The Slaithwaite Vintage and Craft Emporium is planning to open twenty units for local craft people and businesses at their premises at Upper Mills (by the canal just past the Handmade Bakery).

The Emporium, which sells art and craft by a number of local artisans as well as vintage clothing, also runs regular art and craft courses on everything from textiles to life drawing. It has also recently added VinylSource, a record business, to it’s stable.

The emporium is staffed by the crafters it supports – who are able to put their crafts into the unit free of charge in return for manning the emporium during it’s opening times (10am until 4pm). It also donates 25% of all vintage clothing sales to local charities.

They are hoping to have the 20 additional units up and running by April.

I wonder if they would be interested in selling my pictures of giant dinosaur robots that I made using pencil crayons, milk bottle tops, and bits of spaghetti.

Photo by Anne. Used under Creative Commons License.