I finally have enough straight Hazel and Rowan rods gathered to try out the bender build. I marked the size of the structure back in Feb...

top to bottom: 1, 2, 3.  Felting trials to see which fleece felts best and the different qualities: texture, colour, density, and ease o...

Second trip to get fleece from the Aladdin's Cave of the Wool Grower's depot. See what I mean about the wonderful huge bins full o...

Teasing and Carding Moorit: a lovely warm brown with sun-bleached tips that occurs naturally in some sheep breads. This is my chosen co...

 Lovely long rods for building a Bender... Watch this space!

Raw local honey Blaeberries ( Vaccinium myrtillus ) Brambles ( Rubus fruticosus ) Geans ( Prunus avium ) Ling Heather flowers ( Call...

Straining off the must  Fermentation is properly under way and I have strained the the juice out of the berries. It's smelling good,...

Fermentation slowly begins... Perhaps the wild yeast is shy? I will be patient, wait and watch, keep it warm and stir regularly.

Testing birch polypore plaster  Interesting to see how the polypore stood up to being worn in bed over night, wetted with blaeberry juice...

Expanding on my exploration of primitive ways, a new aspect of my art practice this term is foraging. As I found last year, it's the P...