caithnesscraftcollective

Episode 17 - Choices

The blether is on Choices and the song is Should I stay or should I go now by the Clash http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=GB&v=V1Gn0e7kvTA
The textile technique is back for Thermofax screen printing so get your pinny and cat litter tray, your gonna need it www.thermofaxscreens.co.uk.
We have the Craft Fairy.  I have the news, the hellos and updates Caithness Textile Artists, Vimto meet up, and I was back at the spinning Guild. Also tying in nicely i have the newly renamed business section of Craft Chamber of Commerce focusing on Sanday Spinners. Sanday Spinners, Hillside, Sanday, Orkney KW17 2BL
www.sandayspinners.co.uk E-mail: info@sandayspinners.co.uk
Skype: sandayspinners and sandayspinners2 Twitter: SandaySpinners
Facebook: Sanday Spinners Ravelry: plumbum and SpinningGill
Ravelry Groups: Sanday Spinners
The music is by Caladonix with Caladonia and is from www.musicalley.com just for a wee change.
As ever I’m sponsoring this from my business www.energyhunt.com the premier renewable energy & marine service in the North of Scotland.
If you want to contact me please do so on Ravelry as louisejhunt or Stitchin Fingers as Louise Hunt or caithnesscraftcollective@gmail.com or leave a comment on the podbean webpage. You can get me on Itunes or on www.caithnesscraftcollective.podbean.com. And on Twitter as CaithnessCraft.

Episode 16 - The Gaels are Coming Over the Ord

This week I tell you about the Evelyn Ramsay workshop making a memory quilt. www.evelynramsay.co.uk
You are all invited to the MOD 2010 and Come over the Ord to Caithness  www.acgmod.org www.caithnessmod2010.co.uk
The blether is on Scottishness and the songs are http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1N95aeSLtA4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sb8trsT2Qp8&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCAxsHHhLMY&feature=related
We have the Craft Fairy.  I have the news, the hellos and updates the Vimto meet up, and I was back at the spinning Guild.
The music is by Marc Gunn, Wild Mountain Thyme and is from www.musicalley.com

Episode 15 - Unique

You are special, you are the only one of you in the entire world and I blether on about this this week.
I focus on www.trulyunique.biz for local handmade bespoke wedding stationery. This weeks song is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aqY-8cMVdg = knitting law to go listen.
I announce the winner of the Twinning Mey with somewhere in the world competition. It could be you!
There is an update of Caithness Textile Artists where I mention www.commitedtocloth.com which is wonderful. I have Vimto Craft night news and my night at the Highland Spinners Dyers and Weavers guild www.handspun-exotics.co.uk for fleece preperation information.

I have a couple of new segments, The Craft Fairy and the Scottish Segment where you will learn something new and make up a wish list.
You can contact me on Ravelry as LouiseJHunt at caithnesscraftcollective@googlemail.com on Stitchin fingers as Louise Hunt on Twitter as CaithnessCraft and on this is brought you from www.caithnesscraftcollective.podbean.com
The music is as ever the wonderful Marc Gunn singing Wild Mountain Thyme from MusicAlley.com
Its a long one so get plenty tea and craft ready.

Episode 14 - The Clue is in the Name

Ah, its elementary my dear Watson, the clue is in the name this week. The song is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0e9GuYRqKA
i have 2 very special announcements - listen for them and i leave you hanging until well after the blether as i'm bad like that.
I have reports from the Caithness Textile Artist group and my craft group Vimto and also a run through of the Highland Textiles with a Twist exhibition.
I also have a lovely yarn from Gaias Colours so please visit www.gaiascolours.com and have a lookie in her shop.
The podcast is IMake and you can get her from ITunes or www.imake.gg/page5.htm
As ever the music is from Marc Gunn and its Wild Mountain Thyme from www.musicalley.com

Episode 13 - Memories

Thanks for the memories this week in the blether.  We have a new competition which you can contact me at caithnesscraftcollective@googlemail.com or on Raverly as louisejhunt or Stichin Fingers as louise hunt.
I have lots of news for you this episode and the textile technique is about dyeing yarn.   http://www.fibermania.blogspot.com/
I tell you a yarn about yarnsalad http://www.knitsbythesea.com/knitsbythesea/Yarns.html
And we're sponsored by me at www.energyhunt.com
oh and i'm now a twit on twitter so tweet me there at Caithnesscraft - no collective there it was too long for its tweety brain.
And the music this week is from Marc Gunn, Wild Mountain Thyme and also Don't go drinking with hobbits from MusicAlley.com

Episode 12 - Histree

No i haven't spelt it wrong. This week the blether is about History and Trees.  I take you on a tour of the Natural History Museum and tell you about our family tree.
The Ravelry Caithness Craft Collective Group is up and running and its now knitting law to go join up, come on soldier hut too.
I attempt a couple of book reviews of 'Knitting for Dummies' and 'The Knitters Bible, Knitted Bags'.
Stitchin Fingers for all things textile.
The song is There's no one quite like Grandma by St Winifreds Choir - go on you know you have to http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=GB&v=rsXJcIODLtQ
The music is by Marc Gunn from Music.Alley.com
You can contact me on Ravelry as Louisejhunt on e-mail at caithnesscraftcollective@googlemail.com or leave a comment on here.
Keep on craftin.

Episode 11 - Relax

Frankie said it so Just do it. Its all about R&R this week.
I am delighted to announce a Ravelry group has been set up - please feel free to drop in and blether in Caithness Craft Collective group.
I was in www.whitmoreandhamilton.co.uk in Oban and www.taitandstyle.co.uk in Orkney.
The textile technique is needle felting so get ready to draw blood and have enormous fun.  www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=51271.0
I never mentioned Vimto, oops, well it was just me and Sarah and we were knitting and catching up on our purchases. She bought Collinette cotton and some lovely buttons.
I tell you about the Caithness Quilters and Caithness WRI's showcase from Wick Gala Week and photos are on the Flickr pages at the bottom of the podbean website page.
And I tell you who's currently holidaying in that wee old castle down the road.

Episode 10 - Extremes

I take you to the Pepsi Max this week where I discuss Extremes of crafting and life.
I review the Caithness County Show Industrial Tent. The photos are on Flickr of what i'm talking about.
The textile technique were fabric pens.
And I don't tell you what the Collective are up to as they are away on holidays.
I did buy some supplies www.wonderwool.co.uk
My apologies for being a week late with this, I have had problems editing it but its here now and hope you like it.

Episode 9 - It's Art Baby!

I delve into the Art world this episode. www.pultneytown.org/artsheritage/lowry and www.gruffalo.com and www.banksy.co.uk
I try to coax the sun out with the textile technique of Sunprinting www.fibrecrafts.com/resource/fact_file/painting/heliographic.asp
I have spent a wack of cash on equipment www.winghamwoolwork.co.uk and www.addicted2knitting.com
You are invited to enter the Gowk Awards for daftness in my Gowk competition.  Contact me on www.caithnesscraftcollective.podbean.com or caithnesscraftcollective@googlemail.com or on Ravelry as LouiseJHunt
The music is Wild Mountain Thyme by Marc Gunn from www.MusicAlley.com

Episode 8 - Enemy

The blether this week is the opposite from last time and its gone to the dark side. I never mentioned Star Wars once, darn. So I blether on about the Auld Enemy, Number 1 Enemy and The Enemy and your crafting enemies.
Textile technique is fabric marbling http://www.kid-at-art.com/htdoc/lesson39.html
I review the handcraft sections of the Canisbay Show - see the photos.
Coming up is http://whatson.caithness.org/event.php?id=10959 and www.bbandc.co.uk