Earlier this year you were promised a blog on the tartan weaving class, and it’s finally here! The class was last week and my goodness it was a lot of fun! It was run by a lady called Jan Beadle and took place at Farfield Mill in Sedbergh. The drive was, let’s call it interesting.… Continue reading Tartan 101 – My First Steps into the World of Scottish Weaving
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Prompted Musings – The Future of this Blog
What are you most excited about for the future? Sometimes you just have to go with the click-bait title, in fairness this post will discuss the future of the blog, but not in a negative way, which is what your brain goes to first when you see a title like that. #sorrynotsorry So what has… Continue reading Prompted Musings – The Future of this Blog
Stitching Ahead: Sneak Peak at My WIPs & Upcoming Escapades
With most of the recent blogs being about what I’ve been up to or making, thought it would be a nice change of pace to give you a sneak peek at my current projects and what’s on the horizon. for the rest of the year. (Despite the year’s attempts to go by in a flash,… Continue reading Stitching Ahead: Sneak Peak at My WIPs & Upcoming Escapades
Cumbrian Wool Gathering 2025 – Our Third Chapter Unfolds
Happy 2nd birthday blog, here’s to a fun and craft filled 3rd year! Two years ago I went to the very first Cumbrian Wool Gathering and wrote about it for my first blog post. This year I went for the third year running (second time with my mother-in-law) and we had another absolute blast! Evidence… Continue reading Cumbrian Wool Gathering 2025 – Our Third Chapter Unfolds
Prompted Musings – Badly Blowing My Own Trumpet
What are you good at? Everything crafty! Joking aside, I’m not bad at sewing, I’m a complete beginner at spinning, I’m a keen but mediocre artist, I’m halfway decent at graphic design, and I am passable at a number of crafts I’ve picked up along the way, but I AM good at crochet. (Please feel… Continue reading Prompted Musings – Badly Blowing My Own Trumpet
Spinning a Tale – The lessons learned from 2 years of spinning
The 2nd Skein of Yarn June this year will mark 2 years since I purchased my EEW nano and began my electric spinning adventure. Since then, I’ve tried spinning a number of different types of fibre, I’ve bought even more unusual fibre’s to experiment with, I’ve purchased a second, bigger electric spinning wheel, tried processing… Continue reading Spinning a Tale – The lessons learned from 2 years of spinning
A new spinning wheel – Enter the Argonaut! (And her matching lazy Kate)
So having done a fair bit of spinning on my EEW nano, it was becoming clear that a bigger wheel would be a useful addition. Enter the Argonaut by GemmaBeaMakes Right out the gate let’s start with the social links. Not only does Gemma sell through Etsy, she has a YouTube channel where she mainly… Continue reading A new spinning wheel – Enter the Argonaut! (And her matching lazy Kate)
Spinning a Tale – Bamboo Tops
With the Tour De Fleece this year, I wanted to join in, in some way. What better way than to explore those 25g balls of fibre purchased from Adelaide Walker at the Cumbrian Wool Gathering. It would be rude not to start with the bright orange bamboo tops (of which I had two). Ashamed to… Continue reading Spinning a Tale – Bamboo Tops
Prompted Musings – Crafting and relaxation
How do you relax? With crafting! When you work a full time job, crafting is often a go to hobby for relaxing. Spinning! Spinning bright orange bamboo tops! Spinning is fantastic if you are looking to zone out and hit zen. It’s especially good if you are in a high anxiety mode. The repetitive simple… Continue reading Prompted Musings – Crafting and relaxation
Spinning a Tale – The First Fleece Part 1
A week or so ago I received my first fleece from a friend who owns some sheep. This fleece wasn't grown with the intention of spinning from it, so I was expecting it to be quite dirty and needing a bit of work. (Though that wasn't exactly the case!) more out of luck, this fleece… Continue reading Spinning a Tale – The First Fleece Part 1
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