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Sat 26 Jul (7m ago)

Spin spin spin

It’s been a low-key few weeks again. I’m not in a particularly creative phase. Since the big fleece-to-jumper project has finished, I’ve not started a new knitting project, mainly because I don’t have any yarn. I’ve been spinning the 500g of merino wool I



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Sat 05 Jul (8m ago)

Sheep to Jumper Complete

Not the most eventful two weeks. Experimenting is a lot of trial and error and I don’t have much to show for all the errors… I have however finish the Grobbendonk jumper, the last sleeve I made with this year’s wool.



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Sat 21 Jun (8m ago)

Ideas and More Experiments

We’re back in London for the next few months so getting set up again. I tended to my garden as first priority when I got back. The tomatoes had grown somewhat in the two weeks away



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Sat 14 Jun (8m ago)

Sewing Experiments

I’ve been in France the last two weeks, so there were limited things I could do, but I do have stuff to talk about!  I had two main crafts with me; the knitted beige blouse I needed to finish, and sewing projects. First the blouse. I picked this up again



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Sat 31 May (9m ago)

Project Pileup

I have this Japanese-style chair project on my list, which I have the timber for. Progress has been limited; I did cut the timber down to the right sizes, but got stumped because the wood is very curved. Meaning, if I want to glue two pieces side by side,



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Sat 17 May (9m ago)

Pondering Problems and Pyrography

At the start of the week I dismantled the cabinet that I built a few months ago. I learned a lot from making it, it was relatively good at storing all my tools, but I just thought it was super ugly and I didn’t like hanging the tools on the doors; they mo



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Sat 03 May (10m ago)

Willow and Bamboo Sticks

I found a rain collection design online that I thought would work for me. I needed some very tall bamboo sticks and I attempted to reverse engineer the design (see picture below).



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Sat 19 Apr (10m ago)

Rain Catchers and Stick Chairs

This week I attempted round two of the tarp rain catcher, this time with a friend. I bought some taller stakes so the tarp can be held higher up. We dug it into the ground about 30cm, and piled rocks around it to secure it. I used tent pegs with string to



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