Wendy Pettifor / Pohutukawa – Bagmaker

Location

Knighton Meadow, Launceston

Dates

Sat 28th May, Sun 29th May, Mon 30th May, Tue 31st May, Wed 1st Jun, Thu 2nd Jun, Fri 3rd Jun, Sat 4th Jun, Sun 5th Jun
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11am - 5pm

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See me at work in our Victorian 'gin house' creating stylish, quirky handbags and accessories, in gorgeous, colourful Tweeds and Liberty fabrics.

I’m a full-time British artisan specialising in handmade bags, scarves, and other accessories under my ‘Pohutukawa’ label. I primarily use colourful Harris Tweed® cloth and Liberty of London fabrics working from my roundhouse studio. I love using my ‘eye for colour’ in combining fabrics for my collection.

I create distinctive products made with love, skill and care which will last. Inspired by the nature around us I enjoy the process of creating a drawing, designing a pattern, and building a picture with embroidery and appliqué detail to carefully chosen fabrics. As a result, my bags are unique or limited editions.

The Harris Tweed® (Clo Mor – Gaelic for ‘The Big Cloth’) is sourced directly from Hebridean weavers and is often combined with Liberty of London prints. Items on sale have been hand-crafted by me in my studio, just off the A30 on the edge of Bodmin Moor, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).

If you think tweeds are dowdy and boring think again! Come and see me working on my latest creations. I’ll be happy to tell you more about my processes and would love to hear your thoughts over a coffee!

Contact

https://pohutukawagb.com | [email protected]

Accessibility

Details

The site is level except a single step to porch and a door threshold. Contact us by email if you require wheelchair access.

Directions

Leave B3257 just South of the A30 junction, signposted to Trevague. Turn immediately left onto an unnamed concrete road. The studio is 500m on the left. Satnav to PL15 7QT works well for most people.

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