March has been a time to get things started.
A time to grow. Here is a photo of a woad plant I have left to grow on and hopefully produce seeds for my next year's stock. The photo below shows my woad seed collected from last year's plants. (Woad is biennial)
I planted some in seed trays in the greenhouse and some direct in the ground under a cloche, as you can see in just a week the ones in the greenhouse have grown into tiny seedlings! the hope and promise of wonderful homegrown natural blue dye for my wool this year.
While things
grow, Skipper and I decided to spend a few days in Devon and enjoy the spring weather, fresh air and beautiful scenery.
A time to relax and be inspired,
grow and nurture our own ideas for this year's projects.
We visited Arts and Craft centres and explored Dartmoor, walked up to Haytor and did some coastal hopping all along the South coast on our way home -Teignmouth, Exmouth, Sidmouth, Bridport and West Bay.
HAYTOR
While in Bovey Tracey I made sure my stash this year continues to
grow too! I called in at
Spin A Yarn
and treated myself to a gorgeous collection of roving and various yummy yarns.
Then for my hand painted yarn and dyeing projects I bought a steamer and a good selection of tools to go with it.
I aim to
grow my knowledge and experience, develop my skills in producing more of my own yarns, hand spun, hand dyed, hand knitted and hand woven.
