Hi Debra 👋 I still need to get to it! I so want to start on my new blanket, but I just kept picking up new projects and it kept getting postponed 😭 Hopefully I'll get to it after Christmas 🤞💗
Oh my goodness! 😲 Thank you so much for the super thanks!! 💗🥰You are most welcome for the tour of the mills! I hope to bring you all many more crochet adventures! 😃 thank you for watching 🙏💗
Thanks for filming the Bendigo Woollen Mills Tour. I live in Melbourne and had no idea there was such a huge range not to mention fantastic prices in their clearance section. I’ve only ever ordered Online but after seeing your tour I can’t wait to jump on a Vline train and get up there in a few weeks time! 😄 I’m currently crocheting large Fidget balls and found it to be the most relaxing project I’ve ever done. ☺️
Oh, that's so wonderful to hear! 😃 I hope you have an amazing time there! ☺️ 🧶 I haven't made any fidget balls before, but I'm glad to hear that they're so relaxing! I might have to give them a try ☺️ Please let me know how you go on your trip to Bendigo, I'd love to hear all about it! 🧶😃
@@MelsYarniverse Hi Mel, I actually managed to pop in there very quickly yesterday as I was doing a day trip to Bendigo with overseas visitors. It was literally 10 minutes in, grab something and back out again as they just weren’t interested in yarn/ craft. Never mind, there’s always a next time. 😄
@slavicachang7440 Oh, what a shame! Oh, hopefully you'll get to come back soon and spend a good hour or 2 there, taking your time and having a proper look around 😊🙏💗
Thank you so much, Natalie! 🙏💗 Yes, I was pretty overwhelmed when I got there, too! I think it would help if you had a few projects in mind before you go there, so you have a better idea of what yarn you need. It's still a fantastic day out, though, isn't it? 😃🤗💗
I really enjoy watching your channel, especially all the vintage books and patterns. Hope u will share some of your projects with us too. Zetta in Oregon, USA 😊
Hi, Love to work with Bendigo wools, Crochet and weaving with them. I just did a baby blanket in the rose petal pink, love it but I am liking the cerise and the heather. What a great way to spend your birthday, Happy birthday.
Thank you so much, Kim! 💗 It was a great day, and I'm glad I got to share it with all of you 😊 Your blanket sounds beautiful, I love that shade of rose petal pink too - t's just lovely 😍
Hi there! Although originally from Melbourne, I have lived in Perth, Western Australia for over 34 years. I have never been to The Bendigo Woollen Mills but I only buy my wool from them, nowhere else. If I have to wait ten days for my wool to arrive, that is just fine by me! Thankyou so much for the tour and I have subscribed to your channel. Happy birthday and take care.
Oh, I'm so glad you enjoyed watching! It was a pleasure to share the Mills with you 😊 I can understand completely why you would only buy their wool. It's just such great quality! And the colours are glorious! I imagine you've made some stunning items with it 😊 Do you have a favourite range?
That mug is one of the best style travel mugs ever. I use mine every day. From the beautiful Luxury range I would have to say the Clover would be my favourite but all Luxury colours are divine. I think the favourite item you bought for me it's the scissors. Bendigo Wool is the best.
I'm so glad to hear that the mug is a great travel mug - I've been using it every day at home, but haven't taken it on a trip yet! 😊 Oh yes, the Clover is a lovely shade of green. I really love the luxury range, and the colours are truly stunning, aren't they? Oh, and those scissors are the sharpest scissors I've ever owned! Great choice! ✂️ Have you been crocheting or knitting for long?
@@MelsYarniverse I'm not knitting or crocheting at the moment due to arthritic hands. I can't keep even tension, I'm a bit OCD. But I have done both for over 50 years. I crocheted for a top world brand for several years but I started knitting for my kids and crochet blankets. I lived in Bendigo for 17 years before moving 4 years ago, but I visit Bendigo often. The company I crocheted for used yarns designed by them but made by BWM(Bendigo Woollen Mill). Beautiful alpaca, beautiful mixes of wool, silk, angora, beautiful cotton, such beautiful yarns. I haven't visited BWM since before covid, so it's been awhile.
