Come and join us at the best textile craft show in the UK. The Knit&Stitch at Alexander Palace London 8-11th October. If you can't make that, how about the Stafford Wool Gathering on the showground 17-18th October.

Rachel’s Diary

Rachel’s diary: the ups and downs of an Alpaca farmer


Heatwaves!

The heatwave turned Vulscombe Farm into something of a prairie with the alpacas eating what can only be described as [...]

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Happy Holidays

I love the seaside and collecting things so all holidays have to have a beach element where we can all [...]

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Simply Crochet Photoshoot

It seems a long time ago now, but in May, we were the hosts for a Simply Crochet photoshoot. Just [...]

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Cria’s born on the farm

Well, well, earthquake in the Tiverton and Honiton by-election with the Liberal Democrats taking the seat with a 30% swing. [...]

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Jubilee Weekend

Hurrah - made it through the long Jubilee weekend without having to go on a motorway or visit that vision [...]

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Shearing Day

One big giant PHEW after shearing day. All 94 alpacas on farm were shorn between eight o’clock and a quarter [...]

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Shearing Season is Here!

It is the run-up to shearing which means we have to clear out the grading barn, get all the shearing [...]

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Wonderwool

We had a great time at Wonderwool, the sun shone, No Bones Jones’s food was as good as ever, the [...]

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First Night

Best bib and tucker for the first night of my friend Hilary Bonner’s play at the Queens Theatre in Barnstaple. [...]

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Show Time

Last weekend was the first British Alpaca Society National Show since 2019. Some 600 alpacas rocked up along with so [...]

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Twelve Hours and Counting

That’s the journey time to 1, Shore Cottages in Berriedale, Caithness, just 36 miles south of John O’ Groats where [...]

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Islington Stitch Festival

We re all horrified by the invasion of Ukraine. We have kept in touch with our friend Magda in Poland [...]

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Fleece Grading

We were idly wondering whether we should take up mud skiing on our waterlogged fields. There has been so much [...]

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Blue Skies, More Like Grey Skies

It has been a very grim week, with so much rain. Getting to work has been fun, think I needed [...]

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Knitting and Stitching Show Roundup

Very happy and extremely tired when we finally got home from the Knitting and Stitching Show at Alexandra Palace at [...]

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A day at the Ally Pally

This is the 30th year that the Knitting and Stitching Show has been staged at Alexandra Palace in London. A [...]

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