Happy Yuletide...

...and a very Happy new Year to you all

winter warming...

...soup

who can fail to love soup at this time of the year

especially if you can make your own delicious concoction

how about trying this wonderful recipe from Rhoda at country homes and interiors 

a celeriac soup with a little single cream in at the end of cooking for extra comfort

if you don't have a slow cooker or rayburn, just cook in a big pan the normal way you would make soup making sure that this wonderful vegetable is cooked till just soft

its delicious

xxx

woollen rooster...

...doorstops to prop open your yuletide door

perhaps?

all made with welsh wool cloth

woven at a local woollen mill

keeping alive an industry that was once huge in wales

and produced some of the finest woven fabrics

this woollen mill does indeed produce beautiful wool cloth

check out this great woollen mill at the national wool museum of wales

tea cosies too

keep cosie
xxx

autumn days...

... are well and truly upon us

I Love Autumn

although i haven't got out to enjoy it so much lately

not even to berry pick

i am busy making, spinning and weaving gorgeous woolly wonders

for this years Llandovery Sheep Festival

which is just 6 days away

(no hint of panic in my voice...not much!)

I will be spinning wool and also showing the uses of a peg loom

and weaving too

there will be heaps to see and do

rare breed sheep sale, drovers

crafts and food stalls

and more 

see you there

come say hello

xxx

monmouth show...

... a great day

the sun shone

and the fabulous gun dogs of

usk valley 

showed us how amazingly well trained and clever they are

i do love black labs

... i was demonstrating wool spinning and peg loom weaving

i was in the country matters area

and as luck would have it

so were the usk valley gun dogs

gorgeous

along with these fine lovelies

a whole wonder of great sheep, cattle and horses

crafts, bodging, bee keeping and good food

could be found at the show

a really great day out

did i mention that the sun was shining all day?

made a great show even better

xxx

 www.monmouthshow.co.uk

spinning and weaving demos at ...

...erwood station crafts

i have been happy to take part in a special event

at the lovely erwood station crafts centre near builth wells, powys

they have been celebrating the 50th year since the last steam train

ran along the railway line

and sadly no longer

erwood is a restored railway station

...as the name suggests

with a steam loco on tracks

and a great crafts shop and tea rooms

i demonstrated how to use a peg loom

and how to spin wool on my trusty wheel...freya

...

last fri i also met up with a great green woodworker

gareth from penpont green woodwork

who turned wonderful bowls all day

 great fun to watch them taking shape

thanks to michael cunningham and his team for a great couple of days

xxx

new stockist...

...at Myddfai Village Community Hall and Craft shop

stocking cockerel/chicken doorstops handmade using welsh vintage blankets and tweed

also welsh jacob wool rugs

handmade on a tradtional peg loom

made from locally sourced sheep fleeces

most of which are from sheep that graze the fields surrounding my workshop

and hand spun yarn made into crochet flower corsages

this pink one is also dyed by hand using natural plant dye

hand spun jacob yarn corsage

get there if you can

beautiful village and area to go for wonderful walks

fabulous shop and tea rooms too

xxx

Anna cafetiere cosie...

 ...here is my first free crochet pattern for you to enjoy

the yarn used is my very own 'tegan wool' hand spun jacob yarn

in a bulky/chunky weight

This is the first crochet pattern i have written

and even though i can happily follow crochet patterns

it is a little trickier to write them

or thats what i found

so here is an easy one for starters

and if you would like' tegan wool' yarn for this or any other project

please contact me or buy from my shop

have fun

xxx

Anna cafetiere cosie by nellie and eve.pdf

summer events...

...you can find a range of nellie and eve products at the following events

including 'tegan wool' hand spun yarn and a collection of vintage fabrics

come say hello...

*

Hereford Diamond Day

11th July 2012

attended by Her Majesty the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh

find us in the 'Vintage Village' Marquee

Hand spinning Welsh Jacob fleece into our own lovely hand spun 'tegan wool' yarn

peg rugs, hand crocheted accessories and vintage fabrics also on sale

*

Erwood Station Crafts

near Builth Wells, Powys

17th August 2012

as part of Erwoods 'Summer of Great events'

and together with 'woolcrafts'

we will be demonstrating hand spinning and how to use a peg loom

'tegan wool' hand spun yarn will be on sale, as well as hand crocheted accessories, rugs, peg looms, kits and Jacob fleeces

*

Monmouth County Show

30th August 2012

as part of the Big Skill marquee

you will find us in the woodland area

demonstrating hand spinning and rug making on a peg loom

'tegan wool' hand spun yarn and accessories will be on sale

along with peg loom kits and jacob fleeces

*

Llandovery Sheep Festival

29th-30th September 2012

a local event for nellie and eve

'tegan wool' hand spun yarn, peg loom rugs, hand crocheted accessories and more...

*

more dates for your diary coming soon...

meet the team...

...of jacob ewes

the girls that give me all

my lovely fleeces to spin with

this is tuppence and she is 10 years old

she is the team leader

this is polly

quite a beauty

and molly

also a knock out

this is ellie

who looks like she needs a haircut

shearing time coming soon

and the lovely clara

cool as a cucumber

so this is just some of the beautiful jacob ewes that i get my fleeces from

all hand washed, hand carded and hand spun

they are all lovingly cared for by hand

a small flock of funny friendly sheep

xxx

sunshine means...

...a yarn drying day

hurray for the sun

a great chance to wash hand spun yarn

and get all that sunshine loveliness into it

local jacob and beulah speckled face fleeces

make lovely yarn

and this lovely lot when dry

is ready to crochet into

 winter neck warmers and cosy cushions

and the chickens went on their merry way

happy to be out in the sun too

happy sunshine weekend folks

xxx

spinning wheel...

...love

meet freya

she is my new spinning wheel

purchased from the lovely joan

at timbertops

whilst i was at the wonderwool show in april

already named and painted when i got her she is a little ashford kiwi

and i think she is so gorgeous

she also spins like a dream

as you can see...i have already spun my first skein on her

spinning wheel happiness

xxx

the wonderful...

...wonderwool

a really fabulous place to go if you are

even remotely interested in all things woolly

handmade, unique items, great crafts people

beautifully made felt animals and figures

by jenny barnett

a great place to buy a new spinning wheel at

timbertops

...more of this later

pretty vintage and screen printed fabric bags

notebooks and purses by mud rabbit

and some real rabbits too

beautiful clothing made from organic welsh wool

a new venture for the lovely ladies

at llynfi textiles

organically hand dye yarns

make the most gorgeous knitwear

and are soil assocaition approved

as is this lovely natural wool by

garthenor

and yes...the burial cloud

or cosy coffins, as they have been dubbed

 beautifully handmade, thick wool ...a sort of sleeping bag

the ultimate exit if you want a very eco send off

...and if like me

you love all things woolly

happy days

xxx

wonderwool wales is located at the royal welsh showground

in builth wells, powys

and is usually the last weekend of april

see you next year 

hand spun ...

...jacob yarn

i have been busy 

hand processing wool

ready to deliver to solva woollen mill in pembrokeshire

this is all jacob wool

from a local flock based in our village

i wash all the fleeces by hand

the fleece is then carded to give all the wool fibres

a uniform long smooth feel

which are then ready to

spin by hand

ply ed

then

hey presto

you have gorgeous natural wool

ready to knit, crochet or weave with

more hand spun yarn will be available to buy

from our own shop very soon

keep a check on our website

http://www.nellieandeve.co.uk/