lace town

 Although Nottingham is know for lace it is machine made lace that put Nottingham on the textile map along with its frame knitting history, we made the trip down to another lace town, Honiton in Devon to visit the lace museum.

I forgot to take any photos of the town so here is the link https://www.visitdevon.co.uk/explore/cities-towns-and-villages/honiton/ to one of the tourist sites.

Reminders of the towns textile history can be found in the tiles set into the supermarket walls on Lace Walk.

and the Allhallows museum houses an amazing collection of Honiton lace and also has a small shop selling second hand items and spools of thread ( I may have restocked )

I would encourage any lacemakers to spend some time there if they are in the area'

Quick knitting update,

 I've been trying to come up with some new beanie designs. I often use a few favourite traditional designs that I really don't have to think about too much like these.

But I currently have a desire to knit something a bit finer, more complicated so I can enjoy the longer process, does this make sense?

These are my latest two projects, hand spun as usual but more of a light 4 ply weight

What do you think?

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It's that time of year again

 August back holiday generally means a trip out to Papplewick Pumping station for the classic bike show and this year did not disappoint. We spent a couple of hours there before I headed off to Lowdham show where the local guild had a display area.

No photos of the spinning but here are a few bikes for any two wheel enthusiasts still reading this blog.

and a touch of steam for any rail enthusiasts 

That's about it for now, I'm trying to plot out a couple of hat patterns to keep me busy, photos to follow.

speak soon xx