Showing posts with label craft. Show all posts
Showing posts with label craft. Show all posts

Tuesday, 23 January 2024

More for 2024


Weaving Cloth 

Hello, Welcome back to our blog. We are all fired up and ready to get stuck into lots of projects for 2024. 
I hope you will find items of interest and inspiration here on our blog as well as over on the
 Woollen Tree You Tube channel.

We have enjoyed the Christmas/New Year break. It has been lovely to ease up a little after such a busy 2023. Time with family and friends, time to re energize. I have spent January playing and experimenting in the studio, doing a bit of sewing and busy weaving cloth for myself and the home.
Pete has been busy building better storage in his own workshop as well as in my studio.



Sample Weave
Techniques on a Rigid Heddle Loom

We are back to it now and all set for more in 2024
Weaving, spinning, knitting, wood turning, dyeing and running workshops and open days.



Our garden is showing signs of Spring and we can't wait to get started on the growing year.


Our dear Hillside Cottage has had a fresh coat of exterior paint and looks beautiful and happy.
Heritage White.

So we do hope you will join us for 2024. We will be stocking the online shops over the coming weeks and opening up dates for workshops again.

Our  blog for 2024 will feature our country lifestyle, growing the garden and designing our home, along with sharing our love and joy of working in our chosen crafts in wood and wool.

We love our cottage life here, it isn't always rosy, things can be challenging as with everyone's lives.
Our workload is full of plumbing, fixing things up. The cottage needs attention and we are slowly doing up the place. 
We have a good garden and we are working to be as self sufficient in fruit/veg as possible. 
It is very special here, we have magnificent views, wonderful hills and woodlands surround us, a land steeped in history and dark skies at night filled with stars.
Hillside is home and it is magical. 
  

 

Saturday, 26 August 2023

H. ART HEREFORDSHIRE ART FESTIVAL 2023

 



We are holding our first Open Studio Event at Hillside Cottage 
as part of 

H. ART HEREFORDSHIRE ART FESTIVAL 2023

The event runs from Saturday 2nd September to Sunday 10th September.
We will be open every day from 11am to 5pm 


We are looking forward to showcasing our work, our new "Creative Cabin"  will be full of items to purchase, the studio will be open for demos and the garden an ideal place to relax and be inspired.
We look forward to seeing you soon!

Saturday, 8 May 2021

Lambs in the Fields


New Lambs in the fields at Quarr Abbey

Just spent a wonderful two weeks at Quarr Abbey holding our first exhibition and Craft show since December 2019 (due to Covid 19 restrictions).

It has been so good to be back and to meet some lovely customers, sell our work and catch up with our regular clients and friends.

The weather was cool and sunny, ideal for selling our hats, wraps and scarves for the Spring season.  It was pleasing to have new stock to offer in wood and wool along with organic cotton items.

Great to show off our new logos for Woollen Tree with each purchase and be able to share a little of what we do with the visitors. I took my spinning wheel to do some spinning demos which always interests young and old alike.



Families come to Quarr Abbey and enjoy feeding the piglets. As for me I'm always drawn to the fields with the sheep and new lambs!
Aren't they just adorable? and so full of mischief, curiosity and fun.



Doing our craft event has really given us a boost, we feel inspired to grow our Woollen Tree business. Selling our work means we can keep doing what we love and develop our designs and ideas.
Do pop over to our YouTube channel where we plan to show you more videos of our crafts in wood and wool.