We don’t just spin yarns here in Cornwall: we also tell stories! So here is the story of Lyonesse: our new 50/50 linen and wool blended yarn. Once upon a…
I love reflections! This is a puddle on the road where we walked on Christmas Day – very close to darkness so fuzzy and unclear but the water was still…
I always feel a little pang of regret when the joyous celebrations of Wovember are over and was so glad to see the continuing inspiration and novelty from sheep, through…
Here’s some more! The first part focussed on designing mainly for our Natural Fibre Company customers, so here we look more at how we go about designing the yarns for…
For Wovember this year, we have written a series of pieces on how we go about designing yarns and what affects the yarns, in the making and in the eventual…
Felix asked for some thoughts and comments on woollen and worsted spun yarns (apparently, woollen is the US way and woolen the English way of spelling the former of these…
I was pondering the current popularity of Indian/ikat designs, which I have always loved anyway. So here are a few options to try. They are stitch-and-row interchangeable with the sheep…
I had some creative fun taking pictures of Liz Lovick’s St Kilda shawl in the wind and trees at my field. I really enjoyed this! It’s so lovely to catch…