by David Chapman | Jan 30, 2016 | Fiber Craft Store, Projects, Socks & Slippers, Thrummed Slippers
Blog Hand Crafted Heaven These are no ordinary slippers! Hand-knitted by Lynne Milsom, using pure llama and alpaca fiber, entirely processed and spun at The Llama Sanctuary and every penny of your donation for these hard-wearing house boots goes directly to care for...
by DesignerLynne | Jan 13, 2015 | Knitting, Ravelry, Socks & Slippers, Thrummed Slippers
The months are zooming by and I seem to have spent so little of that time working with fibre. Winter is the time when I usually get to experiment and play with new ideas; time when I don’t feel guilty about sitting down in front of the stove (with a mug of hot...
by David Chapman | Mar 4, 2014 | Combing, Combs, In The Grease, Socks & Slippers
I have just received a gorgeous Rombouillet Merino fleece, which will make a perfect blending fiber for the llama and alpaca that I spend most of my time working with …for obvious reasons! The Rombouillet has an interesting origin, according to the brief...
by DesignerLynne | Jul 17, 2012 | Animals, Education, Llama Rescue, Philosophy, Socks & Slippers
Turning a hobby into a full time business venture is a daunting prospect, but elevating the hobby to a fibre arts education centre is an entirely different ball game. Just how the ball started rolling is described in this short and amusingly moralistic story, which I...
by DesignerLynne | Feb 21, 2012 | Knitting, Projects, Socks & Slippers, Techniques
Yet another pair of socks? Until a couple of years ago, I had no idea there could be so many different ways to knit a pair of socks; in fact, it wasn’t until 2008 that I even considered hand knitted socks, but that’s another story. It seems that every day I discover...
by DesignerLynne | Jan 13, 2012 | In The Grease, Mitts, Philosophy, Projects, Socks & Slippers, Thrummed Socks
One of the age old debates amongst spinners is whether is it better to spin in the grease. It is purely subjective, in my opinion. If you like feeling the grease on your fingers and you don’t mind cleaning the spinning wheel afterwards, then go ahead and spin in the...
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