a life of felt

Just take a look at this video. It’s got to be the most amazing thing you’ll see this week. Some of it must be animated but lots is for real. It was made by a bunch of Welsh farmers calling themsleves the Baaa-Studs

This coming weekend 26/27 September is the Masham Sheep Fair. It’s a great event which I really enjoy attending. My favourite is seeing all the sheep breeds and being able to ask the farmers a few questions. My husband, Simon, loves to photograph both the sheep and the farmers so I have plenty of time to feel the fleece of a few sheep whilst no-one is looking.

In addition to the sheep, there’s a sale of fleeces, demonstrations and sales by the Weavers Spinners & Dyers, an art exhibition, craft fair and small market. There are small shops and a glassblowers studio but if your interest is beer then a visit to Theakston’s Brewery may be more your tipple.

I like to offer homemade cake with my workshops but I’m failing to offer a moist chocolate cake. Four recipes on I’m still looking for the perfect recipe. Most have been too dry, one has even been too chocolatey! If there’s anyone out there who can offer me some help please get in touch. Obviously, it may just be that I can’t bake and am ruining every recipe I try. I do hope not.

If you don’t have a choclate cake recipe but would like to share your favourite cake with a new audience then please share your recipe here. Recipes requiring ingredients just to be put into one bowl for mixing are always a favourite.

A new fair, the Wool and Textiles Craft Fair,  will be taking place in Sheffield over the weekend of 26th, 27th September.  There will be rolling workshops and demos including: machine embroidery, felting, dyeing, spinning, weaving, knitting and crochet techniques and an opportunity to stock up on materials and finished items.

If you manage to get along, do let me know what you thought of it.