Linda Wormald's Garden Gallery, York

Linda Wormald & her Garden Gallery

Towards the end of 2021 I discovered a little gem of a gallery in York.  It's called the Garden Gallery and it's run by a very talented lady called Linda Wormald.  Linda is a contemporary artist who specialises in landscapes and seascapes inspired by North Yorkshire & Scotland.  Her paintings, in acrylics and oils on canvas, are a delight of colour and texture.

The Garden Gallery

In her gallery, as well as Linda's own art, you will find a treasure trove of work by local artists and makers.  In fact, a number of my friends received Christmas presents that I found there.

Hippystitch Liberty Print Fabric Necklaces

Anyway there are two pieces of good news.  The first is that the gallery reopens for spring on Thurday 10 March 2022.  And the second is that you'll be able to buy my work there too!

Hippystitch Flower Button Bracelets

A selection of Hippystitch Button Brooches

You'll be able to find a selection of my fabric necklaces, button bracelets and brooches.  And if you need something to carry your purchases away, there'll also be some of my screen printed bike bags!

Hippystitch Screen Printed Bike Bag

Linda Wormald's Garden Gallery reopens on Thursday 10 March 2022 and can be found at 3 Windmill Lane, York, YO10 3LG.  It is open from Thursday to Saturday from 10.30am until 4pm.  Go see!

If you happen to be a member at York's David Lloyd club, it's just a short walk from the carpark and you can combine it with some exercise.

THE GARDEN GALLERY IS NOW CLOSED UNTIL LATER IN THE YEAR

New in at The Ropewalk

Fabric Necklaces

I've just made a delivery to The Ropewalk in Barton upon Humber so they would have new stock in time for the post lockdown reopening. There are lots of lovely things, apart from a whole lot of colourful fabric necklaces, including some wooden domino brooches...

Wooden Domino Brooches

and resin button brooches, both of which are new to The Ropewalk...

Resin Button Brooches

Some of these knitted tree brooches could even be Christmas trees...

Knitted Tree Brooches

and there's some bird brooches... 

Button Bird Brooches

and some button brooches...

Button Brooches

not to mention People & Places brooches...

People & Places Brooches

and coin brooches...

Coin Brooch

 

and if you need something to carry it all home in there are even some bike bags...

Bike Bags

Of course there are lots of other artists and makers represented at The Ropewalk so if you can, make a beeline for their Craft Shop and do a spot of Christmas shopping!

The Ropewalk Craft Shop re-opens at 10am on Wednesday 2 December 2020.

Just arrived at The Ropewalk (& don't forget to see the exhibitions!)

Coral & Lava Necklace

Have been over one of my favourite bridges (the Humber Bridge) to make a delivery to The Ropewalk in Barton upon Humber.  I always like going - lovely things to buy in the Craft Gallery, interesting exhibitions, good cafe, great garden with sculptures and you can find out all about the history of rope making at the Barton Ropery in the Ropewalk Museum.  The building has a characteristic ropewalk from its ropemaking days - hence the name!

So I delivered some People & Places brooches and their map pouches... 

People & Places Brooches

and some button brooches and knitted wire birds...

Button brooches

Knitted Wire Birds

some mermaid and femmes fatales brooches...

Femmes Fatales & Mermaid Brooches

 large and small domino brooches...
 

Large Domino Brooches

Small Coloured Domino Brooches

coin brooches... 
 

Coin Brooches

and some fish and bike bags...

Fish Bags - Lino printed

Pink Bike Bag - Screen printed

and the ever popular Liberty print fabric necklaces...

Liberty Print Fabric Necklaces

New this time were some semi-precious necklaces too...

Semi-precious Necklaces

Until 10 June 2018 you can catch the Surfaces exhibition by Pete Moss & Clive Redshaw.  I especially loved Redshaw's tapestries but check out his paintings too.  Pete Moss's ceramics had great depth of colour...

Clive Redshaw - Know It Will Be Soon (tapestry)

Clive Redshaw - Spring Lookout (tapestry)

Pete Moss - Golden Steps (multi-fired ceramic)

Or take a look at George Hainsworth's recent work (fab textures!) on view until 3 June 2018...

 

George Hainsworth - Under Canvas (oil/collage)

 

George Hainsworth - Moon reflection (oil)

And don't forget the sculpture garden...

Ropewalk Sculpture Garden

If you are in the vicinity it's a must see! 

New stock for Kunsthuis

Felt Necklaces

I have been along to Kunsthuis Gallery in Crayke with some new Hippystitch stock.  There are some colourful felt necklaces, a great selection of Liberty print fabric necklaces...

Liberty print fabric necklaces

a variety of button brooches...

Various button brooches

and you might even find some of the new bike bags in green and black - especially suitable if you've just cycled out there!

New green and black bike bags

Kunsthuis is open Wednesdays to Sunday from 11-4pm.  There's plenty of parking if you're going by car, a lovely cafe and a fab gardens.  Why not pop along and check it out?  

Just in at the Ropewalk Craft Gallery, Barton upon Humber

Femmes Fatales Brooches

I have made a delivery to the Ropewalk Craft Gallery in Barton upon Humber to stock them up with Hippystitch goodies. Check out what's new...

Liberty Print Fabric Necklaces

People and Places Brooches + Map Pouches

Knitted Wire Bird Brooches

Vintage Button Bracelets

Coin brooches

Screen Printed Bike Bags

Lino Printed Fish Bags

Button Brooches

 
There's domino brooches and mermaid brooches and lots more.  Take a trip out there. It's well worth a visit.  The Ropewalk has three exhibition galleries as well as the Craft Gallery and a fab cafe.  It's just across the Humber Bridge in Lincolnshire so why not combine a trip with a walk in the area. The Waters' Edge Visitors Centre and Country Park and the Humber Bridge Country Park are close by too.  Go visit!

New in at Olive's Nest, York

Liberty print fabric necklaces

This week I have delivered some new stock to Olive's Nest on Scarcroft Road, York.  It's a fab gift shop run by the lovely Gaynor Parr-Manley.  If you haven't had a chance to take a look, you should go.

Button hairclips

Bike bags

Gaynor now stocks flowers too.  Here's some I bought this week...

Lovely flowers from Olive's Nest

And Olive's Nest also run workshops.  I did one recently with Jo Coupland.  You can read about it here.  This is what I made...

Bluebird

Go take a look.  And when you're exhausted from looking at all the gorgeous things you can nip round the corner to the Pig & Pastry on Bishopthorpe Road (Bishy Road) for some refreshments.  Perfect!