Crafts and Other Goods

Angela
Angela's Art
Welcome to Angela's colourful world of ink art. Angela offers original vibrantly decorated blank ocassional cards and bookmarks and framed works. She also has a wide selection of decorated tiles for displaying in your home.

Judy & Peter
Beehaven Handcrafts
Beehaven has a wide selection of adorable handknitted teddies, knitted mice, fingerless gloves, bees wax candles, honey soaps and very funky cloth dolls. There is plenty to choose from especially if you are looking for a beautifully hand-crafted gift for that special person.

Caleb
Caleb's Horse Manure
Caleb has taken over from his brother James to bring bagged horse manure to the market each week. What a great way to supprt a young man who is probably more interested in Theories of General Relativity than the finest points of horse manure. Caleb knows that more than pocket money will be needed to get him to the university he wants to go to.

Ella
Ella's Crochet Corner
Discover the charm of handmade items at Ella's Crochet Corner, a cozy stall at the Wairarapa Farmers' Market. Ella specializes in soft toys and her iconic patchwork animals, each lovingly crocheted. Whether you're after a cuddly companion, a unique gift, or a splash of colour for your home, her creations bring warmth and whimsy. Come by and meet the maker behind the magic!

Di & Ian
Fraser Books
Fraser Books has been a publishing company since they published their first book Bread and Roses by Sonja Davies in 1997. Since then, in close collaboration with The Wararapa Archives they have published many books of interest to locals and to historians. Fraser Books visits the market on the first Saturday of each month.

Jill & Gayle
Jill And Gayles' Handmade Crafts
Jill And Gayle have a lovely collection of beautiful carvings, wooden necklaces and freehand sketches. Also Jill's hair products, knitting, bibs and a variety of other products. Come and have a look!

Manaia
Muri Aroha
A Māori wahine, māma and weaver (kairanga and kaiwhatu) living and working in the Wairarapa. Of Ngāti Hine and Ngapuhi descent, Manaia weaves Kete, pikau, pōtae and traditional kākahau. All products are handmade from sustainably sourced materials.

Maureen
Maureen's Upcycled Dresses
Maureen learnt to sew when her children were young and money was tight. This talented seamstress sources all her fabrics from Op shops, washes and irons the fabrics prior to sewing beautiful dresses for children ages 2 - 14. Affordable, ethical clothing for young people.

Don
Recycled wood by Don
Don is a talented wood craftsman who uses upcycled wood to make children's toys. The range of old native timbers gives his work a special and unique look. He has a large selection of pull along toys to delight any toddler and beautifully sanded blocks of varying hues, contained in a kete for easy transport and hopefully a tidy house. Toys made by a craftsman using old recycled wood. These toys will last many generations.

Karyn
River Cottage Pottery and Art
Karyn is a talented potter who specialises in funky animals and houses. Her Beatrix Potter range of Peter Rabbit, Flopsy Mopsy and Cotton -tail are in hot demand. Each week she brings new items fresh from the kiln. She also has a selection of her artwork

Rosemarie
Rose Spud
Rosemarie is our local Wairarapa expert on dying wool from plants. Her extensive garden is testimony to her passion to get the best colours from plants that she has grown. Rose sells skeins of her dyed wool, She is an expert knitter and happy to help you get started on a project. She is a knitter's dream come true!

Lynne
Songbird Cottage Crafts
Lynne and her sister have a range of handmade crafted goodies including a big selection of 100% cotton tea towels with amusing embroidered sayings and designs on them. They sell a large range of useful items including but not limited to doorstops, heat packs, aprons, peg bags, cuddle toys, reading pillows, lavender sachets, hanging hand towels, embroidered coat hangers, and a baby range.

Robyn
Two Crafty Heifers
Sue and Robyn are our Two Crafty Heifers. Robyn makes beautiful cushions, table runners and dog's coats. Sue has fiddly fingers and makes copper trees, silk flowers, bead brooches and bangles. All their products are made by them. Each week they have new stock on their stall. They are two very busy Crafty Heifers.

John
The Quarters Woodshop
Located on a lifestyle block in Clareville, The Quarters Woodshop has been producing quality wooden products for a number of years now. We make a range of products which includes Bowls and Platters, Chopping and Charcuterie boards, all hand crafted to not only look good but last for generations. Our products are all finished with 100% food safe pure Tung oil and Beeswax. Pick them up to feel the difference…
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Contact our secretary to join our team of enthusiastic stallholders via email on waifmsec@gmail.com. They will be able to provide an application and Information pack.