If it goes well I may make this a regular project and dip into other wool crafts.
Keep watching!
Sara x
Www.sarastexturecrafts.com
Thursday, 30 August 2012
Playing with yarn making...
Wednesday, 29 August 2012
Customer Photos: Ammie's Batts from Glastonbury Wool Festival.
It was lovely to meet Ammie at Glastonbury Wool Festival, otherwise known to me as Addicted-to-Fiber on Ravelry and on Facebook (where you can purchase some of her yarn!)
After a chat and some batt purchasing Ammie went home and set to work creating more wonderful pieces... Here are some batt 'before and after' pictures of her work.
I always love to see how batts turn out. I find it helps me to come up with new ideas...
I love additions added to teh batt too... for example the sequins above are a great touch.
Love, love, love tail spun yarns and Ammie really has this down. Great stuff!
Thank you so much Ammie for sharing with us,
Sara x
Batts are available from www.sarastexturecrafts.com
Thursday, 23 August 2012
Mollie Makes Review
Mollie Makes is a UK-based crafts magazine published by Future Publishing, costing £4.99 (at time of post). So far there have been 16 editions, each providing an evolving craft base extending now to cover crafts like crochet, sewing, knitting, needle felting, scrap booking and so on… Usually editions are published with a free gift attached. This month is a kit to create a luggage tag… The idea of each kit being that you have something quick to make.
Whilst there is usually a theme of focus each month, there are several main categories of content;
1 - Crafts in review. A chance to catch up on the best in crafts that month as selected by the Mollie Makes team. these can include websites, books, brands, products, or shopping venues
2 - Trends. Photographed almost like the pages of a glossy Vogue mag, these pieces focus on trends in colour, or technique, be it ruffle, or lace. Lots of ideas for the purchaser and the crafter!
3 - Free tutorials based on the theme of the month are designed to get you thinking and trying something new. This on its own is a great excuse to keep this magazine on your bookshelf.
There are lots of reasons why you should try this magazine… I totally recommend it! It is well written and great photography… definitely a well-edited publication.
You can find Mollie Makes on-line at www.molliemakes.com, or in your local news agents. It may also be possible to purchase this abroad, but if you can’t find it then you can subscribe on-line easily.
I will post some more reviews at a later date... in the meantime do check out my 'How to Make Site' at www.sarastexturecrafts.wordpress.com where I have more wool related reviews available.
Sara x
Tuesday, 21 August 2012
SHOP UPDATE: 24th August 2012
Shop Update 24th August 2012
Welcome to the next shop update!
Ok… time to list remaining stock from the Glastonbury Wool festival!
Here’s the list;
- Hand Dyed Fleece– BFL, Cotswold and Romney
- Hand Dyed Tops– Alpaca colours, BFL/Sparkle shades, with some more Cheviot, Shetland and BFL.
- Batts – Limited Editions and bigga batt packs.
- Hand Dyed Yarns – Sparkle bases, Flame Base update, Wool Aran Base update, Superwash Sock base and Silky base update.
You can find all of these in the shop at www.sarastexturecrafts.com. You will see a selection of these on the home page for this update.
Sara x
Next Update Due: 14th September!
Don’t forget to come and see me at my next events! http://sarastexturecrafts.com/page/5172-events.aspx
Monday, 20 August 2012
Glastonbury Wool Festival: So How'd it Go?
All that hard work done, it was time to set of for the show...
Saturday:
We started off early and after a sleepless, anxiety driven night I was less than equipped to make the drive and travel sickness got the better of me. Not the best start to a weekend show, but one I seem to be getting used to as a result of the last few years of treatment. We took it slow, stopping a few times as we went and eventually got there with about three-quarters of an hour to set up. Fortunately Darrin is a trouper and really rallied round for me. I found that throwing myself into titivating the stand really took my mind off my anxiousness and nerves settled… that and some hellos from stall holding friends. John and Frances of www.lakesidecrafts.co.ukare always great to stumble across… huge hugs all round! And what was even better… we had the stall next to them!!
Here are a couple of pics of the stall…
My hand dyed tops...
Darrin’s batts. Aren’t they wonderful… he really helped me out this time. I had found myself wiped out of stock after the last show and had to start from scratch, so without his training put to good use there was no way I would have had batts for the show without him taking some time to help. Thank you D, as ever you are my best friend and hero xxx Maybe at some point in the future you can give up the day job and come work with me?
