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People ask all the time "do you run classes/workshops?" We do, however sometimes the reality is that trying to get 4-8 people together to...
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karen0408
- May 10
- 2 min
You know what you should do? and other things
One of the most often asked questions I get while in the shop is "you know what you should do?", with the query "where does your wool...
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karen0408
- Apr 30, 2022
- 1 min
Happy One Year Anniversary!
What a year it's been! Join us today as we celebrate so many things - new location (the commute is much easier now), Local Yarn Store...
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karen0408
- Apr 15, 2022
- 1 min
The joy of retail - chapter 3 (or why my web store is rubbish)
April 25th marks the one year anniversary of me buying The Lucky Ewe. On the technical and administrative side, ownership of a yarn store...
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karen0408
- Mar 14, 2022
- 1 min
Stand with Ukraine
If you want to know how to help check out Global Citizen . Contact the Prime Minister to stress the $70 million dollars in aid he pledged...
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karen0408
- Jan 27, 2022
- 1 min
Fleece
We still have a few fleece left in the store, and are expecting some fresh fleece this weekend. All of this season's clip are lovely,...
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karen0408
- Jan 24, 2022
- 1 min
New Fleece
If you are a fan of Polwarth fleece keep your eye on the website We will be listing a few that haven’t made it to the online shop yet,...
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karen0408
- Nov 13, 2021
- 1 min
Chapter 2 - The Joys of Retail
We began this series by discussing sustainability and transparency. Add to that mix, the joys of retail. Today retail includes having an...
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karen0408
- Oct 22, 2021
- 2 min
The Lucky Ewe, sustainability and transparency
It used to be that you could walk into a shop and buy a ball of yarn, and walk out with your purchase, secure in the knowledge that the...
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karen0408
- Sep 26, 2021
- 1 min
Yes sir, yes sir - 3 bags full
You may have noticed there isn't any wool listed in the online shop. Nor are there listings of any yarn, or fleece or any of the other...
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karen0408
- Aug 1, 2021
- 1 min
Bamboo needles and you
While the current trend for knitting needles is stainless steel or some other type of metal, there is a time when using a wood or bamboo...
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karen0408
- Jul 24, 2021
- 1 min
New in store!
The lovely mohair you see in this picture has just arrived in store. Carefully dyed to reflect the soft palette that best suits the yarn...
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karen0408
- May 23, 2021
- 1 min
The full colour palette and the way we think
This is the picture from the template for the website. I liked the graphic, so I am keeping it and changing the text of this blog. What...
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karen0408
- May 23, 2021
- 1 min
Perfect colours for the winter
Winter is notorious for invoking pictures of dreary skies. I love winter. I love the chance to bundle up in cozy knits, to sit by a fire,...
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karen0408
- May 23, 2021
- 1 min
The excitement
This is a truely special book. The charts can be challenge for these old eyes at times, but the biggest challenge is deciding which...
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