by claredelatorre | 26 Sep, 2011 | Fabric & Textiles, Out & about in Herefordshire & beyond, Shop News, Tinsmiths Exhibitions & Events
Tinsmiths’ second one day Textile Print Workshop took place last Saturday. Having had very good feedback from the first course a week before, this group were equally adventurous and the outcomes were really very impressive. Thanks again to Sylvia Stiff, whose...
by claredelatorre | 23 Sep, 2011 | Fabric & Textiles, Out & about in Herefordshire & beyond
Just a quick mention, with more to follow, about a fantastic trip we made earlier this month, to the mill in Lancashire where Ian Mankin cloth is woven. Proving that we really ARE still making things in the UK. Sixth generation mill owner, David Collinge, was very...
by claredelatorre | 7 Aug, 2011 | Out & about in Herefordshire & beyond
Burwarton Show, held annually for the last 110 years, is on the first Thursday of August. Tremendously well supported, this one day agricultural show has all that you’d expect from a three or four day event. Tinsmiths, as sponsors of the Champion Heavy Horse,...
by claredelatorre | 21 Jul, 2011 | Fabric & Textiles, Out & about in Herefordshire & beyond, Tinsmiths Exhibitions & Events
Time is racing towards our next exhibition at Tinsmiths. We’ve always shown limited edition prints in the showroom and now we move into another area, closely aligned to our core acivity as a specialist fabric retailer. Fabric lengths, cushions and curtains fill...
by claredelatorre | 15 Jul, 2011 | Out & about in Herefordshire & beyond
Posterity has just added a stunning cafe to its site just outside Ledbury. A visit to the well-established business, offering carefully chosen reclaimed and salvaged architectural antiques, can be a thirsty business. Helen Creese can now offer a light and airy cafe...