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CLOTH HOUSE If you love textiles this is the place. Fabric by the yard as well as a rich array of vintage textiles, haberdashery and passementries. clothhouse.com

THE NEW CRAFTSMEN Celebrates the skills of more than 100 small-scale British artisans making furniture, textiles, l ight ing, tableware and object s. thenewcraftsmen.com

JAMES SMITH & SONS Worth a visit for the original fit-out as much as for the hand-crafted umbrellas and walking sticks. I bought a collapsible umbrella with a curved bamboo handle. james-smith.co.uk

SOANE An interiors shop specialising in the best of traditional British crafts – saddlery, hand-woven wicker, upholstery and forged iron. Fabrics are designed and milled in Britain and wallpapers are block printed by expert printers. soane.co.uk