2020 wool

Some of this year's fleeces back from the mill spun into lovely yarn. Soft lustrous pewter grey Chunky and Aran weight wool from conservation grazer sheep living on a high nature value,low intensity farm in Silverdale,Lancashire and spun in Derbyshire and I'm in the middle in Cheshire!
The mill uses minimal processing so the resulting yarn looks like proper wool from real sheep!
The cream yarn is North of England Mule wool and comes from a farm near Garstang. Once again high nature value and low intensity and spun at the same mill. Makes fab hiking socks and will be woven into bags with Herdwick and Lonk wool.

Lammas Greetings

Celebrating National Meadows Day

I love a nice meadow!

Mid Summer 2020

Open Farm Sunday 2020

No Open Farm Sunday this year but for a  'virtual' visit see Fishwick Farms facebook page

Knotwork Panel

Here's one I made earlier. A Herdwick wool panel I made for an exhibition at Manchester Airport many year's ago,it was based on a panel from the Bewcastle Cross.. It was 'lost' when the exhibition ended but at least I have this image of it!

Bowen Shield wall hanging

Here is another wall hanging based on a Bowen Shield which is a universal symbol of protection and also symbolizes new beginnings so I think it is quite appropriate for the times we live in.It's a woven panel with handspun yarn crocheted for the knotwork. Its not quite finished as I want to add handknit acorns and oak leaves to the fringe.