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A Week of Art and Autumn Magic with Jane Chipp
As the soft autumn light fell across Edinburgh’s stone streets, we gathered for a week of creativity and connection with the wonderful Jane Chipp . The air was cool with the scent of rain and autumn leaves — a perfect backdrop for slowing down, making art, and sharing stories. The week began with Summer’s eco-printing class , where we layered leaves and natural elements onto cloth to create beautifully patterned eco-printed fabrics . These rich, earthy pieces would later find
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Oct 242 min read


Wandering Lisbon, Alone and Alive
Lisbon greets you like a faded painting kissed by the sea—its streets a labyrinth of steep cobblestones, its walls dressed in tiles that...
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Jul 272 min read


A Weekend in Yorkshire: Wild Hills, Waterfalls & Woven Histories
We slipped away for a short summer holiday down to Yorkshire—a pocket of England rich with wild beauty, literary ghosts, and a deep,...
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Jul 112 min read


A Week of Art, Treasures, and Timeless Beauty in the Scottish Borders
There are some weeks that feel stitched with magic—where time stretches and softens, and every moment seems to shimmer a little at the...
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Jun 33 min read


An Unforgettable Week of Art, Laughter, and Connection in the UK Countryside
A few weeks ago we concluded the most incredible art retreat with Ivy Newport, and our hearts (and sketchbooks) are full. Nestled between...
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May 212 min read
The Joy of Retreats: A Look Back at Our Creative Adventures
There’s a unique kind of magic that happens when kindred spirits gather in beautiful places with open hearts and creative hands. Looking...
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Apr 93 min read


India in Full Color: A Journey of Art, Friendship, Chai and Indigo
It’s hard to believe it’s taken me over a month to fully process the experience, let alone put it into words—but how do you summarize...
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Apr 33 min read


Cultivating Your New Year
A Stitched Intention Flower Bulb Tutorial Plants and flowers have been used as symbols for thousands of years. They have represented...
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Jan 5, 20234 min read


Autumn in Argyll - the Western Highlands 2022
Wandering Crafters are a bit like the Postal Service - neither rain nor hail stays these crafters from the completion of their appointed...
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Oct 21, 20224 min read


Paying our Respects to the Queen
I think everyone here in the UK got calls last Thursday, September 8th, 2022 from our family and friends that the Queen had died. All...
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Sep 15, 20224 min read


Weaving our way through the Cotswolds
If you've ever been to the British countryside, you'll have seen these intriguing little signs by the sides of leafy lanes, (and...
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Sep 1, 20224 min read


Autumn in the Highlands 2021
On the shores of Loch Carron. We shared a dream that became reality on the shores of a Scottish loch, with its wild swimmers, and seals,...
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Jun 14, 20224 min read


We went a wandering...
Hello Wandering Crafters! We cannot believe it has already been a month since our Spring in the Scottish Borders and English Lake...
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Jun 2, 20223 min read
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