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Tinsmiths Cuttings Blog
The Tinsmiths Cuttings blog is a place where we can delve a little deeper into topics of interest. All the people that contribute to the Tinsmiths blog are visual people – makers, designers and “doers”. They like to get out and about and look – at buildings, at landscape, at art, at life. That is why Tinsmiths Cuttings isn’t just about Tinsmiths. We hope you enjoy their posts.
Included in this blog you will find details about Tinsmiths exhibitions and special events – activities in which we aim to showcase the best in contemporary applied arts and the handmade with a particular focus on textiles, ceramics and print. Please keep an eye on our social media content, blog posts and What’s On Around Ledbury for further details of what’s coming up next.
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Daily Rituals: the joy of using handmade tableware
Each morning as I unfurl into the day I ritually reach for a handthrown mug made by Devon-based potter,…
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Tinsmiths Reopening, December 2020
Tinsmiths Shop windows shining determinedly through the temporary pause. We are so, so pleased to be out the other side…
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Tinsmiths Calendar 2021- Ledburyshire
It can often feel like time is always rushing forwards and we are constantly changing, adapting our ways and having…
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Antique Patchwork Quilts
On a quiet shelf in our showroom among an abundance of fabric rolls and remnants lies a humble pile of…
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The Forager’s Year: February 2020
In the second of our posts written by Anneliese Appleby to accompany the forage themed Tinsmiths 2020 calendar, we have a…
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The Forager’s Year: January 2020
In this, the first of a series of posts written by Anneliese Appleby to accompany the forage themed Tinsmiths 2020…
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Tinsmiths Calendar 2020: The Forager’s Year
The 2020 Tinsmiths Calendar takes it’s inspiration from nature’s seasonal bounty. For this, our twelfth Tinsmiths Calendar, the theme is…
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W.R. Lethaby and All Saints’ Church Brockhampton by David Patten
The Architect’s Error As it says for all to see in the church porch, architect W.R. Lethaby’s error at All…
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Linen for curtains & blinds
In the latest in our occasional series of posts about cloth the focus is on linen. Starting with the basics;…
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Ticking Fabrics
Ticking fabric was traditionally a very densely woven cotton herringbone or twill weave cloth used for making mattress & pillow…
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A Lot of Bottle – Winchcombe Pottery
The Bottle Kiln at Winchcombe, last fired in 1954, awaiting restoration. There has been a working pottery on the site…
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The Book of Pebbles
Who hasn’t picked a pebble up whilst strolling the coast of Britain? They look especially inviting lying covered in the…
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Prints, Pots and Plants Exhibition – March & April 2019
To begin our 2019 exhibition programme we welcome artist-printmaker and illustrator Angie Lewin and potter Mark de la Torre to…
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Patrishow Church
At the Eastern fringes of the Brecon Beacons National Park, on the edge of the Black Mountains, where wild untrammelled…
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Malvern Hills and British Camp
Here on the cropped grass of the narrow ridge I stand, A fathom of earth, alive in air, Aloof as…
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St Michael and All Angels Parish Church Ledbury
If you are making a visit to Ledbury, it is hard to miss its parish church. Its spire can be…