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Social Media as a means of promotion

I was reading Nicki Pilkington over on 299 steps some time back and she has a good guide on using social media to promote oneself / ones business. Of particular interest was her checklist which she uses. There are so … Continue reading

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Ebay

You may notice, on the left hand side of this blog is a new widget. It lists all of my hand dyed sock yarn that I have put up for sale on ebay. For some time I’ve been attempting to … Continue reading

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New beginnings – Coriandr shop update.

Finally, I’ve updated my coriandr shop. It’s currently stocked with sock weight yarns. Go take a look and let me know what you think! Lotusblossom Knits on Coriandr. I’m at an early stage with this venture of mine so things … Continue reading

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10+ of the best internet dyeing resources

I’m self taught when it comes to both knitting and dyeing and I would be the first to admit that I still have a lot to learn. When I first started out I turned to Google as a source of … Continue reading

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Hand Dyed Yarny Goodness

Two posts in one day? What is the world coming to? I’ve been playing with yarn and dye and these are the results. They are all sock yarns and are a mix of 100% merino, 75% merino/25% nylon, 50% merino/50% … Continue reading

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How I Hand Paint Yarn: Part 2

In the last post I spoke about how I prepared my yarn, equipment and dyes. I now want to talk about my dyeing space. I live in a small 2 bedroom flat, along with one long suffering husband and two … Continue reading

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Tutorial – How I Hand Paint Yarn: Part 1

I thought I would take you through the process of how I hand paint my yarn. There are lots of different ways to dye yarn, this just happens to be what I do. I’m still new to this so I’m … Continue reading

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Yarny Goodness Continued

Continuing on from my last post here are a few more of the skeins that I dyed. First up we have some 100% merino in blue and following that is the same wool (100% merino) in reds and peaches. This … Continue reading

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In which we partake of some yarny goodness…

So, I’ve been playing with yarn and dyes. This is always interesting, especially with a 17 month old charging around the place. I did my best to make sure most of the actual handling of the dyes / yarn was … Continue reading

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