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Welcome to Claire's web site! www.claireboley.co.uk Claire was taught to knit by her grandmother when she was 6 years old, by the time she was 13 she was hand knitting jumpers using commercial knitting patterns. Claire has been hand spinning different fibres for over 20 years, and has had numerous solo exhibitions across the South West of England of her hand spun and hand knitted garments, which she designs herself using different eco friendly fibres such as wool, silk,alpaca, mohair, soya protein fibre and bamboo. The natural dyes she uses come from onion skins, lettuce and ivy berries to name just a few that she brews up herself. Claire is a member of the Somerset Guild of Craftsmen and also a member of the Westward Ho and Bideford Art Society, her work can be seen on the AXIS Database for Contemporary British Visual Artists - www.axisartists.org.uk under the name of Claire Winter Claire often writes articles in the Smallholder and the Homefarmer magazines on different subjects including hand spinning and hand knitting. The Good Life press Ltd is publishing a book by Claire Boley, 'Spinning,dyeing and using wool' it will be in the shops from ? May 2011, price £9.99  |
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Claire prides herself on the high quality of her knitwear and looks forward
to doing business with you. If you would like custom made knitwear either e mail or telephone Claire for a chat. Tel. 01392 682941 |
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 Long unisex scarf hand spun using Black welsh mountain and blue faced Leicester fleece with natural dyes
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Look at Gallery pages 1 and 2 to see new prices WORK SHOPS Exeter, Devon. Hand spinning for beginners and knitting pattern design for hand knitters
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