My trusty Ashford Traditional has been with me for three years now. It’s a very reliable wheel and spins beautifully, but the orifice size limits the size and type of yarn I can spin. Luckily Ashford make a jumbo flyer which has a larger orifice and can be fitted to their wheels (other spinning wheelContinue reading “Upgrading to a Jumbo Flyer”
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Woven Lord of The Rings Inspired Hooded Scarf
The Making of a Lord of the Rings Inspired Hooded Scarf
Modern Art Inspired Woven Cushion Cover
The next project that I thought I would share is a woven cushion cover I made for a friend. It had to have a modern art feel and pastel colours, which differs from my usual style, but it gave me an opportunity to explore some new techniques. I first measured the size of the cushionContinue reading “Modern Art Inspired Woven Cushion Cover”
Harry Potter Knitting: Cornish Pixie & Hedwig
Happy New Year everyone, the end of last year saw me knitting, weaving and sewing Christmas gifts for friends, which I can now share. A friend gifted me the Harry Potter Knitting Magic book by Tanis Gray the year before, so I thought it only fitting to try out some of the patterns this year.Continue reading “Harry Potter Knitting: Cornish Pixie & Hedwig”
🎄Festive Greetings!🎄
As another year draws to a close I would like to wish all my readers and followers a relaxing festive season. This year has been busy and I haven’t managed to put out as many posts as I had hoped; but I did take part in my first Tour de Fleece (which I plan toContinue reading “🎄Festive Greetings!🎄”
Wovember: Fibre Library Part 3
A continuation of last years Fibre Library parts 1 & 2 with some newly discovered books and magazines. Disclaimer: I am not affiliated with any of the publishers, authors etc. of any books or magazines mentioned in this post. All books mentioned are my personal copies which have been purchased either new or secondhand. ThisContinue reading “Wovember: Fibre Library Part 3”
Optimising the Suint Fermentation Process
Optimisations to my original suint fermentation method.
Wovember 2021 – Week 1 WIP’s
Celebrating Wovember 2021 – Week 1 a selection of WIP’s
Combating Plastic Waste: Spinning Sweet Wrappers
Attempting to reduce single use plastic waste by spinning sweet wrappers into yarn
Tour De Fleece 2021 – Week 3 Wrap-up
Today was the final day of Tour de Fleece 2021 and like most people; I thought I could do more in 23 days than I would normally do in 3 months! This week’s spinning has been a bit more varied with some project finishing, stash busting and experimenting. Below are my daily progress photos fromContinue reading “Tour De Fleece 2021 – Week 3 Wrap-up”
Loose Ends 