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Sunday Gardening and just a little show prep
As I re-wrinse the fleece I am waiting to dye (Gotland, Shetland, Kerry Hill and a BFL cross), I am cutting some more blends for the Devon County Show. After that I think I’ll do a bit of gardening… The potatoes are growing nicely and we have a couple of figs. The aubergine and courgette seemed to have survived the night from the snails… I’m still going to have to keep an eye on them though!

Thank you to everyone who sent me their tips on keeping the snails at bay… I’m going to try the coffee grounds and the sharp stone chips and see how that goes. The larger option… Well I think I deserve to drink that after all this hard work!

Hope you are enjoying the bank holiday.
Sara x
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Customer Photos: MadameMouton’s Hessische socken

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

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A good day to dry!
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It was a busy day yesterday. I managed to dye yarn for my Mother’s birthday present (which I owed her from Christmas but was too ill to make). I also dyed lots more Mawata squares, as the batch from my recent shop update sold out (keep watching for the April 6th update!) Then I treated myself to a braid of my Cheviot in colourway Precious Rock (new for the Devon county show), with the view to make a show sample/free project for the website… Which I’ll wear/inherit (love this job!) And finally I wound in a new ball of the Noro I bought from Craft4Crafters (Exeter, January) for a new project. I’m not entirely sure what I want to knit yet, but am thinking about creating a new pattern to share… We’ll see though as I’ve not used this yarn before and it’s discontinued, so I’d have to remake in other yarn before I could publish.

I also had several batts to card for orders yesterday… Fortunately everyone wanted stripes, which are a bit quicker. This meant I could get everything out in today’s post run.

Phew, what a day! I couldn’t have done all of that (and got 2kg of fleece dry) if it wasn’t for the gloriously unseasonal weather… of course as I write this I’m uncertain that today’s overcast sky will dry anything further, but I am reminded that it is still March after all!

Sara x
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Customer Photos: Sarah’s Needle Felt Picture.

Sarah has been working hard on her first needle felting picture… isn’t it fab?! I love that Sarah has caprtured the finer details in her first piece. I love the hazing of the clouds over the moon and the shading of the eyes and ears… great stuff!

I had to share it when I saw Sarah’s post on my Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Saras-Texture-Crafts/8561416324. Sarah doesn’t have a website or a blog yet… but I think she definitley has a new addiction to this craft brewing!

I will definately be featureing this in my next newsletter.

Sara x

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