by claredelatorre | 30 Jan, 2012 | Fabric & Textiles, Out & about in Herefordshire & beyond, Shop News
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...
by claredelatorre | 26 Jan, 2012 | Fabric & Textiles, Out & about in Herefordshire & beyond, Shop News
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...
by claredelatorre | 23 Jan, 2012 | Out & about in Herefordshire & beyond, Shop News
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...
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...