We’ve had to make yet more changes to our business as a result of Brexit (which truly is the gift that keeps on giving) and these have had a knock- on effect on our loyalty scheme. In the spirit of positive thinking, we’ve used this as an opportunity to improve our system, and we’ll tell […]
Most of what we sell is sewn in-house by our own talented seamstress. We also collaborate with other small independent businesses and craftspeople to offer a broader range of items in our shop, and Oak Wren is a happyew addition to our creative collective! Who is Oak Wren? Oak Wren Studios is the creation of […]
As a small manufacturer, we don’t always work things in the same way that larger shops do, so here’s a quick look at how our shop works! When you look at what is available in our shop you’ll see that items are one of 3 things: In Stock This one is pretty self explanatory- it […]
Our 5th annual Winter Wovenland Party! Find out more about what is planned over the weekend here.
Every year since 2016 we’ve had a winter-time party with our customers, and this year is no exception, despite the unusual circumstances of pandemic lockdown that many of us find ourselves in!This year’s party will, of course, be held virtually, but there’ll still be plenty of fun! The festivities will be held over the 4th, […]
As with many of our wraps, the inspiration for this warp came from our local landscape. My kids and I were talking about colours on a walk over the moors behind our house. They were intrigued by how all the things in nature appeared black at first glance, but are actually very dark shades of […]
Arbor Low and Kokiri Mercury Birch Trees are two soft green wraps, both slightly heavier weight but moulding and easy to wrap with even with small babies! Arbor Low is woven using our Synergy weave, and Kokiri is our Alchemy weave. You can read about the differences here.Both wraps change colour depending on lighting and […]
Tamsin makes a face-covering using Bifrost Starmap as the outer layer, from the Twig and Tale free mask pattern. (Why not look at their other gorgeous patterns whilst you are there!) Please note that this is not a medical face mask and that a tight weave quilting cotton is the recommended fabric to use for […]
Firespiral Slings was set up in 2012 by friends Tamsin and Jen. We met and became friends in 2009, when our eldest children were just babies. With them having been born only days apart, we found ourselves bumping into each other at various local breastfeeding and baby groups.As new parents it is so easy to […]
Last winter we created this tutorial for making a simple rag wreath out of wrap scrap, using our wreath making craft kit. Since the Covid-19 lockdown started, I’ve been looking for ways to keep the children busy and entertained at home, and it turns out that wrap scrap wreath making is a massive hit with […]
