I spent a week in Teror and needless to say felted some characterful and hairy fleece. Curious as ever I tracked down some sheep and...

It has been my intention for while to try and get colour from ivy leaves. They are so green and abundant at this time of year and it...

It feels like a back to the drawing board moment but also really exciting to discover the shades that that the plant dyes produce on our...

The fleece came off the sheep in one piece and looked very much like a ready made rug. It was time to try out my newly learnt felting...

'Gloves to Love' is my theme for this Valentine's day. Starting with a plain glove pattern and Culross Yarn Selection Box, there is a...

Knitted Garments for All by Jane Koster and Margaret Murray circa 1950? "Throughout the book we stress using up every scrap of wool"...

Deep pink or red shades have been missing from our colour pallet so in January 2023 I decided to explore the potential of Sappanwood...

This is Clara and her two lambs from 2021 Duke and Ella. One year on and they've grown a wee bit. Duke is a lovely big lad, with a fine...

These are last year's lambs enthusiastically greeting their morning cake.

Little Anakin was the first to arrive this year. She is very special, black with two little snowflake (Krunet) markings. The fields are...

Our intern, 6 month old Labrador Baxter, leading last year's lambs to breakfast treats.

These strands of sheep fleece on a fence remind me of bobbins of yarn in a mill. You can collect these strands and spin them on a drop...

These two ladies came back to Balgownie last Saturday, looking as beautiful as ever. Sparkles is expecting one lamb (hence the green...

I love dyeing with coreopsis, it might be my favourite dye flower. This week I used the dried dark red flowers harvested last year and I...

Welcome! This weekend you can visit Culross Yarns and see where the magic is made. You can find out about the Art Beat event here....

Woad is one of those plants that has a popular place in Scottish history as it was used by the Picts earning them the name, 'painted...

One of the big appeals of Shetland sheep is that they come in a wide variety of colours. According to the Shetland Sheep Society "there...

This handsome fellow is a Shetland ram called Badger, for reasons that should be clear. He is the father of Sparkles, Lara and Clara's...

Sparkles was the first lamb born at Balgownie. The first born of Barbara's first set of triplets so quite special. As the triplets,...

Coreopsis has a very pretty flower. We use it as a dye-plant. It grows from seed fairly happily in a warm place. Shown are just three of...