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Knitting for non knitters or crafting for crafters
“Never knit for a non knitter”, or so I’m told… But is that the case? I have been pondering this of late as there have been many births and birthdays to create and craft for. Some non – knitters I … Continue reading
Posted in children, craft adventures, felting, Fibres, knitting, Spinning
Tagged 4ply, autumn, autumn leaves, baby booties, children, crafting for others, felting, gift giving, gifts to make, goddess, goth baby, handmade, handmade gifts, handmade presents, handmade with love, knitting, knitting for others, knitting to give, made with love, making for others, making presents, needle felting, solenn, spinning, teeny tiny mary janes, wet felting
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Midsummer Fae – a donkey short
It is a tradition to make fairy houses at midsummer. It is the time they will visit your garden to celebrate the Summer Solstice, singing and dancing into the wee hours. The morning of the solstice, both Emily and Toby … Continue reading
Posted in children, garden, Home Education, knitting, nature, nature table, Pagan, seasonal, Waldorf / Steiner
Tagged a midsummer night's dream, children, childrens activities, dolls house furniture, fae, faery, fairy, midsummer, nature, Oberon, pagan, seasonal, shakespear, solstice, Steiner, summer solstice, titania, Waldorf, wiccan
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Waldorf Dolls and Houses in Trees
When I was a little girl, there was always a feeling of dreamlike enchantment when I went to play at friends houses from Waldorf families. Looking back I don’t know if it was the light, breathy atmosphere that their homes … Continue reading
Posted in children, craft adventures, Home Education, nature, Waldorf / Steiner
Tagged children, creative play, doll, fairies, felt toys, forest school, green parenting, home education, home schooling, imagination, making waldorf dolls, ostheimer, parenting, play, sewing, Steiner, steiner doll, Waldorf, waldorf doll, waldorf family, wooden toys, woodland, woods
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Unicorn in the Forest and a few FOs
We have been going a little sewing mad this week. A friend told me about a shop in Chester that sells wool felt – not the nasty acrylic kind! Toby has had a little gnome production line going on – … Continue reading
Posted in children, craft adventures, Fibres, garden, Goddess, Home Education, knitting, nature, Pagan, seasonal
Tagged 4ply, alpaca, children, Conundrum, delamere, fairies, felt, foraging, forest, FOs, goddess, home education, imagination, knitted leaves, knitting, leaves, legend, liberty bell, myth, nature, Ravelry, robin hood, Runrig, season, seasonal, Semele, sewing, sock yarn, spring, Steiner, UFO, unicorn, Waldorf, walking, woodland, wool
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Castles, Diamonds and Easter Eggs
Wow – what a week it has been. After a very unexpected snowfall, which was totally out of character here this time of year, we have been working hard in preparation for Ostara and Easter. The egg, an … Continue reading
Posted in children, cooking, craft adventures, Fibres, garden, Goddess, Home Education, knitting, nature, nature table, Pagan, seasonal
Tagged birds, castle, children, childrens crafts, craft, dogs, Easter, easter activity, eggs, goddess, handwork, hare, home education, house of black star, in the round, kids, kids activities, kids crafts, knitting, knitting blog, knitting pattern, magic loop, medieval, Ostara, pagan, picot, rabbit, rainy day, re enactment, snow day, sock yarn, spaniel, spring, spring eqinox, Steiner, Waldorf, whittington
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Yarn in York
My internal yarn magnet kicked in very quickly on the night we arrived in York. We were walking along in the darkness, when I had that familiar pull. Moments later we were stood outside Ramshambles, a pretty little yarn shop … Continue reading
Posted in craft adventures, Fibres, garden, knitting, nature, seasonal, Spinning
Tagged alpaca, batt, buttons, carding, children, fibres, Gardening, glastonbury, knitting, LYS, merino, naalbinding, nahlbinding, nature, pagan, roving, shambles, shopping, spinning, viking knitting, wool, yarn, yarn shop, york
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A Viking Birthday
Oh my, where to begin… It was my son’s 10th birthday a couple of weeks ago. This was something that, if I am honest, I was a little sad about. The time has gone so very quickly and reaching … Continue reading
Posted in children, Home Education, knitting, nature, Pagan
Tagged amber, battle, children, hares, home education, jewelery, jorvik, knitting, medieval, norse myths, odin, pagan, re enactment, reproduction, shambles, thor's hammer, viking, Waldorf, york
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