@glasgowschoolofyarn - thank you so much!
Thank you Antje & team - you are just brilliant! Thank you for organising such lovely, welcoming and friendly festival!
It was lovely to share a room with you @mamieandflorrie, @julietillyflop, @quack.yarn & @laxdaleyarn.
Thank you to all the lovely visitors who came to my stall - thank you for showing me your beautiful knits: @helenxphilosophy, @nicolahay72.
I needed a couple of days to recover, but I am updating the website today & tomorrow.
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Introducing 'Minimalism' - dyed on 3 bases: Easdale (DK), Luing (4ply) and Iona (Lace) - this is my special for the Gala night @glasgowschoolofyarn, but I hope I have some skeins left for the weekend too.
I hope you like them as much as I do.
I wanted to dye a yarn that is simple, yet effective. In a world that constantly pushes for more - more things, more goals, 'minimalism' is making space for what really matters: finding joy in the ordinary, finding peace in a quiet moment and making the conscious decision to slow down. I don’t know if you are the same as me, but I have to remind myself constantly to slow down. So these skeins are a bit of a reminder to find your little peaceful corner in this hectic world, returning to simplicity in the form of needles and yarn ❤️.
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#yarnforsale #yarnfestival #scottishyarnfestival
Only 4 days to go 🎉....
I cannot wait to be part of the lovely @glasgowschoolofyarn again. It is such a warm, friendly and fun yarn festival - I always go home with a big smile on my face.
Saturday tickets are sold out, but there are some Sunday standard tickets left, and I think you can get tickets at the door after 1pm.
I hope I will see some of you 🙏. We are in the Saloon this year (of the Grand Hall).
Now....lots of yarn needs to get twisted...better get started...🤪
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💙 What a lovely day 💙.
Thank you Amy & Ian @perthshirewool & team for organising such lovely, friendly and relaxing festival @rootedtextiles.
We had a great time! Thank you to everyone who came, said hello, stayed for a chat, and brought some yarn too.
I will rest this morning, but then need to keep going...🫣🤣. More to come soon.
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Not long now...
💫 I am so happy to be one of the vendors of this new festival near Crieff @rootedtextiles and I am very much looking forward to it.
💫 I will have a selection of my yarn bases with me, including my British / Scottish Vatersay & Lismore yarn, both of which are exclusive & custom-spun for Iolair Yarn.
💫 I dyed some variegated colours on the Vatersay base (pictures 2 &3) as a festival special.
I have a slightly new stall set-up as well (very exciting 🤗), and I hope you will like it.
🎫 Do you have your tickets? It would be a great day-out and it would be lovely to see you there.
📍Next Sunday, 5th October, 11am-4pm, Madderty Hall, near Crieff.
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We had some fun today...it is still so windy here and we were trying to take some pictures of my 2 new shawls. She has no hair flying around, so I thought.. why not 🐾🤣?
I hope to release these two shawls soon (just a sneak peek today): simple, with no purl stitches in sight 😁. More to come soon.
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A day to myself (Andrew was off for his sabbatical) - what a treat.
So I visited @uistwool (of course) - I didn't plan to buy any wool (I 'might' have enough at home 🤣), but then couldn't resist these beautiful Scottish merino skeins in natural colours - aren't they gorgeous? Cannot wait to use these 🥰. Had a lovely chat with Dana too. Happy days.
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What a lovely day!
I very much enjoyed welcoming #rowantreetravel to my wee studio in @cockenziehouseandgardens22. Louise from @helleborehandmade also came with her beautiful bags (which I couldn't resist - ups 😬😍).
It was very nice to meet everyone and also to catch up with Lindsay of @bordertart and Helen of @ripplescraftsyarn.
It all felt very relaxed. I am very glad that it didn't rain, so the ladies could enjoy the gardens, walk along the sea or grap a coffee from @cafefilly.
The group went on to meet Suzie of @lammermuir and they will meet Susan of @thejournalofscottishyarns tonight. What a treat 🩵.
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Thank you all so much for taking part in celebrating my 2000 followers. I didn't expect so many comments. Thank you so much for your lovely entries. You made me very happy ❤️.
I spent my afternoon writing down all the entries (I am a bit old fashioned this way 🫣🤣) and used a random number generator to select a number.
I am happy to announce that @jo_knits_a_lot has won.
Congratulations 🎊. If you could get in touch with me, that would be great, and I can send the yarn on its way. Happy Days!
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🎉 A big ' THANK YOU' giveaway🎉
I still cannot believe that I have more than 2000 followers 🩷.
And as a follower, you also know that I don't post that often (maybe not the best marketing strategy 🫣🤣, but if I am busy with either yarn dyeing, designing patterns or co-organising a yarn festival, posts are often the last thing on my mind🤭) - so thank you for being here & following my journey ❤️.
I will give away: non- superwash, natural skeins (see 📸):
1 x 100g 4ply skein, 1 × 50g lace skein, 1 x 4ply mini skein bundle (5 x 20g).
To enter the GIVEAWAY, please do the following:
1. Follow me @iolairyarn
2. Like this post
3. Tag someone in the comments who would be interested in my account & giveaway. Each comment counts as an entry.
4. I am very grateful if you share this on your stories, but this is not required to enter the draw.
I will close the giveaway on 15th August, and the winner will be announced that evening. Open to UK addresses only (really sorry non-UK folk, but I still have not figured out how to post to some countries).
##This giveaway is not associated with Instagram in any way##.
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