monday nook

My monday afternoon nook, from where I'm working on a new crochet project* surrounded by spools of moroccan wool, i've brought home from Marrakech over the years.

A mini 'crochet picnic' on the daybed, after a busy weekend.

not yet completely sure what it will be...
a curtain for my studio?
a daybed cover?
or maybe a baby blanket?

fresh font & pure cards

A fresh font and spicy colored cards.

A good way to start this week, new workshop cards and a header update.

When I'm talking about the workshops in Marrakech with interested people, it sometimes is difficult to explain the meaning of woodwoolstool.

I tell them, how it all started years ago; my handmade stools, made of scrap wood and a woolen cover... Well at least it explains the name of my blog, i started in 2009, however 'woodwoolstool' not really covers the Cool Crochet and Green Gardens workshop in Marrakech.

On the other hand, I don't want to change the name, because I like it and a lot of people know me by that name and some even call me; hej woodwoolstool...

I never can hand a card, when someone asks for it, because I always forget to take them with me. So I decided, it's time to change that and designed a new card for the travel workshops in Marrakech.

I picked one of my favorite photos, a typical moroccan iron door with a harlequin, I took last year in Marrakech.

Also my font needed an update and I came across a cool new font! The typography reminded me of handmade moroccan Zelliges tiles and to choose the right pure color was easy... Pure Marrakech!

handmade harlequin pillow

New in the S H O P.

A handmade harlequin pillow, made with moroccan wool in spicy colors.

spicy colors on the carpet

Spicy colors on the carpet.

Love this colorful wool, I've collected during my trips to Marrakech in the last years.

At the moment I'm working on a new harlequin project for the upcoming #coolcrochetworkshop in Marrakech in October...

marrakech calling

Only 8 weeks until the April workshop in Marrakech.
There is only one twin room left (the workshops are fully booked for the rest of the year) So if you want to join...

COOL CROCHET SPRING WORKSHOP Arrival: 20th of April - Leaving: 25th of April

Six days in Marrakech! Crochet while discovering the town. Price € 645,00 per person.
The price is based on a shared twin bedroom and excluding flight ticket. It's always possible to book extra nights, before or after the workshop (info@chambresdamis.com).

INCLUDING:
- transfer from airport Marrakech to Riad Chambres d'amis (v.v.) - shared twin bedroom (5 nights) including breakfast in Riad Chambres d'amis. - 3 Dinners & 4 Lunches (except drinks) - all excursions in and around Marrakech - yarns, hooks and patterns

PROGRAMME:
Buying wool, cotton and yarns in the souk. Urban jungle crochet at Le Jardin. Moroccan crochet in the open on place des Epices with Moroccan women. Crochet in Jardin Majorelle. Swim & crochet in an oasis in the desert. A daytrip to the Atlas mountains. Lunch & crochet on the roof of Maison de Photographie with it's wonderful view of the town... etc. etc. Delicious moroccan food, botanical gardens and the adventures in and around Marrakech make this travel-workshop unforgettable!

Can't wait to feel the sun and experience spring in Marrakech!
The colors in April are so fresh and green!

Treat yourself (and your friend, sister, soulmate) to a magical Marrakech spring journey and send me an e-mail info@woodwoolstool.com

harlequin hanger

This harlequin hanger I have made weeks ago for my friend Cornel from South Africa. I could not post the pictures, because she didn't had the chance to open the gift until yesterday.

At the moment I'm busy preparing the Cool Crochet Workshop in Marrakech in April.
The harlequin clothes hanger will be one of the new projects I've designed for the workshop.

There is still one room available for the workshop in April (October is fully booked), so if you want to join, please send an e-mail to info@woodwoolstool.com