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This is Goodbye

Posted by Eleanor Burke on

This is Goodbye
The shop has sold!

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THE Granny Square Jumper.

Posted by Eleanor Burke on

THE Granny Square Jumper.

I so enjoyed writing my last blog, and I've had a bit of a weird morning so I thought I'd sit downstairs in the stillness of the office and have another go. This time it might be a more familiar piece as it's appeared a lot of social media and on the newsletter (haven't sent one of those since before Christmas but who knows what might happen...). The piece in question is this one: I love that picture of me, it was a happy time in autumn last year and the whole garment had been a dream to put together. I...

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Seasonal Fannying About

Posted by Eleanor Burke on

Seasonal Fannying About

I feel like all my posts and emails lately have at least started with some sort of apology or explanation as to why I haven't been here and I hate that for me. The business bitch in me says I don't need to explain anything, but the human in me suspects that other people might be feeling the same? I've got two-ish posts in my mind but I can't seem to get them out until I say how weird it is to be here and that I miss you all but also I just don't have the desire to vlog...

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Crafting Slumps

Posted by Casper Alixander on

Crafting Slumps
 It's so easy to feel like you've lost a part of yourself when you go through a slump and nothing inspires you. You haven't lost it, though, it's still there. It's just waiting for you to be ready to utilise it again. 

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Eleanor, A Fat White Woman.

Posted by Eleanor Burke on

Eleanor, A Fat White Woman.

Well hello there! It is I! Who owns the shop, used to talk to you a lot and then disappeared because Casper is capable. I am back! I am on ADHD drugs! First day! Feeling competent! Let's see how long it lasts! I've had this concept floating around in my head for some time - more as a gnawing thought than anything productive, but today, probably as a result of the drugs it occurred to me to write a bloody blog! Firstly, I need you to know, if you're one of the people I'm talking about here, I know that you...

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