Crafting

  

I learnt to crochet in January last year – I just had to take part in a crochet along organised by the designer Attic 24 – it was the Canalboat Blanket.

Then I went on to make another snazzy hexigan blanket.

My favourite natural dyeing is with onion skins. Most other natural dye stuffs require the wool to be mordanted, but you get a nice orange colour with no mordant and a bright yellow with an alum mordant. I pop the jars on the roof on hot sunny days & a few days later the wool is dyed.

John’s the weaver – I honestly wouldn’t have the patience to warp a loom.

The locker hooking technique is more for me. I’ve sold lots of doormats.

We had a BBQ and sat out until late & I spun until it was too dark.

 I’d quite like to live in this street in Congleton.