@MyDjturner Oh wow, how wonderful! 💗 Sounds like you got to work with some truly lovely yarns! 😍 My grandmother used to knit for Panda and Cleckheaton (and a few others, I think), and she got to test all of their new yarns and patterns as well so I can appreciate where you're coming from. 50 years of crafting and sending all those beautiful garments out into the universe is a truly impressive achievement! 😃 How lovely that you get to see your family now cherishing your hard work 💗
I love your colour choices for the six day star blanket, my favourite is the rose pink. I visited BWM in August 2023 and bought some sock yarn which you pointed our early in your filming. I want to knit a cardigan but haven't started yet as I have too many WIP's (sewing, too). I loved the hand dyed skeins. I think you should start with a quick project to get you going (grey shawl?) then do the blanket. Good luck. I can't wait to see how they turn out.
Thank you so much for your kind comment! 🥰 I really like the rose petal pink, too! I can't wait to see it all worked up in the blanket! I think you're right, start with something smaller first, then start on the blanket 😀 I hear you about your list of wip's. Mine grows ever longer!😂 There's just too many inspiring projects out there!
Isn't it a lovely historic town? Such beautiful architecture and some gorgeous fountains 🥰 Yes the Woollen Mills are an absolute priority! I'm so glad you had a chance to visit and experience the Mills yourself! 😃
Awesome to find you as another Aussie crochet channel & just subbed. I won a $50 BWM gift card last year so bought the cotton 8ply & 4ply & crocheted a tank top in a beautiful turquoise shade. I also have a WIP of a crochet cabled cardi using the Denim blue shade of 4ply. It's currently in time out as a break from cables which I love but ....!! I wish I could buy their wool but my body doesn't like it, so I have to stick to their beautiful cotton! Can't wait to wear the tank top this summer. I went to BWM about 20-30 years ago.... not sure exactly when but travelling through & it was SHUT!!! I wasn't happy! Loved the Coastal Blue shade best as blue is my fave colour. Liking the look of those scissors & the hand dyed yarns. I'm currently crocheting a bobble pattern blanket using a graph & it's turning out great as a birthday gift for my bestie. Have a fab weekend. 🥰Blessings from South Australia💕🐨
Oh, thank you so much for your sub and also for your lovely comment 🙏🫶 Nice to meet you, Kerryn 👋 Your tank top sounds lovely! A turquoise shade would work beautifully for that. And I saw the denim blue while I was there, and that's a gorgeous colour too, so I bet your cable cardi is looking stunning as well! 👌 My 2 favourites from this video were the purple prism and the Coastal Blue. It really is just a lovely shade of blue ❤️ I'm so sad that they were closed when you travelled through. Hopefully, you'll get another chance to go there again one day 🤞🤞 Hope your bobble blanket is going well, I'm sure your bestie will LOVE it! 💗 Enjoy your weekend, happy crocheting! 🧶😃
Love Bendigo Woollen Mills yarn it is so beautiful to work with. I am restricted to what is on their website so I am very jealous. Great birthday present.
Oh really?! 😃 Well, that's wonderful! Thank you so much for letting me know. You just made my day by saying that, thank you!🙏💗 I'm really glad you enjoyed it! 😊
Thank you for the birthday wishes, that's very kind of you! 🙏💗 Yes, definitely add it to your list of places to visit! It's a great day out and of course, there's yarn! 😃🧶 I hope you have as much fun on your visit as I did 🤗🥰
If I can convince my family I'm already planning a trip back there! My mum used to spin so I know how much work goes into it. I used to love watching her do it. Can I ask what sort of projects you're currently working on?
Ooh the shop! Can't justify a trip to Bendigo yet but great to see. Sounds like there's a lot more in their bargain rooms than on their website. Mohair??!
Hi there! 👋 I'm so glad you enjoyed the video 😊 Yes, they definitely have a lot more out in the bargain room than they do on the website. It's well worth a trip up when you can! 😃 That mohair was sooooo soft! Really beautiful yarn 😍😍
Great to see the Prism reviewed. I've got my eye on the Rainforest colour way but can't justify it til I have a definite project even tho it's limited edition!
@snokful Oh, I looked at the rainforest colourway when I was there, and it's beautiful! I can understand needing to have a project in mind before you buy it, though 😊
It truly is stunning isn't it? 😍I probably should have bought a lot more to be honest, it's sooooo soft! If you do get to visit one day, I hope you have an AMAZING time! ☺
Stumbled upon your channel, loved the tour of BWM. Have bought from them years ago online. Seeing this I need to do a nice little road trip in near future. Thank you for sharing. My faves from your haul is the hand dyed 5 ply & those gorgeous scissors. Have subbed, you make me motivated to use my long forgotten tub of yarns, though I am not good at crochet.
