A floor loom has been on the wish list for ages. So what do you do when a friend asks you if you want one? Say YES of course! It is a vintage Glimakra Viking Jack Loom. Glimakra is a Swedish company still making loom, although they don’t seem to make this model any more.…
Copper mordant. Why not? Plus it’s something I haven’t tried until now for dyeing wool. Alum and cream of tartar is my go to mordant, being easily available and non toxic. I have used copper as an afterbath occasionally, but only on previously mordanted yarn where the change to the colour compared to using iron…
Exciting news – After nearly four years of working from home I now have a proper new workshop! It actually comes with a whole new home. The stone workshop at the bottom of the garden was, in fact, a major factor in buying the whole place. But the house is very much a work in…
Beeswax Wraps are the way to go – it’s time to banish cling film and other single use plastics from your kitchen. There was a bundle of vintage cotton scraps lurking around – just waiting for their time. The prints are lovely, fine cotton lawn, not enough for a large project and the pieces too…
Last year was a year of discovery, venturing into the world of weaving. It started with the purchase of two vintage looms (read about all that here). Weaving is both beautifully simple and complex. There has been a lot of experimentation.Learning through trial and error. This post is an update on progress so far. The…
Rag Rug Making – well it’s been quite a while since there’s been much of that around here. But after a frenzy of yarn dyeing and sock making leading up to Christmas there was time in that limbo over the ‘holiday’ period to finally get down to it in a big way. So there is…
You may have noticed that the Girl’s Own Store Website has undergone some changes this week. It was set up when the Bridport shop was in full swing. But since the doors closed (2 years ago now!!) the business has evolved and the website badly needed an update to reflect what’s going on NOW…