And Cauldron Bubble in Hawthorne, Queensland, Australia | Arts and crafts shop

And Cauldron Bubble

Locality: Hawthorne, Queensland, Australia

Phone: +61 431 168 528

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25.01.2022 A little weaving on a dreary cold day

25.01.2022 Have finally finished the body of the salmon shawl! It only took 74 days... Onwards to the knitted-on edging! #andcauldronbubble #handknitting #thesalmonshawl #progressftw

25.01.2022 In anticipation of the new video coming later this week, take a look at the building of my beautiful Ashford rigid heddle loom :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7KIRtIHbmo&t=1727s

25.01.2022 A sneak peek at behind the scenes for our very first video! Stay tuned for more content heading your way soon! #andcauldronbubble #video #behindthescenes #yarndyeing

24.01.2022 Pinning the messy edges of the scarf on the wrong side, in preparation for a) hemming the edges neatly, and b) weaving in about a million ends #scarf #handweaving #ashfordrigidheddleloom #plaidweaving #handwovenscarf #finishingtouches

23.01.2022 To my joy, the greens keep coming! The dyelot from yesterday had its second simmer this morning, and is looking like a subtle, dark forest-y green The new pot is chlorophyllin with a hint of fustic, just to nudge the shade over to a sprightly apple green! It's been on the heat for 5 minutes, and the results are already promising!... #andcauldronbubble #chlorophyllindye #testingtesting

22.01.2022 This projects slowly but steadily growing- I think its nearly time to swap over the cable for a longer one #andcauldronbubble #thesalmonshawl #somanystitches #handdyedyarns #handknitting

22.01.2022 After an overnight soak in hot water, the calendula flowers are both buoyant and well-soaked! The next step is straining them out of the dye liquid and drying them carefully, because they can be used to dye again! #sustainabledyeing #andcauldronbubble #naturaldyeing #calenduladyeing

22.01.2022 Some jumbo yarn happily dyeing away; I used a combination of red, pink and black food colouring with a little white vinegar :)

21.01.2022 New video up on the channel! Making dye out of calendula flowers :) https://youtu.be/Od27SlcGynw

21.01.2022 Some new additions to the studio arrived today: two TERTIAL lamps from IKEA! Their flexible design means that I can clamp them to either worktable, and direct their light as needed, so that my evenings of crafting from now on will be well-lit! #andcauldronbubble #ikealamps #tertiallamps #studioaddition #goodlightmatters

21.01.2022 Did a wee bit of restoration yesterday; picked up this gorgeous handmade yarn basket from the op shop and took it home for some proper TLC The frame itself had a beautiful varnish already, so I dusted it and laid a nice coat of beeswax polish on it, and washed the cleverly sewn cloth lining. It took me 3 or 4 goes to properly figure out how the maker intended the lining to go in, but now it's in, it makes perfect sense! ... The pouch sits in the frame, then the two sides wrap over the beams and into the pouch, where they tie asymmetrically at the bottom; a capacious pocket rests on one side of the lining, and a lengthy dust ruffle goes over the top! What a find! And how sturdy and useful this will be to my craft and business #andcauldronbubble #opshopfinds #restoration #yarnbasket #dustruffle

21.01.2022 A proper pic of the cards themselves in the morning light

21.01.2022 On one of the very very last rows in this charming little shawl Im excited to get it off the needles and see how big it is! #andcauldronbubble #knittersofinstagram #sheepwagonshawl #opensquareshawl #cleckheatonwool #autumnknitting #tweedyarns #stashbuster

20.01.2022 Considering hand-dyed yarns for an upcoming project: perhaps there will be stripes! #andcauldronbubble #handdyedyarn #fusticyarn #knittersofinstagram #knittersofravelry #slowfashion #handmade

20.01.2022 Sneak peek of the stripy shawl Im knitting from the stash (a sneak peek only because my cameras being a doofus ) Hows your quarantine crafting going? #andcauldronbubble #quarantinecrafting #stayathome #justkeepcrafting #stashbuster #shawlknitting #stripyknitting #cleckheatonyarn

20.01.2022 New video is up! Grab your beverage of choice and craft bag, and watch along as I tackle some amateur woodworking in the form of an Ashford loom :D https://youtu.be/r7KIRtIHbmo

20.01.2022 Some green to light up your morning! ^^ This was the first batch of chlorophyllin I dyed, sans fustic, and I think it's come up very nicely indeed! #andcauldronbubble #chlorophyllindye #testingtesting

20.01.2022 This is the way we wash our wool #andcauldronbubble #kerrywoollenmills #woolwash #part2videocomingsoon

20.01.2022 Treating you all to a sneak peek of a video to come; rolling the finished scarf off the front beam :D

19.01.2022 Getting ready to steep the dried calendula flowers overnight! #andcauldronbubble #naturaldyeing

19.01.2022 A gorgeous day for a freshly washed scarf #andcauldronbubble #handweaving #plaidscarf #brisbaneweather

17.01.2022 Nearing the end on this half hap- very pleased that I have enough yarn to finish it, given that this yarn was recycled from an op shop jumper #upcycling Looking forward to weaving in all those ends; it looks like a woolly hedgehog in some lights! #halfhap #shetlandhapshawl #hapshawl #hapshawlknitting #shetlandlaceshawl #luccaedging #bulkyknits #oldshale #knittersofinstagram #knittersofravelry #andcauldronbubble

17.01.2022 First blog post is up: read all about dyeing with Indian madder! ^^ https://www.andcauldronbubble.com/blog

16.01.2022 Finished my first big (read: wearable) crochet project! I used 216 metres of super bulky wool blend with a 20mm hook, and created a shawl roughly 120cm x 60cm #andcauldronbubble #beginnercrochet #crochetedshawl #halfgrannysquare #halfgrannysquareshawl #bulkycrochet

