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Spring Newsletter Finally spring is here -then it’s gone and now it’s back again! We have had beautiful sunshine through to snow over the last few weeks, but back to sunshine now, so let’s hope it lasts for the sake of our seedlings! Everything seems to be late this year, the nettles are just [...]
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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 [...]
Posted in Craft - home & abroad
Also tagged craft retreat, Felting, Fleece to Felt week, Highlands of Scotland, Natural dyeing
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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 [...]
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 [...]
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Also tagged Craigmonie craft club, needle felted Rose, needle felting, wet felting, workshop
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Autumn Retreats
The very first snow arrived today, marking the end of our Summer and Autumn season. We ended with our September and October relaxation retreats, both were lovely weeks that Joany and I enjoyed running. We met some great people, who had lots of interesting and inspiring stories to tell. The weeks combined morning yoga, walking, [...]
Fleece to Felt Week
Mongolian style felt-making We have just finished our fleece to felt week for this year. We had an excellent group of people and a lovely week. We had a great dyeing session making nearly 30 shades of colour, we visited Nathalie on her farm, where we saw her beautiful Shetland sheep, we also had a [...]
Fleece to Felt week -coming up
A Craft Holiday in the Highlands of Scotland We have few spaces left on our Fleece to Felt week, so we are offering any last minute bookings £50 off per person. It is a great week, which combines learning different craft skills, having a holiday and enjoying this part of Scotland at the Wet Felting same [...]
Mongolian felt making film (with a pony!)
We have finally done it -made a piece of felt Mongolian style using a pony! We think this is the first time this has been done in the UK, as we have not heard of anyone else trying it. Mongolian felting in Scotland is definitely a first! Thanks to Ian and Sasha and their family, as well as Nutmeg [...]
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Also tagged Cannich, felt, felt making, Felting, fleece, mongolian, pony, Scotland
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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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Also tagged dyeing, felt making, Felting, fibres, fleece, mongolia, naturally dyed wool, wool
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Autumn in Glen Affric
The days are feeling much shorter and the sun cooler. We have been out busy foraging autumnal berries. Why is it we never make enough sloe vodka to last until the following year’s batch is ready? -it must be the more we make the more we give away! There is nothing quite like it on a cold [...]