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Includes an interview with Janice Anderson of Baa at Stonehaven.
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Includes an interview with Helen Birmingham of Untangled Threads.
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Includes an interview with Jo Royle of Skye Meditation & Brave Souls
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Includes an interview with Jaime Jennings & Amber Cocoran owners of Fancy Tiger Crafts.
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Includes interview with Yasmin from Island at the Edge
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Includes interview with Skye Weaver Jenny Duffill
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Includes four sound bites recorded on the last day of the festival
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Includes interview with hand dyer Helen of Ripples Crafts, Assynt
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https://tjfrog.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Episode-11-India-Knit-for-Peace-20022018-21.52.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Android | RSSA podcast for people who love knitting, Dorset Buttons, creativity & Scotland, especially the Highlands & Islands. Welcome to the 11th episode of my podcast – India, Knit … Read More
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https://tjfrog.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Episode-10-Looking-Back-Planning-Ahead-01012018-18.39-1.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Android | RSSA podcast for people who love knitting, Dorset Buttons, creativity & Scotland, especially the Highlands & Islands. Welcome to the 10th episode of my podcast – Looking Back … Read More
Includes interview with Kirsty of the Isle of Skye Natural Dyeing Company
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Includes interview with Sheila Bates of Florrie Felts, Torridon
Blog post by Geraint Ashton Jones. When your hubby is a photographer & you task him to photograph some Dorset Buttons instead of his usual subject matter of landscape, wildlife or rugby players! Click here to … Read More
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Includes interview with Sally Algarve from On The Croft (Pt2)
I mentioned on Episode 6 of TJFrog Podcast I’d pop up some more photos from the Black Isle Show 2017. Â A few highlights for me. Onions! Â I always love the ‘competition tent.’ Â I’m amazed at the … Read More
Blog post by Geraint Ashton Jones. Geraint’s knitting & crochet educational day out with TJFrog! Click here to read about majestic landscapes, pies, knitting & crochet – all in one day.
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Includes interview with Sally Algarve from On The Croft (Pt1)
Last year work took us to Denver, Colorado giving me the perfect opportunity to visit Fancy Tiger Crafts. Celebrating their 11th anniversary on 8 July 2017, Fancy Tiger Crafts describe themselves as specialising in ‘supplies for … Read More
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Includes interview with Sue Culligan of Knitting Holidays in France
What a fantastic weekend at Woolfest 2017! As a first time vendor and having never visited Woolfest before it was with nervous anticipation that I entered the auction mart on the Thursday afternoon. Â Seeing it for … Read More
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Includes interview with Yasmin of Island at the Edge (Pt2)
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Includes interview with Yasmin of Island at the Edge (Pt1)
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Includes interview with Louise of Lou Lou Designs on Skye
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Includes interview with Skye textile artist Emma Siedle-Collins
Last October I went to Shetland, my third visit for Shetland Wool Week and three years since I last took in this amazing event. Many of you may know the Crofthoose Hat pattern designed by Ella Gordon, the elected patron … Read More
TJFrog is now over 2 years old & so much has happened in that time both for the business & on a personal level. Â During this time a couple of TJFrog projects got put on the … Read More
December arrived with the weather officially warmer on Skye than where I use to live in the South of England and here at the end of December that is still the case! With only a couple … Read More
There is no denying when I wake up & see a sunrise like this it adds an additional sense of wellbeing to me & injects some energy to my day. Having said that the grey, misty, cloudy, … Read More
Last weekend saw Louise of KnitBritish and Leona-Jayne of Fluph shop, Dundee collaborate & hold a #bigwiprip session – Rip up your works in progress (WIPs), frog your project, and release the yarn for a new … Read More
Saturday morning started off like this . . . . . . and by the afternoon it looked like this. Snow settling on the ground is a rare sight for us with being so close to … Read More
Whether a vendor or a visitor at EYF you will all have had your own experience of this unique & innovative yarn festival created by Jo & Mica.  Or maybe you were unable to attend & have … Read More
Plentiful sunshine today, blue skies & snow topping the very peaks of the mountains to showcase the Skye landscape. After the winter storms we’ve had calmer weather in recent days, with the weather reaching a peak … Read More
With the transition from one year to the next it is with great interest I’ve read many online 2015 reflections and 2016 business plans and goals from people across the creative community. 2016, a leap year, … Read More
Over the past few months Skye Pie Cafe has appeared in my social media feeds a few times and left me wanting to share in the experience.  Opening for 4 days in December we fixed the date in … Read More
One of the things I’ve found living on Skye is how distinct the seasons are, whether they be accentuated by the vast and plentiful array of flora or the varying weather conditions.  Today was one of those … Read More
I’ve been finishing cushions of late, and if you follow me on Facebook or Twitter you will have had a ‘sneak peek’ at a couple of Dorset Buttons I made for one of them.
I am currently working on a crochet project for myself!  It’s not often I swap the knitting needles for the crochet hook.  I had selected this particular project to take on holiday for its portability and as it’s cotton … Read More
A week ago today my Nana sadly passed away. Â Even though she reached the grand old age of 95 it was still very sudden and unexpected. Â My Nan taught me to knit as a very young … Read More
