Celtic Croft

What if you could get unique handmade knitwear that also embraced the spirit and feel of some of our most classic paintings like Monet?  We stock a number of unusual and handmade items from Ireland and what drew our eye to Liz's scarves were the sumptuous depth of her color choices that reflects the tones and colors found in classic paintings by artists such as Monet. This is the closest we have to wearable art in our shop! about Liz  Liz is a textile designer and hand-weaver who lives and works in  Annayalla just outside Castleblayney, among the rolling hills of County Monaghan in Ireland.  She has passion for Irish textiles, which she weaves in her bright and airy workshop, Swallow Studios. Liz's love of colour echoes what she sees around her each day; fresh hues of springtime crocuses and bluebells, vibrant highlights in our summer landscape, rich shades of autumn and shimmering, water-filled winter scenes.   She draws her inspiration from the lu...

Nicholas Mosse Review – Celtic Croft Nicholas Mosse is everything we love about Irish pottery. Nick throws a huge passion into his pottery and it shines through in all the kitchenware we stock in our store. Nicholas Mosse Review – Celtic Croft Whether is a warm cup of tea on a cold day, or sharing a family meal on a special occasion we adore the homely feel of every single handmade item Nick makes. Nick applies patterns to the mugs using a traditional 18th Century technique in his pottery studio in Bennentsbridge in County  Kilkenny in Ireland. His Old Mill is steeped in family history and was restored from an old hydro electric mill to power the fire needed to cure the pottery. Nicholas Mosse Review – Celtic Croft Nick began his lifelong obsession with pottery 55 years ago, he learnt his craft with the potters in Harrow, England and then married an American artist , Susan before going on to start the pottery business in 1976. Susan is the creative force behind the origina...

Julie Dillon Knitwear Celtic Croft Jumpers , Cardigans and Waistcoats from newborn to age 5. These are the perfect family gifts for the little  leanbh  in your life ! Around the time we started our lovely croft store a certain charming lady from Dublin in Ireland called Julie Ditton started making gorgeous childrens knitwear and when we first saw these we instantly fell in love. Julie Dillon Knitwear Celtic Croft There is something about the bold elementary school colours she uses, combined with strong motifs such as animals or flowers that makes us smile every time we bring her clothing over to the USA. Julie Dillon Knitwear Celtic Croft The moment you pick these up its obvious that these are handmade in Dublin. In a world of mass produced sweatshop corporate clothes you can tell the moment you feel the soft wool against your hands that this is something special.  One of the ‘magic’ elements in all the things we stock in the Celtic Croft is the feeling certain th...