I try to come up with new ideas for messages, on a regular basis, but the somewhat corny 'ewe' ones seem well-liked - especially by homesick military lads. There are several of these Sheepish Sentiments already, such as the ones shown. Missing Ewe, Love Ewe, I'm So Blue Without Ewe (blue sheep of course) etc.

I also knit mini-sweater shapes in handspun hand-dyed yarn, to stick onto Woolly Greetings cards. For these I use my multicoloured batts, the wilder the better... I spin part-bobbins of singles, wind them straight off the bobbin into small balls and drop these into a clear container. In the evenings I can select one of them and knit mini-sweaters, just when I feel like it.

The cards started partly to raise money and partly because it is not easy out in Camp to find cards to send to friends and relations, and we were forever running out of those bought in town for future use. I made Christmas cards one year with sheep on and they sold well... Tony Pettersson prints the basic black-ink cards for me in Stanley, at the Government Printing Office, and I add the coloured wording etc on my own printer.

I would like to produce notelets and greetings cards using my own photographs, too, but I have too much else I also want to get done and all these things take finance to prime the pump. Launching Falkland Folk has taken a fair chunk of my time, with spinning yarns and preparing advertising material etc - not to mention supplying text and pictures for this website so Roberta can work her magic with them - and of course there's everyday living!! Boring stuff like cooking, and cleaning, and laundry.

Ah well. These cards seem quite popular, bring in some extra money, and are fun to dream up. How do I make the sheep??

Sorry... trade secret!!

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