Our Makers

Proudly supporting freelancers, craftspeople and small businesses. Our Makers provide high quality products, often handmade, handprinted or hand knitted.

Taylor Ratlidge knows the hassle of trying to get a brush through a child’s tangled hair in the morning.

“Oh, that’s a good question!” says artist Marcella Diaz (known as Pilla), when asked what part The Little Big Markets have played in her and partner Leandro (Lea) Baud’s business in the Bay.

The spirit of The Little Big Markets has always been one of creativity, collaboration and community, and stallholders Tania Eves and Todd Hilleard are among those who really embody this

Juliette Gudsell of Thirty-Two Halloos handcrafts vibrantly coloured earrings from polymer clay. She’s known for her ranges of one-of-a-kind pieces, including studs and dangles, and once they sell out, they’re gone (she’s pictured with Dijon Hues in the Rainbow Dangle (left) and Pastel Dreams in the Circle Hoop).

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