https://www.instagram.com/roserobindesignLooking for the perfect gift or just a nice treat for yourself?
Head over to our Allia Future Business Centre at Guildhall, Cambridge on Saturday 4th March for our Craft Fair where we welcome you to browse the handmade crafts & sustainable gifts – including vintage clothing, jewellery, woodcraft, books, skincare & crafts – from local businesses & charities in our network and those that we’ve supported over the years.
Where: Allia Future Business Centre Guildhall exhibition space, Market Square, Cambridge, CB2 3QJ
When: Saturday 4th March | 10am – 4pm
Meet and support some of the local businesses that will be there on the day
Katie’s PreLoved Paradise is a small business helping to decrease the amount of clothes ending up in landfill by selling preloved clothes online. Katie is hoping to change the mindset of people who don’t normally shop second-hand, educate them about sustainable fashion and how it can help the environment as well as offering affordable clothing in these tough financial times.
There will be a selection of ladies, men’s and children’s preloved clothes and accessories available to browse and purchase at the Allia Craft Fair!
After discovering a real love for children’s literature through the heavy immersion of parenthood, EIEIO Ltd bring you Horse & Donkey – the first in a series of children’s books that aim to encourage values of environmentalism, co-operation and internationalism.
A little family business, making beautiful bespoke wooden creations from locally sourced sustainable timber, bio-resin and pewter. All products are hand sawn for you.
Susan at Mill House Millinery create hats to suit your personality. If you’re a wedding guest, going to the races, or a pantomime dame, she’ll make something for you. Ever conscious of the need for sustainability, if you have an old hat which needs some life bringing back into it, Susan can work with you to revive it.
As part of the Allia Craft Fair she will be bringing with her some pieces which have been made from upcycled materials and reflect the Cambridge Mathematical Bridge.
Elan Skincare is natural, and vegan skincare brand.
Its philosophy is to take a natural and science-based approach that cares for healthy and beautiful skin from head to toe, developing plant-based, vegan skincare, using non-toxic, non-polluting ingredients. The range has been dermatologically tested and is ISO 16128-1:2016 compliant natural & organic and has won multiple awards over the past few years, including the Beauty Bible Awards.
Socko make sustainable socks and are on a mission to extend the active life of clothing by re-teaching the lost art of darning.
Sourced from mills around the UK and made from waste material that would otherwise have gone to landfill – from repurposed merino wool to pre-consumer cutting floor cotton offcuts, post-consumer plastic bottles. These socks are designed for durability and made to last.
CCA supports personal growth and improved health through providing quality creative arts activities. Welcoming two artists from CCA who will be sharing a space at the Craft fair, selling their beautiful creations. Here’s a bit about the artists:
Artist: Rose Robin Designs
I am a modern stained glass and pressed flower artist from Haverhill. My work ranges from small ornamental hangings of pressed flowers sourced from the local area to larger stained-glass pieces and panels created using the traditional Tiffany copper foil technique.
Artist: Toni Anthony
My process is about art from within. To be in the present moment. An active meditation. All pieces are untitled as I want the viewer to attach their own narrative or feelings to the piece.
Rowan is a vibrant, independent charity with a strong social enterprise ethos, providing an arts centre and forest school for adults with learning disabilities. We provide a range of creative workshops in: woodwork, ceramics, textiles, print, mixed media, drama, and music.
Rowan accept commissions from individuals and organisations, and Rowan artists also produce original artworks to sell online and at exhibitions and events.
The Dyás are on a mission to make fashion better for the planet and the people without compromising on creativity and uniqueness.
The Dyás collaborate with emerging artists from a variety of disciplines. Serving as a creative community platform, the Dyás combines ethics, sustainability, and creativity through craftsmanship and design to create treasured garments that will last a lifetime.
They will be bringing a collection of their accessories, including scarves, keychains, tote bags for you to browse!
A ceramic artist who loves working with stoneware clay as it reflects my passion for animals and the natural world. It provides a creative outlet which, as a busy mother, gives me the opportunity to enjoy the practices of mindfulness, non-attachment and patience; but most importantly…it’s really good fun!I enjoy the process of learning every time I create a new piece.
A maker/designer of contemporary jewellery, wearable art & objects made of sterling silver, brass, copper, gemstones and pearls.
A curated collection of mid-century and vintage finds. At the craft fair they will be showcasing their new handmade and remade range of badges, covered buttons, small furniture, creative paper and slow stitch packs, which help us to save even more from landfill.
Allia supports ethical businesses so that they can thrive and grow – some of the businesses at our craft fair have been supported by Allia through its support programmes and Future Business Centres.
Join us in the heart of Cambridge, next to the food stands at the Market Square and popular shops on King’s Parade and Peas Hill, so why not make a day of it.
No need to RSVP, just come along on the day!
Our alumni from Cambridge and Peterborough have been supported by one or more of our programmes, which are currently part funded by the European Regional Development Fund.
