Purple
So as I was hanging a batch of BFL Sock in Salvia on the line (destined for Kathy's Knits in Edinburgh) , it struck me how much purple (or nearly purple) there is around the garden... So I nabbed a skein off the line and grabbed my iPad, and had a wild few minutes putting this purple skein everywhere. Here's how it went. It's a good match for this heavily perfumed buddleja (ironically not the shade of our Buddleja colourway)... Or how about alongside this sage.. I like it with the vibrancy of this small verbena.. And with the...
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July Inspiration
July has been very rainy, and the colours outside are getting increasingly jewel-toned. It feels like it's been a long month, somehow - the pictures at the top here seem like I took them ages ago, and that philadelphus in the third photo is looooong gone at this point. The eschscholzia on the other hand, along with many others, is still going strong.. Which is nice.
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Order dispatch: Loop
Loop fans will be happy to hear we have just sent off a lovely big parcel for Loop London. And the exciting thing is that it includes a good range of Hayton 4ply, which is new to Loop. This base is merino/cashmere/nylon 4ply, with about 380yds to each 100g skein. It's very soft and smooshy. Here's a sneak peak from behind the scenes of dyeing and processing it all. As always, the images may take a few minutes to load, a they're high res and straight off my camera, but hoeofully the yarny goodness is worthwhile. ...
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Order dispatch: Yarn Culture
Many of you will know that Yarn Culture in NY is our flagship US stockist, and you may be interested to see what we have in store for them, when it hopefully arrives safely there! Here's a preview and peek behind the scenes of what we've sent. It's a picture-heavy post, so may take a few minutes to load up, but hopefully the yarn p*cough*orn is worth the wait. ;)
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Garden Colours of June
The title's self-explanatory I think.. I just love seeing the colour combat ions that my garden throws at me. This is mostly in view from the kitchen sink where I do my dyeing, so it does influence what goes into the monthly updates. Anyway... Enjoy!
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- Tags: colour, Colour Inspiration, flowers, garden, Image, inspiration