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1889 Escalloped Potatoes - from a Suffragette Cookbook - Escalloped Potatoes The Woman Suffrage Cookbook - Hattie A.Burr, 1889 A simple scalloped potato recipe which was easy and fairly quick to make. It coo...
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A Day in Gort - A trip to Gort. Every year when we come to Ballyvaughan I meet up with two textile friends. Ester who lives near Galway always finds us a nice cafe and...
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There is an ELEPHANT in This Room - Since carbon footprint is a pressing concern, we will re-publish – and bring into one place here on our blog – the astounding facts about fabric and carbon...11 months ago
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rehomed - Dear faithful readers ... as Blogger no longer lets me respond to your comments I have been searching for a new home to host my writings. If all goes we...1 year ago
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Krapin siemeniä - Madder seeds - Kylvin ensimmäistä kertaa värimataraa eli krappia (*Rubia tinctoria*) 2008 ja lisää 2009, 2010 ja 2012. Se on talvehtinut hyvin ja viihtynyt kaikki nämä ...2 years ago
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moving after the divorce - i'm divorcing blogger because it's too hard to use so here is my new residence: wake robin at the square i'm incapable of tolerating blogger's continuing iss...5 years ago
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Finally! - Yes, spring has finally arrived here! it's still not exactly warm, and it looks like the temperature is going down again for the weekend, but even a day o...
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Greenfield Valley Heritage Craft Day - Our last outside gig of the season, and a rather quiet one compared with Gwrych Castle (3,000 visitors there, and we probably spoke to most of them). The ...
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Where have I been?? - I have been doing nui shibori, doing new sculptural work, thanks to Pam, and generally being a busy hand woman...plus watching spring turn into summer ......
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Inspire :: By Walid - Mr. Walid al Damirji is a clothing designer based in London's Mayfair district. He is unusual in that enterprise because his upcycling brand, *By Walid*, ...
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The Green Wheel Oracle - Goodness me, it's been a long time since there was an update here! That's mostly because I have been so very busy working away on the The Green Wheel Ora...
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New Year and a New Day Out! - Firstly I'd like to wish all readers here a very Happy and Prosperous New Year, wonder what lovely textile things it'll have in store for us? It must seem...
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Indigo Volunteer Planting Days! - Fibershed Indigo Project 2015 CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS A call for volunteers to help plant over 2000 indigo seedlings in two days. Many areas to help from pla...8 years ago
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Flynn's Beach Rocks from Liz - Our postcard project this year seems to be spluttering along a bit erratically, but to see a colourful rectangle in the postbox is always a thrill. This t...
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Cashmere and pashmina - Visit to the source - A few steps away from our studio lies the Manali-Leh Highway, a major artery of the Trans-Himalayan route, a branch of the old Silk Road. While today the m...
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Mouldy eucalyptus leaf bath
I got black from this bath-really really black!
Happy New Year to you as well. May the year be full of plenty, joy and happiness.
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