Build a Batt Box detail – “Mermaids Singing”

July's BaBB was themed around a line from T S Eliot's Lovesong of J Alfred Prufrock and the colours were inspired by the sea and coast. The sea has an especial poignancy for me and these shades of blue and green are my very favourite colours so this box was a real treat for me to …

Build a Batt Box detail – “Lavender’s Blue Dilly Dilly”

I said I'd look at each of my BarberBlackSheep's Build a Batt Boxes individually in blog posts. So let's start with the first one I did for June 2014: Lavender's Blue Dilly Dilly, Lavender's Green.To recap what a Build a Batt Box is - this is a limited edition monthly box of fibres put together by …

Doing It Yourself

Times flies yet again! It's weeks since I posted here, there are lots of things to show for it at home but nothing much online!My hay harvest is now safely gathered - stressful as ever with huge amounts of drama but it worked out OK in the end and it's good to know that the …