Handmade Living article. If you fancy reading a little more about our Fleece to Felt weeks have a look at this article, which was in last months Handmade Living magazine.
Author: Rosie
May Relaxation Retreat, Special offer!
£50 off per person Wild Rose Escapes Spring Relaxation Retreat We have a couple places available on our spring relaxation retreat if you feel like escaping in May. The retreat is running from May 18th-25th and is based at Polmaily steading; beautiful accommodation in a stunning area. We have glen Affric and loch Ness on our doorstep and … read more…
Our first hen weekend of the year
Last weekend we ran our first Hen Party of the year for a group of 7, from all over Britain, some flew, some came by train and others drove. We picked half the group up from Inverness and met the rest at their accommodation for the weekend, Kerrow House. I had prepared and left supper for them … read more…
New extra date for our Fleece to Felt week
Come and join us for a craft retreat in the Highlands of Scotland! This year we have decided to put on an extra Fleece to Felt week, as our early July week is now full. The new week with run from July 27th-August 4th and we hope anyone who was unable to make the earlier … read more…
Spring Relaxation Retreat
After a busy winter I can’t believe we are edging closer to spring, the last few weeks have been absolutely beautiful up here, two weeks of sunshine in February quite wonderful! Alex and I are now getting ready for the coming season. Our weekend and day courses start in April and our first Relaxation Retreat is … read more…
Needle Felting
Needle felting is a great winter craft. I usually do lots of my wet felting outside or in the barn, so when the temperatures drop it is nice to do some work tucked up inside, by the burner. I enjoy needle felting as it can be really quick and easy with great results. I am … read more…
Hand-made Felted Aga Covers
Thank-you Cath for sending this picture of the Aga covers she made while on one of our felt-making weekends last summer. It was a beautiful sunny day and we managed to spend the whole weekend outside felting, we even had to reapply sun cream and wear hats it was so hot – feels unimaginable at the moment! … read more…
Good to be home
Christmas is over and the new year is here. We are back at Higher Crochail after nearly a month away. It is lovely to be home. We were lucky enough to have various sheep sitters looking after our girls. The most shocking thing about our return, was a gift from our resident Pine Marten. She … read more…
Winter Newsletter 2012
As Autumn gives way to winter up here we have started to get organised for the months ahead. Alex has been busy building up our log stack, we have taken down and dried out the Ger that we had up over the summer and we have picked as many berries as we could find. Unfortunately, … read more…
The Tourism Awards -short film
We were recently runners up at the Highlands and Islands Tourism awards. Shortlisted for “Best nature based experience”. The short film below (less than 30 seconds) shows a few of the things we do in the woods, including a little of our prehistoric cookery, the Shetland sheep and wool! Just click on the link below Tourism … read more…
