We are a small family business founded in 1991, at Lake Vyrnwy in Mid Wales, with the aim of producing and selling traditional crafts.
Our products are made from wool, wood, clay and wheat (corn dollies) all from the UK. These are the products that can be found in our Online Sales section. We also make rugs, bags and seat pads, all woven on a pegloom. Our knitted range includes hand spun and knitted scarves and hats, also woollen cushion covers made of flowers created on our Flower Winding Frame. We make pottery items:- worms, leaves and toadstools. We create a range of bead work jewellery and pyrographed kitchen utensils.
Corkwork Bobbins (aka French Knitting)
An updated version of the old cotton reel bobbins (they’re all plastic now). Suitable for ages of 3 upwards. Made from Beech or Sycamore, they come with either 4/6 wood or 4/6/8 metal pegs, a blunt needle for lifting the stitches and instructions.
Circular Knitting Frames
Using the same corkwork principle as our bobbins, these large beech frames produce a much larger tube, or a piece of flat knitting. They come with a blunt needle for lifting the stitches and instructions.
Peglooms or Peg Looms
Peglooms are used to weave strips of fabric, raw fleece, yarn and so forth into rugs, bags and cushion covers, amongst other things. They are available in lengths from 25cm to 1 metre and with beech peg diameters 6mm, 8mm and 10mm. Also available with 4mm, 5mm and 6mm nylon pegs. We will be happy to advise on the correct length and peg diameter to suit your intended project. All come with a threader, spare pegs and instructions.
Knitting Boards
Essentially a hand-held knitting machine these are
simple to use and produce double sided knitting.
Available in 19cm, 28cm and 38cm lengths, fixed gap. All available in 'fine gauge', 28 & 38cm in 'standard' gauge and 38cm 'chunky' gauge. Adjustable gap versions now available in 'fine' and 'standard' gauges. See Online Shop for details.
Flower Winding Frame
Quickly and easily make decorative flowers for embellishments or making into cushion covers or bedspreads etc. With full instructions and a sample flower. Two and Three ring circular frames in hand turned beech with beech pegs. Mini set of 2 rings in hand turned sycamore. Square 2 ring frame in beech.
Beech Weaving Sticks Set
A set of 5 beech sticks, 6mm or 8mm, with a threader and instructions. Suitable for all ages, quick and easy, keeps the kids happy for ages.
Corn Dollies
We produce a large range of corn dollies, both traditional designs and our own - including wedding horseshoes decorated to suit the brides outfit and small favours for the guests.
The Famous Vyrnwy Worm
A pottery novelty, now a collectors item, there are 60 to get with more added every year
In 2005 we came together with some other Montgomeryshire based art and craft persons to form Valley Arts and Crafts. With over 80 members and growing we have formed a cooperative to run the shop and gallery at Lake Vyrnwy that was formerly only Fire and Fibre.