Sunday, April 7 2013
Sunday, April 7 2013. Assynt
Yesterday saw the first ...Made in Assynt market for 2013. And what a good day it was!The day always begins early, with a very empty looking hall:But before long stallholders get to work on their individual stands and the hall, and stands, start to take shape. Here was mine - much smaller than the […]
Saturday, December 8 2012
Saturday, December 8 2012. Archeology
I would have to admit to being probably the most un-Christmassy person there is. I get worse as I get older. The forced jollity I had to endure at countless office Christmas parties has made me into quite a Scrooge-like bah-humbug. But if anything is going to put me in the Christmas mood it is […]
Saturday, April 7 2012
Saturday, April 7 2012. Dogs
It has been a hectic couple of weeks, getting ready for the Trunk Show at A Fine Yarn in Darlington next Friday and Saturday, 13th and 14th April, after which I head straight to the Rheged Centre in Penrith for the World of Wool event taking place there. I have been dyeing, drying, twisting, […]
Friday, November 25 2011
Friday, November 25 2011. Doing the right thing
The weather has turned wild in Assynt - but early this morning I was up and off to Lochinver to get the rather cold looking (and feeling!) village hall ready for the Christmas Made in Assynt Fair:Slowly folk started to arrive to set up their stalls:and before too long the tables were laden with all […]
Friday, September 9 2011
Friday, September 9 2011. Assynt
Today was the last of the summer ...Made in Assynt markets, and I was quite sad when, at 4.00pm, we all began to pack up our wares for the last time this summer. We still have the Christmas market to look forward to, and it will be a HUGE market this year (the biggest ever held in Assynt), and we […]
Monday, June 27 2011
Monday, June 27 2011. Lochinver
But I'm going to take a couple of days off for a little bit of R&R:But before I go, just a very quick reminder that the next ....Made in Assynt fair takes place this Friday in Lochinver village hall from 10.00am to 4.00pm.
Monday, June 20 2011
Monday, June 20 2011. Friends
I am in the final, panic-ridden stages of preparing for Woolfest at the end of this week. Will I have enough yarn. Do I have the right balance and mix of colours? Do I have the right mix of bases? Will I have room in Mungo for everything I want to take? Will people come? Will they like my […]
Friday, June 10 2011
Friday, June 10 2011. Assynt
I feel like I've been neglecting my blog a little of late, but to be honest I've not really been doing much that would be of much interest to readers! I've really been in my shed, dyeing yarn. Which I love ...... but which makes for boring reading.So ..... if you'd like a good read, get yourself a […]
Friday, April 22 2011
Friday, April 22 2011. Assynt
The weather in Assynt today was perfect! Blue, blue skies, and temperatures in the high teens. Just the sort of weather to kick off the series of .....Made in Assynt Artisan Fairs due to be held this summer in Lochinver.Table space is limited, so I only took a small selection of yarns with me, […]
