Good Health Cheers
Well here we are already! The year is drawing to a close. Once again the year seems to have whizzed by.
All the good intentions of keeping up to date with this blog, so much I could have written, perhaps I will do better next year ;)
We hope our Woollen Tree YouTube along with other online sites have been of interest. Thank you for your continued support.
We endeavour to bring you a little insight into our lives at Hillside Cottage, deep in the North Herefordshire countryside and love to show you our makes in our studios.
2023 saw us
Building and fixing;
Hillside Cottage has been having lots of renovations.
New heating system, external repairing and painting.
A brand new Creative Cabin studio in the garden.
Growing;
Garden harvest, bumper crops of fruit/veg
all pickled or made into chutney, jams and frozen.
Crafting for;
Weaving workshops
Art Open Studios
Craft shows
Being inspired to continue;
Weaving, wood turning
Spinning and dyeing
Handwoven cloth
Woollen Tree has found a good place to grow, its roots are deep in this beautiful place now. We are constantly inspired by the wonderful countryside around us.
I revel in all of Nature's amazing colours and try to produce handwoven cloth that reflects this. I have been growing plants and using them for natural dyeing in our garden.
Pete is enjoying sourcing local wood for his wood turnery. I will definitely be filming a bit more in his workshop so as you can see how the beautiful pieces are made.
Lots of plans for 2024 but for now, we have closed the Etsy and Folksy shops for the Christmas holidays and look forward to some family time. We will open again in January 2024
We wish you a very Happy Christmas time and a healthy and Peaceful the New Year.
