Upcycling project

Heres something to keep me busy over the next few months! 4 ex public house stools bought from the local junk shop,not the tall bar stools but the ones you get when you sit at a table. They're oak,see the ones my brother has already stripped which need wirewooling and waxing to a nice finish then re-upholstering and covering with felted tweed.Should be transformed!

November at Silverdale

You can't see them because I'm a poor photographer but the birdlife here on this misty,damp day was amazing! Herons,Oystercatchers,Curlews,Divers and Gulls of course.My sister is the 'twitcher' and through her binoculars I could see loads and put names to some of them!

 

On to Greenlands Farm Village with this Gansey style chunky jacket

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!