Welcome to Saith Ffynnon wildlife plants. Saith Ffynnon means Seven Springs or Seven Wells in Welsh. We live on a spring-line near the North Wales coast. We grow plants for wildlife gardens. Owner Jan and the National Collection of Eupatorium were featured on BBC Gardeners World with Carol Klein on Friday 4th October 2013 you can see a recording of part of the show here;. Books, ID charts and cards.

Adventures in Wool, Fabric and Print. Fabric, yarn, fibre, paper, paint and print are my tools of choice. Generally manage to get in the way of my need to create , so it all tends to get a bit erratic. Exactly as the blog title suggests. Here is my attempt to organise things and keep a record of my efforts. I have just finished my first weaving project. The colours were just what was available. No hours of pouring over colour charts.

Tuesday, May 19, 2015. Felt and Fibre by Val Hughes. Another great new title thanks to one of my favorite publishers, Search Press. Val Hughes has been one of my favorite art craft authors and this book does not disappoint. I have been making quilted felts for many years, but this is the first time that I have seen something like them in a book. Saturday, August 9, 2014. I was offered the opp.

The Life and Sometimes Of A Dragon,and Her Knitting. Sunday, 6 August 2017. A couple of months ago, I bought a beautiful new Classic Carder. I did not want to use it until I had received a tutorial on correct usage. Whilst at Fibre East, I had a lovely lesson with the Classic Carder team, and now feel confident to use mine. The photo above is of my very first rolled batts. The fleece is the grey Coloured Ryeland bought at Fibre East last time, stored washed in an old cotton pillowcase. A few years ago, I.

A Sewing and Knitting Blog, Made in Birmingham, England. Inevitably, however, once I saw the patterns from. This is my first project from the book, the Bibi Pinafore in a stash fabric, a cable knit jersey. There photos were taken yesterday in Digbeth, Birmi.

adventures in yarn and fibre. Thursday, 17 July 2014. Another pair of baby quilts. Following on from my last post about the first couple of baby quilts I made. A patterned organic cotton fabric designed by Geninne Zlatkis for Cloud 9 fabrics. This first one, made for baby Isla, is a pairing of Alegria and Sketch in white-black. The backing fabric is the Britten Nummer print. I baste my quilts usin.

At the intersection of art and science, my life as a artist. Monday, November 28, 2016. Protective eye beads - amber and brown. I make no secret of loving to learn and try new things.

A day-to-day overview of our life in the Gascon countryside, sprinkled with a bit of music, spinning, knitting, and building. Saturday, 3 March 2018.

The Wonderful World of Welsh Plants. Wednesday, 11 August 2010. By kind permission of Pryce and Marjorie Watkins,. Wynyards Farm, Upper Slaughter, Glos,.