Want to see our first sparkly yarn??!

Posted: August 08, 2017

Want to see our first sparkly yarn??!

This morning I was out in the pouring rain photographing the sparkly yarn I've dyed for Saturday's 7am update... obviously the yarn was kept under the garden brolly but myself & camera ended up stood just outside the edge of it. I had woollies (handknits, obvs) and a waterproof on, and ended up creating a rainhat for my camera out of parcel tape and a sandwich bag. As you do. Anyway, this all means that all of the yarn photos are now up in the Facebook event page for this update, so you can see that HERE. If you mark...


New Milburn 4ply shades! (And a lecture; sorry!)

Posted: February 22, 2017

New Milburn 4ply shades! (And a lecture; sorry!)

I thought I might introduce you to the new-new shades of Milburn 4ply which arrived yesterday. They’re HERE on the website firstly, and the 500g packs get a little discount so if you want a sweater quantity you’re best picking one of those and then getting any additional balls. Let me tell you a bit about the new colours – they bring the palette of Milburn shades up to 15, and they’re all really well matched from my samples that I sent to the dyer (who is based not far from here). I’ve added in another neutral shade so there...


The final (for now) new shade..

Posted: November 18, 2016

The final (for now) new shade..

...is one that I hope will bring some cheer and zing. It's called Tea Rose and is a lovely soft apricot. Since today is the final day of new shade unveiling (for now! Ooh!) before I carry on here is the link to the Milburn 4ply on the ECY website: HERE. IT'S HERE. CLICK HERE FOR YARN. Moving on.. It's hard with pastel colours because they can look really insipid, and that's just horrible. So it felt quite risky sending off a carefully crafted sample skein of soft apricot and hoping that the dyer (the dyeing's done in Britain by...


New colour number four is...

Posted: November 17, 2016

New colour number four is...

... very hard to describe, as it turns out. It's called Bramble, because of the pinky purpley shade you get on the edges of the leaves as they start to turn, rather than because of the fruit. And because looking at a picture of a bramble hedge, this colour stands out to me as pretty strong - it's from the foliage and the stems as they're a sort of pink/purple/brown shade. I'm sure some of you will know what I mean, and the rest of you will think I'm barking, but there we go. Either way, it's a pretty pink...


Aaaaand the third new colour is..

Posted: November 16, 2016

Aaaaand the third new colour is..

..this beautiful soft sandy gold: Autumn Fields. This came off the back of wanting a gold-ish shade, and being inspired by it going nicely against yesterday's colour. It's actually not that easy to photograph, I'm finding. But anyhow. The colour comes from my love of autumn really. Ok, before I say any more I have a confession: I'm fickle when it comes to seasons. I love them all, but get bored of them before they're over. Every year when a new season arrives I say "I LOVE [season]". BUT I still think that late autumn might be my favourite. There's...


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