I took some video of the sheep run down the high street and will get that ready for the podcast next month at www.dreaminginfibre.blogspot.com. They had Alpaca head up the show… they were just the most darling things… didn’t want to run down the high street at all… preferring instead to sit down or play dead in the road! Still the sheep were better behaved this year and didn’t take a detour into Boots the Chemist!! Instead they formed a close huddle of gentle trotting past the on-lookers towards their pen, being closely watched by a very well trained sheep dog.
Things got busy back at the stall and so I missed the Fashion show in the afternoon and the sheep dog trials up at the Tor, but from what I hear they were a really great display.
Darrin and I worked very hard to field woolly enthusiasts’ questions and show off stock… so much so that I lost my voice on the way home! Still it was a great first day and we had to cut more stock when we got back… which is one of the few times I’ve had to do that in the past, so a good sign that my new direction is suiting my customer base. A relief and a real boost. Thank you!
Sunday:
Woolly hat day was a slower affair, but definitely fun.
Darrin stole my Precious Rock Cheviot Hat… good job I’m spinning up yarn in colourway Africa for a second hat, eh?!
I also wore my Flower Girl fascinator… not quite a hat, but let’s face it, it was hot, hot, hot and no-one wants a full hat on in that weather!
Other events, like the flock blessing up at the Tor and final sheep dog trials took place on the Sunday, which made it a great day for tourists and families… and a chance for me to shop. I’ll show you my buttons on the podcast!
All in all it was a wonderful event… next year is a three-day bank holiday festival and will hopefully see a lot more wool, as well as other family-focused events, so definitely worth a visit. I have put down a deposit for the stall and will make a note to bring much more stock.
A big thank you to all that came to see me and thank you to the organisers for inviting me to come along.
Sara x
Friday, 17 August 2012
Glastonbury Wool Festival - tomorrow!
The show has come round quicker than expected, but fortunately I'm just about ready. The forecast looks like it should be dry and bright all weekend in Glastonbury, which is great for those out door events. I shall be in the Town Hall (with lots of other vendors), so please do pop by and say 'Hello!'
I'll have a good selection of my British wool, so please don't expect Merinos as under the show rules I have to exclude them from my stock list... as I say there will be plenty of hand dyed, carded and spun products to buy.
Looks like it's an action packed weekend ahead, so there's plenty for the family to see and do. It'll be my first time showing there, so I'm hoping to get some video for the Podcast www.dreaminginfibre.blogspot.com I'll let you know how I get on!
Sara x
Thursday, 16 August 2012
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Friday, 3 August 2012
My Glass Button from Izzybeads on Etsy
Look at this little cutie I picked up on Etsy by designer Laney Mead of www.Izzybeads.etsy.com !
It's a wonderfully made glass button... Just wondering what to use in on... I have some ideas though :)
Sara x
Thursday, 2 August 2012
Dreaming in Fibre Podcast - Episode 14 Summer at HQ
This is a monthly podcast by Sara's Texture Crafts.
Thank you to new and existing viewers, I hope you enjoy the show!
In this episode I discuss my recent shows; the Devon WSD Guild’s Fleece day and Coldharbour’s Wool & Craft Fair. I also mention Glastonbury Wool festival’s August event.
Fibre Club Sign Ups at http://sarastexturecrafts.com/products/66586--fibre-club-3-month-hand-dyed-top-club.aspx
Fleece Club Spin-a-long http://sarastexturecrafts.com/news/439-fleece-club-2012-competition.aspx
Custom Dye orders – http://sarastexturecrafts.com/products/67176--custom-order-hand-dyed-top-100g-you-pick-in-a-choice-of-fibre-bases.aspx
For projects I show spinning completed from the Tour de Fleece and production.
Last shop update picture…
Next shop update picture…
Custom orders welcome at www.SarasTextureCrafts.com
Fleece also available for spinners and felt Makers at www.SarasTextureCrafts.com
… and finally a bit of film and photos from my day out in Ilfracombe,
Until Next time,
keep Dreaming in Fibre!
Sara x
CREDITS
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Special guest Darrin!
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Wednesday, 1 August 2012
SHOW: Glastonbury Wool Festival
Demo: Spindle spinning (and possibly needle felting).
Stock: yarns, fibre, fleece and gifts!
Cash or cheques payments.
If you need to pick up an order, please let me know 3 days in advance with full payment. This will ensure I have enough time to process.
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When
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Sat Aug 18 – Sun Aug 19, 2012 |
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Where
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Town Hall, Glastonbury, Somerset (map) |
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