About Me

My name is Pam Southernwood aka Averilpam, and I live in Lancaster in the Northwest of England. I moved here from Leeds when I had to leave my job in a busy post office due to ill health.
I live in a little bungalow close to Lancaster canal, and have a small garden where I feed birds and grow flowers and a little veg, as well as working on my crafts.  I am now selling  from my shops on Folksy, a British handmade craft site, and Artfire, a site based in the USA. You will find different items in each shop.

I have loved to craft and create for most of my life. I learned to spin and weave and started to make scarves with the yarns I created.  I have spun wool, mohair, alpaca, silk and various other fibres like bamboo and even dog hair. (no, I don't use dog hair in my scarves!)
My scarves are handwoven using a mix of homespun yarn - primarily wool and alpaca -  and other interesting yarns, for example recycled sari yarn which is made from the waste produced by commercial sari weaving.  This adds a splash of colour to the natural tones of homespun yarn.

I started making bags and jewellery more recently.  My bags are made from a variety of fabrics, I love to use silk and linen and sometimes use my handwoven fabric. 
I also make a felted fabric using sheeps fleece, alpaca, mohair and raw silk, felted together with scraps of fabric, yarns, ribbons and lace etc.  I use this in making bags and brooches.  I also make jewellery from beads - I like to use semi precious stones and lampwork glass. I have recently started to work with polymer clay and have been making beads pendants and brooches. Look out for jewellery featuring my new creations in the gallery and in my shops on Folksy and Artfire.