Beginning of the weekend, and it’s a three day one, with a bank holiday on Monday. Oh yes! It’s only Saurday and already we’ve had plenty of time being creative and outdoors. Middle One gold sprayed her papier mache pineapple. She’s been waiting to do this since Christmas. The Boy […]
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Where I waffle about jargon and alpacas
Every industry has its own jargon. A shorthand. A recognized way to communicate with people who understand the same concepts already. No point spelling it out to people in the know. They would find it irritating. They’ve read the same books and attended the same courses. Far better to use […]
Read moreHere I am: spinning
Here I sit at the spinning wheel. Converting raw fleece into useful yarn. Momentarily distracted by the shadows made by the wheel on the tiles.Struck by the industrial feel. Reminds me of the miners wheel in a nearby town. Days gone by. Right, back to now and making yarn. “Here […]
Read moreI’m hooked.
When I look back over the last 5 years of my TimeToCraft blog, I can’t help counting up the number of new craft skills I’ve acquired along the way. By no means am I a master of all these crafts, but I can do them. I know how to, and […]
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