The drum carder is one of my favourite pieces of equipment in my Spinnery. I do also have hand carders which could perform all of the same tasks but they can only deal with a small amount of fibre at a time. The drum carder, with its larger capacity, is a great time saver. As…
My name is Araminta Greaves and I have got a sweet tooth. Anyone else out there feel the need to confess? I have always had a sweet tooth and as a child in the 1970’s that meant eating highly coloured and flavoured sweets, or candy for my American friends. Favourites included Fruit Salads and Blackjacks…
I’m sure that we have all had the experience of being seduced by the colours or textures of an unusual one off yarn, only to find that when we get it home and look shamefacedly at our existing stash, we have no idea what to actually do with what we have. This post, all about…
Colourway Spotlight – Polzeath Breeze As the name suggests, this colourway is inspired by the popular beach at Polzeath, on the beautiful coastline of North Cornwall. I spent a lot of time gazing down on the the bay at Polzeath a few years ago. I was cleaning a fabulous holiday let which backed onto the…
