How awful! I hope they can do something for the wonderful MAC building....

So sad to hear today about the 

fire at the G.S.A. Mackintosh building.

I really hope they can do something. 

I have very fond memories of my time spent there.

It is such an important piece of Architecture.

Dying with plants....

The Barony centre - West Kilbride

Heading here tomorrow for a course on

Dying with plants being taught by Ann Ross.

Really looking forward to it as its something

I've really not done before.

The Barony is also holding an exhibition

by Scottish felt makers.

So it will be a great chance to see that too!

It's a blue/sea green day.....

Lots of lovely yarn

North Ronaldsay, bfl, shetland

fluff - angora,alpaca and mohair

tops - Shetland, north ronaldsay and Wensleydale

Fleece - bfl curls

all for some new British packs.

(grown in the U.K. more than native to)

silk fabric

silk rods and cocoons

Customer orders....what fun

I love creating things for customers projects....

just a few pics

of different projects

that I have dyed for this week.

New range for shop....Bark.....

While Hope was creating her wonderful colourful piece yesterday,

I was making bark.

to put into....luxury felting packs

XL luxury creativity packs

I love the effect of the additions of soyabean and flax/linen

for texture.

creativity packs

standard felting packs.

Hope helps out.......and creates her own piece of felt.

What a great Sunday!

Hope and I got a chance to do some felting.

(I should say Hope is now almost 7, 

I am having a problem changing my profile)

She decided she was going to help me and

then thought it would be good to make a piece herself.

She chose all her ingredients from the studio

(I did cut the hearts)

and laid out her piece.

She likes the rolling pin

and was very patient rolling and turning.

and of course you have to have the

hands on approach.

It's a lovely soft piece of felt to take in for

show and tell tomorrow.

And then there's a touch of sparkle.....

sparkle rust

With just a touch of trilobal rainbow nylon

the sparkle range are combinations of Shetland and Merino.

pink

blue

red

purple

green

Custom blends......just sooooo excited !

Antique 1 (Rita's favourite)

bfl/soyabean/flax and merino

How excited were Vicky and Rita and I yesterday

as our custom blends arrived at last!

Darkest

We did track the poor delivery van man "Chris"

round Largs for 10 of his deliveries before us.

Yes he did look slightly concerned when we told 

him we'd been keeping a close eye on him.

But the wait was oh so worth it.....

My favourite above is Pebble peace.

It's tussah silk/flax/baby alpaca and merino.......

Forest Woodland

Heather(with wonderful added linen texture)

Pebble marl feels amazing with Gotland in the mix....

 can't wait to start felting!

Scarf base lengths

Something new this week 

in the Ebay store

is hand dyed Merino and silk

pre felt scarf based lengths.

Great to wet felt into or embellish with needle felting.

Wonderful soft 80% 19.5 mic merino and 20% silk

so fine almost cobweb like in areas.

Dyes beautifully.....

Working on some new ingredients for my packs......

Over the last few weeks I have been working on some new

ideas to include in my creativity and felting packs.

hand dyed pre felt fringing with my hand dyed locks

Hand made pre felt combining hand dyed wool 

fibres with silk...this is really lovely.

the blue piece is roving felted with several silk hankies.

Hand made pre felt from hand dyed fibres made into a batt.

This has a base of wonderful fawn suri alpaca.

There are more new things to come!

Vicky, Rita and I are having such fun.....

Some holiday pics.....Oban was just lovely!

We had a great break at Melfort Village.

Outside our lovely cottage - Quarry Cottage - just everything we needed,

Stunning views

Found some great shells here......

Exploring!

Digging!

Walking....Hope went on loads of walks exploring the hills

around melfort.

Kite flying......

Easter Egg hunt.

Just perfect! Feeling very excited about being home 

and loads of new ideas in my head......