Watch This: Barras stallholders hope to inspire the next generation of traders and customers

Traders at the Barras are hoping to encourage the next generation of stallholders at the famous market.

Jenny creates traditional upholstery with a modern twist. Her handstitched creations are truly unique to her and her stall - which she calls “fun, different and bespoke”.

She explained: “I love colourful, bright furniture and interiors. I make everything. All the lampshades are traditionally upholstered, so they're all hand stitched and then I like to keep in a style of traditional techniques, but with modern fabrics. So, therefore, this style of lampshade, you probably would have never seen this colour.”

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Jenny sells custom interior design itemsJenny sells custom interior design items
Jenny sells custom interior design items | GW

For Jenny, it is a passion project to sell her products at the Barras.

She said: “It's going to sound pure cheesy but I don't see it as a task of coming here. is something I look forward to at the weekend.

“I have a wee part-time job I do Monday to Friday, plus I'm self-employed, so it gives me time to work on everything to come here. And then I get excited because I think, ‘oh yes, I get to show this this weekend.’”

She continued: “So all my lampshades are named, all the furniture's named. You could have Francie and Josie in your house, or you could have Christophe, or Ricardo, who gets loads of attention.”

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Edward has been a trader for more than a decadeEdward has been a trader for more than a decade
Edward has been a trader for more than a decade | GW

Edward is a long-time trader at the Barras, he has been involved in a number of different stalls and now he sells vintage items at the market. He hopes the next generation of traders and customers will come to the legendary market.

He said: “I've been in the Barras for about maybe 10, 15 years doing different things as well. I've had a collection. I've got a garage full with about 300 containers of stuff, and my two lasses didn't want it, so they said to me, ‘sell it, Dad because we will just fling it in the bin’.

“So this is what's brought me into buying and selling again. I'm enjoying it. I love the Barras and I love the atmosphere and everybody that comes to the Barras. We try to encourage people to come to the Barras again to bring it back to life and that's the best I can do for it.”

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