York Makers Winter Fair - Saturday 22 November 2025

York Makers Winter Fair - Hippystitch
(Flyer Design - Lucy Monkman)

It's almost that time of year again when the York Makers Winter Fair puts in an appearance to make your Christmas shopping easy. Pop the date in your diary - Saturday 22 November 2025 at Clements Hall, Nunthorpe Road, York, YO23 1BW from 10am to 4pm. Expect to find me there along with other stallholders who will be selling candles, terrazzo homeware, textiles and clothing, leather goods, prints and cards, paintings, stained glass, wooden items, felted creations, paper and book art, ceramics and jewellery of all sorts. This year we have the added bonus of a cafe run by Planet Food. It'll be a great event to start your Christmas shopping or to treat yourself.

Colourful Hippystitch Button Brooches

I love searching out interesting fabric and buttons and turning them into jewellery.  So, as well as my fabric necklaces and button bracelets (see top image), I shall have lots of new brooches.  Some are colourful (above) or vintage & modern...

Hippystitch Vintage & Modern Button Brooches

Some have a Christmas theme...

Hippystitch Ceramic Holly Button Brooches

Some are wooden...

Hippystitch Wooden Button Brooches

Some use old coins no longer in use...

Hippystitch Vintage Coin Brooches

Some are unusual shapes...

Hippystitch Button Brooches

and there'll be more besides.  So do come along, I'm sure you'll find something to tempt you!  Also if you pop over to the York Makers page on Instagram you can enter the competition to win a £30 voucher to spend at the fair.  Check it out here. You have until 6pm on Monday 17 November 2025 to enter..

Looking forward to seeing you!

New Hippystitch Brooches Head to The Ropewalk, Barton upon Humber

Hippystitch Vintage Coin Brooches

A host of new Hippystitch brooches are winging their way to the Craft Gallery at The Ropewalk in Barton upon Humber.  There are both vintage and modern offerings.  Expect to find coin and domino brooches...

Vintage Domino Brooches

and vintage button brooches with lots of mother of pearl buttons...

Hippystitch Vintage Button Brooches

But also colourful tagua nut and ceramic button brooches...

Tagua Nut & Ceramic Button Brooches

and large button brooches...

Hippystitch Large Button Brooches

and more.  

Why not take a trip there? It has exhibitions on in its galleries as well as its super Craft Gallery Shop. There's also The Ropewalk Museum and a coffee shop, not to mention some nice walks nearby. It's well worth a visit - go see!

Small Treasures Christmas Exhibition at Gallery 33, Scarborough

 

The Small Treasures Christmas Exhibition opens in Scarborough on Friday 7 November 2025 at Gallery 33 and continues in the run up to Christmas. 

Hippystitch Fabric Necklaces

I shall have a selection of items in the exhibition. Expect to see some colourful and some Christmassy things...

Festive Holly Brooches

Gallery 33 is open Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 11.30am to 3.30pm at 33 Newborough, Scarborough. It is easy to find as it is on the main street a bit beyond M&S.

Colourful Button Brooches

You'll find some super things there - hope you get a chance to go.  Why not combine your visit with a swim in the sea, a trip to the Stephen Joseph Theatre (SJT) or coffee/lunch at Greensmith Coffee.  Also, it's an easy journey by train from York.