Last weekend I finally got round to going to one of the John Arbon Textiles Wool Mill Open Days, which I’ve been wanting to do for several years! The trip was organised by Lucy from Purl A Row yarn shop in Par.
John Arbon Wool Mill Trip
Cornwoolly in the snow
So the second Cornwoolly is done – another fabulous event but with an added last-minute twist of snow! Thankfully the day started off with clear blue skies and full sunshine, so most visitors arrived early with the snow forecast for
Cornwoolly time!
There are just a few days left until the second fabulous Cornwoolly event at Heartlands this Sunday! We’re getting very excited as this is building up to be Cornwall’s biggest and best wool and fibre event of the year. Last year
Do you Ravel?
Are you a Ravelry user? If you don’t know what that means, prepare to discover an invaluable resource for knitters and crocheters! As the site says: “Ravelry is a place for knitters, crocheters, designers, spinners, weavers and dyers to keep
First Community Market of 2018
Just a few days left until February, so it’s almost time for the first St Agnes Community Market of 2018! It’s a lovely local market held on the first Saturday of each month (apart from January) at the Miners and
It’s the Woolly season!
Well summer is certainly over as the days turn autumnal; time for cosy woolliness! We have several events coming up, kicking off with the 3 Bags Full Wool Market on Friday 6th October. It’s held at Liskeard Public Hall for
Lace banana top – free pattern
Our handknitted lace banana yarn top made it’s debut appearance at Cornwoolly and inspired lots of you! Many of you purchased our beautiful handdyed laceweight banana yarn and got your free knitting pattern for the top made from a single
Cornwoolly
We’re just 2 days from the first ever Cornwoolly show at Heartlands and preparations are ongoing as the excitement builds! We’re packaging lots of colourways of our recycled sari silk and chiffon silk ribbons to make sure you have a
Festive Greetings!
As we speed headlong towards Christmas, the final events for 2016 are almost here. This Saturday we’ll be at the Miners and Mechanics Institute in St Agnes from 10am – 4pm for the last Community Market of the year. For
Bags, staples and cardboard
Just thought I’d share this picture which sums up today (and several others) for me, packaging my hand-dyed recycled sari silk and chiffon silk ribbons. I dye the ribbons in 100gram skeins, as with my other base yarns. However many