happy samhain...

...or happy halloween

to you all

a time to take stock of where you are now

and to embrace the start of winter

feast well

love lots

keep warm

xxx

peg loom rug...

...i love making peg loom rugs

you can use various wools

this one uses both hand spun yarn

and fleece that is not spun

just washed and carded

they make a very robust yet really soft rug

and can be washed in the machine too

a peg loom is a series of dowel rods sat in evenly spaced holes

on a long straight piece of wood and can be any size

warp thread the peg loom

to the finished length of desired rug

prepare your wool or fleece

you will need at least 2 whole fleeces for a small rug

more if you want to use spun yarn

this picture shows both spun and unspun wool

and the effect each gives

weave your yarn or fleece around each peg

 when you have about 4" on the pegs

 lift each peg in turn and move the wool to the end of the rug

replacing the peg into its housing each time

continue weaving until your desired rug is complete.

tie off the ends securely

and hey presto

a lovely warm handmade rug

and jessy loves it too

woolly miles

the lovely beulah speckled face sheep that donated their fleeces for this rug

graze in the fields that surround our workshop

clean sustainable handmade

all our wool items are made from fleece sourced locally and the production of each item uses little or no machinery and electricity

xxx

wood chores...

...as autumn is well and truly upon us

up here in the welsh hills

my chores include wood chopping

to keep us warm and toasty at night.

happy full moon

xxx