Craft Festival Wales
Craft Festival Wales, funded by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund through the Levelling Up campaign as a joint venture between the Cynnal y Cardi team, Ceredigion County Council, Arts Council of Wales, and QEST, will be held over three days at Cardigan Castle from 6 – 8 September 2024.
The event will showcase an exceptional handpicked selection of 80 makers from across Wales and the UK – including jewellery makers, potters, furniture makers, textile artists, glassmakers and many more – all selling their finely made unique products directly to the public.
We spoke to Emily James from Carpenter and Cloth to get to know more about the work exhibited at the festival.
What is your first memory of a textile?
My early childhood memories are vague and abstract - like the sensation of poking my fingers through a crochet blanket or digging them into the dense pile of a carpeted stair; the fibres prickling my cheek. I remember a magical red velvet gown in the dressing-up basket that was so heavy and floppy that it changed the way you moved so you became a different sort of being!
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The event will showcase an exceptional handpicked selection of 80 makers from across Wales and the UK – including jewellery makers, potters, furniture makers, textile artists, glassmakers and many more – all selling their finely made unique products directly to the public.
We spoke to Emily James from Carpenter and Cloth to get to know more about the work exhibited at the festival.
What is your first memory of a textile?
My early childhood memories are vague and abstract - like the sensation of poking my fingers through a crochet blanket or digging them into the dense pile of a carpeted stair; the fibres prickling my cheek. I remember a magical red velvet gown in the dressing-up basket that was so heavy and floppy that it changed the way you moved so you became a different sort of being!
Want to read more of this article?
We are proud to be a subscriber-funded publication with members in 185 countries. We know our readership is passionate about textiles, so we invite you to help us preserve and promote the stories, memories, and histories that fabric holds. Your support allows us to publish our magazine, and also ‘what's on’ information, and subscription interviews, reviews, and long-read articles in our online blog.
ALREADY A SUBSCRIBER? CLICK HERE TO ACCESS CONTENT
OR...to continue reading….
*Magazine subscribers automatically get free access to all our online content. We send the access code by email with the publication of each issue. You will also find it on the envelope containing your magazine. Please note the access code changes every issue.*