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Forget the fluorescent aisles of the mega craft chains. From Kentish Town market stalls to the reuse shop at Regis Road, here's where Camden makers actually source wool, clay, fabric and beautiful oddments — plus a walkable Saturday route that connects the best of them.
We asked six Camden crafters to tip out their project bags. What fell onto the table was part tool kit, part memory box and part emergency snack supply — with plenty of repair, reuse and inherited kit along the way.
We handed three Camden makers a strict £15 budget and a single haul from Queen’s Crescent Market. The brief: turn odds and ends into six achievable projects, skip the false bargains and show how charity-shop finds can stretch the stash further.
From donated yarn in Gospel Oak to charity-shop fabric hauls on Kentish Town Road, a quieter craft revolution is taking shape. We talk to North London artists about making beautiful things without buying new — and share practical ways to cut waste from your own projects.