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Handmade Gifts
The best gifts are the ones that outlast the occasion. These pieces are made by hand in Britain, by makers working in crafts that are genuinely at risk of disappearing. A marbled notebook, a corn dolly, a painting made to last a lifetime. Nothing is mass-produced, nothing is stocked in a warehouse. When you buy here, you're buying directly from the person who made it.
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The Journal
Craft & Heritage5 min read
I couldn't let these crafts disappear
I once drove 400 miles for a basket. Not just any basket. It was made by Simon, one of the few people left who still works his particular tradition of basketry, the kind of skill that lives in a person's hands and takes years to learn. I filmed the trip, put it online, and a surprising number of people watched a woman explain why a single basket was worth 4 trains and 9 hours of travel. That trip is really where The Haud started.
Rosie Thompson · 23 July 2026
The Almanack5 min read
The Haud Almanack: July Events
If June is thin for old customs, July more than makes up for it. The whole country seems to come outdoors at once: rushes carried into churches, a parliament held on a hillside, a sheep roasted at the edge of a cricket pitch. I have picked three.
Rosie Thompson · 4 July 2026
