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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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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 [...]
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Also tagged Alternative Hen weekends, Cougie trekking centre, felted, fleece, Glen Affric, hen do, hen party, hen weekend, Inverness, Kerrow House, Mongolian Ger, pony trek, Struy Inn, wall hanging, wilderness, Yurt
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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, craft retreat, Fleece to Felt week, Highlands of Scotland, Natural dyeing
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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! [...]
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Also tagged bespoke Aga covers, felt, felt-making weekends, Hand-made Felted Aga Covers, wet felting, wool
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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 [...]
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, [...]
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Also tagged Alternative Hen Parties, cookery, Felt Making weekend, ger, Glen Affric, Hen Parties, Highlands, mongolian, Natural dyeing, natural dyeing weekend, pine martens, Prehistoric cookery, Relaxation Retreat, retreats, Rowan berries, sloes, Spring Relaxation Retreat, Struy Inn, Tourism Awards, wild swimming
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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, craft, felt, felt making, fleece, mongolian, pony, Scotland
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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 [...]
Posted in Press & more..., Relaxation retreats
Also tagged arts and crafts, batik, Drumnadrochit, foraging, Glen Affric, Highlands, indigo dye, Loch Ness, new relaxation retreat, Plodda falls, Relaxation, Relaxation Retreat, Relaxation week, Scotland, the Guardian, wildernesses, Yoga
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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 craft, dyeing, felt making, fibres, fleece, mongolia, naturally dyed wool, wool
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