I have just been making a hat in the style of a hood using a chunky marbled acrylic. I wanted to make something different to the hats I had been making. I start off with the idea, allow it to stew in my mind for a few days until I more or less have a plan for making it. The first one of any style takes the longest as i am working it out as I go along. I only pulled this one out once and started again. I think the yarn alone makes it stand out and the style is something different to the norm.
Linda Cooper
Random Facts About You?I love to create with yarn and watercolours.
I am a wife, mother and grandmother.
I find patterns too complicated and design my own creations..
A little bout of ill health set me on this path and since then I like to step out of my comfort zone and try something different.
I write verse every day for my blog.
What got you started crafting?
A little booklet on crocheting I found when we moved house when I was 10 years old. I taught myself from that and my grandmother taught me to knit. A bout of ill health had me immobilised for a while and that started me branching out, designing everything I make. I had so many new things that I started selling online.
What is your source of inspiration?
Yarn of any sort just sets me off with ideas.
What have you made recently?
I have just been making a hat in the style of a hood using a chunky marbled acrylic. I wanted to make something different to the hats I had been making. I start off with the idea, allow it to stew in my mind for a few days until I more or less have a plan for making it. The first one of any style takes the longest as i am working it out as I go along. I only pulled this one out once and started again. I think the yarn alone makes it stand out and the style is something different to the norm.
Where do you sell your crafts presently?
I sell online from my website. I have an Etsy shop, a Folksy shop and another on Wow Thank You.
Why are handmade crafts important to you?
Each piece in handmade is so individual and always so well crafted. I find handmade much better quality than mass produced. I love to buy handmade for myself as well as to give as gifts.
Find Me
LocationUnited Kingdom
Email Address
Linda Cooper
Personal Website
http://www.uniquelyyours2010.co.uk/
Store Website
http://www.etsy.com/shop/GreatGreenDreams
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