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Mar92019

Lanhydrock – More Downstairs than Upstairs

Out and About, The Finer ThingsBy sara9th March 2019

Lanhydrock is a late Victorian Gothic pile deep, deep down in the West Country, near Bodmin in Cornwall. But turns out it’s an easy drive from West Dorset along the A30 (at least it is out of season), skirting the top of Dartmoor and going across Bodmin Moor. The main reason for visiting Lanhydrock is…

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Feb252019

Spinning, Dyeing and Weaving – Fleece and Yarn Takeover

The Finer Things, Things to Make and DoBy sara25th February 2019

Spinning, dyeing and weaving are taking over. Looking back, it’s only been a little over a year since the first spinning wheel came into the cottage and a less than a year when it comes to looms. But looking around the other day and there was fleece and yarn at various stages of processing everywhere.…

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Feb112019

Tablet Weaving – First Attempts and Lessons Learnt

Things to Make and DoBy sara11th February 2019

Tablet weaving or card weaving is ancient and low tech. It produces narrow bands that are strong and decorative, used for belts, straps and trimmings. Ever curious to try out new techniques, this is just a little dabble. As the name suggests it uses tablets or cards. These tablets have a hole at each corner…

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Jan252019

Vintage Looms and Weaving Update

News from the Shop Front, Things to Make and DoBy sara25th January 2019

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…

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Jan82019

Rag Rug Making – Toothbrush or Amish Knot Rugs

News from the Shop Front, Things to Make and DoBy sara8th January 2019

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…

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Dec42018

Christmas Stockings – Cochineal Dyeing

The Finer Things, Things to Make and DoBy sara4th December 2018

Christmas Stockings – well they have to be red don’t they! And when it comes to natural dyeing nothing does red like cochineal. Cochineal is expensive, it always has been. Highly prized for centuries as producing the best reds for textile dyeing. When it arrived in Europe following the Spanish conquest of Mexico it was…

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Nov152018

Girl’s Own Store News – Website Update

News from the Shop FrontBy sara15th November 2018

  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…

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Oct42018

A Spinning Update – (Unapologetic) Spinster of this Parish

Small Pleasures, Things to Make and DoBy admin4th October 2018

Spinster is a problematic word. The first meaning to brings to mind today is old maid. Not a description any woman aspires to. So having knitted and crocheted for years perhaps it’s no wonder that it took so long to get involved in spinning. It is, after all, at the start of the process of producing yarn.…

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Sep42018

Pots and Prints – Somerset Arts Weeks

Out and About, The Finer ThingsBy admin4th September 2018

Somerset Arts Weeks held their bi-annual Open Studios this month (finishing 30th September so you’ve still got time to get out there if you get your skates on). Despite being so close to Somerset this has past by without a single visit for years, much like Eeles Pottery visited in the last post. But this…

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Sep42018

Eeles Pottery – Peeking behind the Scenes

Out and About, The Finer ThingsBy admin4th September 2018

Eeles Pottery is in the village of Mosterton, on the road between Beaminster and Crewkerne. Despite having driven past it countless times this was the first visit (they were open as part of Bridport Arts Week) – long overdue. It is a truly family affair.  David and his wife Patricia set up their home and…

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