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