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‘Rhapsody’ designed by @miss_elle_bat, yarn dyed & knit by me :D (Taken with instagram)
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Welcome to the next shop update! It’s been a while so I am very excited to upload new stock for you to take home and play with…
Ok, here’s the list;
- Hand dyed tops – these include Jacob humbug blends, Shetland, Falkland, BFL and Merino/Tencel blends.
- More hand dyed yarn – Aran, DK and Lace (more to follow in the next update)
- Fleece – I have my first Romney fleeces here and I picked up a pretty little Hebridean fleece on my travels. Most Farmers up until now have had trouble shearing on time, due to the weather. I’m hoping the past week or so will have helped, however we do rely on only a few shearers in the area. With this in mind please keep revisiting shop updates and following my free monthly newsletters. As soon as I have stock I will let you know.
It seems short and sweet, but there is a lot of choice, some new colourways and updates on sold lines. I have also updated stock levels to reflect Ashford a new Ashford equipment order I have just received.
If you remember seeing something at the Devon County Show and it’s not back in stock yet, let me know and I’ll see if I can make some more.
You can find all of these in the shop at www.sarastexturecrafts.com
Sara x
Next Update Due: 8th June! This will include more fleeces (depending on the weather for shearing) and a few new free knit patterns.
Don’t forget to come and see me at my next events as I’ll probably be showing exclusive new hand dyed shades! http://sarastexturecrafts.com/page/5172-events.aspx
Wishing everyone a happy May Day Bank Holiday!
Sara xx
This is a monthly podcast by Sara’s Texture Crafts.
Thank you to new and existing viewers, I hope you enjoy the show!In this episode I discuss;Wonderwool Wales April 28th 2012 - www.wonderwoolwales.co.uk
Thank you to Chrissie (organiser of Wonderwool) for allowing me to film and to Darrin who acted the Robin, to my Batman whilst I wandered around the show full of cold!Photo & Purchase credits –
Video mentions & credits:
- www.fyberspates.co.uk wonderful yarn colour.
- www.shetland-sheep.org.uk had some wonderful fleece examples and two sheep that we were very taken with!
- www.bcsba.org.uk organisation for UK coloured sheep.
- www.thenaturaldyestudio.co.uk Beautiful natural dyed colours and some new patterns.
- www.thetoftalpacashop.co.uk lovely Alpaca goodness!
- www.wellmanorfarm.co.uk Gotland crosses and Pygora which I didn’t see an example of as I was on the move, but I would definitely like to try some out.
- www.woodland-turnery.co.uk The makers of the beautiful Timbertops spinning wheels.
- Oliver Twists (no website) – who sell dyed silks and fabrics.
- www.lakesidecrafts.co.uk wonderful selection of yarns, kits and equipment… a staple store!
- www.jarbon.com Beautiful yarn purchase for my new hand dyed shawlette.
- www.schoppel-wolle.de I purchased from a LYS some Admiral Batik, which again I think might be a shawl… not sure yet.
- www.straw.com the home of Crystal Palace yarns which I bought from a LYS for using as an art yarn ply.
- Erin from www.mommyneedsyarn.com for allowing me to purchase and give the excuse that they don’t really need to count as stash!
- www.Mumfordandsons.com – who’s music you can hear on the trip back… needless to say I nearly lost my voice singing along all the way home!
- Erin (above) and Steve from www.dramaticknits.blogspot.com for inspiring my purchase of Chaigoo needles. I’m excited to try these out.
- www.gwentguildwsd.org.uk a local guild of spinners, weavers and dyers for inspiring me as always… Thank you Ladies!
- Tania from www.rumplestiltskin.org.uk and Lynda from Funky Fibres… sorry Lynda not sure if you have a website. Let me know if you do and I shall link it! Thank you for always being so much fun!
Until Next time (next stop the Devon County Show), keep Dreaming in Fibre!
Sara x
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Suffering brain fuzz from the cold and flu meds this afternoon, so I’m feeling very embarrassed that I may have come across very vague to the last phone customer I had… Sorry lovely lady, I’m just a little off my game today… Hopefully I didn’t come across unhelpful?!
Time for a sit down I think!
As an aside I got a new book through the post… I’m going to reward myself this weekend with some time to knit and read a bit. I’ll be working on some swatches for the show, but in a much more relaxed weekend-way.
I think I’m just at that point where I don’t think I’ll get everything done on time… A big push over the next few weeks and I think there will be light. I just need to plough on…
What are you working on today?
Sara x
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Check out these socks…
They are knitted by Annette aka MadameMouton on Ravelry from her handspun yarn… They look so soft and warm!
Annette used my Dusk colourway in Merino/Silk.
I really think I must try knitting socks again…
Thank you for sharing Annette!
Don’t forget, if you have a project using my fibre, or yarn you can post it in the Ravelry Group, or contact me via the website.
Sara x
