by claredelatorre | 12 Dec, 2011 | Designers & Makers, Out & about in Herefordshire & beyond, Tinsmiths Exhibitions & Events
Artist and printmaker, Ed Kluz visited Ledbury a couple of days ago in preparation for his part in our next Printmaking exhibition in the Spring (St. Judes at Tinsmiths, April 2012). Ed is very interested in art history and architecture. He is an active member of SPAB...
by claredelatorre | 14 Nov, 2011 | Calendar Blogs, In Print, Out & about in Herefordshire & beyond
Very pleased to announce that our 2012 Letterpress Calendar has arrived. This year, in discussion with Martin Clark – Ledbury’s Letterpress Printer, we decided not to use illustrations but to have a really good look at all his large scale typefaces and to...
by claredelatorre | 17 Oct, 2011 | Out & about in Herefordshire & beyond, Shop News
Having spent a few hours in Tinsmiths’ website administration software marking “home produce” with a Union Flag and the slogan “Product made in the UK” I am pretty impressed at the number of products eligible. A lot of our natural...
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,...
