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…
People often wonder how to use or wear art yarn. Some art yarn, despite being so attractive with its colours and textures and even inclusions like beads, ribbons or feathers, can leave you wondering how to use it. It would be a shame to leave it languishing in your stash, unseen and unused. Yarn cowls…
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…
Colourway Spotlight – Daymer Storm. I am so lucky to live here in North Cornwall in the far south west of England. The landscape and seascape on and around this peninsula is endlessly inspiring. This colourway is inspired by the beautiful Daymer Bay on the north coast of Cornwall where the river Camel completes its…
