SABEL Saddlery

🎉We're excited to announce the launch of our Emerging Maker Grants! 🎉 This new opportunity enables talented early-career makers with 4 years or less of professional practice to apply for £10,000 to develop their craft skills. Applications open 10 July ow.ly/6ZVW50OIaTJ

QEST & @natsatclub are delighted to launch the new Craft&Making Saturday Club in 2023, to introduce young people across the UK to the world of craft & making. Thank you to @howdensjoinery for their generous support. More: bit.ly/3Aib8jQ

What a joy to celebrate QEST’s 30th anniversary with so many of our scholars, supporters and friends at the beautiful Goldsmith’s Hall last night. Thank you to everyone for joining us for a very special evening - here’s to the next 30 years!

The next application round for QEST funding opens on 12 July. To find out more, join QEST CEO Debbie Pocock & QEST Scholars ceramicist @frances_priest & bookbinder @JujuBooks_ for a free webinar hosted by @craftscotland 12.30-1.30pm on 9 July. Register: bit.ly/3fVem2O

Did you read about #Highland small business owner Mia Sabel of ⁦@SABELSaddlery in⁩ Monday’s ⁦@pressjournal⁩? Based in Fodderty Lodge near Dingwall, she makes amazing watch strap and other bespoke leather goods and accessories. sabelsaddlery.co.uk

@FSB_DRichardson @pressjournal Thank you David/FSB! Appreciate your raising awareness of us as a new business in the Highlands 👍 #leatherwork #craftsmanship

We've made it into the P&J today, thanks to the FSB! Every week, the Press and Journal highlight a small business - this week Mia answered some questions... @FSB_Scotland @QESTcraft @Walpole_Crafted @Walpole_UK @BusinessGateway @BentleysShop #leather #watchstraps #craftsmanship

We are delighted to launch our Friends Scheme. Become a Friend of QEST to engage with a community of talented, inspiring and creative makers and enjoy the knowledge that you are contributing to a thriving future for British craftsmanship. qest.org.uk/friends

@FSB_DRichardson 2 Dec?

Feeling frustrated as the pandemic continues? Want to exchange news/views with other biz owners, meeting old contacts & making new ones? If so, join us next Wed (3rd Dec) for another Highlands & Islands Networking Jamboree...well, meeting. Register here bit.ly/2IZc1Xf

For beautiful watch straps and plenty more follow @SABELSaddlery #London from @MadeinGB2013 to @UnityNewsNet #UKHashtags

🌟Applications Opening Soon🌟 If you are a talented & aspiring #craftsperson in the UK, you can apply for #QEST funding of up to £18,000 to further your training. We encourage applications from a broad range of #crafts. Applications open 14 July-24 Aug qest.org.uk

Thank you NHS 👏 . #clapforourcarers #thankyounhs #nhs ift.tt/2WS4Btn

#RedBarGlasgow! 2 RedBars in 2 weeks (London and #Glasgow). A fine evening meeting @WatchesScottish and Scottish #watch collectors. My fave was this Lip brand - loved the colours and graphics. Now to convince them to put it on a SABEL #bespoke #watchstrap 😉 #redbar #watch

#Repost @carmelkingphoto (@get_repost) @sabelsaddlery in her garden studio (before she left Walthamstow for rural Scotland!) making #bespoke #watchstraps for clients around the world #marchmeetthemaker #time Thnx Carmel! Now we're in the #Highlands making straps #highlandtime

Did you know QEST has given funding to craftsmen from all corners of the UK? From a silversmith in the Shetlands to a luthier in Pembrokeshire and a ceramicist in Penzance to a glassblower in Co. Antrim, we encourage applications from all regions. Applications open 8 Jan.

It's been a quiet year for the business as we relocated to Scotland and got married! The workshop is up and running and we are taking on orders again. Thank you for your support and business, and look forward to hearing from you in 2020. #watch #watchs… ift.tt/2srTJ8M

Wishing our customers old and new a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. ift.tt/2PXSKpD

Mia Sabel of @SABELSaddlery used her QEST Scholarship funding to complete her #saddle & bridle qualifications @capelmanor. What would you do with yours? Apply now: ow.ly/AORn50vqVpj #QEST supports excellence in a broad range of crafts. #saddlery #qestscholar

Mia Sabel is a qualified saddler and leatherworker who’s just moved her business from London to the Highlands of Scotland. As we approach the end of leather week what shall we have as next week’s theme? Textiles or paper? #repost @sabelsaddlery ・・・ #Rolex #Prince #Imperial #…

#Repost Now we have moved to the Highlands in Scotland, Ellen Galloway is taking over our London leather courses. Book now! ・・・ Introduction to Leatherworking is a course for complete beginners, covering double stitching, leather preparation, burnish… bit.ly/2KNrY11