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How not to dye fleece.

I’m learning to spin, as you should all know by now. Before I show you my first yarn, I wanted to demonstrate how not to dye fleece – I tried it yesterday, and it completely failed. I know this is … Continue reading

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The Spinning Wheel has arrived!

In the last post in which spinning was mentioned, I suggested that there was a slight possibility of me buying a spinning wheel. I was umming and ahhhing over it for about a day, before I just went for it. … Continue reading

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Friday Inspirations – Jo Hamilton

I bring you one of the first crafty Friday Inspirations that I’ve done! This one features Jo Hamilton, an amazing crochet artist who makes crochet art. Incredible. I’ve always wanted to be an accomplished crochet…person. (Crocheter? Crochetist? Crochician?!) But, I … Continue reading

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Friday Inspirations – Mum

I suspect my writing style may change slightly over the next few weeks. I’ve been exploring my favourite ways of expressing myself, following a slight pause in my writing habits that (only) lasted eight years. So, I think I’ll probably … Continue reading

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WIPW (4) — Sewing Caddy

I’ve been unwell and have done no knitting (or much else) for a fair while — so you can have a video I made of me sewing something up for Wonder-Gran. It’s not knitting, but hey you can get over … Continue reading

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Friday Inspiration — Riusuke Fukahori

Happy Friday, Plutonians! I bring you another post for Friday Inspiration, this time a paint artist who paints goldfish. I’ve gone for Japanese themed again, but that really doesn’t make a difference — Riusuke Fukahori is one of those people … Continue reading

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Friday Inspiration — Ford Hallam

I thought it would be nice and inspiring to do a series of posts on craftspeople who make me want to open my craft-box and get working. The first one, a metal artist called Ford Hallam, came to my attention … Continue reading

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