The Fold Monthly Artisan Market — October
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
Beacon & Lights
Glass
I make stained glass panels and suncatchers all leaded by hand in the traditional way.
Beaconprint
Print & illustration
I paint in gouache and print at home from sketches made walking the Malvern ridge. Commissions of houses and pets keep the lights on.
Beeswaxworks
Candles & home fragrance
I pour candles into reclaimed vessels scented with essential oils, never synthetics.
Bractnursery
Plants & florals
I grow cut flowers on a no-dig market garden from flowers I grew and dried myself. Wedding flowers are about half my year.
Bramble & Cloth
Textiles & accessories
I sew bags from deadstock canvas in undyed wool and plant-dyed silk. I grow half the dye plants on an allotment in Powick.
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 Company
Food & drink
I press juice and make cider vinegar using windfall from orchards that would otherwise rot. 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.
Copper & Row
Jewellery
I make recycled silver jewellery by hand with a hammered finish that catches the light.
Facetworks
Glass
I make stained glass panels and suncatchers from bottles collected at the café here.
Foxglove Prints
Print & illustration
I paint in gouache and print at home using a press I rebuilt from a school clear-out. Commissions of houses and pets keep the lights on.
Frond Nursery
Plants & florals
I grow herbs and propagate perennials on half an acre near Leigh Sinton. Wedding flowers are about half my year.
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.
Hedgerow Botanics
Bath & body
I blend bath salts and body oils following formulations I had safety-assessed properly. Everything is assessed and registered, which most people never ask about.
Hedgerow Clay
Ceramics
I throw functional stoneware on the wheel glazed in soft oatmeal, sage and off-white.
Hedgerowremedies
Bath & body
I infuse balms and salves from herbs I grow in aluminium and glass, never plastic.
Hollowmeadow
Ceramics
I throw functional stoneware on the wheel with a matte speckle and a raw clay foot. No two pieces come out quite the same, which I like.
Indigo Stitch
Textiles & accessories
I quilt and patch using salvaged cloth from offcuts rescued from a mill clearance. I grow half the dye plants on an allotment in Powick.
Indigocompany
Textiles & accessories
I naturally dye with plants I grow in undyed wool and plant-dyed silk.
Kiln & Company
Glass
I make stained glass panels and suncatchers from bottles collected at the café here. I teach a beginners’ class once a month.
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.
Nursery & Blooms
Plants & florals
I grow cut flowers on a no-dig market garden from flowers I grew and dried myself.
Orchard Company
Food & drink
I cook street food from a converted horsebox with flour milled in Herefordshire.
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.
Pressprint
Print & illustration
I paint in gouache and print at home from sketches made walking the Malvern ridge.
Riso & Studio
Print & illustration
I cut and hand-print lino by hand from sketches made walking the Malvern ridge.
Rummage & Salvage
Vintage
I rescue and restore small furniture sourced on buying trips two or three times a year.
Rushlight & Apothecary
Candles & home fragrance
I pour soy and rapeseed wax candles scented with essential oils, never synthetics.
Second Interiors
Vintage
I sell French brocante and English country pieces sourced on buying trips two or three times a year. Half of it comes out of houses within twenty miles.
Secondvintage
Vintage
I hunt out mid-century glass and ceramics cleaned and waxed but never over-restored.
Seed & Garden
Plants & florals
I grow cut flowers on a no-dig market garden picked the morning of the market.
Silvermoon
Jewellery
I solder fine chains and stacking rings shaped around the wearer rather than a trend. Commissions are about a third of what I do.
Slip & Pottery
Ceramics
I throw functional stoneware on the wheel glazed in soft oatmeal, sage and off-white. Everything is fired twice in a converted stable outside Malvern.
Solder Studio
Jewellery
I solder fine chains and stacking rings cast from recycled offcuts in my kitchen studio.
Tallow Apothecary
Candles & home fragrance
I make beeswax candles from local hives in scents built around the seasons here.
Tinctureskincare
Bath & body
I make simple, short-ingredient skincare using calendula, comfrey and chamomile from the garden.
Wheel Pottery
Ceramics
I make small-batch tableware with a matte speckle and a raw clay foot. Mugs, jugs and serving bowls made to be used every day.
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.
Wycherow
Jewellery
I hand-forge everyday pieces in brass and silver with a hammered finish that catches the light.
Wyre Prints
Print & illustration
I screenprint in small editions with plant-based inks and no plastic in the packaging. I sell the misprints cheap and they always sell out.
Yew & Company
Woodwork
I make small furniture from storm-fallen timber finished with nothing but oil and beeswax. Everything is finished food-safe.
Workshops
Make a moss wreath base
with Bramble Kitchen · Adults and over-14s · 40 min
The bit everyone skips and then wonders why their wreath sags by New Year. Bind a proper moss base on a wire ring and take it home to dress yourself.
Sun 4 Oct, 11:00 · The Carthouse corner· 7 places left
Sun 4 Oct, 13:00 · The Carthouse corner· 5 places left
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Free entry
No ticket needed — just turn up on the day.