Art and Craft Valley
@acvalley.bsky.social
Local Art and Craft Shop in Coulsdon, London. A haven for knitters, tailors, painters, and any other crafts for over 20 years. Drop us a line, or stop by!
Pinned
Sorry the site hasn't updated this week. We're working on getting our first online purchase buttons up and running for some of the rarer items in the shop.
February 4, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Sorry the site hasn't updated this week. We're working on getting our first online purchase buttons up and running for some of the rarer items in the shop.
Starting 2025 with our first steps into ecommerce: we now have Paypal, so if you phone an order in to the #artshop, you can pay for it by Paypal. Online orders on the site to follow...
January 30, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Starting 2025 with our first steps into ecommerce: we now have Paypal, so if you phone an order in to the #artshop, you can pay for it by Paypal. Online orders on the site to follow...
Knitting in the days of yore - Bette Davis showing how it's done.
Knitting is cool! Bette Davis knits like crazy while showing some leg. And can we talk about those sandals?! I'd wear those in a second. Love 'em. 🧶
#knittingiscool #cool #knit #knitsky #bettedavis #sandals #actor #actress #moviestar #star #icon #iconic #knitter #outdoor #gettingsun #sunbathing
#knittingiscool #cool #knit #knitsky #bettedavis #sandals #actor #actress #moviestar #star #icon #iconic #knitter #outdoor #gettingsun #sunbathing
January 22, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Knitting in the days of yore - Bette Davis showing how it's done.
Sorry for any inconvenience. The shop is closing early today due to a medical appointment. Normal opening hours tomorrow.
January 21, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Sorry for any inconvenience. The shop is closing early today due to a medical appointment. Normal opening hours tomorrow.
Here's a useful tip for #knitters
How to Neaten the First Bound Off Stitch
There is one thing about the regular bind-off method that is quite annoying. It doesn’t form neat corners.
A little tweak that removes slope from the right corner of a bind-off edge.
For more details
www.10rowsaday.com/neat-bindoff...
#knitting #knit
January 20, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Here's a useful tip for #knitters
Woolly hats make the world a fluffier place!
January 20, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Woolly hats make the world a fluffier place!
January 20, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Reposted by Art and Craft Valley
I KNOW how much work went into that and it's gorgeous!
#embroidery #art #textiles #fiberart #Needlefelt #needlefelting #weaving
January 8, 2025 at 8:38 PM
I KNOW how much work went into that and it's gorgeous!
#embroidery #art #textiles #fiberart #Needlefelt #needlefelting #weaving
Our first #craft suggestion and how-to of the New Year! www.artandcraftvalley.co.uk/transfer-ima... Mod Podge #image transfers, and a PVA glue alternative method to try out.
Transfer images with Mod Podge – or without?
Hope you all had a good Christmas, and now we are back after the break with another craft idea. There’s a technique floating around for a while that lets you make your own image transfers wi…
www.artandcraftvalley.co.uk
January 8, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Our first #craft suggestion and how-to of the New Year! www.artandcraftvalley.co.uk/transfer-ima... Mod Podge #image transfers, and a PVA glue alternative method to try out.
Here's a craft we don't cover often. Pyrography on wood and leather makes some lovely items - like these ones from @n3rdybirdy.bsky.social
January 8, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Here's a craft we don't cover often. Pyrography on wood and leather makes some lovely items - like these ones from @n3rdybirdy.bsky.social
Knitting - it's bigger on the inside! (How do you #knit while hiding behind the sofa?)
@terrymatz.bsky.social I knitted your dalek knitting pattern a few years ago. ❤️👍
January 7, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Knitting - it's bigger on the inside! (How do you #knit while hiding behind the sofa?)
Doing our post-christmas website update. Hope you all had good christmases and we'll be updating soon!
January 7, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Doing our post-christmas website update. Hope you all had good christmases and we'll be updating soon!
Nice to see a new co-working space opening up in Coulsdon
After a Christmas spent painting and building furniture Fine Toad hosted its first event today in #coulsdon and the coworking space goes live on Monday! There is free networking there Thursday 9th at 5.30 - 7.30 hope to see people there! www.finetoad.co.uk/bookings
January 7, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Nice to see a new co-working space opening up in Coulsdon
Happy New Year! What do you have in store for 2025, and what does the year have in store for you? (You can guess what we have in store: more Art and Craft!)
January 1, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Happy New Year! What do you have in store for 2025, and what does the year have in store for you? (You can guess what we have in store: more Art and Craft!)
An update to our #Christmas Opening Times: we're open on 27th and 28th. www.artandcraftvalley.co.uk/christmas-op... #artshop
Christmas Opening Times
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from Art & Craft Valley! Currently, known times are 25th – Christmas Day Closed 26th – Boxing Day Closed 27th – Open 9:30 – 4:30 2…
www.artandcraftvalley.co.uk
December 26, 2024 at 11:34 AM
An update to our #Christmas Opening Times: we're open on 27th and 28th. www.artandcraftvalley.co.uk/christmas-op... #artshop
December 25, 2024 at 12:25 PM
Last minute Christmas supplies? Glue can solve a thousand problems...
December 20, 2024 at 12:25 PM
Last minute Christmas supplies? Glue can solve a thousand problems...
We had a nice surprise for #Christmas - we sold the horse mannequin! www.artandcraftvalley.co.uk/curios-an-ar... (We still have the gecko in stock, BTW...) #Artshop
Curios – An Artist’s Wooden Horse
In the decades that Art and Craft Valley has been in Coulsdon, the shop has accrued some rare and rather unusual items. Rather than covering an individual craft, for these Curios posts, we thought…
www.artandcraftvalley.co.uk
December 20, 2024 at 11:00 AM
We had a nice surprise for #Christmas - we sold the horse mannequin! www.artandcraftvalley.co.uk/curios-an-ar... (We still have the gecko in stock, BTW...) #Artshop
Yarn for the 21st century - a woolly GPS!
Its so wild to me that once you know a craft you can just make shit. Made this in an hour on a ferry because we really needed a gps 😵💫
#crochet 🧶
#crochet 🧶
December 20, 2024 at 10:55 AM
Yarn for the 21st century - a woolly GPS!