The Fold Monthly Artisan Market — August
By The FoldAround 75 traders selling handmade, ethical and sustainable goods, all undercover in the Market Barn and the Carthouse. Free entry, free parking, dog friendly.
About this event
Where
The Market Barn
The Fold, A4103, Bransford, Worcester WR6 5JB
Good to know
Free entry, free parking
No ticket needed — just turn up. Parking is free and there is plenty of it, though it does fill from about eleven.
Dogs very welcome
We are a proudly dog-friendly site. Short leads in the barn please, it gets busy.
All undercover
The market is in the Market Barn and the Carthouse, both undercover, so it runs whatever the weather is doing.
Café open all day
The Fold Café is open 9am to 4pm with a vegetarian and vegan menu built around what we grow on the farm. The Veg Shed is open too.
Cash and card
Most traders take card, but bring a little cash where you can — it saves them the charges and some of the smaller stalls prefer it.
Where your money goes
The Fold is a not-for-profit. What the market makes helps fund the organic community farm, the nature trail and the volunteer programme.
Meet the makers
Ashtable
Ceramics
I throw functional stoneware on the wheel with a matte speckle and a raw clay foot.
Asterworks
Jewellery
I make recycled silver jewellery by hand shaped around the wearer rather than a trend. Commissions are about a third of what I do.
Attic Interiors
Vintage
I hunt out mid-century glass and ceramics sourced on buying trips two or three times a year.
Balm Botanics
Bath & body
I make simple, short-ingredient skincare using calendula, comfrey and chamomile from the garden.
Beaconprint
Print & illustration
I paint in gouache and print at home from sketches made walking the Malvern ridge.
Bloom & Blooms
Plants & florals
I grow cut flowers on a no-dig market garden all peat-free and grown without chemicals.
Bloom Botanics
Plants & florals
I raise houseplants from cuttings all peat-free and grown without chemicals. If it will not grow here, I do not sell it.
Bramble & Cloth
Textiles & accessories
I sew bags from deadstock canvas in undyed wool and plant-dyed silk.
Bramble & Thread
Textiles & accessories
I sew bags from deadstock canvas in undyed wool and plant-dyed silk. Slow, and I am at peace with that.
Bramble Bakery
Food & drink
I bake sourdough and slow-ferment everything all vegetarian, most of it vegan. Jars come back and get refilled at a discount.
Bramble Kitchen
Food & drink
I press juice and make cider vinegar all vegetarian, most of it vegan.
Bramblestitch
Textiles & accessories
I naturally dye with plants I grow in undyed wool and plant-dyed silk. Slow, and I am at peace with that.
Brass Silver
Jewellery
I solder fine chains and stacking rings cast from recycled offcuts in my kitchen studio.
Chisel Studio
Woodwork
I build boxes and boards by hand from trees I helped take down myself. Repairs are free, for life.
Copper & Row
Jewellery
I make recycled silver jewellery by hand with a hammered finish that catches the light.
Damson & Kitchen
Food & drink
I make jams and chutneys in small batches with flour milled in Herefordshire. The recipe is my grandmother’s, more or less.
Damson & Larder
Food & drink
I make jams and chutneys in small batches all vegetarian, most of it vegan.
Damson Kitchen
Food & drink
I make jams and chutneys in small batches from fruit grown within ten miles of the farm. Everything is made in a registered home kitchen, rated five.
Emberyard
Ceramics
I throw and carve porcelain glazed in soft oatmeal, sage and off-white. I bring seconds to the market and they always go first.
Facet & Bloom
Jewellery
I cast small sculptural rings with a hammered finish that catches the light. I keep prices honest — this is meant to be worn, not saved for best.
Facet & Line
Jewellery
I make recycled silver jewellery by hand with a hammered finish that catches the light. I offer free resizing for life on all my rings.
Facet Silver
Jewellery
I make recycled silver jewellery by hand using reclaimed metal and traceable stones.
Facetworks
Glass
I make stained glass panels and suncatchers from bottles collected at the café here. I teach a beginners’ class once a month.
Foxglovepapers
Print & illustration
I screenprint in small editions on cotton rag paper in editions of thirty or fewer. I hand-finish and sign every print.
Frond Botanics
Plants & florals
I make dried flower wreaths from flowers I grew and dried myself. I take the buckets home and reuse them.
Fuselights
Glass
I make kiln-formed dishes and lights all leaded by hand in the traditional way.
Grainworkshop
Woodwork
I make small furniture from storm-fallen timber using ash, cherry and field maple from local fellings. Everything is finished food-safe.
Hazelcraft
Woodwork
I build boxes and boards by hand finished with nothing but oil and beeswax.
Hearth Apothecary
Candles & home fragrance
I pour candles into reclaimed vessels with wooden wicks and a very slow burn. Every batch is named after a lane near the farm.
Hedgerow & Blooms
Plants & florals
I grow herbs and propagate perennials from flowers I grew and dried myself.
Hedgerow & Meadow
Ceramics
I throw and carve porcelain finished with ash glazes I mix myself. No two pieces come out quite the same, which I like.
Hedgerow & Print
Print & illustration
I cut and hand-print lino by hand on cotton rag paper in editions of thirty or fewer. I hand-finish and sign every print.
Hedgerow Clay
Ceramics
I throw functional stoneware on the wheel glazed in soft oatmeal, sage and off-white. No two pieces come out quite the same, which I like.
Hedgerow Skincare
Bath & body
I make simple, short-ingredient skincare following formulations I had safety-assessed properly. I run soap-making workshops here through the winter.
