About Hettie & Sid
Hettie & Sid is a family run business with two stores in Derbyshire, one in Mercia Marina near Willington and one at Peak Village near Chatsworth. We also have a store at Heart of the Village near Lichfield in Staffordshire. We make many of our products in our studio at our Heart of the Country Store.
The business began more than a decade ago, from home selling through craft fairs and a website. We then opened our first shop and studio at the Art & Craft Centre in Sherwood Forest with Robin Hood a regular sight through our shop window!
Following the success of the Sherwood Forest store we opened further shops in Derbyshire and then Staffordshire. We were originally named “The Fabric Bug” but rebranded in April of 2024. Hettie and Sid are the Hedgehog and Squirrel characters on our website.
Originally when we attended craft fairs we made the majority of our products but in launching the stores we complimented our own handmade products with carefully selected children’s toys, gifts, nursery decor and children’s clothing .
Our aim is to offer traditional toys in contemporary design. We stock quality brands such as Wilberry, Mary Meyer, Sass & Belle, Tender Leaf, Lanka Kade, Viga, Ziggle, Speedy Monkey, Kite, and Orange Tree Toys to name but a few.
Personalisation is a big part of what we do and we offer a bespoke service, if you need to discuss anything then please contact us.
My Story
I’m Joanne Barker, owner, sewer, embroiderer, shop manager and generally everything Hettie & Sid! I am supported by a great family that get roped into many aspects of the business.
If you visit me at our Sudbury Store you will see in the work area the embroidery I created at Junior school, in taking GCSE Textiles I won the Bayeux tapestry prize (in 1988!). My background is predominantly in hand sewing but the acquisition of an embroidery machine resulted in the creation of Hettie & Sid.
My aim is to offer every customer an exceptional service. Whilst I enjoy customer interactions I am camera shy so you won’t see images of me on here. Our Hettie & Sid characters, Freddy the Fox, Hattie the Hedgehog and Sidney Squirrel do make up for that though!