Following our fantastic ‘covert’ mission in September, when we painted our small town with yarn as part of the Tour of Britain race making its way through our main street, there has been a slight expectation from the community that…
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Category: craft, crafting, workshop, yarn
Tags: craft, creative, crochet, High Street, knitting, Lancashire, Longridge, Oh Sew Crafty, re-purpose, woolcraft, Yarn, yarn bomb
Last year the Tour de France cycle race stages that happened in the UK brought massive enthusiasm and community spirit to small towns across the country. This year the annual Tour of Britain is making its way through my home…
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Category: business, children, community, craft, crafting, cycling, retail, Tour of Britain, yarn
Tags: bicycles, colour, community, craft, crochet, cycling, High Street, knitting, Lancashire, Longridge, LongridgeDoesTourofBritain, Oh Sew Crafty, re-purpose, retail, small business, volunteer, window display, woolcraft, Yarn, yarn bomb
We are in the middle of the glorious English summer right now… I promise!! The children have had a few weeks off school and the parents and grandparents are already counting down to the return in September. The weather has…
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Category: business, children, craft, retail, workshop, yarn
Tags: childrens craft, craft, creative, inspiration, Knit and Knatter, knitting, Lancashire, Longridge, Oh Sew Crafty, Save Our Shops, summer holidays, woolcraft, workshop
I don’t know about any of you, but I know I have times when I would love the world to stop so I could get off for just a wee while. I am a very busy person by my nature,…
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Category: business, children, craft, fabric, retail, sewing, Uncategorized, yarn
Tags: craft, crochet, illness recovery, knitting, Lancashire, Longridge, painting, Sewing, small business, therapy
The UK we have been witnessing a lovely resurgence in the local shopping experience. This has been lovingly and loyally supported by our biggest community institution, the WI, with their ‘Shop Local’ campaign ‘SOS for High Streets’ launched in 2014….
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Category: business, craft, customer service, fabric, online sales, retail, sewing, workshop, yarn
Tags: business, craft, High Street, inspiration, knitting, Lancashire, Longridge, Oh Sew Crafty, retail, Save Our Shops, Sewing, thread, WI, Yarn
I remember the first series of the Great British Sewing Bee with mixed emotions. I had spent all summer doing extensive market research in my local town and in other places across Britain with regard to setting up my dream…
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Category: business, children, craft, fabric, sewing, workshop
Tags: craft, fabric, Great British Sewing Bee, kirsty allsopp, knitting, make do and mend, Oh Sew Crafty, Sewing, thread, workshop
crafters in the North West of England, I am coming to get you!!
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Category: business, craft, fabric, retail, sewing, workshop, yarn
Tags: adhesives, beading, buttons, card and paper, craft workshops, haberdashery, Lancashire, Longridge, Oh Sew Crafty, ribbon., Sewing, Wool
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