busy bee...

...these last few months

Workshops and courses have been received with a super response from all the students who came along to learn new skills this year. Many thanks to all. I have had great fun making and preparing for each workshop and sharing skills, stories and cake!

Christmas Crochet

 

I have also been hard at work stocking up my shops and online store with Christmas gifts, treats and cards too...

All available at   www.folksy.com/shops/nellieandeve

And shops locally

Myddfai

Crafts alive-Llandeilo 

Happy Festive Season

...more peg loom fun

..super peg loom weaving course at the weekend

creative and inspired weaving

a lovely way to spend a Saturday morning

many thanks ladies

hand felted wool

...Christmas stocking

Made from Welsh wool and embellished with wild grasses and seed heads 

I am loving the process of using washed, carded, local fleece and making felt. It is the most satisfying process, other than spinning my own yarn. To make 'fabric' is a creative wonder. It opens up a whole new realm of what can be made and produced.

I love picking dried seed heads and grasses on many a walk with my dogs in the fields that surround my home, so to incorporate this joy with my love of wool is fantastic.

Llandovery Sheep Festival...

....fun fun fun

this is my local festival and what a show it is, full of sheep, wool, spinning weaving and all things decidedly woolly...also great food...pizzas cooked in a wood burning oven and real coffee from a motor scooter....what more could you ask for?

I demonstrated peg loom weaving and crochet lessons and had a great time over at the 'sheeptacular' display of Welsh sheep breeds....yep, real sheep on display....very well done, kind to sheep and very informative....it was brilliant...ok, I know I have shown a lot of sheep in my pics...but, they are lovely and it is a Sheep festival..so I have an excuse!....love sheep ;0))

new crochet course date...

...I am happy to announce a new date for the ever popular

Learn to Crochet course

To be held at my local Reading Rooms in Llansadwrn Village, near Llandeilo

4th Oct...2-5pm

£15/inclusive

All equipment and refreshments are provided

This course is suitable for beginners and improvers

Booking essential 

You can email me via this blog page...just click on contact me

crochet course...

...had a great day yesterday with a super group of ladies all learning to crochet

they quickly got to grips with basic stitches and were making flowers by the end of the session.

all worked really hard whilst having fun chats and lots of tea, coffee and cake

looking forward to next months course...more learning to crochet and beanie hats

Monmouth Show...

...today

had a super day with a great bunch of people in the 'Country Matters' area of this great county show

I demonstrated peg loom weaving and promoted all things woolly, along side some super creatives showing their skills at felting, poetry, jam making, hedgerow foraging and much more.....even the lovely Terry Walton of the Radio 2 allotment was there to share his knowledge...

It's my fav county show, even though I live 60 miles away, I always really enjoy the day

I even got to meet a smallholder that breeds Whitefaced Woodland Sheep...a rare breed that I have always wanted to see in the 'fleece' and indeed spin their fleeces. Lovely to see people committed to keeping this beautiful breed of sheep alive.

So here's some pics of my day...my stall, my pals stalls too, fflokyfelt and Francesca Kay...and lots of lovely sheep...enjoy ;0)

 

village show...

....had such fun today at our village show

it's always a very good day, lots of people turn out to make it a great success

horses, sheep and dog showing...

making cakes, jams, turned bowls and walking sticks

pot plants, gorgeous veg, paintings, photography, knitted jumpers and so much more

...and am chuffed to say that my hand spun art yarn both won a prize!

we also did very well in the dog show....my lovely black lab won 'best in show' !!!!! Had great fun

think we did alright...great day

Xxx

another super course...

...peg loom weaving with a great group of very talented ladies today

creativity flowing...seat pad, wall hanging, bag and circle

great fun 

thank you ladies