Hedgerowpress
Print & illustration
I paint in gouache and print at home with plant-based inks and no plastic in the packaging.
Herbal & Company
Bath & body
I infuse balms and salves from herbs I grow using calendula, comfrey and chamomile from the garden.
Herefordshireworks
Jewellery
I solder fine chains and stacking rings using reclaimed metal and traceable stones.
Hop Kitchen
Food & drink
I cook street food from a converted horsebox all vegetarian, most of it vegan. Everything is made in a registered home kitchen, rated five.
Indigo Cloth
Textiles & accessories
I naturally dye with plants I grow with dye from madder, woad and onion skin. Every bag is repairable and I repair them free.
Indigocompany
Textiles & accessories
I naturally dye with plants I grow in undyed wool and plant-dyed silk.
Kefir & Company
Food & drink
I bake sourdough and slow-ferment everything using windfall from orchards that would otherwise rot.
Kefir & Kitchen
Food & drink
I make jams and chutneys in small batches with flour milled in Herefordshire. Jars come back and get refilled at a discount.
Kiln & Barn
Ceramics
I throw and carve porcelain with a matte speckle and a raw clay foot. Mugs, jugs and serving bowls made to be used every day.
Kiln & Company
Glass
I make stained glass panels and suncatchers from bottles collected at the café here.
Kiln & Field
Ceramics
I hand-build slab vessels with a matte speckle and a raw clay foot. I bring seconds to the market and they always go first.
Lantern & Glass
Glass
I fuse and slump recycled bottle glass using glass reclaimed from a demolished chapel. Every piece is signed and dated.
Lunemoon
Jewellery
I hand-forge everyday pieces in brass and silver with a hammered finish that catches the light.
Madder & Cloth
Textiles & accessories
I sew bags from deadstock canvas from offcuts rescued from a mill clearance.
Madder & Weave
Textiles & accessories
I weave scarves and throws on a floor loom built to outlast the person who buys them.
Orchard & Farmhouse
Food & drink
I make jams and chutneys in small batches with flour milled in Herefordshire. Jars come back and get refilled at a discount.
Orchard Company
Food & drink
I cook street food from a converted horsebox with flour milled in Herefordshire.
Orehill
Jewellery
I solder fine chains and stacking rings shaped around the wearer rather than a trend.
Preserve & Company
Food & drink
I bake sourdough and slow-ferment everything using windfall from orchards that would otherwise rot.
Presspapers
Print & illustration
I draw the hills and hedgerows around here from sketches made walking the Malvern ridge. Originals, prints and cards, all made within five miles of here.
Quince Preserves
Food & drink
I cook street food from a converted horsebox with flour milled in Herefordshire.
Riso & Papers
Print & illustration
I screenprint in small editions on cotton rag paper in editions of thirty or fewer. Commissions of houses and pets keep the lights on.
Rummage & Antiques
Vintage
I rescue and restore small furniture cleaned and waxed but never over-restored.
Rushlight Candle Co
Candles & home fragrance
I make beeswax candles from local hives in scents built around the seasons here. No paraffin, no palm, no plastic wrap.
Secondvintage
Vintage
I hunt out mid-century glass and ceramics cleaned and waxed but never over-restored.
Selvedge & Company
Textiles & accessories
I quilt and patch using salvaged cloth in undyed wool and plant-dyed silk.
Silvermade
Jewellery
I hand-forge everyday pieces in brass and silver cast from recycled offcuts in my kitchen studio.
Silvermoon
Jewellery
I solder fine chains and stacking rings shaped around the wearer rather than a trend.
Slip & Pottery
Ceramics
I throw functional stoneware on the wheel glazed in soft oatmeal, sage and off-white.
Solder Studio
Jewellery
I solder fine chains and stacking rings cast from recycled offcuts in my kitchen studio. I offer free resizing for life on all my rings.
Sourdough & Larder
Food & drink
I make jams and chutneys in small batches using windfall from orchards that would otherwise rot.
Tallow Apothecary
Candles & home fragrance
I make beeswax candles from local hives in scents built around the seasons here. I make about forty a week and no more.
Tincture Skincare
Bath & body
I make cold-process soap following formulations I had safety-assessed properly.
Tinctureskincare
Bath & body
I make simple, short-ingredient skincare using calendula, comfrey and chamomile from the garden. It smells of the garden because it is the garden.
Wheel & Meadow
Ceramics
I throw functional stoneware on the wheel with a matte speckle and a raw clay foot. I bring seconds to the market and they always go first.
Wick & Candles
Candles & home fragrance
I blend fragrance oils by hand with wooden wicks and a very slow burn.
Willowtextiles
Textiles & accessories
I quilt and patch using salvaged cloth built to outlast the person who buys them.
Yew & Company
Woodwork
I make small furniture from storm-fallen timber finished with nothing but oil and beeswax. Everything is finished food-safe.
Yewcompany
Woodwork
I build boxes and boards by hand from trees I helped take down myself. No two pieces are alike because no two trees are.
Workshops
Carve a butter knife
with Hedgerow Skincare · Ages 12+ with an adult · 45 min
Green woodworking at a shave horse: take a split of ash and cut it down into something you will use every breakfast for twenty years.
Sun 2 Aug, 11:00 · Beside pitch 49· 4 places left
Sun 2 Aug, 13:00 · Beside pitch 49· 2 places left
Fold a paper star
with Bramble & Thread · All ages · 10 min
Five sheets, ten minutes, one very good window decoration. Free, runs on the hour, and no one under nine has ever wanted to stop at one.
Sun 2 Aug, 11:00 · Beside pitch 9· 11 places left
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