The Pop Craft 2012 season is sadly coming to an end. After a 2 month residency at the Harvest Workroom, and 3 months at La Belle Miette, Pop Craft is preparing itself for the arrival of higher temperatures and retreating into its summer hibernation. Ever lasting gratitude for the generosity and support of Hugh and Maylynn from the unparalleled La Belle Miette.

During October, Pop Craft will be opening only on Fridays (12- 5pm) & Saturdays (12- 4pm). Our last trading day for 2012 will be Saturday the 3rd of November

Pop Craft is thrilled to introduce new works from local makers. Skilful masters of their crafts, these artisans offer out of the ordinary products that are brilliantly designed, precisely fabricated and impeccably finished.

The end of year celebrations are lurking around the corner. Eliminate last minute stress and disappointments by purchasing some of these handmade delights. Vive Melbourne talent!

Sarah Scanlon is a nurse who loves to design colourful prints. She often fills her hatch back with rolls of silk and linen, drives to the studio and spends hours screen printing scarves, cushions and bags herself. She sometimes feels defeated by the laborious nature of this practice but adores it.

Rosanna Ford trained in fashion design and print at Central Saint Martins College in London. She has worked for fashion houses on four continents, including Diane von Furstenberg in New York, where she designed embellishments for clothing and accessories, and Delhi based Abraham & Thakore She has also worked for the Indian block printing company Anokhi, designing prints and working with natural indigo dye techniques. In Melbourne Rosanna works for Harvest Textiles, an organic textiles and printing company, and she lectures in textiles at Melbourne School of Fashion

Tara Shackell makes functional tableware and ceramic objects from high-fired stoneware and porcelain. Her current work focuses on creating simple objects that express materiality, quietness and space. She now spends as much time as possible working in her tiny garden studio and has spent the last 5 years studying and making ceramics. Indeed, Tara loves to makes useful things for people who appreciate beauty in everyday objects.

Philippa Jolliffe is baby Hazel’s mum. Also, she is an extremely experienced shoe maker running her own label for private customers for 10 years and has an impressive collection of shoe lasts in her dining room chimney. She knows the human foot. She believes style is for all creature big and small.

As you have probably gathered, Pop Craft is turning somewhat into a treasure chest not only full of yarn but also abundant with giftware. Please come and feast your eyes before the summer hiatus.
xxP