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It’s mid November so it’s officially okay to talk about……..Christmas 🎄 I know,I know…too early, but I’m sure I’m not the only one preparing for the festive season and if you are a knitter, crocheted, spinner or weaver, well, those festive gifts take time to create! Sometimes a month isn’t even long enough so I’m actually a bit late to the game 🤣 but there ya go: I’ve been already making these cute Christmas bunny batts for you and preparing soooooo many things for the upcoming “12 days of Christmas” fundraiser event that I do every year. I may be...

The weather is very wild here atm with strong winds that have taken trees down and power out. So,I am writing this in between periods of dodgy internet reception and power outages. We still have no power now, but the internet goes on and off s9 I better make “hay while the internet is on”..lol This weeks update is a special blend of Ouessant sheep with bfl and cashmere. The colours of the Ouessant sheep are a variety of browns so the blend is very interesting to dye. Dye in or rather over dyeing on a base of coloured fibres...

a smiling Soay lamb to make you feel better This update is a very special one : , this one is another (and maybe one of my favourite) rare sheep ! My Outlander Scottish Soay Sheep blend ! I have done this blend first in 2014/2015 (how time flies !!!)  and is amazing to work with and super soft, so I am very very happy  to be able to offer you this blend again after lots of organising, blending and dyeing.   I cannot state enough that it is so important to keep rare breeds alive. It is however, harder...