Pompom love...

Greetings! Thanks for checking out my new(ish) blog! Today is a little glimpse into one of my woolly obsessions.

Is it possible to change your life for the better on £7.95? Yes, it is! It so is! I splashed out on a Pompom Maker, and oh my goodness it transformed my life! Remember the days of cutting out 2 rings of card, wrapping wool through the middle, getting bored, losing the will to Pompom... well NO MORE!! Pompom Machine saved me!

From the nice-but-uninspiring hat becoming a beautiful bobble hat...

...to the teapot extravaganza to raise money for Suffolk Breakthrough Breast Cancer Charity...

From ridiculously perky winter scarves (here we have L-R 'Fox in the Woods', 'Dragonfly Wings' and 'Bumble Bee')...

....to what actually was my favourite Pompom moment of 2014- this Christmas Wreath to adorn the beautiful front door of The Handmade Shop and Gallery in the equally beautiful Bury St Edmunds.

So there you have it, a brief flick through my Pompom fetish, and I am delighted to announce Pompom Mania is alive and well for me in 2015. See you soon for more browsing through woolly loveliness! 

Esme xxx

It's odd, isn't it? An idea can rattle around in your brain for so long it actually becomes hard to put it into practice- it's been over-thought you know? I've been a qualified teacher since 1996 (cough cough splutter REALLY?? Good grief...), and have been teaching crochet to friends and children for a few years. SO, putting it all together to become a Proper Crochet Teacher... well, that should be EASY. However, it has just taken me 2 years of thinking about it... 

But now, well, hey! I am a Proper Crochet Teacher! My courses are going well, lots of happy students, amazing really! Here's my teaching room:

My next 2 courses are a beginner's class on Monday 16th March 10am to 12pm, £15 per person. Learn the basics and get going! Hooks, yarn, tea, coffee and biccies all included!

...the other course is a 'Kerchief Scarf Workshop' on Tuesday 24th March, 10.30 to 12.30pm. Basic crochet skills are required. All yarn provided in colours of your choice to make a 2-tone scarf. (...and coffee, tea, biccies etc) **ONLY 2 PLACES REMAINING**

 

So, do you fancy a play with yarn? All queries/bookings, you can comment or contact me via facebook. It would be fabulous to see you! Esme xx

A morning devoted to teaching bobble stitch to make bobbly tea cosies... Could my job be any better I wonder?? Such fun, talking colour concepts and letting my lovely student play around with fab combinations. She chose teal, golden yellow and stone-white to make her stripes. Her tea cosy is going to be amazing!

...and here's the table afterwards, looks like a very hard morning's work has taken place. Shhhh let's not tell it was too much like fun to be called 'work'. That would be foolish! What's that? Oh yes, teaching crochet is so hard, phew, exhausting even... does that sound convincing enough? xxx

Hooks, Yarn, Cheeky Tuesday evening beverage... all this at Crochet Club! My beloved Crochet Club has been running for a whole year now. I set it up as a free drop-in evening so that any crochet fans, young or old, beginner or expert, could all meet and have a special evening dedicated to this amazingly versatile craft. It's a really great evening for me, as I get to meet lots of local makers, we swap pattern ideas, oh goodness it's just fun to have a night out! In a pub! At my age!!

Anyway, tomorrow night just happens to be Crochet Club Night, so I imagine there'll be a lot of 'Crochet Widowers' at home tomorrow... We meet at Oakes Barn in Bury St Edmunds at 7,30pm. Is it hedonistic? Yes it is, if you think about the fact everyone there is utterly in love and indulgent of their chosen craft! Crochet Club? Well go on then. All welcome, xxx 

My first blog! I love crochet SO MUCH... and enjoy teaching it, talking about it (at length...), sharing patterns and ideas, generally being slightly obsessed about all things hooky and woolly.

Hope you enjoy reading about my hooky love, see you soon...