liberty goodies including luxurious Christmas baubles ( sorry for the early C mention!)
Hope to see you there!
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A big thank you to everyone who visited, or bought from me on Saturday in Slaithwaite. It was great to see you all x

Not long now, hope to see you there!

Just 2 weeks ago until this great event in Slaithwaite, near Huddersfield. It’s been a few years since the mill opened its doors for a made beautifully here event, it’s great to visit an old mill, the range of makers is top notch and the canal side location is fab, not to mention all the great cafes and bars in Slaithwaite. It’s also part of the celebrating textiles now and the heritage of this area.Definitely not one to miss!

Looking forward to being a part of this!

Made Beautifully Here The Upper Mills opens its doors once again, June 17th - 10:00am to 5pm.
Eat, drink, shop.

Nearly time for the threads festival - this weekend at sunnybankmills, Farsley near Leeds. I’ll be there with as part of the textile market (£3 entry) on Saturday & Sunday 10-4pm with gorgeous fabric, Liberty scrap bags, cashmere pieces, vintage French buttons, some Sylko reel inspired pieces plus the usual Teazle goodies. Looking forward to it! Still beavering away getting ready…

Had a really great day yesterday visiting the fair in Manchester. Had a great time with . Enjoyed looking at all the vintage textiles, good to talk to so many knowledgeable stall holders. Learnt lots about Kantha& quilts.Think my photos show that I’m strongly attracted to mid century textile design. So looking forward to starting the FdA Textiles Practice in September . I might even be inspired to put pencil to paper & do some mark making!!

Just thought I’d let you know about a few events going on this year, full details dates etc are on my website https://bio.site/teazlehandmade in the events & stockists section, but in summary here you go

April - Hebden Bridge WI Rag market with fabric & haberdashery (no Teazle products).

May - Threads textile fair, Sunny Bank Mills, Farsley Leeds

May/June - Lakesdalesmoors at the Bath House, Harlow Carr, Harrogate

July Holmfirth Art week Fringe

August - Underneath the Stars Festival

October - Designer Makers Fair, Leyburn

It’s a lovely sunny day so I thought I’d share some sunny liberty mini flowers, all ready to be attached to hair clips for upcoming events. It feels like Spring is finally on its way…. You’ll be able to find these at Harlow Carr in May/June as part of exhibition.

I have just made it a bit easier to click through to my website & social media by adding a bio site link. https://bio.site/teazlehandmade. You can also find the link in my bio which will take you straight there…. Also to let you know I am still posting orders until the end of this week, but can’t guarantee delivery I’m time for Christmas. If you’re local to Huddersfield you’re welcome to collect from me. Strikes & volume of post are causing postal delays, sorry about that, but you can still buy from my lovely stockists @ justmakers at Ripley Castle courtyard, Harrogate and in Marsden. Pop in & enjoy a seasonal browse of local makers work…

It’s been a really busy few weeks and I want to say a big thank you to lots of people…
To the customers who have bought from me & other independent makers, it’s a joy to interact with you & hopefully make your shopping a personal and enjoyable experience. To the event organisers and .teeth and . I appreciate how much hard work it is to put a good event together. You have all successfully created communities which are warm & welcoming, both for makers and customers. It’s no mean feat in these challenging times. This is starting to sound like an awards acceptance speech but I’ve been overwhelmed with support this year, so I’ll carry on ! Also thanks to fellow makers - too numerous to mention (and if I miss anyone I’ll feel bad!) and to my family. To my family for their support, to my mum for encouraging my creativity, to Mike for building my stands (& storing my mannequins) to my sister for driving a 2 hour round trip to dismantle my stand. To my son for unloading my car at the end of events and last but not least to for keeping everything running, for putting up with threads everywhere and for listening to me prattle on about fabric and what should I make next! I’m a bit exhausted today but very grateful to still be running my little business 12 years after it started. Thank you x

Here we go! mills Farsley Leeds. 10-4 today & it’s busy already!

Tomorrow ( Sunday) you will find me at Christmas market. There are 50 makers each day. It’s on 10-4 in Farsley, Leeds. Looking forward to joining this one for the first time. It’s a great venue! # farsley

It starts tonight! Come along to the preview evening from 7pm tonight… all ready for christmas shopping. The church is looking very twinkly and inviting!teeth *stone