Somewhat Grey, La Rochefoucauld, France

We have been introduced to this gorgeous new shop, more from a point of view of selling than buying, however I could easily be led astray.............

Owners Deborah and Jane opened Somewhat Grey in the main shopping street at La Rochefoucauld just 5 weeks ago and it is looking great.

They stock the beautiful Autentico chalk paints, which come in a stunning range of colours and are perfect for furniture painting.

The shop is crammed full of painted furniture, colourful cushions, rag rugs, kilims, Christmas decorations and gifts, also as from today a few of my knitted knick knacks and a nice order for some of Culli's woodturning in the spring.

Somewhat Grey is open Tuesday - Saturday from 10 am to 6 pm and will be launching their new website soon.

Rowan Magazine No. 48

The new autumn/winter magazine Rowan 48 comes into stock mid July and it is one of the best so far. I have to confess to being a fairisle and cable fanatic, so there are plenty of designs for me to choose from. The magazine is split into three sections -
Russian Doll is a collection of gorgeous fairisle and intarsia designs in soft heathery shades, I love the knitted dress Lidiya, but sadly not for my figure! However, Dominika is a must have.
Nomad is full of quick knits in chunky cables, designs for men and women with some great hats and scarves.
Timeless has classic, feminine designs in soft luxury yarns.
The magazine uses all the wool and wool blend yarns - Cocoon, Felted Tweed Chunky, Aran and DK, Big Wool, Kidsilk Haze and Aura, Silky Tweed, Cashsoft 4 ply and DK, Kid Classic, Pure wool DK and Wool Cotton.

Felted knitting and embellishment workshop with Fiona Morris

We still have some places available for the Felted Knitting and embellishment workshop on Saturday 15th May. Tutor Fiona Morris will teach you the techniques of hand felting and needle felting and how to add embellishment to a knitted garment or accessory with embroidery and swiss darning.
The cost of the workshop includes materials, lunch, tea and coffee and 10% discount on any purchases made on the day.