I found this fabulous link to the The Yarn Museum and thought you might appreciate it. There are some great ideas for embellished yarns as well as a section of first time "spins"
Have you ever wondered where the expression "dyed in the wool" comes from? We have just had a short break in Suffolk which was work/pleasure combined and had the opportunity to briefly visit the mediaeval town of Lavenham. It's a beautiful example of a Suffolk wool cloth town. In the Middle Ages England it was famous its quality of wool which was mainly exported to Flanders. There it was woven into cloth and then re-imported. In the 14th Century King Edward III encouraged the development of the English weaving industry. From there Lavenham gained a tremendous reputation for its blue broadcloth which was "dyed in the wool" rather than being dyed after being woven into lengths of cloth. So now we know!
Whilst we were there we were also privileged to visit Baylham House Rare Breed Farm where children (and adults!) can meet, feed and learn about friendly well cared for farm animals. Our visit was to meet the owners, Richard, Ann and Neil Storer (and Christine) and their breeding flocks of rare sheep (along with all of the other animals). It's in an idyllic location and well worth a visit.
At last, after months and months of tinkering, the web site is finally up and running! Hurrah and thanks to David, my other half, for his time and patience! As mentioned on the home page it may take a few weeks to load all of our products and photographs so please check the site regularly for our latest offerings. Hopefully, very soon, we will be able to bring you some exciting news about our own yarn production. I am not going to say too much now but it definitely involves some of these:
Also, look out for our advert in Yarn Forward, a new knitting magazine which has its second issue out at the end of January. We also have an advertisement in the Weavers, Spinners and Dyers Journal, next issue due out in March