Middleton Arts and Crafts

Middleton Arts and Crafts

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Posted 2018-12-14 by Karen Rossfollow
I hold treasured memories of visiting the CWA shop, on O'Connell Street, North Adelaide, with Nana years ago. The air of achievement inside gave me a good feeling. Everything was handmade and full of love and I remember touching the handknits and crocheted doilies while eyeing off the plump fruit cakes and colourful meringues.

There's a place in Middleton that reminds me of those days with Nana. It's called and it's in an old stone building on the main road.



When I had my first baby I turned all 'homespun' and started knitting coat hanger covers. Nana said they prevented your frocks from hanging too close together and getting creased. For me, it was about putting the baby to bed and indulging in a relaxing therapy. Everyone I knew got hand-knitted coat hangers for Christmas that year.



There's a selection of such coat hangers at Middleton arts and Crafts along with hand knitted baby clothes. Nana liked the look of babies in hand knits.'They look cared for' she'd say.



I don't recall seeing teddies in footy colours at the CWA. Maybe the footy colours were different or perhaps it wasn't 'done' to have footy paraphernalia in CWA circles back then. However, there's quite a selection of teddy footy knits at .



I spotted a footy colour doorstop too.



There were pickles, sauces, sweets, cakes and jams on sale.



As well as handmade soaps.



The shelves were fully laden with jewellery, headlight, mosaics and pottery of all shapes and sizes.



A separate room had a display of paintings by local artists.



I found it a treasure trove of handmade gift ideas, certainly quite different from what you find in shops these days. Not a 'made in China' sticker or label to be seen. Prices were very reasonable, especially given the time taken by the artists and craftspersons involved. I love it that cottage industries and handmade products are still around in these times of mass-produced, disposable clothing, toys, household items and you-name-it. I plan to take my granddaughters to in the school holidays. I'll hopefully raise their awareness of the handmade philosophy. Maybe they'd like to learn to knit.

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