Well that's December nearly done and the end of another year. Thank you for all the lovely support and well wishes you have given me and all your sharing. Turns out that there's a huge community of wonderful people in the world called social media and it's a far better place because of you all. Time moves quicker than you think, seize it with both hands and do something lovely with it....best wishes to you for 2017

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Chunky crochet wool cowl needed this morning...brrrrrr . . #welshwool #crochet #handspunyarn #cowl #chunkyscarf #chunkywool #frostymorning #winter #december #alpacawool

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Honesty X

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Christmas has begun.. Best wishes X

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Winter Solstice . #wintersolstice #winter #candlelight #hygge

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Last hydrangea of the year . . #crochetbasket #crochethook #string #trellispattern #december #winter #wintersolstice #hydrangea

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Happy Winter Solstice

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Newton House decor X

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Crochet basket makes the best Christmas tree pot cover . . #crochetchristmas #crochet #crochetbasket #stringbasket #crochetpotcover #crochetwithstring #winter #december #trellispattern

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Stockintastic results at todays crochet workshop...super day, as always. Thank you ladies for such a great year of making 😘

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Exploring textures with Welsh wool #welshwool #wallhanging #weave #woven #pegloom #handspunyarn #winterlandscape #december #winter

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Just a couple of the decorations you could make on Saturdays Christmas Crochet workshop in Carmarthen #christmascrochet #christmasdecorations #handmadechristmas #handmade #crochet #christmasstocking #grannysquare #grannynotsosquare #snowflake #crochetsnowflake

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Beautiful colours at sunset tonight...

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Rainy night lights...

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More crochet cable. Happy weekend... . . #crochet #crochetcable #weekend #happysaturday #happyweekend #sgiew_handmade #crochethook #handcrafting #creativehappylife

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Seed heads and wool felt... . . #christmasstocking #welshwool #woolfelt #feltmaker #seedheads

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Cold wind this frosty morning...happy Sunday . . #winterinwales #sundaymorning #frostymorning

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Reflection in the glasshouse . #frostymorning #glasshouse #winter #december #reflection #shadows #winterinwales

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Happy Sunday crochet 💕 . . .#welshwool #handspunyarn #crochet #crochetcables #handcarvedcrochethook #wool #neckwarmer #sundaymorning #cwtch #hygge #happysunday

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Light and shade

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...collective noun for a group of Welsh wool cowls? A cwtch perhaps? . . . #welshwool #cowls #neckwarmers #crochet #wool #yarn #cwtchcrochet #cwtch #solvawoollenmill #christmasfayre

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Crochet cable cowl ready for @solvawoollenmill

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Super day of crochet and weaving workshops...fabulous work from everyone and heaps of fun too...thanks you were all great 👏🏻

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Sagey green plant dyed, hand dyed yarn

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Yarn shadows

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In other news...weaving workshop 19th Nov...try your hand at frame and peg loom weaving...seat mats or wall hangings....lots of fun and cake 🤗.... . . . #weavingworkshop #weave #pegloom #frameloom #laploom #carmarthen

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Another stunning day 🍂🌞❄️ . . . #autumn #november #frostymorning #leaves #frostyleaves #oldwoodtable #woodtable

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After sparklers last night we have a sparkling start to the morning . . . #frost #autumn #frostymorning #november

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Weaving Workshop...see events for details... . #weavingworkshop #weaving #pegloom #wool #welshwool #wovenwallhanging #woven #carmarthenevents #etsyhunter #folksy

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Welcome November . #welshwool #weavingworkshop #weaving #pegloomweaving #woolrug #wovemberwool #handspunyarn #littlestoriesofmylife #sogoodineveryway #rurallife #yarn #autumn #november

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Fruits of my labour of love...Jacob lambs wool...so soft . . #welshwool #wool #traditionalcraft #handcrafted #handspunyarn #jacobwool #yarn

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On my spinning wheel today...Jacob...love this grey humbug colour 🐑 . . . #welshwool #jacobsheep #wool #greywool #handspunyarn #handspun #sgiew #rurallifestyle #handcrafted #traditionalcraft

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Dyeing wool whilst warming the room and making a cup of tea...#multitasking #welshwool #plantdye #woodburner

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That sky! #autumn #Sunday #autumndays

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Texture, colour and form all in a neat package...love squashes 🎃 . . . . #squash #pumpkin #autumn

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I love my old suitcase

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Weaving workshop today @farmerhumble ...all these lovely ladies made beautiful seat pads and were great fun. Thank you everyone X . . . #pegloomweaving #weavingworkshop #weaving #handcrafted #wool #welshwool #plantdyed #humblebynature #craftworkshop

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Easing into Sunday morning my favourite way...reading new magazine @koelmagazine bought from @ayarnstory and doing a little crochet...happy Sunday to you... . . . #sundaymorning #koelmagazine #crochet #handspunyarn #welshwool #woolweek #simplelife #rurallifestyle #crafts #handcrafted #sgiew #goodmorning #goodlife #wool #breakfast

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Easing into Sunday morning my favourite way...reading new magazine @koelmagazine bought from @ayarnstory and doing a little crochet...happy Sunday to you... . . . #sundaymorning #koelmagazine #crochet #handspunyarn #welshwool #woolweek #simplelife #rurallifestyle #crafts #handcrafted #sgiew #goodmorning #goodlife #wool #breakfast

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Woven Welsh wool, naturally...

