SlowCraft Blog
Embracing Slowcraft: The Art and Soul of Knitting
Knitting and Writing
About a year ago, I thought I would start a blog and send it out as an email newsletter. It would be a regular way to chronicl...
Why we are not doing a normal 'Black Friday'
We love a sale and have updated our sale collection with lots of new discounts, but Black Friday is not what we are about.
What is The Orry Mill?
The Orry Mill was started to share our love of crafting and colour with the local community. The shop was to be more than a retail outlet, a place to visit and spend time in, to leave having learned something new, or to have found something that inspired you just a little bit.
What does sustainable yarn mean?
We tend to think as crafters that we are inherently environmentally friendly as we broadly share a ‘make do and mend’ mindset. Making something lovely from scratch with natural fibres and quality materials, is both a creative challenge and fulfils one of the key tenets of sustainability which is ‘Supporting and Keeping Alive Traditional Skills’