Quiet contemplation & soft autumn light, what a joy it was to spend an afternoon making everlasting floral wreaths with Bex Partridge of Botanical Tales.

Make, Modern Craft, Seasonal, Workshop, Wellbeing, Photoshootssilkie lloyd26 January 2023The Forge

Shopping local & independent in Bristol this Christmas

Independent makers, do-ers, and dancers have been at the heart of what we do since we opened

Make, Modern Craftsilkie lloyd21 November 2020The Forge

Our second leather sneaker workshop with Esther Keen

Piles of coloured vegetable-tanned leather filled The Forge on a crisp, bright day.

Make, Modern Craftsilkie lloyd16 April 2020The Forge

Ruby and the Wolf Christmas wreath workshop, winter 2019

Always an absolutely favourite way to spend a winters morning - making Christmas wreaths

Make, Christmassilkie lloyd23 December 2019The Forgechristmas, creative workshops, Wreath making

Jesmonite terrazzo tile making workshop with maker Katie Gilles

Modern craft Jesmonite terrazzo tile workshop with surface and product designer Katie Gilles

Make, Modern Craftsilkie lloyd4 August 2019

Sneaker making workshop with leatherworker Esther Keen

Sneaker making workshop with leatherworker and maker, Esther Keen

Make, Modern Craftsilkie lloyd5 April 2019

Ring making with Ami Pepper

Make, Modern Craftsilkie lloyd12 February 2019