Wool Week

This week is National Wool Week.... though you may be forgiven for not knowing about it, the publicity so far has been somewhat limited.
As you might have gathered, I love Wool, I love it in all it's forms from raw fleece to finished item, I love scratchy Herdwick to superfine Bond.
I like it dyed, and I love it in its huge variety of natural shades. I value it for it's warmth, breathability,and waterproofness. Wool really is a fantastic resource, and thankful we're starting to realise it, and use more of it. Raw fleece prices have increased this year, which is great, but it's actually starting to make fleece profitable for the farmers local to me. For the first time in many years the farmers round here will get a wool cheque that pays for the cost of the shearing, and that's got to be a good thing!

Hidden Treasures

One of the bad good things about selling on Etsy is the inspiration you get, and the amount of fantastic stuff, by ver clever people that's out there is unbelievable.
Every now and again I put together treasuries (collections of items based on a theme), sometimes these finds lead me further to to a persons shop, and the inspiration I find is unbelievable.



This bunting is just fantastic, and such a clever idea. If I had a wedding or special occasion I was looking for decorations for I'd buy it in an instant.

I've been busy with local fairs and markets for the last couple of days, and the inspiration there has been equally fantastic. If you have a craft fair local to you, it's well worth a visit.
(If you are ever in my bit of Wales, I'm at Builth Wells on the first Saturday of every month, come and say hello)