I’ve had a mass of finished objects recently. Above are just a few of what I’ve finished in the last month; there’s a scarf and a jumper as well plus two secret projects (I’m going to be writing the patterns up for them). It’s nice to get all those unfinished objects done and I can […]
We had a lovely weekend with a day trip to Lincoln; where some scrumptious wool was bought and some wool wash. Plus a very large chisel of some sort for Mr. which I’m sure will get plenty of use on the lathe. I started a new project; as my current one’s aren’t particularly car friendly.
I had a lot of help with my photoshoot for my DROPS blanket. M’s magic hands arranging the props! Somebody else decided they wanted to help as well. Apparently they have aspirations to be a model too!
This stack of pigs is an awesome piggy bank. I’ve painted it with one of my favourite things. Lots of different quilt designs. The cute little tails at the back. The top pig has a log cabin design, little applique hearts on the middle piggie and quilted squares at the bottom.
Another fantastic year at Woolfest; despite the exceedingly rainy conditions it was still a wonderful day. It was bigger this year with lots of new stalls. I found it quite overwhelming with the vast array of choice and ideas. My haul was quite large this year. I headed straight for Kate Davies stall and bought
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This is one of my favourite things I’ve made at ceramics. A little flowerpot with a woodland scene. Lots of stylised trees and cute little mushrooms around the tray. Plus a little catepillar inside the tray.
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I’ve added my first pattern to Ravelry. The Party Bunting pattern is now available for free. Check it out!
My latest piece from the ceramics studio. There definitely seems to be a lot of cute owl motifs around at the moment. So jumping on the band wagon, I’ve painted a child’s mug with little owls on a branch.
It was the first birthday party of my lovely little woolly haven, A Good Yarn, Cleethorpes. Everyone had joined in to make a few surprises for Kate. There was a lovely window display, as well as a knitted party buffet. Julie’s Blancmange Michele’s Jelly Rabbit My contribution was to make the pattern for the bunting
After having a look through my handspun; I was looking at one of my favourite books The Fleece & Fiber Sourcebook by Deborah Robson & Carol Ekarius. As a spinner, I felt that I was sadly lacking in even basic knowledge of different breeds of sheep and other animals and what each fibre was ideal for.
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