OUR mission statement

MADE ON THE LEFT was founded in 2008 by independent designers to support Western Australian creative talent. We hold bi-annual handmade craft markets to showcase local designers.

Being on the left hand side of Australia no longer

means you'll be at a disadvantage.

Our aim is to support all creative designers and events showcasing independent labels. MOTL is a not-for-profit, non-partisan organisation. You may wonder why we promote other markets besides MOTL; it’s because it’s not about us, its about you; the buyers and sellers of indie wares. Here at the blog, you’ll discover up to date information about our latest market, the low-down on some of Perth’s emerging talents, other opportunities for artists and designers and a little bit of fun stuff too. It’s all right here… welcome!

Saturday, April 23

New Date!



Nope, this aint your granny’s cross-stitch. This is hearts, skulls, owls, cherries and more. Your guidance in all things stitchy and cross will be provided by the lovely Annie Rawle of Osmosis Designs, and the coffee and tea will be served by none other than Cabin Fever queen Ruth. Its sure to be a great night, the buzz at our last event was really something special. If you want a peice of the actionhead over to our merch store for tickets and more details.


We hope to see you there!


xx MOTL



Friday, April 8

Craft Nights at the Cabin #2 - Cross-Stitch POSTPONED

EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED TO THE 27TH OF APRIL!!!!


We had a blast on the 16th of March with our first Craft Nights @ Cabin Fever, and we’re totally stoked to be announcing the next event!


Wednesday 13th April :: Cross-Stitch


Nope, this aint your granny’s cross-stitch. This is hearts, skulls, owls, cherries and more. Your guidance in all things stitchy and cross will be provided by the lovely Annie Rawle of Osmosis Designs, and the coffee and tea will be served by none other than Cabin Fever queen Ruth. Its sure to be a great night, the buzz at our last event was really something special. If you want a peice of the action head over to our merch store for tickets and more details.


We hope to see you there!


xx MOTL

Thursday, April 7

Cabin Fever: Craft Night #1

What fun! There was such a great atmosphere at Pidgeonhole's Cabin Fever at our first craft night - sipping hot drinks from vintage china, great discussion, concentration on learning new skills, new people, and yarn tags! The delightful Ruth was the ideal host - thank you Ruth!! And thank you to the wonderful crafters who came along and had fun with captain plaknit! How is your crochet coming along? We would love to see some pics of your yarn-tags :)

Here are a few pics. Maybe they will inspire you to come along to our next craft night?!