News
There's not much "news" in the world of stay at home businesses revolving around hand crafts, so I thought I'd give this page a "bit of blog" feel. I'll update this page regularly so you can know what projects I'm working on and the like. Unlike a blog there won't be the facility to post comments, but your feedback is more than welcome, so email me.
Wednesday 30th July 2008As the end of the month rapidly approaches my hope of having socks, scarves, beanies and dogcoats up on the site is fading. However, there are some socks, you will just have to wait a little longer for the rest.
Thursday 3rd July 2008The new financial year has arrived and with that I'm working on a slightly different look for this site. The good part of that is that I'm incorporating a shopping cart (thanks to PayPal) which will allow you to purchase directly from this site - hooray!!
Expected time of changes to be implemented is by the end of next week (11th July) - stay tuned.
Monday 16th June 2008
Well, the blur that was the last 3 months has added these yarns to my stock ...
... that's approximately 20 skeins of yarn, weighing in at around 1.5kg and measuring approximately 2km.
The
colours of the rainbow shine in th
ese yarns -
some are chunky, some are beaded and they are
for sale (except for this one - I'm making it into a
scarf). Have a look at my
handspun yarns for more info.
Wednesday 28th May 2008
March, April and May have been a blur. Number 1 daughter has been to and returned from China. Fortunately she was not in Chengdu at the time of the recent earthquakes and tremors.
I have been working on various prototype designs, none of which have been a success so it seems like a lot of time wasted. However, I did handspin a beautiful beaded yarn that I made into a crescent shaped shawl for a gift. Unfortunately, I photographed in a hurry before posting and none of the shots showed it clearly.
There are still plenty of things on the needles - I'm working on some "baby cocoons" that are like body stockings for babies. Good for swaddling, but great for photo props. I'm spinning a batch of beaded yarn that is a blend of black, grey and white - can't wait to see how that turns out.
Wednesday 2nd April, 2008
Wow! What happened to March?
I discovered that when I went to photograph some completed works;
1. Summer Pudding - a handspun yarn that is thick and thin without being chunky. It combines the colours of summer berries on one single with natural on the second single. I have 8 skeins (each weighing approx 85g) available. 100% Australian merino.
2. Lavender & Lilac - a 100% cotton square that is great as a wrap for baby but can also double as a towel.
3. Shades of Blue - a circular shawl for baby with plenty of lacy motifs.
4. Gelato shapes - a square baby shawl that is made up of mitred squares and rectangles and finished with a lace edging.
There are no plans for April but who knows what might happen!!
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