Latest Digital Fest News, Black Pound Day, DoMake and The Design Trust Business Club

Digital Craft Festival at Christmas November 27-29th 2020

Thank you so much for the incredible amount of applications for our Christmas Digital Festival. 

We are currently busy gathering the programme together and can't wait to share it with you.

Put the dates in your diary and look forward to a weekend of craft and well being. As well as the opportunity to buy from 120 of the finest makers, there will be live conversations with makers, demonstrations, workshops, films, yoga and Qigong sessions and even a seminar on how to start running!

Saturday September 5th, Black Pound Day

Over the Summer, our Director Sarah James met up with make Bee Watson from Wildhive to discuss the lack of diversity in craft, regionally and nationally. We are making some plans to try and re-dress this imbalance in the craft sector, more news on this in upcoming months. 

In the mean time, Black Pound Day is a solution-based approach to support the growth of the UK Black economy. As a direct and peaceful response to the systematic racism that creates un-equality for the Black community in the United Kingdom.

Starting with one day per month, usually the first Saturday, Black Pound Day encourages everyone to spend money with local and online UK Black-owned businesses. Replacing your usual purchases with services and products from Black-owned businesses. 

The day is also an opportunity to find out how everyone can support Black businesses over the long-term. Read More...

Business Training for Makers

On Wednesday September 9th at 8pm, Craft Festival director, Sarah James will be joining the Design Trust Business Club. Sarah will to talk about the whys and hows, what works, what doesn't and what organisers want exhibitors to do pre and during the shows to make them successful.

All lessons in The Business Club are current, relevant and delivered by experts in their field. If you'd like to join over 250 other creative businesses learning from the comfort of their own homes / studios, CLICK HERE to find out more 

Win Do/Make by Surfboard maker, James Otter 

We were so delighted to hear that James of Otter Surfboards had been ask to write a book about making for the ever-expanding series of Do Books by The Do Book Company. 

The book gives you an insight to James’ making philosophy. It explores his journey into making and how he’s developed his practise, allowing serendipity to play its part as well as a dogged determination to make wooden surfboards, against considerable resistance. A decision that has served him very well.

James’ open and accessible writing lays open a world of possibilities, guiding you through what projects you might want to make. To Buy Do/Make CLICK HERE

The Do Book Company have kindly offered 2 copies of Do Make to Craft Festival subscribers. If you live to win a copy, CLICK HERE