craft

Every day until Christmas the Londonist team will be pointing you in the direction of a Christmas present that (with a bit of luck) you won’t already have on your list. Climb up onto our collective lap and we’ll see what we can move from …

Remember those beautiful looking London landmark bookends we proffered in Santa’s Lap last year? Well, good news, they are still available from the Hidden Art shop. However, come January 17th they may not be, as Hidden Art might be forced to close.

Woolly burlesque performer Lambchop Magoo: see her at the Twisted Beauty Pageant Cabaret on Saturday night How time flies: Ladyfest is ten this year. The DIY, not-for-profit celebration of women’s creativity and activism hits Highbury Corner and Holloway Road between 12th-14th November with so much …

Craft is cool. The rise of knitting and DIY clothing makes our case for us, we think. But if you’re a clumsy-fingered dolt – or if you need some inspiration – a little tuition might be necessary. Which is where Homemade London comes in. New …

Follow one Londonista trying to put the brakes on with Slow Club. Homemade cheesecake certainly is slow – but baking it didn’t always make me smile! When I read that the slow task was to make something with my hands, it was like waving a …

See if you can snap up a bargain from the brightest new stars on the contemporary craft scene this lunchtime. Craft Central in Clerkenwell offers support and advice to artists and designers who are building their careers and provides them with opportunities to exhibit and …

Image used with permission of warriorgrrl via flickr Christmas Day approaches. For some, it veritably looms, with its statistical promise of a family row before 10am. If you’re lucky enough to be spending it on your own in London and find yourself wondering what to …

Image used with permission of warriorgrrl via flickr Every day until Christmas the Londonist team will be pointing you in the direction of a Christmas present that (with a bit of luck) you won’t already have on your list. Climb up onto our collective lap …

A totally topical and timely exhibition is running on the outskirts of London. As recession rumbles on and poppies help us remember round Armistice Day, Make Do and Mend taps a fine seam of austerity on the edge of Epping Forest. Contemporary examples of design …

Another lovely London crafting blog this week – East London’s Craft Guerilla who are entertaining London with their ‘crafternoons’ as well as being featured in the awesomely named ‘Craftwerk 2.0′ exhibition in Sweden. If you had to describe your blog in less than 15 words …