Wensleydale Longwool Sheepshop

Aaaaaaaargh!

I'm feeling a bit bogged-under!

The weekend before last, I foolishly suggested to the family that we needed to swap bedrooms around to make the best possible use of the rooms we have. (I must learn to keep my mouth shut.)
You see wonderful man works from home, ideally I need somewhere to sew, we need a bedroom, we have 2 teenagers who need a bedroom each and we also need a room with a double bed for guests.(All our relatives live at least 120 miles away) Now I'm not the sharpest knife in the drawer when it comes to maths, but I make that an idealistic 6 rooms.

We don't have 6 bedrooms.

Well I won't bore you with all the gorey details and ins and outs but you can see from the photo above it's not been simple! This was my attic studio/guest bedroom, it is now my teenage daughters bedroom/my sewing room and guest bedroom when needed!

We desperately need some more bedroom furniture as my clothes are now residing on my bedroom floor due to a reassignment of my chest of drawers! I've now reached a plateau with my sorting, tidying and condensing. I really can't find anywhere else to stuff...stuff! Aaaaaaargh!

So when a friend asked if I fancied a ride down the Dale to the Wensleydale Longwool Sheepshop, I jumped at the chance.


Aaaaaaaaah... I feel better already. Look at all that beautiful soft wool. The colours are the most scrumptious shades.
And the smell... hmmm, a lovely... well... woolly smell.

That's a picture a Wensleydale sheep on the wall. They have very long lustrous ringlets of wool. Rather pretty as sheep go, don't you think?

Ann and Ruth don't just sell the wool from their sheep, there are also lots of other goodies, all wool related.

Pretty buttons in finger-fiddling sized baskets. You can't help but dip in and feel their smooth flat surfaces.

The most wonderfully elegant knitting needles and crochet hooks. Very tactile.

And...my favourite. Curly wool tops in a rainbow of softness.
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Gosh I'm feeling much better now.

I have a something new to show you next time.

But before I go I want to say thank you for all of your encouraging words and sentiments. Thank you for being there. It's great to have you along for the ride!

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Love Fi x