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YORKSHIRE Buttons
Woven buttons are a great use of scrap yarn or thread - currently we're enjoying making Yorkshire buttons.
Oct 152 min read
OUR CROCHET CORAL REEF
We made a coral reef with scrap yarn last year. It's grown since then and we'd like it to get even bigger.
Sep 152 min read
ALL THAT LEFT-OVER SOCK YARN
Our sock yarn is very popular, but what do you do with all those oddments? Well, I'm using mine to make a beekeeper's quilt.
Aug 152 min read
Making Dorset Buttons
We run classes teaching how to make Dorset buttons - here's an example of what we do.
Jul 152 min read
From 10 to 11
by Jan Once again this year (2025) we were delighted to appear on the shortlist for Small Business Britain's High Street Heroes Award,...
Jul 72 min read
WHY THE SNAIL OF HAPPINESS?
by Jan So, why are we called The Snail of Happiness ? It's a question that we often get asked in the shop, understandably so as it is a...
Jun 303 min read
ScrapHappy - Mending with scrap Fabric
June 2025 by Jan After a long absence from ScrapHappy posts, I’m pleased to say that we are back. If you do a bit of exploring , you will...
Jun 152 min read
HELLO THERE!
WELCOME to a new chapter in the story of The Snail of Happiness… a new website, online shop and new life for our sadly neglected blog....
May 251 min read
ScrapHappy April 2024
The coral reef is continuing to grow ... ...and proving to be a great way to use up scrap yarn. I’ve used all sorts of yarns with odd...
Mar 61 min read
ScrapHappy May 2024
A small scrappy make to share this month (I’m still making crochet coral, but it does get a bit dull if I keep posting about that). As...
Mar 61 min read
ScrapHappy June 2024 (a fishy tale)
For various reasons, we’ve delayed the installation of the coral reef in our shop window. This means we’ve got more time to make coral,...
Mar 62 min read
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