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The Guardian Review
It is here! Our review in the Guardian, or you can click on this link Relaxation Retreat. More information about our relaxation retreats is here. Scotland for the soul: a relaxation retreat in the Highlands A new relaxation retreat in northern Scotland strips life back to the simple pleasures of being creative in one of the [...]
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Getting ready for the summer
For the last few weeks Alex and I have been getting ready for the season. Our friends Ele and Craig have lent us thier Mongolian Ger (Yurt), which we put up with the help of Julie last weekend. It was a last minute decision, as it looked like the weather was going to turn for the rest [...]
Posted in Craft - home & abroad, What's going on at the woods
Tagged alpaca fleece, dyeing, fleeces, gorse, Indigo, Madder, Mongolian Ger, Yurt
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Permaculture magazine article
This Spring you can find us in Permaculture magazine. I wrote a ‘how to’ article on Natural Dyeing and Felt-Making. It’s an interesting magazine full of lots of great articles, with a really good course listings in the back.
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Tagged craft, dyeing, felt making, Felting, fibres, fleece, mongolia, naturally dyed wool, wool
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The wildlife camera
Stag at night Last month we set up a wildlife camera in the woods. It has been brilliant, meaning we have been able to take photos and films of animals which are using the woods. The camera has infra red so it can also work at night. It is sensitive to movement, so at first we [...]
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Tagged pine martens, red deer, wildlife camera
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Sorting Fleece
Last week I finally got around to sorting some more of my fleeces. I had been waiting for a sunny dry day so I could get them out and really work out what was worth washing and what was best to compost, I had a real mix. Ottie not very impressed! Most of my fleeces [...]
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Tagged Boreray, Cheviot, felt making, fleece, fleeces, Natural dyeing, Shetland, Soay, washing fleece, wool
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Growing Things!
At last we have our Polytunnel and it’s going up. It is amazing how many parts it came in. Luckily Alex neatly laid them all out in the barn and has systematically put it all together, adding his own little bits and bobs here and there. Before the skin was on Our soil has only [...]
Posted in What's going on at the woods
Tagged dye garden, dye seeds, dyeing, heather, Highland, Indigo, Ladies Bedstraw, Ladies Mantle, Madder, making a dye garden, Marigold, polytunnel, Strathglass, Woad
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Cannich Craft Day
We are having a traditional craft day on Sunday June 10th in Cannich this summer. We (the Strathglass community hall committee) are gathering local crafts people together to demonstrate and teach their crafts. The idea is to showcase as many traditional crafts as possible, to give people (particularly the young) a chance to just have a [...]
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Tagged Cannich, craft day, felt makers, Felting, making felt mongolian style, spinners, Strathglass, traditional craft, weavers
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Special Offer!
Special offer! We are offering £50 off our new yoga & walking week in May. May Relaxation Retreat Come and join us from May 19th-26th. Our Spring time relaxation retreat is the perfect place to unwind, relax and rejuvinate. Enjoy the stunning Scottish Highland scenery, morning yoga with Joanie, afternoon walks to beautiful places, evening relaxation [...]
Relaxation week: Guests write up
One of our guests from the Autumnal Relaxation week wrote this about their time with us: Wild Rose Escapes – Relaxation Week October 2011 The week I spent with Rosie, Joany and the other ‘relaxers’ in the beautiful Scottish Highlands was a truly unforgettable one. Rosie manages to create a perfect mix – beautiful home cooked [...]
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Tagged crafts, dyed wool, felt, forage, home cooked food, nature walks, rejuvenated, Relaxation week, relaxing, Scottish Highlands, small group, unique experience, Yoga
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New! yoga & walking retreat
This May, we are running a new week. Our yoga and walking week combines a little bit of everything. We are taking elements of our Naturally Wild week and some from our Autumnal Relaxation Retreat and creating something really special for the spring. Our Spring Relaxation Week combines, morning yoga with afternoon walks to beautiful [...]