Off tomorrow!

All packed up and ready to go! Pictures and updates will follow as we get to grips with mobile technology. Meanwhile we can be contacted on rainbow-baby@live.com
Pictures of work at http://www.flickr.com/photos/29606010@N05/

Dates for the next few months

August
Thursday 20th Craft market, Market Square, Ludlow
Saturday 22nd Apple Tree Craft fair in the Corn Exchange, Devizes
Friday 28th craft market at Kidderminster Festival, Kidderminster
Saturday 29th craft market, Malvern
Saturday and Sunday 30th & 31st Burford St Mary's Flower Festival and Craft Fair, Burford

September
4th-6th Burnham on Sea folk festival, Burnham on Sea
11th-13th Swanage folk festival, Swanage
Saturday 26th Apple Tree Craft fair, town hall, Marlborough

October
Saturday 3rd Apple Tree Craft fair, St Michael’s Crypt, Bath
Sunday 18th Hand made craft fair, Exmouth Pavilion, Exmouth

November
Sunday 15th Hand made craft fair, Racecourse, Newton Abbot
Saturday 21st Apple Tree Craft fair the Corn Exchange, Devizes
Sunday 22nd Hand made craft fair Whitminster Inn, Whitminster
Saturday 28th. Malvern christmas lights, Malverne
Sunday 29th. Home and garden bazaar, Cirencester
December
5th Christmas fayre, Much Wenlock
5th & 6th Frost fair at Attingham Park, nr Shrewsbury
Saturday 12th Leominster Victorian Market, Leominster
Saturday 12th Fair in the Square, Shrewsbury
Sunday 13th Ludlow christmas craft market
Saturday 19th craft fair, Malvern

Counting down to big adventure

All of a sudden it's just a few days to go until we tootle off in the caravan to the west country for 3 months! There is such a lot to think about with huge amounts of wool and a two year old. Lots of last minute felting going on at home as wet felt and a caravan don't go together in the autumn really.
A few pictures...

Website

We just can't make enough stuff to sell on a website at the moment! We have quite a few markets which we expect to be busy over the autumn but we can't make felt when we are on the road as it is such a watery experience (condensation being a big problem in a caravan). So we have put website plans on hold until after Christmas. If you want anything in particular please phone or email and we will do our best to come up with it though.

We were accepted by Made in Shropshire and have really enjoyed the Fair in the Square in Shrewsbury - next one is 1st August, 9 till 5 in the square at the top of the high street. See you there!

Made in Shropshire and making like mad

Last week had a meeting with Made in Shropshire, hoping to join, and happily we've been accepted! I'm having a few days off from markets and Colin is making felt booties this week. We have sold 5 pairs in the last few weeks - so not as seasonal as we had thought. I'm working my way through commissions, including 2 cardis, felt slippers and a couple of cups and saucers! I like a challenge.
Oh, and thanks to Vicky's mum who showed me how to crochet grannie squares! It's much easier being shown rather than trying to follow crochet instructions, especially as a knitter. Back to it...

Getting there with the website!

It's so time consuming! But we're making slow progress, got some words, taken some photos. Hope to go live early July. Watch this space!

Oh, and Ludlow market went well. Sold the purple tunic as seen on Florence a few days ago to a lovely lady, I'm sure it will look great on her! I'd love pictures of people wearing the things I have made.

Last-but-one commission

Joseph's jumper, modelled by Florence. A friend wanted a jumper like this but the pattern we had was for fine yarn and we wanted aran weight to be snuggly in winter. Using school maths I made up a pattern from several different ones and came up with this.
The latest commission was for a little rainbow cardi as a christening present, but I forgot to photograph it!