16.01.2022 Started something new to stashbust some old Cleckheaton yarns :) #stashbusting #cleckheatonyarns #workinprogress #opensquareshawl

15.01.2022 Finally got a pic of this beauty, soon to be up on the website; sadly the pic doesnt do it justice, but what can you do when youre doing #socialdistancingphotography? :P

14.01.2022 Got some freshly dyed 12 ply heading to the website soon! Fustic gives protein fibres that beautiful rich golden tone, and adding beet into it makes a surprisingly bright orange Fustic: 200 grams / 260 metres, $37 a skein Fustic+Beet: 200 grams / 260 metres, $38 a skein... Send me a message if you're interested in either colour! ^^ #andcauldronbubble #fustic #fusticandbeet #12ply #bendigo12ply #handdyedyarns

12.01.2022 Found a glut of discarded woodwork projects at the op shop yesterday, so after a quick trip into Bunnings, I'm ready to start restoring ^^ I have putty, I have wood stain, and I have a lot of self-esteem: let's see how long it all lasts #woodworking #restoration #feastwatsonstain #blackjapan #foroncenotusingthewoodpolish

12.01.2022 Received my new business cards today! Arent they splendid?

11.01.2022 Over halfway through the edging; not entirely happy with how the short rows around the corner turned out, but this project has been languishing in my WIP pile for far too long And at the end of the day its still beautiful #halfhap #shetlandhapshawl #hapshawl #hapshawlknitting #shetlandlaceshawl #luccaedging #bulkyknits #oldshale #knittersofinstagram #knittersofravelry #andcauldronbubble

10.01.2022 The stripy borders coming along beautifully! 40 rows to go... #stashbuster #andcauldronbubble #knittersofinstagram #sheepwagonshawl #opensquareshawl #cleckheatonwool #autumnknitting #tweedyarns

10.01.2022 Admiring the wrong side of the stripes #andcauldronbubble #knittersofinstagram #sheepwagonshawl #opensquareshawl #cleckheatonwool #autumnknitting #tweedyarns #stashbuster

09.01.2022 The putty didn't take long to dry, so this first project has been sanded and painted with the first coat of Black Japan, which has come up surprisingly strong already! In 6 hours I can paint the underside #woodworking #blackjapan #restoration

09.01.2022 #commutecrafting today! Working on something new; a top-down crescent shawl, probably with a lace edging, made with my own hand-dyed 10 ply #topdownknitting #thesalmonshawl ... #handdyedyarns #andcauldronbubble See more

09.01.2022 Easing lace edgings around the corners of shawls and blankets can be tricky, as I've found in the past, and so over the weekend I whipped up this little swatch I think it's gone well; the overall integrity of the lace repeat is intact, and the corner seemingly is lying flat! We'll see how it fares when it's dry #andcauldronbubble #swatch #testingtesting #laceswatch #shortrows #shawlknitting #appliededging #knittedonedging

09.01.2022 My package from #bendigowoollenmills arrived today, so tonight I'm prepping a few cauldrons of a particular dyestuff: black beans! Black beans, or turtle beans, exude a blue/purple dye when soaked in water for extended periods of time; for cooking purposes, this liquid is discarded and the beans then cooked, but for enterprising dyers, it is an opportunity for splendid blues I have 3 kilos of organic black beans in each dyepot, and I filled them up with tap water an index f...inger's length from the top. Lids have gone on, and these pots will sit, with occasional stirring, until Thursday evening. See you all then! #andcauldronbubble #blackbeans #turtlebeans #blackbeandyeing #bendigomerino

08.01.2022 Part 4 of Looming Thoughts is up at last! Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkVKkywWLYc

07.01.2022 Letting the skeins cure before rinsing; I find it interesting how drastically different the two batches have turned out, despite being the same yarn and beans in each pot! Lovely results; I'm looking forward to rinsing them in a few days #andcauldronbubble #blackbeans #blackbeandyeing #bendigomerino

07.01.2022 First video is up on the Youtube channel! Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-wy7r71z-0

07.01.2022 First simmer of the apple green is complete! I'm very happy with my decision to add in a little fustic #andcauldronbubble #chlorophyllindye #testingtesting

06.01.2022 The fustic+chlorophyllin combo has turned out very nicely! Look at that vibrant green! #andcauldronbubble #chlorophyllindye #fusticdye

06.01.2022 Spent the last few weekends building and painting a beautifully sturdy sideboard to hold most (ok...some ) of my dyeing pots, so that theyre easier to access and also not underfoot #diyfurnishings #recycledtimber

03.01.2022 New video is up! :) https://youtu.be/NuG-gQFoPYo

02.01.2022 Get ready: And Cauldron Bubble is heading to YouTube! Received a delivery from #bendigowoollenmills last night; looking forward to dyeing it in the coming videos #andcauldronbubble #videotutorials #howdoyallfeelaboutvlogs #bendigowoollenmills #yarndyeing #yarnvlog #watchthisspace

01.01.2022 Part 3 in the on-going saga of the loom is now up: watch along as I figure out the intricacies of winding and sleying :D https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KsXcSut5Co

01.01.2022 New video on weaving with an Ashford rigid heddle coming soon! #andcauldronbubble #handdyedyarns #ashfordrigidheddleloom #plaidweaving #scarf

01.01.2022 Testing out some swatches for a project coming soon! #andcauldronbubble #beginnercrochet #fullgrannysquare #grannysquares