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Sally Pointer photo, Nalbinding book jacket and spiral technique photo on a blue background

Meet the Maker - Sally Pointer

Sally Pointer on Nalbinding

I was first introduced to nalbinding over 30 years ago when I was a member of an early medieval re-enactment society whilst at university. The technique really appealed to both the lifelong crafter in…

25 Sep. 2026
Hammered Flowers book cover with a photo of Michelle Moore and flower tags

Meet the Maker - Michelle Moore

Michelle Moore on Hammered Flowers

I began natural dyeing in 2015. During that time, I came across a few images of flowers that had been pounded and printed, though the results were not very clear. I was intrigued by the process and de…

25 Sep. 2026
Delia Fian holding a copy of her book Foraged Basketry.

Meet the Maker - Delia Fian

Delia Fian on Foraged Basketry

I started weaving just to make myself a pack basket for foraging wild food and medicine plants, and to help carry things up the mountainside to the tent I was living in at the time. I had no idea how…

25 Sep. 2026
Indian Block Printing book jacket alongside a photograph of the authors and an idea from the book

Meet the Maker - Holly Jones and Tess Grace

Holly Jones and Tess Grace on Indian Block Printing

For a long time, we've always wanted to write a book together about printing. Over the years, through travelling in India, teaching workshops, and doing a lot of printing ourselves, we’ve gathered so…

05 Jan. 2026
Ceramics: A Green Approach book cover, photos of Kevin Millward sculpting clay on a potter's wheel and a display of finished ceramic plates

Meet the Maker - Kevin Millward

Kevin Millward on Ceramics: A Green Approach

My interest in ceramics began at school. Although I loved the feel of clay, my main focus was art and sculpture. What is now recognised as dyslexia made an academic path difficult, so this became my w…

05 Jan. 2026
Mosaic Secrets book cover with photos either side of Becky Paton holding the book and a mosaic piece

Meet the Maker - Becky Paton

Becky Paton on Mosaic Secrets

I come from a very creative family, my mother is a botanical illustrator and my father a budding photographer – art was in my blood from the very beginning. I used to enjoy making big collages and dec…

05 Jan. 2026
Witchy Stitching book jacket with cross stitch photos on an orange background

Meet the Maker - Meg Black

Meg Black on Witchy Stitching

It was a crisp Canadian December in 2017 and funds were low, my family and I had decided to have a handmade holiday. While scrolling online image boards I stumbled across cute and kitschy cross stitch…

28 Aug. 2025
Wild Basketry by Ruby Taylor book jacket with images of Ruby and details from her book on a green background

Words by Ruby Taylor

Ruby Taylor on Wild Basketry

I’ve always been a maker, with a materials-led approach and an interest in traditional and indigenous skills. When I joined a team of archaeologists in 2009 I was introduced to many ancestral skills f…

24 Jun. 2025
Better Than New by Chloe Kempster book jacket and author image

Meet the Maker - Chloe Kempster

Better Than New: Tips for Upcycling and Refinishing Furniture

I have always wanted to be an artist since being a child, so paint and creativity was just a part of life, but I became interested in upcycling specifically quite early on as a teenager. I would sit a…

14 Oct. 2024
Mosaics Inspired by Nature book jacket, author Rachel Davies and one of her mosaics from the book

Meet the Maker - Rachel Davies

Mosaics Inspired by Nature: Creating Contemporary Art

I was inspired to try my hand at making mosaics after visiting an exhibition of contemporary mosaic art in the USA. I loved the range of materials that the artists had used and the different surfaces…

09 Oct. 2024
Sumi-e book jacket, author Akemi Lucas and an illustration from Sumi-e

Meet the Maker - Akemi Lucas

Akemi Lucas on Sumi-e: The Mindful Art of Japanese Ink Painting

I was born in Japan and embarked on my journey as a calligrapher at the age of eight. My mother sent me to calligraphy school to improve my writing and sense of balance, which had been compromised fro…

30 Aug. 2024

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