A visiting loom
It's been an exciting time at Hillside, there's plenty going on to keep us busy. Renovations continue on the outside of the cottage with the chimney repointed, rendering repaired and new guttering and facias fitted.
But most exciting of all is that I have been able to start my weaving workshops.
The two workshops this month have been working on 4 shaft looms. It has been great to welcome fellow weavers to my little studio and get stuck into making warps and weaving patterns together.
This dear vintage Dryad loom was warped up with 8/2 organic cotton to weave a set of T towels.
I love to see a loom dressed and ready to weave, it always looks so much happier, its character awakes, I feel it just wants to be used, to be creative and do what it has been designed for- in the same way a yacht looks so happy when it is all rigged ready to sail, waiting for you to take it on the next adventure!
The next adventure happening here at Hillside is the building of a new studio to use for
Woollen Tree Workshops
I will blog more about this soon
And of course must just round up this little post to show you the lambs which have arrived in the field next to our orchard. So cute! We love to watch them, very entertaining as they get up to mischief.
Spring is here!
