Faced with a wall of bright hand-dyed yarn with colours that pop, deep and rich purples and blues, cheery yellows and reds, pinks, pinks in every shade and saturation. Solids, semis and variegated, speckles and spots these days colours can actually make our mouths start watering and we can only feel pity for those who […]
There seems to have been plenty posted around social media in recent months about wool and its pros and cons. As with many issues, there is some truth on both sides and at the risk of boring people with this issue that is everywhere, I feel I need to let people know how I operate. […]
Workshops are great fun, a real treat, sharing the day with like-minded people letting your creativity run wild, right? Not for everyone, sometimes the environment can be a little bit nerve-wracking, learning something new can leave you to feel kak-handed, maybe you feel everyone else is running ahead, you're too nervous to ask a question. […]
Having dyed yarn on and off for years, when it came to having my own range of yarn I wanted to have a definite plan of how yarn was to look. I wanted the yarn to work as a whole as well as individual pieces. So with lots of experimenting in the months before my […]
You know the feeling, you have a question, surely you're not the only person who is wondering this but you certainly don't want to look like an idiot. Well the same questions come up again and again and we would like to put your mind at rest - there's no question too silly, we've been […]
Welcome to my first blog post and thank you for joining me at the start of my new adventure. For those who don't know, I've been teaching various forms of textiles for about ten years now, spinning, dyeing, weaving and embroidery but always had a part-time 'proper' job in the background, working in a yarn […]
