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Yarnauwi Farm

~ Fleurieu Peninsula, South Australia

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Tag Archives: art and craft

Uses for sheepskins: prototyping seats and bags

25 Wednesday Apr 2018

Posted by Joel in art & craft, diy, livestock

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art, art and craft, craft, damara, design, dorper, furniture, leather, leathercraft, sheep, sheepskins

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Prototype Yarnauwi sheepskin tripod campstool and belt pouch, demonstrating their commitment to the late-summer Fleurieu colour palette.

As part of running meat sheep on Yarnauwi, we’ve always been committed to using as much of each beast as possible, including tanning their hides at a local tannery when the animals go to slaughter. While our farm-raisedΒ sheepskins are available for purchase online and through our occasional stall at the Second Valley Market, we’ve also been exploring options for how we can better utilise this tough and supple material.

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The tripod stool

Our first attempt is a take on a classic tripod campstool: a luxuriant Dorper lambskin seat on an Australian Oak tripod baseΒ (Eucalyptus obliqua, fittingly this grows on the hills just a short distance inland from Yarnauwi). It took a few goes to get the hardware right, we’ve now settled on high tensile steel fittings to withstand the most vigorous campfire sing-along.

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Next in the works was a Damara hide belt pouch for threading onto one’s belt for outdoor adventuring, an extra pocket for farmy stuff (cable ties, a bit of wire and a pair of pliers, for example; or perhaps a hoof-trimmer and a lump of ram crayon) or even just to garner some cred at the local branch of the Society for Creative Anachronism.

We’re continuing to refine concepts, and learning oodles about leather craft and design in the process. We’d welcome any suggestions or feedback you might have! We hope to be able to release some for purchase via our Etsy site and through markets in the coming months.

 

Shed Quilt

17 Sunday Sep 2017

Posted by sophie in art & craft, diy

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art and craft, quilt, shed

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Back when I was just a mother of one, I embarked upon trying to learn quilting. I came across an excellent free online course through Craftsy, Block of the Month 2012, where each month you receive both written and video tutorials and complete two blocks using a new technique. Techniques included slashed blocks, paper piecing, foundation piecing, appliquΓ©, half square triangles, curved piecing and more, with some traditional patterns like Dresden Plate and other more modern designs.

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I set myself the challenge of only using fabric I already had in my collection, mostly stuff picked up secondhand including old sheets and scraps. I picked brown and pink as my main colours as I wanted to achieve a folksy Laura Ingalls Wilder look (alas there is not more gingham!)

I completed the blocks in 2014 during Asher’s nap times, and then went on to use one of the block designs, a variation on Drunkard’s Path, to make a full-scale quilt for my Mum’s 60th birthday. In my Mum’s quilt I did purchase a few new fabrics, and stole some from her collection which had special meaning for her, such as fabrics used in clothes she made for herself in the 70s or that she has used in quilts herself being the accomplished quilter that she is. I wanted to achieve a 1930s look hence the use of yellow!

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In the meantime those original blocks have sat in a stack, undergoing multiple house and location changes. Finally this year I sewed them all together, and then stitched-in-the-ditch to hold the layers together. A Shed Quilt is born! I hope by bringing something handmade and soft to our new shed, it comforts Asher and Annika when they are feeling cold, tired, or overwhelmed by their farm experience, and adds some specialness to time spent here.

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New work in progress, honouring the joy and vibrancy the Welcome Swallow brings to the farm! A swallow family have made a mud nest in the open bay of our shed, and for the past few months we have loved watching them raise young and take their babies on test flights around the shed #welcomeswallow #embroidery
Our popular "Fishes of the Fleurieu Coast" print is back in stock, just in time for summer snorkeling at Second Valley! This is a handprinted, two colour version featuring species commonly spotted along the coast and jetties of the #fleurieupeninsula. Available through our Etsy shop now! Link in bio. 🐟🐠🐑 #print #printmaking #sea #fish #snorkeling #diving #fleurieucoast #handmade #ocean #reef #secondvalley #rapidbay #portnoarlunga #etsyseller #etsyshop @etsy @etsysouthaustralia @etsyadelaide @fleurieucoastmadebynature @fleurieulivingmagazine #fishing
πŸŒΎπŸŒ»πŸπŸŒ„ #spring #silage #hayseason #hayfever #kangaroo #joey #fleurieucoast #fleurieupeninsula @fleurieucoastmadebynature #farm #southaustralia #yarnauwi
The bees are back! Five years on from our last attempt we're having another go at beekeeping on the farm, hopefully with more shelter, shade and forage for the colony after seven years of revegetation and planting! 🌱🌧🌳🐝🌼🌻 #bee #beekeeping #bees #fleurieucoast #fleurieupeninsula #farm #forage #honey
This year we planted a corridor of Holm Oaks (Quercis ilex) acorns for shelter, forage and a future fire break. They've germinated and are growing strongly! Adapted to the dry Mediterranean climate of Spain, the Holm Oak is one of the key species of the dehesa silvopasture system. The acorns are famous as pig forage as well as being the European oak most suitable for human consumption. 🌱🌧🌳🐷🐏 #silvopasture #agroforestry #permaculture #oak #quercusilex #fleurieupeninsula #fleurieucoast #tree #acorn #farm
A few of our notes from the #fleurieucoast #festivalofnature Regenerative Agriculture through Grazing Naturally workshop with Dick Richardson and Ben Ryan. Plenty of new and challenging ideas for us to try out! @fleurieucoastmadebynature @cockatoocreekfarm @jagged.crow.farm @gumparkbeef #regenerativeagriculture #grazingnaturally #grazing #soilcarbon #soil #buildingsoil #fleurieupeninsula #fleurieucoastmadebynature #notes #illustration #permacultureillustrator #loveofdiagrams #diagram #ink #sketch
Fantastic to attend a regenerative agriculture workshop on grazing naturally led by Dick Richardson and Ben Ryan at the spectacular Ryan property. Great to meet some more aspiring regenerative farmers on the #fleurieucoast too! Thanks to @fleurieucoastmadebynature for another excellent program for the Festival of Nature. #regenerativeagriculture #grazingnaturally #grazing #festivalofnature #soilcarbon @cockatoocreekfarm #buildingsoil @jaggedcrowfarm @gumparkbeef #fleurieupeninsula #farm #agriculture
Sprouting seed bombs, created from local provenance seed and broadcast around #yarnauwi by our friend Steven Hoepfner. Thanks Steven, we look forward to continuing to watch them take root! 🌧🌱🌳 #fleurieupeninsula #fleurieucoast #fleurieucoastmadebynature #seed #seedbombs #regeneration #revegetation #farm #regenerativeagriculture
Congratulations to Asher for his winning portrait of a tawny frogmouth in the Adelaide Hills NRC Threatened Species Art Prize! πŸŽ‰πŸŽ¨πŸ–Œ #adelaidehills #art #tawnyfrogmouth #threatenedspecies #bird #painting

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