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Mini weaving workshops coming soon...

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Hand spun Welsh yarn...#woolweek #welshwool #badgerfacesheep #campaignforwool #handspunyarn #naturalcolour

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I'm spinning more yarns today. Romney, Badger face and Jacob for an exciting weaving project. #woolweek #britishwool #welshwool #weaving #handspunyarns #campaignforwool

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Dinner outside...

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Hand woven rugs

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Hand spun yarn at #westwaleswoolshow today

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Spoons have their first outing...#westwaleswoolshow

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Learn to weave your own seat mat or wall hanging. Last workshop of the year.

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Welsh wool, naturally #westwaleswoolshow #cambrianwool #handspunyarns #botanicalcolour #wool #naturallydyed #naturaldye #woolnaturally #welshwool

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My new collection of hand spun yarn and plant dyed #cambrianwool yarns. All ready for the #westwaleswoolshow next weekend, 8th Oct...catch 'em while you can...

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My latest collection...hand spun natural yarns and plant dyed #cambrianwool. Find them at #westwaleswoolshow next weekend.

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Crafts of September...

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Dye pot full of yellow 'spaghetti' yarn...

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Beautiful Welsh wool looking like spaghetti in my dye pot today...yum

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Eco printing on 100% cotton

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Welsh woven wool, Jacob

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Whittled using only a pen knife...by my Mr... . . #handmade #whittling #whittle #handcarved #handcarvedspoon #spoon #woodworking #woodenspoon #sgiew #simplelife #teganwoodwork

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My @goodlifeexperience...Carved a spoon with the patient tuition of @axeandpaddle,bought a beautiful bowl from @sarahjerath, collected conkers from an ancient tree...wonderful 😍

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Welsh wool ALL dyed using Fern. Well done @neithknacks who guessed correctly for the right reason and @cathybaker for guessing all three. Thank you, good fun 🤗

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Which skein of Welsh wool has been dyed using fern? Just for fun...

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Dye pot of fern leaves on the wood stove tonight...#plantdye #handdyed #fern #naturaldye

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It's a woolly rug type of an evening here on our hill

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Plant dyes and botanicals on 100% cotton...am very pleased with the result. Happy Friday 🤗

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Morning September...last dyeing of RWH before it fades...

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Last dye batch for August and wow, what a beauty. Love this bright sunshine colour. 🤗

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Bye bye August, it's been a lovely month of plant dyeing and wool spinning 🌸

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Dye pot results from last night...very happy with this deep mauve/slate colour. @cambrian_wool wool has been used, dyed by hand in the kitchen on Martha. #handdyed #welshwool #botanicalcolour

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More Rosebay Willowherb in the pot today... quick before it goes to fluffy seeds #plantdye #welshwool #naturaldyes

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Naturally dyed Welsh Yarn. Another skein from my 'Hedgerow' collection. : : Yarn is from @cambrian_wool a beautifully soft dk from the flocks of Wales. : : Hedgerow foraging has created this muted variegated pinky coral colour. Only 2 skeins each 100g available.

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Had the best day today at my village show 🐑🐴🐈🐎🐩🐾🌿🌸🌻🌕

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More plants in the dye pot this morning, bathed in lovely sunlight too! 😎#summer #naturaldyes #hawthorn #welshwool

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Plant dyed yarn. These skeins are the 1st in my hedgerow collection using @cambrian_wool. This gorgeous dk yarn is made using the fleeces of sheep from the Cambrian Mountains region of Wales. This commercially spun yarn will sit along side my hand spun yarn which is dyed using the same gathered plants. The colours are muted with light and dark hues running throughout the wool. This batch have tones of Welsh slate, khaki and mauve. Limited batches available online through my website now.

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Dyeing Welsh wool with this beauty today #welshwool #hedgerowplants #dyeing #wool

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Welsh hand spun yarn dyed with fern. Really happy with the results 🌿

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Wall hanging or rug, can't decide yet. Fun to make using Welsh wool, plant dyed and natural 🌸

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Morning! Happy Friday friends 🐓

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Crochet kit ready for posting

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Crochet blanket kit, 1000 metres of badger face hand spun yarn, crochet hook and pattern wrapped ready for posting. Details on my website in profile.

