Anyone who reads crafty/crochet blogs will no doubt have come across the rather lovely Attic 24 , Lucy who writes it shares a studio with Tracy from Patchwork Chickens another lovely blog, anyway these two very talented ladies held an open studio today in the wonderful town of Skipton.
Their studio is above Coopers Cafe Bar which sells nice strong black coffee and a whole range of very tasty treats! So we stopped for a refuel before heading upstairs to investigate the studio.
Once we got upstairs all I can say is Wow! The whole place is a riot of colour and creativity...it was also a bit strange seeing all the wonderful projects I've followed Lucy's progress on in 'real life' if you know what I mean!
Sadly we didn't get to chat with Tracy, but Lucy was incredibly welcoming and friendly, she chatted about her projects and her yarn and her gorgeous baby cashmerino ripple blanket...which I have to admit I wanted to grab, wrap around me and run away with!
After we left the studio we decided to investigate Skipton, the weather was nice and we were in a town we didn't know so there was no other option but to explore!
We bought ice cream from a boat on the canal!
We wandered through the market looking at stalls and in shop windows.
We had a delicious lunch at a brilliant little vegetarian restaurant called 'Wild Oats Cafe'.
Then we wandered slowly back through the town, promising each other we'd be back soon to explore further.
Two trains later and we were back in Barnsley.
Em xx
Looks like a pretty perfect day. I love open studios.
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