by Abby | Nov 10, 2018 | Website news
So, my first Ōilyarns Club packages went out this week and I’ll admit to being more than a little bit nervous. I wanted to make them extra special to show my thanks for people who had supported and believed in me from the start. I waited until 1st November...
by Abby | Sep 28, 2018 | Website news
My long awaited yarn club is ready to go, with subscriptions opening on 1st October and the first packages going out early November. I’ve been trying to combine my two passions: yarns and dōTERRA essential oils, and find a way of sharing them with a wider...
by Abby | Jun 22, 2018 | Website news
Last week I returned from a few days away with my boys, to the awful news… we had a moth infestation. Because of my business this is something I dread, however before you worry about anything you may have bought from me, I’d like to state that all of my...
by Abby | Apr 3, 2018 | General News, Website news
Knitting and its numerous benefits Is knitting good for your health? In a word – YES! I have heard lots of talk about April being Stress Awareness Month so I thought I’d write a short post about how I deal with stress. Mental Health I have always been an...
by Abby | Apr 1, 2018 | Website news
APRIL FOOL!! Much as I love my dog – and I love to bring you new yarns I’m not sure the two really go together (as this image shows!). Happy Easter!
by Abby | Mar 8, 2018 | General News, Product News, Website news
What is the best way to care for hand knits? This is a question I get asked again and again, and now seems like the perfect time to talk about this as I am about to introduce the new range of Luxury Yarns Hand-Dyed. We spend hours and hours making our items –...
by Abby | Mar 6, 2018 | General News, Patterns, Shows and Fairs, Website news
Spring Show…!!!? Ironic or what?! This was the view when I left my house last Wednesday, and I live in London so we hardly ever get snow! It was set-up day for the Spring Knitting and Stitching Show so I called the offices of to check that they were still going...
by Abby | Jan 30, 2018 | Luxury Yarns general news, Website news
New year, new website, same great products. I have been deliberating over what to do with my website since the birth of my second son just over 2 years ago. When I originally started Luxury Yarns, I built the site on a platform that was the best choice at the time....
by Abby | Nov 17, 2016 | Luxury Yarns general news, Projects and Ideas, Website news
I have always thought of myself as a yarnaholic, and infact think I have said so many times in this blog and on the site. Long before I started Luxury Yarns, even in my teens and 20’s I would walk into a yarn store or haberdashery and get an overwhelming feeling...
by Abby | Jan 24, 2014 | Website news
I have been working on a new site for what feels like forever, but is in fact only a couple of months. “What’s wrong with the existing one?” I hear you say/think? Well, nothing much – I hope, however it does not translate well on mobiles and...
