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Welcome to Happy Makes Art

17th May 2016 by Caroline

Caroline has been teaching crochet and knitting since 2011, under the name Carry Yarn Stitching. This is rewarding work, but now it’s time for a new chapter.

Happy Makes is relevant for everyone – we can all improve our lives through being creative, and you don’t need to be an artist or be able to draw a straight line.

We aim to:

  • Share knowledge and preserve techniques
  • Celebrate the beauty and fun in everyday items and activities
  • Create, Experiment and Play, and encourage others to do the same
  • Improve our lives and help others to improve theirs through living creatively
  • Challenge the perceived gaps between craft, art and science; revel in their differences and similarities

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Caroline at Happy Makes
Fun with colour and printing. Fun with colour and printing.
Despite a murky day I managed to get out in the ga Despite a murky day I managed to get out in the garden. Last year I watched the garden but didn't plant much, beyond working in the veg garden. I wondered if there were any bulbs or plants hidden, waiting for the right time  but nothing appeared.

It looks like I've been boring and lazy but I prefer to think of it as patient and considering.

I planted bulbs last Autumn, and they are started to pop up in places now, as are the roses I struggled to put in. I'm not sure they will take and maybe they would be better in pots, but I'll give it a go. Hopefully I'll be rewarded at some point.
I love making scarves like this with lots of colo I love making scarves like this  with lots of colour and texture. I weave intuitively and combine yarns as the mood takes me, so its always a surprise when I take it off the loom! 

I use different types of yarn in my weaving, including hand-dyed, naturally dyed, commercial and handspun on my Ashford traditional spinning wheel, and I choose yarn from small flocks where I know the sheep are well cared for.

There are a huge range of variations and I'm always happy to chat about alternatives, including sourcing vegan fibres. If you don't see the scarf of your dreams, please ask me and I can make something special just for you. (Prices for commissioned pieces from £90).
Found more potatoes in the garden. They have kept Found more potatoes in the garden. They have kept very well in the ground.
A crispy walk with the dog this morning. :) A crispy walk with the dog this morning. :)
Shiny new book of prints i made last year... Shiny new book of prints i made last year...
It feels odd to wish you a happy new year. As if t It feels odd to wish you a happy new year. As if the change in date will magically return things to how they were,  like Cindrella's pumpkin coach.

Happy new year, anyway. :) 

I've been binding some of my prints from last year into a book so I can see my progress and tidy my heap of papers. With that done, it's time to start building a new pile!
Thank you for your beautiful print Fi @thewoodland Thank you for your beautiful print Fi @thewoodlandgarden and thank you for organising the swap Ruby @dottydelightful 
I love it!
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