Ellie
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What tools do you really need to dye yarn??
For large amounts (in my case 5-7 skeins in a pan!) LARGE Saucepans with lids feature at the top of the list!! Saucepans need to be dedicated dyeing pans as you MUST NOT cook food in them after using them for dyeing!! We also use large tray like pans for inside the oven and plastic…
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All a huge learning curve
Flystrike again! Poor sheep are now treated and awaiting another treatment in a couple of days!
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The Benefits of Wool – and it’s many uses
So wool has many uses other than as clothing!!! Clothing as previously discussed in the first blog post of this title Carpets Blankets Bedding, both blankets and duvets or Baavets (as one company call themselves!!) Mulch or weed suppressant mats to put round plants. There is also the added benefit of moisture conservation! Fertiliser. It…
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The Benefits of Wool – Wearing
I’ve been thinking a lot recently about the benefits of wearing and using wool! so I thought it might be a good idea to get some of these thoughts out into a blog post! Benefits of Wool: Natural, renewable fibre – Wool comes from sheep and is a renewable source of material! Using wool in…
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Double Vanilla Socks
A free Pattern for double knit vanilla socks! A little present from me to you! These knit up amazingly in both our Rustic with Alpaca and the Hilltop DK yarns! The Hilltop particularly is a fab hard wearing DK sock yarn which even manages to survive my husband’s hard wearing! I hope you enjoy knitting…
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Sheep Sunday, and then we got a Ram!
How we got our Ram Lamb. He might not manage it this year, but hopefully we might get some lambs the following year!!
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Wooly Wednesday, even more yarn dyeing
Even more dyeing and more yarns coming with me to Sweater Weather in Farnham later this week! Have you got your tickets?
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Smallholding Sunday
A photo round up of our jobs and fun here on the smallholding this summer! Baling hay, fruit and veg, building and fun.
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Wooly Wednesday and LOTS of dyeing
A sneaky peek at some of the yarns heading to the Farnham Maltings’ Sweater Weather show with me!
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Sheep Sunday – four more!!
How the next sheep were acquired. Meet the four sheep we got back in December 2020. More of the girls and boys that produce our fabulous yarns!