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This week · Craft & making
Craft & makingUntil 4 Oct · Derby
Field to Fashion at the Museum of Making
British wool from fleece to finished garment, staged inside the world's first factory.
Museum of Making, Derby Silk Mill, Silk Mill Lane, Derby DE1 3AFFree entry (donations welcome)
Craft & making👋 Meet peopleUntil 29 Oct · Widecombe In The Moor
Widecombe Artisan Craft Market
A weekly Thursday market of Dartmoor makers inside a 16th-century National Trust hall, free to wander with donations going to the Air Ambulance.
Church House, Widecombe-in-the-Moor, Dartmoor, Devon TQ13 7TAFree entry; donations to Devon Air Ambulance
Craft & making👋 Meet peopleFri 18 – Sun 20 Sept · London
Digital Design Weekend
A free weekend of installations, workshops and demos at the V&A exploring how creative technology intersects with ecology, care and community.
V&A South Kensington, Cromwell Road, London SW7 2RLFree
Craft & making👋 Meet peopleSat 19 Sept · Hastings
Hastings Makers Market
Fifty independent makers fill The Yard with ceramics, textiles and prints for a wheelchair-accessible afternoon of browsing.
The Yard, Waterworks Road, Hastings, East Sussex TN34 1RTFree entry
Craft & making👋 Meet peopleSat 19 Sept · Nottingham
Nottingham's Craft & Flea Makers Market
A makers market inside a medieval church in the Lace Market — independent Nottingham artisans selling ceramics, jewellery and vintage.
St Mary's Church, High Pavement, Nottingham NG1 1HN£2.50 (under-12s free)
Craft & making👋 Meet peopleSat 19 – Sun 20 Sept · Wakefield
The Hepworth Wakefield Harvest Festival
An autumn artisan market at Tileyard North with 70+ UK makers and producers, plus family activities across the Hepworth's galleries.
Tileyard North & The Hepworth Wakefield, Wakefield£2 entry (free for Hepworth members and under-18s)
Craft & making👋 Meet peopleSun 20 Sept · Northampton
Northants Makers Market
An outdoor craft market of Northamptonshire makers — jewellery, ceramics and more — outside The Creative Place on Northampton's Market Square, with live performances alongside.
Market Square, outside The Creative Place, NorthamptonFree entry
Craft & making👋 Meet peopleSun 20 Sept · London
Walthamstow's Craft & Flea Market
A dog-friendly, step-free Sunday market of local makers, vintage finds and ceramics in a converted social club.
Big Penny Social, 1 Priestley Way, London E17 6ALAround £2–£3 on the door, free for under-12s
Craft & making👋 Meet peopleSun 20 Sept · Winchester
Winchester Art & Design Market
A monthly street market of original art and craft — jewellery, ceramics, textiles, prints — sold by the makers themselves through Winchester's old town.
The Broadway, Winchester, HampshireFree to browse
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