An amazing offer on our Fleece to Felt week! A week of traditional craft in the Highlands of Scotland. 50% off our craft course May 21st-28th Due to two last minute cancellations due to ill health we suddenly have two available places. If you can zip up to Inverness this Saturday, come and join us … read more…
Month: May 2016
Natural dyeing -using modifiers
We had a great weekend of dyeing, the sun shone and we made many beautiful colours, lovely to be dyeing outdoors again instead of in the barn. Now everything smells of wood smoke, especially me. We had a little experiment with our Alkaline modifiers, trying to work out which might be the most effective. We … read more…
Learn to hand-spin (£150 off per person)
Calling all crafters with an interest in learning to hand-spin….We have a couple of places left on our dye to hand spin course left and we are currently offering £150 off per person. It will be a wonderful craft holiday, with time to relax, be creative and learn or improve on a skill. We are … read more…
Getting ready for natural dyeing
Finally the Gorse is out and now starts the tricky task of picking it without getting too scratched, being quick and using gloves is always good! The weather has been good to use and the plants have started to grow up here. Young shoots and leaves are always good for dyeing with as they give … read more…