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Baby carrots for dinner. Really happy with this bite size variety from @organicgardeningcatalogue

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Little bit of sunshine makes a world of difference

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Super crochet and weaving workshops today. Great results from great folk. #welshwool #crochet #weaving #naturaldyes #pegloom

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Hand spinning happiness today #handspunyarn #welshwool #badgerface

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Peg looms ready for Saturday's weaving workshop #welshwool #pegloom #weaving

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Chickens doing their thing...I love em

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Floral display ready for Eco printing, almost too beautiful to squash! #ecoprint #floralfriday

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Looking back at a design I did for the 'Organic Wool Project' a few years ago. Such gorgeous fabric to work with...my hand spun crochet wool edging looks cute too #tbt #welshwool #organicwool

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The place to be today 😎 #summer #welshbeach #happiness

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Beautiful summers day, wildflowers and weaving 🌸

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Dresser in my workshop still not tidied! #tbt

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My Welsh wool rugs are now in stock at The Dragons Garden, Llandeilo, #welshwool

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Doorstop toast, coffee + one bobbin of yarn spun already this morning...Happy Wednesday

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Labelled with love...happy Friday X

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Cute crochet capelet made with my own hand spun Romney yarn, perfect over a strappy dress this summer...#sgiew_handmade #sgiew #welshwool

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Another wool rug woven with Jacob carded wool...done

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Humble

By nature...

Had a super weekend at The Big Day Out, which is Humble by Natures 2nd year of festival fun....a festival on a farm that is small enough to be personal yet big enough to loose yourself for a while in all the activities and workshops, music, cookery and so much more, without bumping into everyone else there.

Super grounds for camping, facilities second to none, very, very well organised.

I held weaving workshops all weekend, peg loom weaving with Welsh wool making seat mats and hand held loom weaving to create wall hangings.

Everyone that took part created something unique and wonderful.

Great fun and learning had by all.

Hammock fun...

...lovely way to enjoy one of my rugs.

I was asked to make this peg loom rug by a customer for this very purpose.

Think it looks great and I know from experience that it will be very hard to leave the super cosy comfort of pure Welsh wool.

Happy hammock lounging

Xxx

Busy bee...

...getting stock ready for Wonderwool Wales. A fabulous event of all things wool related at the end of April at Royal Welsh Showground, Builth Wells, mid Wales.

I always think I have planned well ahead, am on track with making stock, dyeing wool, hand spinning yarn, weaving rugs and carding fleece ready for kits....and then it's April and I feel a lump in my gut as I try hard not to PANIC as time ticks on by, far to quickly!.....

I can only do what I can do I have consoled myself....nothing I sell is bought in, nothing commercial, just me, a tin bath for washing fleeces, spinning wheel to spin yarn, drum carder for combing wool and a simple loom for weaving. All dyeing is done on the Rayburn in small batches and plant stuff harvested by hand seasonally. It's the way I like to be, perhaps not the greatest business model, but I can't produce my products any other way. I have a passion to keep things as natural and honest as possible.

....soooo here I am running about the place, washing fleeces, and packing up beautiful, natural coloured wool....loving it....but needing a bit more time.....

What will be will be......

Washed some lovely old hessian sacks today ready to be filled with carded wool for loom kits....

Am happy....in a slightly anxious way...not stressed as such, not yet!

Xxx

More plant dyeing...

...with last years blackberries

I had squirrelled away some blackberries in the bottom of the freezer last Autumn and felt the need for a new colour to add to my collection of plant dyed wool.

I was happily surprised with the super lilac the dye pot gave and am embarking on another round tonight with the exhaust.

A lovely gift from last years harvest.

Xxx

 

Wool washing...

..In the spring sunshine.

Always good to take advantage of any sun that happens to come my way here on a hill in south west Wales.

This winter has been wet, wet, wet, not at all good for washing and drying fleeces, but here is the sun, apparently with us for at least a week, so I am happily doing all the prep that my hand spinning and weaving yarn requires before it gets anywhere near a wheel or loom.

I wash my fleeces in a tin bath using collected rain water and let it sit and soak for a good few hours before rinsing a few times and then pick over the wool for vegetation!

It is then set out to dry in the sun on wooden racks that my hubby has made for me. They work really well.

My chief 'egg'pert hen keeps a check on my progress whilst the others sunbathe or follow me around hoping for treats, they are very funny little hens...

Happy days

Plant dyeing...

...kind of a day

Red onion skins, last years Rosebay Willowherb make super colours, yellow, green, grey/mauve.

Results to follow when the dye pots are cold. X

Crochet heart...

...just right for Valentines....

...and at my crochet workshop yesterday, hearts, groovy mittens and more...