Hope End
For our ‘St. Jude's at Tinsmiths’ 2012 exhibition, Ed Kluz has produced this enigmatic collage ‘Hope End’. Ed’s work is often related to architecture & of late Ed has become fascinated with lost houses & their stories. ‘Hope End’, the site of which is a couple...
St. Jude’s at Tinsmiths – 31st March to 28th April 2012
With the exhibition about to open and prints EVERYWHERE now might be the time to give a window in to the forthcoming exhibition. Angie Lewin has sent large silk screenprints, lithographs, lino-cuts and exquisite small wood engravings. Two of these will have their...
St. Jude’s Beermats for MIND 2012
We are delighted to introduce Mouse by Mark Hearld, Fish by Angie Lewin, Lion by Ed Kluz and Bear by Emily Sutton. Printed on our local letterpress, using engravings cut for the purpose, we have commissioned and limited edition of 150 sets of the four beermats and...
Kempley Daffodil Weekend 2012
Depending where you are in the country, daffodils are either in full bloom or at least showing promise. Daffodils have been grown around Kempley, just south of Ledbury, for decades and provided local children with the job of cutting & bunching with raffia the...
Hellens
When you come to visit us at Tinsmiths, consider including a visit to nearby Hellens (as featured in this weekend's telegraph colour supplement). Hellens is one of Herefordshire's treasures, an ancient "lived-in" private house that has been valiantly fighting the...
Homegrown Woollens
This is just the day, as it is about to snow, to talk about UK Wool. Wool is such a great fibre with very useful qualities; hard-wearing as an upholstery cloth, light and warm to wear. Natural wools are lovely in themselves and dyed fibres work well to give soft,...
Tired of London? Not in the least.
Having come across Spitalfield's Life recently and many interesting features on the Gentle Author's Blog, we noticed a trend in our Tinsmiths' book selection. Now, whether a result of living in rural Herefordshire or simply a fasci nation for the built environment,...
Swatches, swatches. Wherefore art thou swatches?
Tinsmiths have always offered free cuttings of fabrics, this really helps people to make decisions and to be sure of the qualities of the cloth. Having reviewed this recently (2012), we have decided that we will send out up five swatches without charge and up to eight...
Art Angels – Textile Cards from the V&A archive
One of Tinsmiths' regular suppliers of cards, Art Angels, have produced a brilliant selection of cards using textile designs from the V & A archive. The museum approached Chris Cordingly from Art Angels in advance of this Spring's exhibition at the V&A, ...
Alice Pattullo
We are delighted to introduce Alice Pattullo. Alice's work draws from superstition, folklore and curious, but familiar, sayings, symbols and beliefs as well as astonishing facts about facial hair. I would never have known how to describe the study of beards without...
Teme Valley Farmer’s Market
Held on the second Sunday of each month, Teme Valley Farmer's Market is one of the most established of its kind in the country. Held under a huge awning just outside The Talbot at Knightwick (on the A449 between Worcester and Bromyard) the produce "thereunder" is of...