Wovember Winner!

Congratulations to Michelle McMillen, the winner of the Shearer Girl Yarns £20 voucher in the Wovember photographic competition! Michelle raises Shetland sheep in Oregan, USA. Her photo of Bramble the sheep caught the judges' eye. 

Michelle chose the naturally dyed 4 Ply Rasberry Silk Yarn:

and Sheep Stitch Markers:

We hope you enjoy your prizes Michelle!

Do visit Michelle's blog to see the winning picture.

New Addition to the Website

I'm pleased to announce there is a new addition to the website. My lovely web developer, Simon at Aflier.com, has made a vague idea I had into reality. 

I am always interested in the life of my products after they have been sold and often customers get in touch to share pictures of what they have made. I wanted a place on the website where these imaginative and stunning projects could be displayed. 

May I introduce the new Customer Creations webpage. Do have a look and see what people have been making. I have more projects to add, we wanted to make sure the technology was working properly before adding too many. Please do make use of the new social media buttons to share anything that catches your eye with your friends.

If you have used a product purchased from Shearer Girl Yarns do get in touch and we can add your project to the page. It doesn't have to be a finished item, for example if you have bought Power Scour from us and you would like to share pictures of your lovely clean fleece that is fine too. Or if you are using our stitch markers, even with yarn from some where else, you can send us your pictures. You can contact me at lydia@shearergirlyarns.co.uk or through the Contact Us page of the website.

The New Shop is Now Open

The stock is on the shelves. The floors are swept. The shutters are up. The door is propped open and the sign turned over. The new Shearer Girl Yarns online shop is now open! Do wander in and browse. 

There is a new range of yarns to drool over - the Bounce DK range. The Bounce yarns are 100% Bluefaced Leicester wool, produced in the UK. I have hand dyed the Bounce range in a choice of acid or natural dyes. One of my favourite colourways has to be Maple Leaf, I love the rich autumnal colours:

Bounce DK in Maple Leaf

There are also new stitch marker designs such as the Colourful Cubes range, which come in various colour combinations:

Colourful Cubes Stitch Markers in Pink/Yellow

 

 

 

Do drop by and let me know what you think of the new shop.

New Online Shop Opening Tomorrow!

Last month I explained I am getting a new online shop. I am happy to announce the new shop will be opening for business tomorrow! At the moment you can visit the shop and look around but you will not be able to make a purchase. Tomorrow is the big day when the Paypal gets connected up and you will be able to place and pay for orders.

You will notice, not only is the website new but I have also made an adjustment to the business name. I have decided to simplify the name from Shearer's Girl Yarns to Shearer Girl Yarns. I think the new name is more straightforward. 

 

Simon Kiteley, the web developer, has done a brilliant job, the new website is a vast improvement on the old one. Do go and have a look around the new shop Shearer Girl Yarns. Let me know what you think!