I thought I would finally come here and talk a bit about the latest craft to take firm hold of my heart: weaving. Looking back it developed in almost the same way as my passion for spinning did the summer before: I didn’t see the […]
Category: Fibres
2021: Knitting, Spinning and Other Crafts
Greetings from a windy, but otherwise strangely mild Treehouse! I hope you’re all well and able to enjoy these last few days of the year. This is the second part of my look-back at my year. I’ve been using these days off to make a […]
The Last Bits of Autumn
Congrats everyone, we survived whatever the end of November has become! As someone who doesn’t even live in a country that celebrates thanksgiving it’s truly bewildering to see how in just a few years out of the blue it has become an overwhelming capitalist hellscape […]
My Handspun Shawl
Do you sometimes look back at the way you’ve travelled to get to where you are now? Think about all the many different roads, sand paths, ally ways, cramped busy city streets you took. I thought about that a lot while working on this shawl. […]
Berry Season
Hi all, and welcome September! On the morning of the first day of the month, I was greeted by a red squirrel foraging for seeds and hopping from tree to tree in a dark foliage covered woodland path. In that snapshot it felt as if […]
My First Wheel Spun Yarn
Hi all! You’d never guess it from the title, but in this post I’m going to be talking about how spinning on my wheel has been going and about the first few skeins to come of my wheel! My first evening behind my wheel was […]
Midsummer Crafts: of Foxes, Honey and Buzzards
Hey everyone, June has come and gone, July is here and summer is in full swing. It’s been a busy period and it’s been a bit ago since I’ve come here and talked about what I’m making in my craft corner, and what I’m up […]
A Full Moon Spinning Wheel
Today it’s time for a happy story, as I’m able to introduce the newest addition to the Treehouse! It involved a lot of patience, and a crafter’s blessing from the moon, but I’d like you to meet my very own spinning wheel! In my post […]
Linen Hinterland, or the dress that was and then wasn’t naturally dyed
Hello makers, how is April treating you all? After a week of 20 degrees warm spring weather, we are now being peppered with hail, gales and snow at every turn. Ah, the life of an April dweller. Spare a thought for my poor blossoming apple […]
Springthings
The Spring Equinox has come and gone, so I thought it would be a good time to come here and talk a bit about the changing surroundings, the awakening garden and what’s been going on in my craft corner. I know March, and this period […]