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Welcome to August at Ravenglass Craft!

handpainted white gift tags with fabric leaves in shades of green and orange

Welcome to August at Ravenglass Craft!It’s been a hot and sultry July, where we made the most of our lovely new peg bags. I got three loads dry on one day! Oh happy drying days! Seriously though, I have enjoyed the hot weather and the garden is loving the temperatures and intermittent rain we’ve had. The dahlias,…

Welcome to August at Ravenglass Craft!

It’s been a hot and sultry July, where we made the most of our lovely new peg bags. I got three loads dry on one day! Oh happy drying days! Seriously though, I have enjoyed the hot weather and the garden is loving the temperatures and intermittent rain we’ve had. The dahlias, roses, geranium, helenium and verbena are really going for it now and the whole garden is a-buzz with bees and other pollinators. Plus we’ve got little froglets in the long grass around the pond to check up on every day. This means that the chickens have to stay in their enclosure and not have free-rein of the garden for obvious predatory reasons.

The Earl’s Canvas

The story behind my handwoven heirloom quality table napkins.

The story behind my handwoven heirloom quality table napkins.

Peg bags – putting the ‘fun’ into functional (sorry about that…)

peg-bag-washing-line-red-canvas-embroidered-handmade

Laundry – it’s a never ending cycle. See what I did there… I’m at the age where a good drying day is cause for celebration. You might have seen my new collection of peg bags. Not very exciting, you might think, but now that we’re all trying to save money on our energy bills, be more eco and the weather is finally at a clothes-drying temperature, an attractive, functional peg bag makes this chore a whole lot more cheerful.

Hue and Cry Handwoven Pilchard Shoal

Introducing you to my latest handwoven cloth. A seaside theme inspired by the wild and beautiful landscape in which I live on the Lizard Peninsula, Cornwall UK

Introducing you to my latest handwoven cloth. A seaside theme inspired by the wild and beautiful landscape in which I live on the Lizard Peninsula, Cornwall UK

Winning a Small Business Sunday Award from Theo Paphitis – My Story

On the 6th March 2022 Theo Paphitis of Dragons’ Den fame announced he was extending his SBS award scheme to Instagram. On the 15th May 2022 I won one for my Business Godrevy Textiles 🙌

Custom Colours Handwoven Table Runner

Table Runner Handmade Woven Organic Cotton

Custom Order package for a handwoven organic cotton dining table runner and console table runner.

Beautiful books from Vintage Kimonos

Hand stitched and bound books using repurposed Japanese Kimonos

Rainbow colours

Collage with bright rainbow coloured handmade macrame items including coasters, jars, bookmarks, wall hangings

Bright new ideas and colours

April in the Buck Beck Bees apiaries

Exciting news from Buck Beck Bees in spring 2022.

Paper Cranes for Anniversary Gifts

Crofts Crafts blog - things to do with your old greeting cards

Do you ever find you have piles of old greeting cards that you can’t bear to part with, but have no idea what to do with them?! Read on for some ideas on how you can reuse and upcycle them!

Easter Spring Handwoven Home Decor Collection

Green shoots are appearing and there is definitely more kindness in the air. Not warm yet but clear and fresh and I’m longing to throw open the windows in our home to invite Spring inside. I enjoy curating our home decor to reflect the changing seasons. The hygge feeling needs replacing now with a more…