Woolly Weekend Retreat....

...announcing our first Woolly Weekend Retreat being held in a beautifully converted barn in the Brecon Beacons Nat. Park in Carmarthenshire on 9th - 11th March 2018.

This is going to be a weekend packed full of all things woolly, weave a rug on a peg loom, learn to crochet with giant 'Dreadlock Yarn', plant dye wool yarns and much, much more.

You will be using washed fleeces, Welsh hand spun yarns and wool to make your own, unique rug and storage basket and have lots of lovely naturally dyed yarns to take home with you too.
Learn how to crochet, learn to weave on a peg loom and to dye wool using foraged plants. Lots of tips and tricks to take away with you, tuition and workshops all day.

All meals and beautifully appointed accommodation, all workshops, equipment and materials are included in the price, starting at £325/person for a twin room sharing.

This weekend is about having fun whilst learning new crafts or enjoying skills you already have in a relaxed, comfortable place in the heart of beautiful countryside.
The converted barn is for our exclusive use all weekend from 3pm on Friday 9th until we say goodbye on 3pm on Sunday 11th March 2018.

Bookings are being taken now for this exclusive weekend...but hurry, as places are limited...Click on the link to secure your place now!
                                                         Booking form and more info

Peg Loom Weaving | Humble by Nature, Wye Valley, Wales

Peg Loom Weaving | Humble by Nature, Wye Valley, Wales



New venue for my peg loom weaving workshop

...bookings being taken now for 2nd October



Humble By Nature is a beautiful working farm in the Monmouthshire countryside.

BigDayOut | Humble by Nature, Wye Valley, Wales

BigDayOut | Humble by Nature, Wye Valley, Wales



I will be at this super event this Saturday holding peg loom weaving taster sessions....come along if you can and say hi....

Lots going on...music, food demos and welly wanging to boot!!

Should be lots of fun

Xxx

Hello...

...it's been a while

Sorry if I left you waiting?

I have been a wee bit distracted of late, planning and running crochet workshops and updating other media sites (FB) nellieandeve, along with weaving and hand spinning yarns, that the world of blogging was left on the back burner. 

Will visit more often.

I am enjoying the workshops greatly, one of the most rewarding things I have done and realising a bit of a dream come true moment when I look at what I am doing.

Teaching and encouraging others to learn and be creative is a joy.

Workshops run only once or twice a month at the mo, mostly crochet, with a peg loom weaving day added every 2-3 months.

 My aim is to do more! Workshops every 2 weeks, something new, building on skills already learnt, felt making, working with real fleece, spinning...an endless list

So watch this space...

And see it all unfold....hopefully later this year?

For the moment I am content with the pace of life, I have a great group of students every month and making and selling my own creations is being well received.

In one word......happy........

And very thankful 

Here's some images of new items I am working on right now...

Next workshop are 14th March for both crochet and peg loom weaving, held at The Quercus Rooms, Carmarthen, 10-1 and 2-5

Get in touch if you would like to come along, places are limited.

See you soon

Love Helen 

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

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

new crochet courses...

...coming soon

I have some super crochet courses coming up, starting with...

learn to crochet...granny squares, flowers and more

learn all the basic techniques needed to complete various projects. all equipment and refreshments are included.

£15/inclusive

30th Aug, 14.00-17.00 at The Quercus Rooms, Kings Street, Carmarthen 

and more to follow, including

 Crochet a Beanie Hat or Neckwarmer

an opportunity to use my own hand spun yarn, including plant dyed colours to create something very unique.

£25/inclusive

20th Sept, 14.00-17.00 at The Quercus Rooms, Carmarthen 

and 

Christmas Crochet

snowflakes and bauble decorations for the tree!

22nd Nov, 14.00-17.00 at The Quercus Rooms, Carmarthen

£15/inclusive

for more info please contact me 

www.nellieandeve.co.uk

nellieandeve@icloud.com

Or through my Facebook page at

www.facebook.com/nellieandeve

hope to see you soon

Xxx

weaving course...

...last couple of places remaining

 peg loom weaving course being held on 2nd August at The Quercus Rooms, Carmarthen is taking bookings for the last couple of places.

weave your own small mat/ table runner. hands on advice and useful tips. all equipment, including hand carded Welsh wool and refreshments are included.

£30/ person inclusive

2nd Aug 10.00-13.00

email for more details and booking. nellieandeve@icloud.com or go to www.facebook.com/nellieandeve

xxx

weaving workshop...

...today

using an old Harris table loom

the lovely Alice Evans showed my spinning and weaving group

how easy! warping up a loom can be...

once we had got our heads around dents per inch and simple maths

time to set about wrapping yarn around a warping frame

this took a lot of concentration

and an exercise involving my 8 times table

then time to put this yarn on the loom

now this took a lot of patience, good eyesight and a few cups of tea

just to ease off the back!

its a fairly long process before you can weave

but like most things, the preparation is about 2/3rd of the work

but then it was time to weave a first piece of yarn through shafts 1 and 3

and away you go

surprisingly it grows very quickly

and by the end of the day I had the beginnings of a sample piece of woven fabric

Thank you Alice for your expert tuition and patience

had a great day

just hope I remember it all!

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

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...

time flies...

...a month gone by

since the last happy tales

and as the weather chills at night

our rayburn, 'Martha' is lit 

warming the cottage, giving hot water and fabulous meals in her oven

we are busy making new stock for our shop,
crochet tea cosies, mug cosies and handbags made from recycled fabrics
to name a few items, coming soon...
our shop also has an end of summer sale now on ...

we have also been busy making jams and chutneys

and lots of pickled eggs as we now have...

....chickens!




Henrietta, Hyacinth, Dori, Cheryl, Goldie, Marge and Chuck
the cockerel

are happily pecking away in our garden and giving us lots of eggs

they are a real delight to have

and am pleased to say that the dogs have taken to them too



talking of dogs...
Finley has been a bit poorly again!

same problem as before, but happily on the mend

a brave tough dog by all accounts

treated with kid gloves for a speedy recovery

...bit traumatic that it was!

courses...

nellie and eve will be holding courses in the new year
after the success and positive feedback received
at The Big Skills weekend.


so if you would like to learn how to
crochet knit or sew

or perhaps you know the basics but
would like to learn more

then please check back shortly for course dates

its a beautiful time of the year now

the last of the tomatoes harvested 

we are experiencing

such gorgeous weather

time to get in the autumn garlic and early broad beans

in the veg plot and sow another handful of rocket

and salads that will hopefully

overwinter in the greenhouse...



thank you to our new follows, we really appreciate it and your comments too


till next time soon... be happy, true to yourself and get to know the people you like more

xxx