It's a Stitch Up

It’s been three years since I last had a desk at home, but look at our amazing new studio! It’s hard to believe my sewing machine, laptop and design materials now have a proper home. I hope I’ll be a bit more productive on the design side now that I have a space to devote to being creative. Read full post…

A lot can happen in a few days in the business of spinning. I’ve been playing with the bits and bobs I bought following my spinning beginnings at The Handweavers Studio. The fibre is a dream to spin compared with the unwashed fleece used in the workshop, making the carders I bought superfluous, but I’m sure they’ll come in handy soon. Read full post…

I’ve wanted to try my hand at spinning for some time – knitting a garment from scratch is pretty cool but knitting something from your own hand-spun yarn is a whole other level. There are the obvious advantages of being able to extend the creative process to yarn, getting the exact colour combination, blend and texture I want (well, maybe with a bit more practice). Also, I’m much happier knowing where fibre is coming from – with manufactured yarns it’s often unclear. As with supermarket produce it can be originated in one country, spun in another, packaged in another then shipped halfway round the world before landing in your stash. Starting with the raw fibre, you’re cutting out a lot of those stages, and if you want to you can narrow it down to the farm, or the exact sheep! Read full post…