The Yarn Gallery

02/05/2025

Using these helping hands from made warping a dream!
No more bits of string, slipping lease sticks, or fiddly knots—just smooth sailing all the way.
Sometimes you really do need that extra pair of hands!
The more spacious raddle that clips over the built-in one was also incredibly useful.

01/05/2025

The upcoming stock update will feature several exciting additions. We are introducing a range of hand-dyed semi-solid colours that complement our hand-painted yarns. These colours are ideal for coordinating projects across various crafts, including weaving, knitting, and crocheting.

01/02/2025

22/10/2024

✨ From Knitting to Weaving: A Cowl Transformed! ✨

I recently set out to knit a cowl using some of my hand spun art yarn, paired with a ball of Rowan Cocoon from my stash. Though the yarns looked stunning together, they just didn’t sing in the knitting. The textures and colours I loved seemed lost. At the same time I saw a post from taking scarf off the loom 💡 So, I turned to my rigid heddle loom for a solution!

I warped the loom with fine yarns in various colours from my stash, adding a touch of hand-dyed chenille with pops of gold for warmth. For the weft, I randomly striped my hand spun art yarn, chenille, and Rowan Cocoon, keeping the fabric soft and squishy by not beating the weft too firmly.

The result? Exactly what I envisioned! The scarf’s texture is beautifully soft, and the hand spun yarn shines in the weave in ways it didn’t in knitting.

The blend of textures and colours created a wearable piece of fibre art, with the art yarn adding just the right amount of personality.

🧶 Why Weaving Works for Small Stashes
This project reminded me why hand-weaving is perfect for using small amounts of yarn! Combining different fibres and textures lets you make every bit count, turning your stash into something special.

08/10/2024

I’ve been embracing a super coil spinning adventure lately, experimenting with vibrant hues and now adding pastel pink to the mix. I’m planning to weave these together with some undyed yarn and fibre for a large textured piece.

30/09/2024

It’s taken a while, but I’m finally comfortable with long-draw spinning. For me, it was making these rolags that was the break though. One set of rolags was a tweedy blend of merino and silk and the second set from the same fibre was self-striping. The finished yarn is not as even or smooth as with worsted spinning but the real difference is in just how light and fluffy the woollen spun yarn feels. I will be persevering with long draw.

26/09/2024

Merino, hand dyed silk hankies, sari silk carded together. Super coils.

30/08/2024

One of my favourite spins. Merino fibre and silk noils, core spun, then supercoiled. The supercoiling really opens up the fibres making beautiful airy puffs. Also loving my new niddy noddy from very handy being adjustable. dyed

30/07/2024

I do occasionally like to add a little sparkle to my carded batts. Never been able to find exactly the colours I wanted so got the dyes out today and made my own. Can’t imagine ever using up this quantity so I’ll be listing some for sale in the next few days

22/07/2024

After successfully working my way through 4 alpaca fleeces, I’m finally getting to have some fun on my new A mix for merino and hand dyed silk noil, wool nepps and a few locks.

20/03/2024

Has anyone any experience with an original Harrison Sock Machine? It’s working, I’ve managed to knit a tube but there is a ribber attachment and a tin of small needles that I’m guessing are for the ribber. I really don’t want to damage this machine experimenting so if anyone has any advice , do’s and don’t etc. I would be very grateful. It has an amazing history, stored in a ww2 shell crate it worked through that war turning out socks for soldiers.

16/01/2021

My latest pattern “The Walled Garden Shawl” is now live on Ravelry. It’s a FREE download and the link is in the bio. Is a easy one skein knit, ideal for any yardage, just cast off when you run out of yarn.