¶ About the magazine
A magazine for things made slowly
The Wendmere is an independent magazine of long reads on craft, history and the stubborn art of making things well. It is written by makers, edited in Yorkshire and read in 61 countries.
e started The Wendmere in 2019 because the best writing about making things was hidden in trade journals, parish newsletters and the backs of old books. We wanted somewhere that took craft and history as seriously as other magazines take politics, and that would still be worth reading in ten years.
“Explain first, flourish second.”
— The only rule in our style guide
¶ Azure, a chevron between three bezants Or
Our arms, read aloud
Blue, for the ink. A gold chevron, the roof beam of a workshop. Three gold coins, because good work should pay. Every category has arms of its own, drawn in the same hand, so you can tell an essay from a how-to at a glance.
¶ Colophon
How The Wendmere is made
Written slowly
Every essay takes about a month: two weeks of reporting or making, a week of writing, a week of editing aloud. We publish when it is ready.
Checked twice
Every date, recipe and measurement is checked against a source, and every source is listed at the foot of the article. Corrections go in the margin, not down a memory hole.
Drawn by hand
Our arms read Azure, a chevron between three bezants Or: blue, a gold chevron and three gold coins. Wynn Ashdown drew them, and the snail on the foot of the page.
¶ The masthead
Written by hand
Six regular writers and one illustrator, most of whom still make the things they write about.
¶ The Thursday letter
One letter, every Thursday.
The week’s long read, one thing worth making, and a note from the margins. Free, no tracking pixels, and you can leave in one click.
18,400 readers in 61 countries. Sent at 7 a.m. your time.