Our selection of goodies for the crafter close to you. Knitters, weavers, sewists and potters; gifts for those who appreciate finely made things. At Ondine Ash, our curated shop on the Old High Street in Falmouth, Cornwall, this is our Christmas gift guide for makers — the people who spend all year making beautiful things for everyone else, and who are notoriously hard to buy for because they could probably make it themselves.
For anyone who sews or quilts, Kate Owen's quilted stocking kits and quilt kits give a proper hands-on Christmas project, while Molly Martin's The Art of Repair speaks to anyone who mends, darns and patches rather than replaces. Ceramics lovers and potters will appreciate handmade pieces from Annabel Roberts, Pip Hartle, Liz Vidal and Wildwood Ceramic Studio — makers' work bought by makers, which tends to be the surest way to get it right. Ambrose Vevers' hand-shaped spatulas and scorched ash boards, and Selwyn House's oak spatulas, cover the woodworkers and cooks.
Textile lovers will find Klippan lambswool and Gotland wool blankets, Linen Tales bedding, Beatrice Larkin and Chickpea hot water bottle covers, and Susan Early's hand-woven willow baskets — all the kind of finely made things that get properly appreciated by someone who understands the work behind them. Smaller stocking fillers include Petra Boase's luxury tissue paper for wrapping, Botanicum postcards, Wild Sage & Co soap tins and COCO hot chocolate.
Whether you're after Christmas gifts for knitters, presents for sewists, or something for the potter or woodworker in your life, this is a considered, small-batch alternative to the usual craft-shop gift sets — pieces made by hand, for people who make things by hand.
Makers
Ambrose Vevers, Annabel Roberts, Beatrice Larkin, Botanique Workshop, Chickpea, COCO Chocolatier, Kate Owen, Klippan, La Luna, Le Bon Shoppe, Linen Tales, Liz Vidal, Ondine Ash, Owen Barry, Petra Boase Ltd, Pip Hartle, Selwyn House, Susan Early, Wildwood Ceramic Studio, WS + Co
