The British are crafting!  The British are crafting!

Ready for another invasion from our friends on the other side of the Atlantic?  Not a hostile takeover like the Red Coats arriving on our shores, think more along the lines of the Beatles coming to America.  This is a cultural exchange that you don’t even have to leave your living room to be a part of.  Look no further than your monitor as our friends in the land of fish and chips have set up their very own craft commerce site.

Established in 2007, Folksy gives crafters across the pond a place to showcase their stitches and a way to sell them to those with a few pounds in their pockets.  It is much like Her Majesty’s Etsy.  Listers pay a few pence for Folksy to host their handmades and then a small percentage commission on their sales.  Sadly, right now the site is only ok for those in the UK, it isn’t set up yet for us in the US or around the world.  But soon, say the folks at Folksy.  They plan to open up an international platform in the coming months.

That is great news for those of us who are smitten with screen prints from Sunderland and taken by textiles along the Thames.  Folksy has a 100% handmade commitment and doesn’t even list vintage items unless they’ve been seriously reworked.  Check out the site and share some of your favorites (or should I say favourites).  I’ll be doing some of my own window shopping and will post my own Folksy Finds from time to time.

Ta-ta for now, tea and biscuit break…