Winter Warmers

If you're anything like us you'll be feeling the cold this week so we thought it would be the perfect time to focus on some of our items that you can wrap yourself up in, curl up on and wrap your hands round to make yourself a little bit more toasty.

Starting with wrapping yourself up, how about one of these beautiful cushions or blankets:

To curl up on, one of Emily Farncombe Upholstery's stylish chairs:

And to wrap your hands round, some of Margaret Glackin's lovely ceramics:

Or these quirky mug warmers:

As always, this is just a taste of what we have in the shop, if anything takes your fancy or makes you wonder what else we have then do call in to see us!

 

Count down to Christmas, Homewares part 1 Living Room

There's a chill in the air and the countdown to Christmas has begun and with it plans for the day.

First on the list is getting the home ready and at Fabrication we've some perfect choices to keep your guests comfortable

What every home needs is a comfy chair and these from Emily Farncombe Upholstery have real wow factor and comfy to boot

This gorgeous little wotnot from Kerry Brown is also a statement piece and will be a talking point with your guests

Cushions and throws will give your room a cosy ambience, these from yorkshire blankets are among our best selling items, and the tweed and felt ones from Bobbin Around are super stylish

One of our specially imported rungs from Bazar Mehdi will complete your room and means you are set up for the winter

seller in the spotlight ...Bobbinaround

Bobbinaround is based in Leeds in my home studio. I take inspiration from nature, whether it’s textures, shapes or colour, incorporating my love for textiles. Fabrication has given me a fantastic opportunity to showcase my work in the centre of Leeds.

A large range of textile materials are used in my work, but I like to specialise in the use of wool, whether it’s using the fibres to create felt or traditional wool suiting fabrics to produce home furnishings.

I enjoy experimenting with the materials of my craft when producing a hand felted product. Often wool fibres and are wet felted and stitched, and then felted again to achieve the desired effect.

In my studio, I create collections of scarves, cushions, throws and wall art, all reflecting the versatility of wool fabrics and felt.

If you don't see quite what you want, then I am always delighted to take on and also deliver a variety of textiles workshops locally. Charlotte regularly runs felting workshops for Fabrication, keep an eye on our website for details

Spotlight on the seller - Needlecase

Jean Walne and Judith Schur are a mother and daughter team who are passionate about knitting and needlework of all kinds.  Their shop, Needlecase, where they offer a wide range of yarns and haberdashery, opened in September 2010, in the small North Yorkshire town of Tadcaster.  www.needlecase.co.uk

These unique knitting kits have been designed by Judith who is currently studying for a City and Guilds qualification in Knitted Textiles. The range of kits available is very small but Judith is hoping to make some additions throughout 2014.

All of the kits use British yarn from West Yorkshire Spinners, based in Keighley.

Chain Stripes – an Easy Knit, this cushion is designed to really show off the natural colours of the Jacob wool and it is available in 4 different ‘colour ways’, each one taking a different shade as its background colour. There are 3 coconut buttons included which complement the natural colours of the wool.

Tile Petal –in beautiful, soft Blue Faced Leicester wool, requires some experience. There are 5 colours available on a cream background.

Diamond Cable – again this cushion requires some experience. It is knitted in Jacob Aran weight wool and is available in Ecru and Light Grey which are both natural colours from the Jacob sheep. The wool from West Yorkshire Spinners is fabulous quality and beautiful to work with. The cushion is fastened with three enormous coconut buttons which I love.

Spotlight on the Seller- UrbanFox

At UrbanFox we believe that nature should be a large part of everybodies lives. Our prints are designed to bring an essence of the outdoors into your urban surroundings.

People are naturally inclined to surround themselves with natural objects, concisely or otherwise and natural materials, textures, colours and imagery are always on trend in home wares. We like to put an emphasis on the inspiration we draw from natural things but we also like to add edgy colours and imagery with different textures and finishes to create something very unique for our special and unique customers. All our handmade and hand screen-printed items are made with love and care, time and effort.

At UrbanFox we design, print and create all items by hand. We create a whole range of home wares, printed and woven fabrics. We specialise in beautiful decorative cushions, to add a touch of colour and uniqueness to any home, chair or bed.

We also take on commissions and custom orders; get in touch for more information. ‘My greatest inspiration comes from designing and making for customers, I work to create an atmosphere for the customer and an item that they are proud to own. Animals and nature inspire most of my work, looking at old anatomical drawings and diagrams tend to be the base of my concepts. It’s amazing to see a whole project through from initial sketches to finished products, whether it’s a small printed cushion or a re-furbished chair and its good seeing the customer enjoy their unique product.’