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Book an Intoxicating Tea or just come along to view the Craft Stalls at this increasingly popular local event.
To book your Intoxicating Tea call the Bay Horse Hotel direct on 01388 526565.
Intoxicating Teas cost £20.00 and include Prosecco on arrival, a Savoury and Cake Stand, Vodka Jelly and a Pot of Cocktail to share!
If you don’t want an Intoxicating Tea you come and view the Craft Stalls FREE of charge! The bar will be open as normal.
Hand Crafted Leatherwork by Evancliffe Leathercraft, Sand Art and Hand Made Cushions.
Nothing like adding an event with very short notice but we’ve only just had confirmation we have a stall in the last couple of days.
Lots and lots of local craft, food and charity stalls for you to see.
3rd November 2016 – 10:00am – 1:00pm
Are you the owner or manager of a shop, gallery or cafe that sells or wants to sell beautiful quirky, handcrafted items?
If so then this FREE event is for you. Durham Creatives have a range of exciting designer makers lined up with all sorts from silver jewellery to glass, wood and leather crafts, knitted items and all sorts more looking forward to meeting you over fresh warm scones with tea or coffee on 3rd November in the beautiful setting of the Durham Dales Centre.
If you are a potential buyer of hand crafted items you can find out more and book via the event’s Eventbrite Booking Page. Just click on the link.
16th November 2016 – 7:30pm – 10:00pm
The Ladies Night event at the Black Bull is to raise money for the David Nelson Memorial Fund.
This local charity has provided defibrillators for every village and town in Weardale. They still need to raise funds to maintain and replace those defibrillators when needed.
As it’s Ladies Night, Wendy Elsdon will be manning our stall here, selling our hand crafted leather goods.
Durham Dales Centre, Castle gardens, Stanhope, County Durham. DL13 2FJ
Saturday 1st October 2016 – 11am – 3pm.
The Durham Dales Centre is celebrating 25 years.
Come along and meet Spider Man, Snow White, Kids Crafts, Meet the Makers, Stanhope Fire Brigade, Air Ambulance, Mountain Rescue plus special offers and give aways. Don’t miss the fun!
Evancliffe Leathercraft will not just be selling our products here, but for a small fee you can stamp your own design onto a leather shape such as a bookmark, coaster or wristband and take it away with you! We will also be running our popular “Stitch an Inch” activity where visitors can have a go at traditional Saddle Stitch.
You’ll find us in our new Green & White Tent!
Auckland Castle, Market Place, Bishop Auckland, County Durham. DL14 7NR
Join a wide range of traditional building and craftspeople for the first Auckland Castle Heritage Skills Festival.
You can come and try a wide range of building and handcrafts and find out more about our heritage skills workshops running throughout 2016 and 17.
Pick up a gift from one of the craft stalls.
This is a FREE to enter event and no booking is required so please do drop in and have a go.
Suitable for the whole family.
Evancliffe Leathercraft will not just be selling our products here, but for a small fee you can stamp your own design onto a leather shape such as a bookmark, coaster or wristband and take it away with you! We will also be running our popular “Stitch an Inch” activity where visitors can have a go at traditional Saddle Stitch.
Broadacre House is the home for charities, social action and creativity in the heart of Newcastle. It is a unique space blending working for positive social change with a creative thread and a collaborative way of working.
Visit The Broadacre House Website: http://broadacre.communitybookings.co.uk/
A celebration of woodland crafts and skills in a beautiful woodland setting. Leatherwork, Blacksmith, Willow Work, Spoon Carving, Story Telling, Biochar, Music, Tea Room and much more.
Evancliffe leatherwork will be demonstrating & selling traditional hand crafted leatherwork. Visitors to our stand (which will be in our brand new Green and White marquee) will have a chance to try out hand stamping their own leather item to take home (Small charge per item) as well as trying their hand at our famous “Stitch an Inch”.
A lovely day out for the whole family, come and learn something new and just a little bit different.
Admission charges:
Adults £3.00
Kids £2.50
Kids under 7 Free
Family (2 adults 2 kids) £10
Visit The Garden Station website for more information: www.thegardenstation.co.uk/
The leather briefcase featured in this post was recently completed for a commission. The design is our own and we believe unique. This particular version was designed to hold a large lap-top computer, so is slightly bigger than the average briefcase. (As we design using CAD we can easily alter the sizes to make the bag in different sizes.)
The briefcase is cut by hand from quality veg tan leather, dyed by hand (in this case with saddle tan oil dye, but many other colours are available) and completely hand stitched. Hand stitching is much stronger than the machine stitching commonly found on mass produced shop bought items.
Opening the bag will reveal a slim rear pocket, a large central pocket (which will hold the lap top, files etc. and to smaller front pockets. There is also a leather pen holder strip. Of course, as we make each one to order, e can incorporate your own requirements into the size and features of the case.
The case benefits from a hand crafted and hand stitched leather handle as well as a detachable leather shoulder strap. The shoulder strap is adjustable at both ends using brass sliders and has a hand crafted and hand stitched shoulder pad.
The briefcase pictured also had a personalised badge stitched to the flap. Other custom features can be included in the design.
All the fittings used are of a high quality and obtained from a local supplier. Various finishes are available, the case featured was provided with brass / brass look fittings.
Prices start at £350.00. (Prices vary on size and customisation.) Please contact us to discuss your requirements or for a quote.
Please note, most of our leatherwork is made to order. Please contact us early if you have a specific date that you require any commission to be completed by.
We have a lot more photos of the briefcase on our Facebook Page, or you can link directly to our Facebook Briefcase Photo Album.
