Shetland Peerie Makkers
If it wasn’t for knitting, it’s likely Shetland would still be on my list of places to visit one day . . . Instead with my rekindled love of knitting, in 2012 I flew to Shetland … Read More
Episode 24 – Loose Ends & Whereabouts
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Includes interview with Adam Robertson of Kalopsia, Edinburgh.
Episode 23 – Derailed
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Includes an interview with Aileen Clarke of Aileen Clarke Crafts.
Episode 22 – Getting Back On Track
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Includes an interview with Solii Brodie of BeFab Be Creative.
Episode 21 – Post Edinburgh Yarn Festival
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Includes an interview with Kirsty of Shilasdair, Skye post Make:Wool
Episode 20 – Pre Edinburgh Yarn Festival
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Includes an interview with Kirsty of Shilasdair, Skye prior to Make:Wool
Episode 19 – Feeling Grateful
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Includes an interview with Janice Anderson of Baa at Stonehaven.
Episode 18 – The Power of Craft – Togetherness & Loss
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Includes an interview with Helen Birmingham of Untangled Threads.
Episode 17 – A Creative Soul
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Includes an interview with Jo Royle of Skye Meditation & Brave Souls
Episode 16 – August Round-Up
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Includes an interview with Jaime Jennings & Amber Cocoran owners of Fancy Tiger Crafts.
Episode 15 – Catching Up
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Includes interview with Yasmin from Island at the Edge
Episode 14 – Spring has Sprung
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Includes interview with Skye Weaver Jenny Duffill
Episode 13 – Edinburgh Yarn Festival 2018
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Includes four sound bites recorded on the last day of the festival
Episode 12 – Ripples Crafts
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Includes interview with hand dyer Helen of Ripples Crafts, Assynt
Episode 11 – India, Knit For Peace
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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
Podcast Episode 10 – Looking Back – Planning Ahead
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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
Podcast Episode 9 – A New Chapter
Includes interview with Kirsty of the Isle of Skye Natural Dyeing Company
Podcast Episode 8 – Festivals & Felts
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Includes interview with Sheila Bates of Florrie Felts, Torridon
Delving into the Delights of Dorset Buttony!
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
Podcast Episode 7 – On The Croft Part 2
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Includes interview with Sally Algarve from On The Croft (Pt2)
Black Isle Show
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
Pies for the body – Panoramas for the soul – A creative cafe on Skye
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.
Podcast Episode 6 – On The Croft Part 1
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Includes interview with Sally Algarve from On The Croft (Pt1)
Fancy Tiger Crafts
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
Podcast Episode 5 – TJFrog Hops South
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Includes interview with Sue Culligan of Knitting Holidays in France
Woolfest 2017!
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
Podcast Episode 4 – Island At The Edge, Part 2
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Includes interview with Yasmin of Island at the Edge (Pt2)
Podcast Episode 3 – Island At The Edge, Part 1
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Includes interview with Yasmin of Island at the Edge (Pt1)
Podcast Episode 2 – Great . . . Expectations
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Includes interview with Louise of Lou Lou Designs on Skye
Podcast Episode 1 – A Giant Leap into the Unknown
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Includes interview with Skye textile artist Emma Siedle-Collins
My Crofthoose Hat
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
Exciting Times Ahead!
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
The last months of 2016
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
Autumn 2016
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
WIPs – Finish It or Frog It?!
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
April Weather
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
Edinburgh Yarn Festival 2016
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
Sun, Snow, Sheep – Skye
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