Craft fair entry #3

[wiseheart]

So, now comes the rest of the pictures in a colourful mix.

First another felt pic for meathiel - one that I failed to upload yesterday. What you see are felted shoes and bags.





Basket weavers at work:


Straw art in all varieties:



More straw stuff, from hats to bags and tablets:





The silversmith and his wares:



The blacksmiths:





The bone and antler workers' booth:



A woodworker's work bench and booth:



There were several artisans specialized in decorating eggs. Here are two examples:



(on the left side some very pretty embroidery)



There were also quite a few leather workers, but I couldn't find a good angle from where to take pictures. The ungodly amount of pottery pics are coming up in the next entry.

Comments

[meathiel]

It actually looks a lot like the stalls at mediaeval markets here ...

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Yes, some of the artisans were dressed up in semi-medieval manner. Others wore Volkstracht. (It is such a relief that I can switch to German with you whenever I can't remember the proper English word. *g*)

[manue7a.livejournal.com]

Amazing things!

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

And this is only a small sample of what was there!

[spikesgirl58.livejournal.com]

Wow, incredible! I would never ben able to leave. So many fun things to admire and desire.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

It was great indeed. Even Mum enjoyed herself, although she isn't half as obsessed with such things as I am.

[wanderingmogwai.livejournal.com]

I love those hair "pins" in the bone and antler worker photo. They're beautiful. The whole fair in general looks like a wonderful atmosphere!

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

It was a bit hot and crowded, TBH, but very interesting nonetheless. And the hair pins made me regret that I have so little and so thin hair.

[wanderingmogwai.livejournal.com]

The craft fairs we have around here are nothing of that calibre. The only thing that comes close is the Renaissance Festival where they have actual artisans.
I don't have nearly the volume of hair I once had, myself. All of my female ancestors lived their entire lifetimes with a full head of hair so I'm not totally worried about it. I used to get so many compliments I had so much, tho.

[red-day-dawning.livejournal.com]

Wow, amazing!

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

I've enjoyed it very much, despite the heat.

[mirasaui.livejournal.com]

So cool, like a village of crafters :0) Wish we had a market like that here that I could peruse daily. Seems like almost every craft is represented, and all the works are beautiful. Some amazing artisans there.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Indeed. There are a few different fairs each year, but this is one of the biggest. I enjoyed it immensely.