Here you will find a random selection of the expertly made products from our directory of The Makers. If you see something of interest, click on the image for details about the item and the highly skilled craftsperson who made it. From there you can go to the maker’s profile and find out more about their products and services.
Fringing
Bespoke wool and cotton fringing, colour-matched to furnishing fabrics
Welsh Tea Things Basket
Traditional welsh basket used for storing and transporting the tea set from the Welsh Dresser.
Bespoke shoes
It is a demanding process with exacting expertise required at every stage of the shoe’s creation – from the last maker who carves the lasts to the client’s individual measurements; the pattern cutter and closer who transform detailed two-dimensional designs into the leather shoe uppers; and finally, the shoemakers, who bring all of the elements together to create a comfortable, stylish shoe.
From seeing a client for the first time to delivering the finished shoes, the entire process takes some six months for the first pair, allowing time for a number of fittings. Once Carreducker has the fit, subsequent pairs of shoes can be ordered via email or telephone and are delivered in around 12 weeks.
Carreducker deliver the bespoke shoe service at Gieves & Hawkes, 1 Savile Row, London and the bespoke hunting and shooting footwear service at James Purdey & Sons, 57-58 South Audley Street, London.
Stainless Cantina
I do love to make flasks, and it is a rare craft indeed to smith stainless steel. There are so many chemical and metallurgical details to consider when making, so these cantinas are great items. Brazed with food grade silver solder, passivated, etched and finished with a brass stopper and catch chain.
Drizzle Vases
These gorgeous handblown glass vases are made by myself, Catriona R. MacKenzie. I have spent the last 12 years perfecting my glassblowing skills, and each one of my pieces is lovingly made. They are available in lots of stunning transparent colours.
I blow each vase by hand in the studio, so they are all individual and unique. They are lovely on their own, or in a group.
Each vase is cooled down in a kiln overnight and given a ground base. It is then decorated with a resist and a frosted drizzle design is sandblasted onto the exterior. The resist is then removed, and a protective solution is rubbed into the surface to repel dust and grease marks.
No two are the same, making it a truly original gift. They are roughly 6.5 inches tall (they vary due to being a handmade product) and each one comes in its very own gift-box made from Eco-friendly cardboard, so that’s gifts sorted!!
NB – Not suitable for dishwashers!
To keep surface clean, dust with a glass-cleaner, and rub a tiny amount of vaseline/baby oil into the surface.
Life size figurative sculpture
I make by hand and to order wooden life size and life like figures. These are suitable for permanent outside installations and are ideal for ornamenting buildings, gardens and outside meeting places. Any figures in any pose are possible and of any living person with their consent.
I also make public memorial statues and private garden memorial effigies.
The cost of a single life size adult starts from £3,000
Traditional Upholstery Qualification Course
David traditionally re-upholstered this Victorian armchair and was awarded a distinction for his work
Discus artform in beech and bubinga
Artform in beech with bubinga inlay. Diameter 14 inches; the discus is fixed to the base through a simple mechanism which allows it to be displayed at any angle around the 360 degrees
Wall brackets
Carved in walnut to my design, this pair of brackets were highlighted with 23.5ct gilded acanthus leaves and Egg & dart decoration.
Pub signage
Local pub Bull Baiters) with rendered finish! Lettering to customer’s specifications
Saxonburg Lantern
A reproduction of an original 19th century pierced tin lantern.
Large Racing Rocking Horse ‘Hero’
Meet ‘Hero’ ….. because everyone needs a Hero.
This beautiful large rocking horse has been designed and made with love.
Our latest design has been carved from Tulipwood with extra carving, the legs look like the horse is moving and although the horse has been stained, the front leg and blaze have been left natural wood, it really is stunning.
The saddle and bridle are well designed replicas of racing tack.
Approx. Finished Size: 60″ long x 49″ high x 20″ wide (1524x1245x508mm)