Stitchin' Bints

... for the autumn weather: Really pleased with these. It's my first go at colourwork (Intarsia in the round = lots of ends to weave in)...

In the last post I'd decided to make some hiking socks from some black zwartbles yarn that I was very proud of. I kept looking at the sk...

This week has seen me using wool combs for the first time and some of the nicest and most consistent yarn I've made so far. The gauge is...

I read this blog post from Amy of Spin-Off magazine which made me think about the Luddites and their motivation. Wool and cotton mills and ...

Thoroughly enjoyed a day sitting in the sun spinning with some lovely people. It wasn't a full attempt at the challenge but a dry run fo...

I don't remember being good at needlework at school, I don't think my gonk was very good, so I'm a little perturbed about having...

A newsletter reader asked for some pictures of the wide carder in use. First up was some 'fairy wings' angorino . Just 50g but it fi...