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Bramble Crumble Anyone?

Bramble Crumble Anyone?

What do you get when you take an ecru yarn, dyes, water, heat, a bit of time, the internet and a crochet hook? Well… I took two of these: Added them to a dye bath and then dried the coloured yarn… overnight…. Then I searched the internet to find a...
Yarndale 2014

Yarndale 2014

Last’s year’s event was so popular the Yarndale Team have decided to do it again! Woo HOO! AND …. GUESS WHAT??? Yep! I AM…… I AM DOING IT AGAIN! Yippee!!!!   so… get the dates in your diary, and tickets bought early here and...
Patchwork Runner Tutorial

Patchwork Runner Tutorial

Ever wanted to make  your own reversible table runner? MADBIRD MAKES : DIY PATCHWORK QUILTED TABLE RUNNER TUTORIAL Select six 2.5” strips of full width fabric.  (NB:  Jelly roll strips are a good place to start.) You will work all seams with a ¼” seam. Stitch the six...
One for the Youngster

One for the Youngster

A ‘Promise Present’ was given as a Christmas present to my younger son. We were so caught up with negotiating a complete overhaul in our bathroom (including replacing a rotten floor) as well as hosting numerous workshops at the Chapel Gallery, I...
Colour For My Soul

Colour For My Soul

I need colour.  Bright, breezy, uplifting, zingy colour.  I have been playing with acid milling dyes. Changing ecru yarn into vivid leafy green gorgeousness. I struggle with what type of artist I am.  I always have.  I’ve envied people who KNOW exactly who they...
New Opportunities

New Opportunities

It is amazing how quickly a week can whizz by. Why, just last week I was in the thick of Yarndale and had a whale of a weekend! This weekend, I’m sitting gently enjoying a coffee and a biscuit in the Chapel Gallery, Hawes. I have managed a little knitting and a...
Redwork

Redwork

What a great entry point into the world of embroidery. Such a great way to learn some basic stitches, one stitch at a time.  No wonder Redwork was taught to very young children.  Maybe that say’s a lot about me? A child at heart, through and through, and I like...
Fibre Reactive Dyes & Fabrics

Fibre Reactive Dyes & Fabrics

You know there are some things that just *GO* together.  The obvious: red wine and laughter, camembert and grapes, dogs and walks… Another is fibre reactive dyes & fabric. This last week I hosted a teenager birthday party with four (quite giggly but well...