Our first market of the month is Handmade & Home, held on Saturday 1st August 2015, 10am to 4pm, on the Levenshulme train station car park.
After two wonderful summer months of markets, it’s time for us to kick off the hopefully sizzling (oh ‘eck, we’ve jinxed it now) month of August in superb Levy style. We’ve rustled up some of most creative, crafty and talented traders to set up nearly 50 fab stalls selling everything from bespoke mosaics and illustrated prints to gifts, unique cards and handmade cosmetics, plus the usual mouth-watering line-up of street food treats and fresh produce.
You’ll also spot the RSPB and Crisis Point on their own stalls, spreading awareness of hugely worthwhile causes and fund-raising with lots of fun stuff. PLUS, we’re running free face painting from 12 noon ’til 1pm for the tots. It’s all happening at our friendly little Manchester market – hope to see your lovely faces there on Saturday!
Here’s our line-up of handmade, home and foodie traders:
Arts, crafts, homeware & furniture
Alanna McMorrow : Photographs transferred onto reclaimed wood, plus prints and cards
Amanda Mccrann : Bespoke, hand crafted mosaics, cards and prints celebrating the beauty of language, love and life – @mcrmosaics
Analog Archives : Vinyl records, CD’s, books – @ManchesterVinyl
Barnets, Bags and Bunting : Unique hair accessories, funky bags and beautiful bunting which can be personalised with a message of your choice – all made in Levenshulme with love
Becky Bygone : Arts and crafts including greetings cards, tote bags, framed prints, mugs, accessories
Blooming Kiwi : A colourful mingle of handmade children’s clothes, and furniture for the grownups! – @blooming_kiwi
Cabin Creative : Finely curated illustrated goods: cards, stationery, prints and homewares
Crisis Point : An open-access mental health crisis centre focusing on bespoke crisis management support, offering fundraising and fun at this week’s market
Editions Prints : Framed illustrated prints of contemporary music, movie and cultural icons with lots of humour and oodles of cuteness – @tokyo_katie
Hanny Creative Jewellery : Handmade Jewellery including laser cut fun & quirky jewellery, beaded & metal stamped jewellery – @hannycreative
Looby Loo at The Fairy Bank : Handmade clothing – kimonos, silk tees, skirts and dresses, plus jewellery, bunting and coasters
Lydia Meiying : Patterned and illustrated greetings cards, notebooks, mugs, tote bags, prints and more! – @lydiameiying
Meha Art : Unique prints, greetings cards, home & dining products including mugs & coasters of Manchester, cityscapes, animals and more – @meha_h
Raggie Annies Fairtrade : Fairtrade and eco-friendly rugs & throws from India, plus a Fairtrade cotton clothing range – @raggieannies
RIPE : Handmade, one-off, hand painted upcycled workwear/chefwear aprons
Roots Of Emotion Crafts : Unique handmade up-cycled fashion, bags, rings, brooches, necklaces and other accessories for women – each and every piece is individual and funky
RSPB : Promoting our Give Nature a Home campaign, local nature reserves, volunteering opportunities and membership
Sausagedog : Soft toys, textile sculptures and illustrations, prints and greetings cards – @sausagedogshop
STUFF : An eclectic mix of all sorts of STUFF found, made and designed in Manchester by Mary and David Shears – @woodyatSTUFF
Sunnah Skincare : Handmade, organic and fair-trade skincare and bath products. Raw materials including raw virgin coconut oil, Argan oil, Himalayan salt, essential oils
SWALK Creative : Eco friendly greetings cards and postcards, as well as hand drawn infographics ranging from fashion and beauty to food and drink themes, as well as a couple more manly options! @swalkcreative
The Fairy Bank : Magical hand beaded jewellery
The Thomas-Coles : Shower Steamers (bath bombs for the shower) and reed diffusers. – @the_thomascoles
Three Bees : A co-operative of beekeeping soap makers, making soaps, lip balms, massage bars, beeswax candles and honey, all using beeswax collected from Manchester beekeepers – @ThreeBeesCoop
Unfoldshop : Hand pulled prints, laser cut homeward and jewellery – @unfoldshop
Wraptious : Art prints, coasters, mugs, notebooks, greeting cards – @wraptious
Food, glorious food! (and drinks)
Beets & Beans : Bringing tasty, healthy, and inspiring vegetarian & vegan food to the streets, festivals, markets & UK events from The Beets & Beans Bus – @beetsandbeans
Big Grillie Style : Grilled cheese sandwiches – @Biggrilliestyle
Bloom : Sweet cakes and bakes, homemade marshmallows, cheesecake and fruit delights
Coffee Cranks Cooperative : All organic and fairtrade espresso based drinks, soft drinks and vegan snacks – @CoffeeCranks
Ginger’s Comfort Emporium : Incredibly delicious, award winning ice cream! – @gingerscomfort
Kawaii Cupcakes : Cakes and desserts that will knock your socks off – @kawaiikupcakes
Mio Pizza : Freshly made hand stretched wood fired pizzas – @miopizza
Nila’s Burmese Kitchen : Freshly made home cooked delicious Burmese food; fragrant curries, noodle soups and salads, fiery chili sauces & more! – @nilaburmesefood
Olo Kitchen : Traditional Polish Hot Food, delicious homemade dumplings, croquettes, stuffed cabbage, shashlik, baked baguettes and much more! – @olokitchen
Parched Tea Bar : Loose leaf tea/hot teas to go/ iced teas to go/tea accessories – @parchedteabar
Poffertjesking : Dutch mini pancakes, Belgian waffles, Dutch biscuits, milkshakes and more – @poffertjesuk
Reddy Lane Market Garden : Organic veg, all from the UK and as seasonal and local as possible – @reddylane
Savin Hill Farm & Butchery : British white beef, middlewhite & saddleback pork, sausages, bacon & more – @SavinHillFarm
The Buttery : Traditional British food from pie to peas, squirrel to scones and everything in between – @neilbuttery
Those Four Ltd : A mega bar team – expect real ale, craft beer, vino, seasonal cocktails and a tonne of boozy knowledge! – @thosefourltd
Trove Bakery : Lovely Levy locals serving up fresh bread, jams and pastries – @trovebakery
Uprising : Baked goods, bread and buns – gluten, wheat-free and spelt – @uprisebakehouse
Winter Tarn Cheese : The man – the legend – Mr Cheese, with a superlative selection, plus monster-size eggs and hand-churned butter – @wintertarn
Wrapscallion : Hot wraps and quesadillas, plus cold drinks
Levenshulme Market is delighted to have been nominated for Best Food & Drink Pop-Up Event in the Manchester Food & Drink Awards 2015 – if you’d like to vote for us, you can do so here. Thanks!