Hello, this is the Folksy community space, a jumping off point to the many places where our buyers and sellers spend time feeding back to us, reporting issues, talking and listening.
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Kim of Folksy shop Kimbows creates handmade fabric jewellery using glossy painted wooden beads and pretty printed fabrics. With a background in fashion design she has always loved to sew. From vintage sewing books to sand paper & plastic, here she shares with us the craft kit she cannot live … Continue reading
I have this chair. It’s a kitchen chair that my brother picked up for 99p. He reupholstered the seat with a striking vintage fabric, painted the ornate back spindels in a bright white gloss and gave it to us wrapped in a large red ribbon as a Christmas present. It … Continue reading
Print For Love of Wood – a design & letterpress studio dedicated to vintage wood type and tree hugging paper. All Things Ottoline - pretty hand embroidered dolls using vintage fabrics. See more of Folksy’s fab featured sellers…
I’ve always had a bit of geek love for the tools used by designers in any craft. I’ve spent a good few hours transfixed by the various paraphernalia in my local craft supplies shop. Classic wooden handled palette knives, bone folders, paper piercers, rifflers, rasps, afghan crochet hooks, double … Continue reading
This weekend saw the arrival of the Mini Maker Faire in Brighton and as sponsors we were keen to get involved, show our support and spread the word about Folksy. Organised by the Brighton Maker community the event encouraged visitors to “marvel at the mind-boggling home-made creations of the … Continue reading