Episode 39 – Learning & Developing
This month I’m sharing my love of learning & developing.
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Episode 37 – Rewind & Fast Forward
Includes an interview with Dr Carly Fertleman who went on a creative sabbatical to India.
Episode 36 – Small Wins & Celebrations
A short episode to say I’m back!
Episode 35 – Making Progress
Includes an interview with Jam owner of The Caledonian Wool Company.
Episode 32 – Changing Plans
Includes an interview with Anne Frost, host of I Thought I Knew How podcast
Episode 31 – Tentative Steps
Includes sound bites with 3 woolly businesses on Skye.
Episode 30 – Time Rolls On
Includes an interview with TJFrog Staff!
Episode 29 – Time, Choice & Change
Includes the second interview with knitwear designer Di Gilpin.
Episode 28 – All in a Month
Includes the first of 2 interviews with knitwear designer Di Gilpin.
Episode 27 – Dreich January
Includes an interview with knitwear designer Emily Williams.
Episode 26 – Farewell & Welcome
Includes an interview with Fiona from The Misty Bottle, Skye.
Episode 25 – People & Places
Includes an interview with Julie Rutter of Black Isle Yarns.
Episode 24 – Loose Ends & Whereabouts
Includes interview with Adam Robertson of Kalopsia, Edinburgh.
Episode 23 – Derailed
Includes an interview with Aileen Clarke of Aileen Clarke Crafts.
Episode 22 – Getting Back On Track
Includes an interview with Solii Brodie of BeFab Be Creative.
Episode 21 – Post Edinburgh Yarn Festival
Includes an interview with Kirsty of Shilasdair, Skye post Make:Wool
Episode 20 – Pre Edinburgh Yarn Festival
Includes an interview with Kirsty of Shilasdair, Skye prior to Make:Wool
Episode 19 – Feeling Grateful
Includes an interview with Janice Anderson of Baa at Stonehaven.
Episode 18 – The Power of Craft – Togetherness & Loss
Includes an interview with Helen Birmingham of Untangled Threads.
Episode 17 – A Creative Soul
Includes an interview with Jo Royle of Skye Meditation & Brave Souls
Episode 16 – August Round-Up
Includes an interview with Jaime Jennings & Amber Cocoran owners of Fancy Tiger Crafts.
Episode 15 – Catching Up
Includes interview with Yasmin from Island at the Edge
Episode 14 – Spring has Sprung
Includes interview with Skye Weaver Jenny Duffill
Episode 12 – Ripples Crafts
Includes interview with hand dyer Helen of Ripples Crafts, Assynt
Podcast Episode 9 – A New Chapter
Includes interview with Kirsty of the Isle of Skye Natural Dyeing Company
Podcast Episode 8 – Festivals & Felts
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 see more images & read the blog post.
Podcast Episode 7 – On The Croft Part 2
Includes interview with Sally Algarve from On The Croft (Pt2)
Podcast Episode 6 – On The Croft Part 1
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 the modern crafter.’ And walking in is like being enveloped in a big woolly hug. Then as […]
Podcast Episode 5 – TJFrog Hops South
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. Seeing it for the first time all empty, it felt smaller than I imagined – how wrong was I?! It’s a huge […]
Podcast Episode 4 – Island At The Edge, Part 2
Includes interview with Yasmin of Island at the Edge (Pt2)
Podcast Episode 3 – Island At The Edge, Part 1
Includes interview with Yasmin of Island at the Edge (Pt1)
Podcast Episode 2 – Great . . . Expectations
Includes interview with Louise of Lou Lou Designs on Skye
EYF 2017
EYF 2017, my third time as a vendor & the most elated exhaustion I’ve experienced post show! The run up to EYF 2017, alongside my usual preps for my Dorset Button stand & running Dorset Button workshops, saw my TJFrogWool delivered 2 ½ weeks before, my Dorset Button fabric bags picked up on the day […]
Podcast Episode 1 – A Giant Leap into the Unknown
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 for Shetland Wool Week 2016. Offered as a free pattern this is a fantastic way to get knitters involved […]
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 of icy days and Storm Barbara & Conor to contend with, on the whole, we have had a mild […]
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 enjoyed a vicarious EYF experience via various social media sites. The EYF vibe is simply magical. This is more […]
