Made In Stroud Craft Shop

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We are open 9.00am to 5.30pm Monday to Saturday, open Sundays during December. We now have even more quality locally made gifts and art works on display.

Our shop contains many gift ideas and ways to spoil yourself, including wood and ceramic coaters, stained glass and wooden framed mirrors, weighty chopping boards made from local natural sustainable wood, pottery decorated with varying motifs, lots of individually made decorations and a great range of cards, original artworks, luxurious aromatherapy treatments, stained glass panels and a wide range of textiles including bags, scarves, purses and more.

You will find us at 16 Kendrick Street in Stroud, and all the work in the shop is hand-made by suppliers living and working exclusively in the Stroud District.

New Stock:

Delicate Silver and Gold Jewellery by Michelle Hanks a qualified jeweller who produces a range from necklaces to cufflinks inspired by the Pole star, to wedding rings with faceted stones in contemporary settings
Environmental Pictures by Britt Mcintyre
Decorative Cards with animal and plant designs made from woodcut prints by Nat Morley
Earth Pathways 2009 Diary This spiral bound fully illustrated diary includes all UK Moon phases and signs plus full astrological information and a focus for each of the Eight Celtic Festivals.
The Footpath Guide To Painswick produced by Barry Hill a former local secondary school teacher and half of Final Press, founded in 1999who printed this informative map
Stylish mixed media sculptures and ornaments handmade by Brian Anderson
Hand turned wooden pens and stylish Skeleton Clocks made by Martyn Harwood using a traditional wood lathe. Each pen is individually crafted and styled and the wood grain on each is unique. Martyn used quality sustainable wood from the UK mostly Yew. The range includes roller ball, fountain and fine liner pens as well as pencils and they all come in clear presentation tube containing some information on their production. His clocks are beautifully delicate and you can see all the workings of the clock its self from both sides of the piece, encased in a sleek wooden ring.
Arabella Lewis greetings cards made from prints of her original colourful abstract designs
Stroud Through Time a beautiful book of photographs of Stroud published by Amberley Press- the perfect gift for locals at christmas
Quirky hand thrown earthenware pottery by Hazel Moy
Book of Bird Poems written by David Ashbee illustrated with original artwork by local artist Neil Griffiths. Profits from the sale of this book will go to the James Hopkins Trust.

Everything is direct from the maker, and as the makers price their own goods, everything is fairly traded. Buying local is good for the environment, and great on the conscience - less road traffic, less pollution, less packaging

Described by Jasper Conran as "the Covent Garden of the Cotswold's", Stroud has one of the highest proportion of artists and crafts workers in the country.

The Made in Stroud Shop was set up in December 2000 now provides a shop window for up to 120 makers living and working in the Stroud District. The shop encourages innovation, creativity and the concept of buying locally made goods - all while providing local people with a self-help, affordable marketing opportunity.

The enormous variety of goods on offer ranges from the works of musicians and artists through to aromatherapy products, mirrors, pottery, textiles and basketry. In addition to the wide range of items in stock the shop also takes commissions. If you would like anything made for your home or for a special gift, we will do our best to find a local person to make it for you.

This year on Friday 1st December 2008, we will celebrate our 8th birthday - come along to our late night opening on Goodwill Evening and join in our celebrations.