24/05/2026
Gosh and blimey. I’ve been wondering what I can possibly post for the first time in 4 weeks. Thank you for the love, comments and new followers. It’s overwhelming. But we are 4 weeks into this new life without Chris who was a maker here for a while in lockdown .cards . I don’t need to say how hard it’s been, but we are ok and working through all that we need to. Lives go on and I’ve got some events coming up so I’d better make a start on the socials to let you know. We had driven from Barmouth to Trefriw to visit the I am a textile maker who loves finding vintage fabrics that ‘speak tree’ and I’ve used the iconic fabrics to make before. There was a large shop and at the back, the weaving shed and water mill. The man demonstrating had gone on a lunch break, so I didn’t speak to him sadly but took lots of photos. I love the magic of the double weaving process. Chris looked at the water wheel, it was a bit too big and fast for me, I’m not a fan of large engine things. Walking back to the car, our lives changed forever.
Back in Milton Keynes and the studio I found my box of vintage welsh blanket offcuts, unbelievably found some placemats that I had bought from eBay in 2021. Giving it no thought at the time, but now know they were made at the mill probably in the 1980’s - I was shocked.
So making some new trees has kept me going in quiet moments, putting together this thinking about what has happened.
We’ve still got so much more to work out, it’s going to be a long process, but this post is the first difficult one to write before my summer events.
The trees will be for sale with some proceeds going to a local charity in Wales, I’ll decide with the lovely Becky from who helped us so much that weekend 💜 look out for updates.
Thank you to our amazing kids who have had to step into proper adulting long before they should have. Evie, Fred and Noah 💚💙💙
Thank you to family and friends, the messages, flowers, hugs and continual support.
Lots of love
Jane 🙏🏼 💜🧵 🌳
