New Bags

Again, I have failed to keep up with regular blogging. I will try harder. I have made three new bags and have needle rolls for sale on site since last blog.

Linen Dogs is my very latest, fabric from same producer of the Linen Cats and Linen Lambs - so a super quality.
















Olivia is a very popular bag made from a poly cotton produced in Germany (like the linen fabrics) and is is a lovely quality fabric with a funky pattern in green, black, yellow and gold.

Paris is also a great quality polycotton, but this fabric is produceed in France.

To see more about the new bags go to my site Roseland Bags.

COMPETITION

Sock Project Bag Competition!

I'm currently running a competition on my site to win a sock project bag. All you have to do is go to my site Roseland Bags complete the contact form with your name, email address and where you heard about the site.

Good luck!

New Bags

These are my latest bags!

Diamonds and Feathers Sock project Bag..



..and Herbie Knitting Bag and Sock projectBag!

Knitting Events

I've just had some marvellous news - my application for a stand at Woolfest has been successful!!

If you love, knitting, spinning, weaving, felting etc you musn't miss this event. Put it in your diary now - 25/26 June 2010. Even if you only have a slight interest in this sort of thing it's well worth a visit - when you walk in you are met with a riot of colour - rows and rows of different coloured fibre.

So now I have stands at three events this year:-

Make Do and Knit 27/28 March, Liverpool

Woolfest 25/26 June, Cockermouth

Ravelry Weekend 13th/14th August, Stirling.

They are all excellent events and worth a day out.

Knitting Needle bags and TNT

Knitting Needle Bags

I have been working on a knitting needle bag design to add to my knitting and sock project bag - and this is it.

It has a flat base so it can sit on a table or are of of chair in either open or closed position. This means you can easily put in/take out needles with one hand and it takes up very little space.








These bags should be on sale on my website Roseland Bags by the end of this month at which time I will be running a competion, the winner will be able to choose a needle bag to be made up from available fabrics as I know some knitters will have a knitting bag and/or sock bag already.



TNT Customer Service (is there such a beast?)

My most precious of possessions is a beautiful computerised Bernina Activa 140 which I use to make my bags. Lately, I have been worrying about how I could cope with orders if it broke down so I bought a Bernina Record 830, the creme de la creme of mechanical sewing machines from a shop down south (Just Sew).

The sewing machine was transported by TNT, although there was an existing crack at the base of the case, TNT managed to smash the case beyond repair. The reason I am including this in my blog is to warn other about how they will refuse to pay out any compensation for items they damage unless you open the package in front of the driver and sign for as damaged. Ofcourse, no one tells you this - certainly not the driver who would never get his deliveries done! But TNT hide behind the phrase 'it's in our terms and conditions'.

The most distressing part is that these cases are impossible to replace.

The shop I bought it from have been really splendid and very helpful and I would fully recommend them - but if you are expecting a delivery via TNT - make sure you make the driver wait while you open it.