There was about 600gm Bichon Freise, and 200g washed, carded long wool (can’t remember which breed). It’s all been through the Brother Drum Carder twice, and that has helped to blend the dog hair more consistently through the fleece. Now to the spinning whee
I have taken on an interesting commission – to spin Bichon Freise hair for a lady. Sadly her little dog passed over the rainbow bridge a few months ago and she wants to have a memory of her.
Beautiful, soft, black alpaca on the Brother Drum Carder this evening. This will spin really fine and is destined to be woven by a client.
Some teeswater fleece, spun and piled with some linen yarn, rescued by my friends Hermann and Marion from an old linen mill some time after it closed.
If you are free Saturday 4 October, head over to Glenside Farm, just outside Comber,, and support this very worthy social enterprise. Great coffee and maybe get a head start on your Christmas shopping.
Mum and daughter day today, learning to spin. The lovely Ruth and Sophie were quick learners, and went home with a ball of wool each.
Enrolments for the Autumn Term of Creative Classes and Workshops at Ards Arts Centre is currently open! So if you have ever wanted to try your hand at a new artistic skill, and meet like minded people, then check out the classes available.
I recently knit a friend an ’emotional support chicken’. I posted it over to her, as she is in England and I am in Northern Ireland.
These have been showcased across Facebook and Instagram over the last few months.
๐๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ญ ๐๐จ๐๐ค๐ฅ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐ฌ, ๐๐ซ๐จ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐ฆ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐ญ๐ณ ๐๐๐ด๐๐๐, ๐ฎ-๐ฐ๐ฝ๐บ
๐ก๐ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ฟ๐ returns with their wonderful birds of prey,
Christine of Kiri Cottage Crafts will be sharing her baking skills with ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฎ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐น๐ฒ for sharing.
And, the entertaining ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐น๐ต๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ will be bringing the past alive
Inspiring Yarns in Newtownards has a lovely selection of wool, and plenty of other craft supplies. Well worth a visit!
