Open House on March 1st 2014

I can't believe that it is over a year since I visited my blog.
We are going to have an open day on March the 1st and just because I am a bit hopeless with time I had better put the year 2014   Oh how time flies.
We are combining it with the St Abbs Woolfestival which will be held in the Old School.

 I thought I would put a few photos together of bits that we were getting up to in the last year

 We have had a few knitting retreats that have been wonderful.

The daffodils are wonderful at the moment.

Last minute shopping.......aaaarrgh!!!!!

Just to let you know that 

if you are wanting to call into the shop 

for some holiday purchases, 

please just give us a ring when you're needing to come by 

and we'll be there for you....

bit cheesy but you get the gist! 

Louise is due to be near the shop all day Saturday,
so if you do pop round, if she isn't in give her a buzz
and she'll be there in 2mins.
Louise - 07861389224

(lots of finished things to buy eg. Handwarmers, Cashmere Hats, Throws, Slippers, Scarves, Socks, this Jacket and the pink one in the background below - hope it's given you some ideas)

Fishy Assistants and Consultants!

The big fish had a business lunch on Wednesday with her wonderful, fandabbydozey, best-thing-since-sliced-bread(well the big fish seems to think so anyway!) consultant:

Okaaay, so yes, her consultant IS her daughter Trudi aka wee fish.....but she does seem to do a reasonable job - consulting not daughtering!
So as a result of the big fish getting organized you may have noticed that the website is undergoing a few changes and our apologies for any awkwardnesses you may have come across but sometimes it gets higglety-pigglety before it can get streamlined - just like us really - but Louise's assistant is sorting it all out:

When we keep her from being distacted that is! 

Oooooh, ball of WOOL! Plotting attack route...

So there you have it, website being renewed, blog getting regular posts and the big fish being nagged for more retreat dates......the assistant and consultant have it all under control...ish!

The Big Fish Saw Stonehenge.....

......just!

On her way home from her adventures in quiltland......

 

.....where these lovely quilts were on display, made by this colourful gentleman (who we might be seeing again soon slightly closer to home( keep your eyes peeled in the next few weeks to find out what I mean!))....

Kaffe Fassett - look at the colours, wowzer!

....she spotted this:

What the big fish saw

'Eh?', I hear you say. Try this:

I zoomed in but no.... no idea.

Oh, I think she sort of, from a distance, saw this:

Not quite what the big fish managed to capture!

So the big fish was thrilled that she saw Stonehenge...sort of, maybe she was squinting a bit!

Quilted Gallivanting

The 'big fish' went a-gallivanting all the way to London. 

On a well-deserved break, Louise headed off to the bright lights of the big city to visit friends and family (oh, yeah, and fit in a 3 day quilting show at Shepton Mallet!).

Absolutely Spoilt

Getting spoilt by friends in Mill Hill, 
taken to the pub, wined and dined
......and being thrilled by 
microwave popcorn!!!!

A room with a view...of greenery...in London!

Cousin Rhiannon...nom,nom,nom.

Then on to visiting family in Kensington to 
become a lady-wot-lunches, and 
goes out for breakfast!














And finally...back to work at The West Country Quilt Show alongside these stunning works of art.

These are quilts!! As Louise would say 'amaaaazing'. If you're nearby, why don't you pop in and visit her, stand no. 91.....

Sock yarn, cones...it's sooo colourful.

Gorgeous Selkirk tweeds.

Big ones, small ones, lalalalala....

And the famous Woolfish jacket/shawl pin.

.....and you might even bump into Kaffe Fassett who is guesting at the show today!

Treasure Hunting

So good news.... and bad news. I always prefer the bad news first!

 A few months ago Trudi was taken by ambulance to hospital after feeling pretty ill. Extensive tests, a beastly doctor (just one) and a week later, she was sent home diagnosed with an acute gastric virus and chronic fatigue syndrome...which is pretty rubbish.

 Good news - I can still go and kidnap her and take her out for a couple of hours which we both love and always feel like two naughty schoolgirls skiving!

 Last week we went to South Queensferry......via North Queensferry....I took the wrong turn and we ended up crossing the Forth Road Bridge....oops! But we decided to explore and it was lovely.

And we enjoyed ourselves as you can clearly see! After giggles and trainspotting we returned back over the bridge to South Queensferry, managed to get Trudi down the steps to the beach and discovered treasure (can't tell you - you'll have to discover it yourselves but you may see glimpses of it in future posts!) which we popped in our pockets. Warmed up in here, really nice with fab view.

Can you spot this wee urchin treasure hunting?!

NEWS!!!!!!!!

We've moved!!!!!! And sooo much to tell you about!

Introducing ....... THE LITTLE WOOLFISH SHOP ....... ta-da!

The lovely baby llama 'Miski' and some fine alpaca
'Sierra Andina'

 Still crammed full of our great range of yarns, buttons, etc (actually really crammed full - we ran out of room!)

Sooo pretty - the cloud-like 'Kid Mohair'

Our classics - Wendy Geurnsey, Rennie Aran and stunning
Elliot Tweeds


So yes we have finally moved, come on over 
and check out the new premises.
We are now open 1st and 3rd Sunday of every month and by appointment so 
give Louise a buzz if you fancy popping in.
07861389 224
louise@woolfish.co.uk

(P.S We pinky promise that there will be regular
blogs from now (Trudi's in charge!))

(P.P.S There's new stuff on the
website too - Open House,
Retreats, Shows,
Workshops......phew!, check it out)