mill – KDD & Co

a proper bank holiday

By: Kate Davies Designs May 28, 2024May 28, 2024

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good company and laugher

bringing home the millstones

from the shores of Kintyre to the quarries of La Ferté-sous-Jouarre

mill mystery

By: Kate Davies Designs February 14, 2024February 14, 2024

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mill-terloping

This is Álafoss — foss being Icelandic for waterfall. Álafoss is situated on the river Varmá in the small town of Mosfellsbær, a short bus ride from Reykjavik. In 1896, an enterprising farmer imported some machinery, and harnessed the power of Álafoss to operate it. From that day to this, Icelandic wool has always been…

Rennies

By: Kate Davies Designs May 10, 2012September 21, 2018

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Down a pretty country lane . . . . . . there sits an eighteenth-century mill. The mill has been in operation for many, many years. . . . and behind the blue door . . . They are making YARN! The particularly bright yellow that was being spun that day seemed to perfectly match…

Cold Harbour Mill

One of the highlights of my fun weekend with Felix was a trip to Cold Harbour Mill. I am writing at greater length about what a fantastic place it is to visit in a feature I am producing for Rowan (look out for it in 2009, folks!). But there is one point about just why…