footstools

Here is an image of one of the footstools.Tweed woven by me,upholstery and joinery carried out by skilled artisans in the Morecambe Bay area,displayed on handwoven throw ----just the thing for a winter afternoon by the fire + a cup of Earl Grey and chocolate digestive!

Update !!

Quite a lot has happened since the lovely throws arrived.Matching cushions are being made from the extra yardage.Also some new sweater styles and the tweed covered footstools are finished and on display at Posh Sardine in Arnside along side ponchos knitted from the fleeces of the Arnside flock of rare breed Whitefaced Woodland sheep ------- see article in Lancashire Life starring Sandra,Jane and me being totally overshadowed by the handsome sheep!

handwoven tweed hats

poncho in the workroom and new tunic style sweater

new cream throws

Here is an  image of  one of the cream throws in the Autumn sunshine showing the tasselled fringe and the lovely open herringbone weave.

new throws

Here we have some beautiful throws handwoven from last years fleeces Wool from farms in Silverdale,Whitewell,Yealand Conyers and Arnside.Woven for me by Jane Flanagan on her all singing all dancing loom in her own weaving shed (of course I'm not jealousof that!).
The plain cream has the same herringbone design as the dark/light throws and shows the lustre of the Masham wool beautifully,the two tone maybe has more visual impact but both are lovely soft ,warm items for sitting room,bedroom or car and items of lasting beauty and usefulness Images show the two tone throws in finished state displaying the tasselled fringe and the weaving just started.Picture of the plain cream herringbone throws will follow.

new poncho design

Its Autumn !-------- Well it feels like it!So you need to get your poncho,shrug,capelet,shawl out!

fleece collection and new hats

All fleeces collected and 41kgs already sent off to be spun.No pictures it was just too hot on Thursday to think of anything but grabbing up the fleeces and heading down the motorway.Some really big beautiful fleeces from the Morecambe Bay conservation grazer sheep,as well as the usual North Country Cheviot, Bluefaced Leicester, Masham and Whitefaced Woodland I've bought some Black Welsh and lovely Herdwick fleeces.I'd like to weave floor rugs/mats with those but might need a different loom..............!!!!!
Morecambe Bay looked amazing shimmering in the heat,swallows swooping and dipping in and out of the barns,farm dogs resting in the shade,hay gathered in and a hot sticky trip down the motorway for me!Not fair !

These hats have been made from my handwoven,felted tweed by the multitalented Simone from Roses workshop just down the coast in bright and breezy Blackpool,I think the grey one is unisex.I'm heading off to our local 'antique' fair (haha) to find a retro/antique-y/blingy bit of costume jewelery to pin on the black hat ------ chic or what??!!

Footstools

At last I've collected the footstools & I'm really very,very pleased as they are beautiful! Upholstered by Rhonda Fraser using my tweed handwoven from local wool ,stools constructed by Chris French both skilled artisans working in the Morecambe Bay area.Very definitely a local product to be proud of !