• Handspinning - Shop Updates

    Tour de Fleece & New Fleeces Coming!

    Summer is finally here – and I love it! We had such a prolonged, cold spring, but summer has just came on with a vengeance. I promised myself I wouldn’t complain when it got to 30C (well, I didn’t quite abide by that rule), but I am certainly glad it’s warm, sunny, and I can spend my time outside. Most…

  • Shop Updates

    New Fleeces In The Shop

    I’ve (finally!) taken the time this weekend to get a goodly amount of the brand new fleeces I’ve gotten the past eight weeks up on the site! I’m not going to lie – I still have a few more to add – but I’m super excited about these ones I’ve just put up. This update sees all pure breeds added…

  • Tutorial

    Refurbishing An Antique Drum Carder

    So back in March, I just happened upon a local ad – a fibre artist selling her drum carder at a fantastic price. She had had designs to use it to start processing her own fleeces, but having never gotten the fleecey bug, it ended up sitting unused in her studio for about a decade. Oddly enough she had gotten…

  • Meet the Fibre Farmer

    Meet the Fibre Farmer: Karen McCaig

    I first met Karen earlier this year, and we hit it off immediately. Karen has had a fascinating journey so far, one whose path she’s still on. Originally from Britain, she’s travelled the world extensively having spent time in Spain, Australia, South Africa, Zimbabwe, India, Peru, Chile, Mexico, Bolivia, Belgium, Bangledesh, and Thailand – just to name a few! So…