Who are Hawthorn Handmade?
Here at Hawthorn Handmade, everything we do revolves around helping you to get crafty and discover your inner creative soul. Our kits are designed for beginners and give you everything you need to bring your creation to life. We’ve searched high and low for the best quality tools and materials; spent hours poring over our detailed instructions to get them just right and packaged everything up on a beautiful box ready to send straight to your door.
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I'm Stephanie, and I am the founder and creative director here at Hawthorn Handmade. I have been crafting and drawing since I can remember and spent my childhood with a pencil in hand doodling on anything and everything. I'm happy to say that nothing much has changed!
Hawthorn Gallery
After a brief spell in hospitality and event management, I was re-introduced to contemporary craft whilst working at a local craft centre and in 2010 I branched out on my own to open my very own gallery and workshop space in North Dorset called Hawthorn. It was there that I taught myself how to needle felt on the quiet days (of which there were many!).
ADDICTED TO FELTING
This quickly progressed to selling my finished wool sculptures around the country at shows and exhibitions as well as teaching hundreds of keen stabbers how to magically turn fluffy wool into beautiful creatures and decorations. My original needle felting kits evolved from these workshops, and in May 2013 after months of development, Hawthorn Handmade was born.
HAWTHORN HANDMADE
Our initial 6 kits were some of the first UK made needle felting kits. It’s incredible to see how popular needle felting has become over the last 7 years or so and I'm incredibly proud to have played my part in bringing this joyous craft to thousands around the world.
Since then, my love for doodling has come full circle and helped Hawthorn Handmade grow into the multi-craft design studio it is today. My hand-drawn embroidery and cross stitch designs, as well as collaborations on crochet and weaving kits with my mum, Mary have turned the original side-hustle into one of the UK’s best known craft companies, partnering with key brands such as the V&A and Liberty of London.
I'm still never far from a pencil, and with the support from my creative and hard-working team, I'm always on the lookout for that spark of inspiration for her next design…
Beginners & Beyond!
All of our kits are designed for total beginners with no previous experience needed, but don't be put off if you are already crafty! The beautiful designs are fun for everyone, and if you're feeling confident you can relly make them your own.
