Halloween

Tomorrow it's Halloween - Samhain. In the old days a time for change, marking the end of the old year and the birth of a new one. Today a time for trick and treats. 

In Sweden we don't really have a tradition of celebrating Halloween but I like the idea of closing the year and embracing the darker quieter season ahead, a season with time to spinn, knit and create. 

So to mark the changes of seasons I will be hosting a trick or treat Halloween pot luck sale :-) out with the old, making space for the new. 

At noon Swedish time (CET) I will be posting a trick or treat listing in the shop  - Enjoy

News and updates

It's been a while - again :-) 

I have been doing some dying...

My last  yarn and fiber show for this year...

Some knitting....(and surgery -Hallux valgus)

And some planing :-)

I have some wool in my big boxes under the bed that's been around for maybe one show too many by now and since they are getting slightly fuzzy around the edges I would like to put these on sale. There is absolutely nothing wrong with them but they feel like moving out in to the world now.

So I'm planing a pot luck sale at great bargain prices, 50% off, but with one little twist - you don't get to choose the fibres - they will be a great surprise. You can wish for a colour and if possible I will do my very best to accommodate this wish, but fist come - first served applies...

I need another day or two to get all set, but by Thursday afternoon (Swedish time)  it will be on. I'll let you know here and on Facebook what exact time...

TdF sale

Now when TdF is in full swing more wool than usual might be used up and it would be a shame if autumn found your dwelling lacking in insulation, so during TdF I'm offering 20% on any purchase if you use the coupon code TOURTHEFLEECE when checking out

www.willowfairywool.etsy.com

Update

Sorry if you've missed me, I bought an Ipad and I just can't get it to blog properly, or maybe I just havn't figured ot the app yet... anyway

I gathered a big pile of wool and yarns from the last two weeks and they all went up in the shop last thursday. The ones in the photo below among other things...

A great new thing in the shop is "Cuddly Sock" a soft squishy sock yarn made of Merino wool, Cashmere and a small amount of nylon for strength. It's also registered on Ravelry so you can stash it easily.

New wool in the shop

I'm really happy to have some new wool in the shop again. I got really inspired over the weekend.

There are more wool still to go up in the shop but here are some that I entered tonight...

Preparation

It's been hard for me to sit still today. Yesterday it was decided that I will be a part of "Stickfest i vast" exhibiting and selling my wool on the market square during the weekend of 16th - 17th of March next year.

It's so exciting!!!

And so much to prepare and plan - Banner to make, wool to dye, yarn to spin - I just love it.

Started this morning by ordering a big bunch of wool from England so it will be here when we get back from Spain. I'd better enjoy my leisure for the next three weeks for after we get back It'll be all work and no play. Well acctually, dyeing wool is play and a lot of fun, but it takes time...

And also I will be there for the entire weekend. I've only participated in a workshop or two before and only made a daytrip of it. This year it will be in Gottskars hotell, beautifully situated by the sea about 40km south of Gothenburg. It'll be lovely whatever the weather.

I'm so looking forward to this.

Time to and put some wool in the dye pot - see you :-)

 

Stor vinter rea

Nu är det kallt och snöigt i hela landet och det vill jag fira genom att hålla en vinter rea i min Etsy butik. 

Ville väl egentligen göra en traditionell mellandagsrea, men eftersom jag inte är hemma då så kändes det lite krångligt. 

Och det är ju nu du ska se till att få det där mjuka paketet under granen som du så väl behöver (!?) och förtjänar :-)

Så kika in i min lilla butik och kom ihåg att så länge du bor i Sverige behöver du inte vara registrerad på Etsy för att shoppa, bara kontakta mig på thewillowfairy@gmail.com och tala om vad du önskar dig...

Rabatten på 25% dras av i kassan som man säger.Om du är registrerad på Etsy och föredrar att shoppa den vägen så glöm inte att använda kupong-koden WINTER när du ska betala.

Nu även på Etsy

Äntligen har det hänt - jag har tagit steget och blivit internationell... I alla fall min shop som nu finns på Etsy.

Välkommen över och kika...

Länk och lite preview finns även i marginalen till höger.