I’ve been busy finishing off a number of projects for the Hebridean Woolshed. A this-and-that sort of a day.

Jonathan looks very snug, trying on the new neck-warmer design I’ve been working on.

Jonathan > Having a lovely time producing batches of three skeins of various colour combinations : a base of naturally-coloured Shetland, together with pre-coloured merino.  The difficulty I have is taking photos that accurately represent the actual colours of the yarn. So much technology these days is dumbed-down to make it simple to use.  They also tend to hype-up the colours to make photos seem more attractive (and Instagrammable?) to the average user.  This photo was taken with the Canon 70D, and I’ve discovered a setting that matches the white-balance (colour calibration) to the ‘colour’ of the light the photo … Continue reading →

These cabled and tassled ladies berets are knitted with a luxurious yarn of baby cashmere, silk, superfine merino wool.

We came across a stash of old photos, taken last September amidst a completely forgotten final flurry of activity before we went away to Navarra

Thinking creatively with colours – applying our knowledge and skill to colours – provides a therapy that helps to banish the grey.