Craftandcanvas

08/06/2026

We’re off to Ireland for a week on the motorbike. The shop is open as usual Tuesday to Saturday and online orders are shipping as normal. Running an independent shop is the best job in the world. Back soon.

04/06/2026

In just four weeks time it will be our big town wide Hebden Bridge Open Studios where there will be a hundred and six artists and makers opening their studios or exhibiting collectively in shared venues all over town.

We have a free brochure with all of the artists listed which is good to peruse before the event so you can plan your route and you can have your one sent out to you for the price of the postage.

You can order one on website from the 'events' page and I'm the 'posting brochures out monitor' so I will send it to you 💛. I'll put a direct link in my stories in a min.

I've been sending them to many places across the UK so far. It's nice that people will travel to visit us ☺️

04/06/2026

🎨✨ NEW IN THE SHOP ✨🎨

For those who like their colours rich, velvety, and just a little bit irresistible…

We’ve just stocked these gorgeous Sennelier Extra-Fine Gouache colours in generous 100ml pots.

Favoured by illustrators, designers, fine artists, and anyone who appreciates beautifully pigmented paint, gouache sits somewhere between watercolour and acrylic, giving you vibrant colour, a matte finish, and incredible coverage.

Greg insists they’re “too nice to use.”

Mark’s opinion is that paint exists specifically to be used.

Sid The Sheep has remained neutral but has been spotted standing suspiciously close to the pink one. 🐑

Pop in and have a look while they’re still on the shelves.




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03/06/2026

Shout out to my newest followers! Excited to have you onboard!

Lee Christopher, Mitchell Weir, David Kennedy, Sophia Hatch

30/05/2026

🌈🧵 LOOK WHAT’S STARTING TO APPEAR…

The first patches for our One Patch. Your Pride community quilt have arrived, and honestly… we’re already a little bit emotional.

Crochet, patchwork, colour, creativity, personality, stories… every piece is completely different, and that’s exactly the point. ❤️

These wonderful first contributions are now hanging proudly in our window, giving everyone a glimpse of what this community project could become when hundreds of individual voices are stitched together.

And the best bit?

There’s still plenty of time to get involved.

Whether you’re a seasoned quilter, an enthusiastic crocheter, a knitter, an embroiderer, or someone who just fancies having a go, we’d love to add your patch to the quilt.

✨ Knit it
✨ Crochet it
✨ Stitch it
✨ Embroider it
✨ Patchwork it

The only rule is that your piece should be a multiple of 15cm (15x15cm, 15x30cm, 30x30cm etc.) so we can join everything together.

🐑 Sid The Sheep has been appointed Official Patch Inspector and reports that:
“The standard is already worryingly high. I may need a clipboard.”

Deadline for submissions: 30th June

Drop off or post your patch to:

Craft & Canvas
3 Carlton Street
Hebden Bridge
HX7 8ER

Let’s create something beautiful together for Happy Valley Pride — one patch, one story, one community at a time.

🌈 One Patch. Your Pride. 🌈

29/05/2026

cobalt was named after Goblins! Medieval miners blamed goblins for ruining their silver. They weren’t entirely wrong. The full story- and why Wallace Seymo make the best cobalt range. Link in bio.

26/05/2026

Summer in spring? Hope you all managed to get some cool time today. ❤️

24/05/2026

Wonderful! Come on everyone, get involved.

🎉 FREE WORKSHOP PLACES AVAILABLE!

We’re excited to offer our lovely followers a limited number of FREE places for our Puppet and Flag Making Workshops, delivered with Handmade Productions as part of this year’s Happy Valley Pride Festival and leading up to our Decade Parade.

Workshop dates:
🗓 11 June | 6:30–9:00pm
🗓 17 June | 6:30–9:00pm
🗓 24 June | 6:30–9:00pm
🗓 5 July | 1:00–4:00pm

📍 Handmade Productions, Hebden Bridge, HX7 8LN

Places are very limited, available on a first come, first served basis, and are open to adults aged 18+ only.

To book a place, please email: [email protected] and let us know which dates you’re available.

🌈 The Decade Parade will take place on the morning of Saturday 25 July.

We can’t wait to create with you!

22/05/2026