Chase the Sheepdog
No, that’s not an instruction – meet Chase the Sheepdog! When I was in Devon a few weeks ago, we had an incident with escaped sheep and it was an uncertain time for the four of us. We have since … Continue reading
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Pray for Paris
I was in the middle or writing a post about sheep and farm life, but tonight my words have failed me as I’ve watched scenes of terror in Paris, my favourite city of them all. I will go to bed … Continue reading
[COMPETITION] Sheep, sheep, sheep
The sheep are here! If you read last week’s blogpost on Greyface Dartmoors, you’ll know what I’m talking about…but not exactly. I was away from the farm last week, doing things in London, and while I was there my parents … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, News, Sheep Breeds
Tagged Competition, Ewes, Farm Life, fibre, Fleece, Flock, Greyface Dartmoor, Greyface Dartmoors, Lambs, Mules, Ouessant, Sheep, Sheep Breeds, Wool
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Studio! The Swallow Barn
I’m in Devon…and I have a studio!! In case you missed the news, I have moved down to South Dartmoor to live with my parents for a month or so while we get things in London figured out (more here). … Continue reading
Towersey Festival – the Craft Fair
I’m back in London after a very successful Towersey Festival! I taught 12 people to spin, 2 of whom were children. A three year old girl had a go on my spinning wheel, I introduced a number of spinners to … Continue reading
Back from the Land Down Under
I come from a Land Down Under! We got back on Monday, and appear to have missed the British summer… Although it is winter in the Southern Hemisphere, I had a fantastic time meeting up with old friends, making some new friends, … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Life, News
Tagged Australia, Down Under, FOs, Holiday, New Zealand, Stash, Update, WIPs
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Brighton Knit and Make Social
Saturday found me in Brighton with a group of Yarn in the City fans, for the Brighton Knit and Make Social! This was a mini-crawl to Brighton, with a few shops, some good knitting time and some great cake involved… This … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, News, Reviews
Tagged Brighton, Brighton Knit and Make Social, Brighton Sewing Centre, Ditto Fabrics, Fripperies & Bibelots, Great London Yarn Crawl, Kettle Yarn Co, Lionness Arts, Porpoise Fur, Porpoise Knits Designs, Reviews, Soak, Uncommon Thread, YAK, Yarn, Yarn Crawl, Yarn in the City, Yellow Bear Wares
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Alpaca World
I am a huge lover of Alpaca World Magazine, and was super thrilled when they published my photos of the p-LUSH show in the latest issue of the magazine! For obvious reasons, I won’t post a full photo of the copy, … Continue reading
Cards Galore!
I’m quiet at the moment because I’m working hard on some cards and papercraft stuff – which takes over the entire house! I will be updating my Etsy shop next week, once I have been to a craft fair on … Continue reading
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Tagged Cards, Etsy, Greetings Cards, Instagram, ravelry, Skinny Liz, Skinny Lizzy, twitter
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Purl Alpaca Designs – the results are in!
I know that everyone is absolutely agog to know who was the winner of the Purl Alpaca Designs giveaway – the winner, drawn by random number generator, was Cassandra! Congratulations to you, I have been in touch by email if you … Continue reading
