Made In Stroud Craft Shop

Wedding List Service

We are open 9.00am to 5.30pm Monday to Saturday, open Sundays during December. We now have even more quality locally made gifts and art works on display.

Our shop contains many gift ideas and ways to spoil yourself, including wood and ceramic coaters, stained glass and wooden framed mirrors, weighty chopping boards made from local natural sustainable wood, pottery decorated with varying motifs, lots of individually made decorations and a great range of cards, original artworks, luxurious aromatherapy treatments, stained glass panels and a wide range of textiles including bags, scarves, purses and more.

You will find us at 16 Kendrick Street in Stroud, and all the work in the shop is hand-made by suppliers living and working exclusively in the Stroud District.

New Stock:

Hand turned wooden pens made by Martyn Harwood using a traditional wood lathe. Each pen is individually crafted and styled and the wood grain on each is unique. Martyn used quality sustainable wood from the UK mostly Yew. The range includes roller ball, fountain and fine liner pens as well as pencils and they all come in clear presentation tube containing some information on their production.
Colourful Children's Bandannas designed and made by Amanda Hawkins who already supplies us with a gorgeous range of newborn and children's hats.
Children's decorative canvas prints designed by Rachel Oldfield
Handmade Dolls and Animals made by Annie Hutchinson in stroud, using vintage materials .
Ceramic Pendants made by Julie Asher creating a range of new and exciting designs
Ring Pull Jewellery made by Annabell Neilson. A range of cleverly designed accessories using recycled ring pulls and washers is perfect for the trendy and eco-friendly! Range includes earrings, bracelets and necklaces.
Poetry Postcards by Swithin Fry
Stargazers Almanac calendar produced by Hawthorne Press in Stroud along with a range of children's books.

Everything is direct from the maker, and as the makers price their own goods, everything is fairly traded. Buying local is good for the environment, and great on the conscience - less road traffic, less pollution, less packaging

Described by Jasper Conran as "the Covent Garden of the Cotswold's", Stroud has one of the highest proportion of artists and crafts workers in the country.

The Made in Stroud Shop was set up in December 2000 now provides a shop window for up to 120 makers living and working in the Stroud District. The shop encourages innovation, creativity and the concept of buying locally made goods - all while providing local people with a self-help, affordable marketing opportunity.

The enormous variety of goods on offer ranges from the works of musicians and artists through to aromatherapy products, mirrors, pottery, textiles and basketry. In addition to the wide range of items in stock the shop also takes commissions. If you would like anything made for your home or for a special gift, we will do our best to find a local person to make it for you.

This year on Friday 1st December 2008, we will celebrate our 8th birthday - come along to our late night opening on Goodwill Evening and join in our celebrations.