Meet the Seller - Dorset Team Christmas Fair - Sue and Jo from Made by Swimmer

Names : Sue and Jo

Shop Name: Made by Swimmer

Shop Link: http://madebyswimmer.etsy.com

Located in : Bournemouth

Sells: Toys, accessories and cushions, made by hand using recycled fabrics and materials.

Maker's Story: We are two sisters with a passion for sewing. We use recycled and vintage fabrics to make an eclectic range of products. We love to trawl through second hand shops and markets to find fabrics that inspire us. We pride ourselves on the fact that at least 90% of the materials used for each product is recycled or reused. 

Made by swimmer evolved from a women's art group we were involved with at our local school.Our work is driven by the fabrics that we find in second hand outlets and flea markets - we find something and think 'that would make a great....' or sometimes we just buy something because it's beautiful and months later, a use for it will come into our heads. It must be in the genes but we share very similar ideas and rarely disagree on the finished work.

Dorset Team Christmas Fair: Made by Swimmer will be selling their cushions and accessories at Dorset Team Christmas Fair on Saturday 3rd December at the Allendale Centre in Wimborne.

Please come along, meet Sue and Jo and our other makers and sellers.

Doors open at 10am and close at 4pm and it is free entry.

For more information please see our Facebook event page or blog post

Meet the Seller ­ Dorset Team Christmas Fair ­ Zoe Larkins - ​Love from Hetty and Dave

Name: Zoe Larkins
Shop Name: Love from Hetty and Dave 
Shop Link: lovefromhettyanddave.etsy.com
Located in: Bournemouth
Sells​:Handcrafted leather jewellery and accessories
Maker's Story​:

Zoe Larkins is the inspired British designer and maker behind the covetable handstitched leather jewellery and accessories label, ’Love From Hetty & Dave’. 

A Silver Smithing graduate of Kent Institute of Art & Design in 2001, Zoe was soon attracted by the more tactile qualities of leather & textiles and the possibilities for original and eclectic designs. 

Inspired by South American folk art, vintage design and 1950s kitsch, by 2004 Zoe had begun making her own range of handstitched nappa leather handbags, purses, brooches, and necklaces, successfully selling on London’s Portobello and Spitalfields markets and quickly establishing a cult following.

Zoe's highly original best selling items include up-cycled classic 1960s handbags customised with hand sewn decorative leather designs, including British birds and animals, for a contemporary edge; kooky cashmere slug characters; adorable country house tweed terrier and sausage dogs, and limited edition necklaces comprising luscious scarlet leather strawberries.

Love From Hetty & Dave designs have been picked up by customers all over the world, including celebrities, Amy Winehouse, Deborah ‘Dragon’ Meaden, and Jodie Harsh. 

Dorset Team Christmas Fair: ​

Zoe will be selling handcrafted leather jewellery and accessories at the Allendale Centre in Wimborne at the​ ​Dorset Team Christmas Fair​ on Saturday 3rd December.

Please come along, meet Zoe and our other makers and sellers.

Doors open at 10am and close at 4pm and it is free entry.

For more information please see our​ Facebook event page​ or​ ​blog post 

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