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Shawl blocked! I went to my lys to get some lace wires but they were all out so the edges of my shawl are a little bumpy. They said they’d call me...
Easy Hand Spun Bag PDF Pattern
Easy Hand Spun Bag PDF PatternThis is a basic recipe pattern for a felted bag. The idea is that…
The Right Kind of Post Day
After yesterday’s chaos… a car hit the front of the house… don’t worry we are all ok and waiting for teh insurance agancies to come out… nothing too major fortunately… anyhoo, after that chaos I was grateful today when one of my recent yarn orders showed up witha pattern book. This means I can settle down and plan some new knits.
Hope you are having a wonderful day where ever you are?
Sara x
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Free Craftsy Mini Courses
The next 2 free Craftsy mini-courses I’m going to take are:
1. Know Your Wool: Do you wonder where…
A big thank you to Rosy Retro and everyone who took part in the SAL KAL, we had a fabulous time and really got inspired to knit from our handspun. Here is some of the work;
Top Left to right - Pia’s Dreambird Shawl using my hand dyed Cheviot and Hebridean fleece. Alex’s Ishbel shawl in my colourway Pansy. Steph’s Leaving Cowl in my Alpaca Pansy.
Middle left to right - My Batt Droppings Poncho using my batt waste and grey Ryeland. Elaine’s Raspberry Chocolate Pink Cardi using my Merino Blend and another dyed purchased elsewhere. Alex’s Handspun Norie in my Shetland colourway After the Storm.
Bottom left to right - Tab’s shawl using Polwarth bought from Fibre Fancy on Etsy. Muriel’s Shetland Vanter Mittens in my colourway After the Storm. Marilyn’s Drift Away shawl in my Merino Tencel Blend Malachite.
The prizes have been claimed and I think we are all now insipred to work more with our handspun.
COMING SOON! Tour de Fleece on Ravelry… I will be hosting a team this year, so please join teh group here… http://www.ravelry.com/groups/saras-texture-crafts and let’s get spinning together with knitting,weaving,crochet to follow in the months after.
Sara x
Here’s the list;
- Batts – Red, Orange/Yellow and Purple options have been added.
- Hand Dyed Blended Tops – I have some new bases to work with on custom order and will have a few ready to go stock items available too. The bases are; BFL/Trilobal, BFL/Silk, Merino/Bamboo, Merino/Nylon (great for socks, not so great for felt making), Merino/Silk and Merino/Tencel. Colours fresh in stock are BFL/Sparkle Bluebell Woods and Merino/Tencel Malachite.
- Knitting Sundries – Stitch Holders to Cable needles and knitting calculators.
- New ZealandCorriedale – New Animal Shades in stock.
- Other Hand Dyed Tops include – Merino in After the Storm, BFL in Tourmaline and Anenome, Falkland in Dartmoor and After the Strom, Jacob in Bluebell Woods and Rusty Gate and finally Shetland in After the Storm.
- Sock Yarn Collection! Yes, it’s finally here and I have two bases to choose from. Other bases will follow later on.
You can find all of these in the shop at www.sarastexturecrafts.comfrom the date above. So mark your diary and come join me.
If you want to see more of the shop update details and see items in the ‘flesh’ so to speak. Check out my next podcast episode at www.dreaminginfibre.blogspot.com
Sara x
Next Update Due: 7th June 2013.
The next episode is up and show notes can be found at www.dreaminginfibre.blogspot.com
In this episode I discuss Wonderwwol Wales 2013.
You can also find this on YouTube, Blip.tv and iTunes.
Sara x
I’m a very lucky girl… this darling hat and fingerless glove set arrived for me early March from one of my customers and friends. They were just what I needed to keep me warm, especially after you all saw me shivering in my February podcast!
Thank you so much for thinking of me.
Big Hugs,
Sara x