Oh well, what a huge compliment! I'm so glad to have inspired you to crochet again! 😃 Welcome back! 🥰 Those scissors are the sharpest things I've ever owned! 😆 I really hope you enjoy your trip to BWM! Let me know how you go, I'd love to hear all about it 😊
You selected such lovely yarns 🌟 I especially ❤ the ethereal chainette and the cotton but the yarns for the afghan are great too and I’m looking forward to seeing your projects ❣️🥰🥰🥰
Thank you so much. That's really kind of you 🙏💗 The ethereal is such a lovely soft yarn, so I can't wait to see how it works up. Have you used it at all? I'm hoping to get started on my new projects soon. I just have a few other wip's to complete first. Have you been crocheting long? 🧶
@@MelsYarniverse , no this is the first seeing this one, I hope to get some soon. Yes I’ve been crocheting for decades but I always learn something new!
Hi...you just popped up on my screen and saw Bendigo Mills and was hooked!!! I live in Shepparton and have brought from the Mills but never been. Was awesome to tour the factory sales with you and I am so excited cos am going in the holidays with a few other ladies from our Craft Group. Look forward to following your channel and seeing what you get up to. Cheers 😄
Hi and thanks for your reply. I certainly will. Just finished a cable cardigan for my daughter in the Luxury Cream 10ply....beautiful wool and so soft. Have an awesome day. 😊
Oh my gosh, you're so lucky that you live that close! Or maybe unlucky if you're trying not to spend money💸😅 I hope you have a wonderful visit and you have as much fun as I did. Let me know how you go!🙂
Hello there. Your video was populated on TH-cam & of course, you had me at yarn. Lol. I wish I was there to go through Mill. I love everything you picked, the selection for the star blanket it is beautiful. I subscribed to your chan. I look forward to the star blanket. Happy belated Birthday. ❤ T, from BC Canada
Oh, thank you for your kind comments and for your sub! 🙏💗 I am so glad you enjoyed watching and you liked the colours I chose for the Star blanket ⭐️ I hope to get started on that soon. Thank you for the birthday wishes and for watching all the way from Canada!👋 Happy crocheting! 🧶🫶
Great video! I’m another who’s never been, only ordered their wool online. I was so disappointed to find out that they ship the wool over to China to be de-lanolinised and dyed before shipping it back. I wish they’d use the remaining wool processors that are still (just) running in Geelong, which isn’t far from Bendigo.
Hiya 👋 Thanks for watching, I'm so glad you enjoyed it! And thanks for your comment 😊 I spoke with one of the staff members there about their manufacturing process, and they told me that the only reason their wool is cleaned in China, is because their isn't a facility big enough here in Australia that was large enough to accommodate the bulk loads they would need to get processed? Maybe Geelong just isn't large enough to do it, unfortunately? 🤔🧶 It would be wonderful if they were able to keep the whole process based in Australia, especially if the 2 local operators could support each other! Then we could support both of them! 😊
Aww, thank you so much. That's so sweet 💗🙏 The Cerise is just gorgeous, isn't it? And the Clover is such a lovely shade of green, it's beautiful. Great choices! 😊
@margaretcottle4207 Oh, that's great! I only started last year. Both my mum and my grandmother (both avid knitters and crocheters) tried to teach me so many times when I was young, but I couldn't get the hang of it. They did manage to teach me to knit, but I only picked up the very basics, so I definitely can't call myself a knitter 😂
I have used prism for a sweater and have no problem wearing it against my skin. I love it. Thanks for the tour Mel. I am planning a trip to Bendigo now ❤❤
@TinaC-jf7wu Oh, that's great to hear, I am so excited to use the prism. It's just so lovely! I bet your sweater looks amazing! 😃 Enjoy your trip to Bendigo, it is a beautifully historic town with some wonderful old buildings, as well as the Mills ofcourse! I hope you have a great time ☺️
I have a gorgeous blanket that I made from three colours of wool bought at two different craft shows in Sydney many years ago. It was my first JAYGO item. Love snuggling under that blanket. Currently making another blanket for me in cotton. These blankets are for use when sitting in a chair so are too small to use on a bed but just right for a cold winter evening watching a movie with the family. I have had the colour charts sent to me ever since I was looking for a colour to make a sampler blanket early this century. I knew which colour I wanted to buy, but didn't trust my computer screen so had a colour chart sent to me. I then found the matching strands on the card by putting it against the big item that was just my desired colour. Never would have picked that colour on the screen. (It is a UFO having been lost for a couple of house moves.) My girlfriends all use BWM wool and swap their project leftovers. I have made two single bed sized blankets from those 8 ply leftovers. One in hexagons and the other was a Neat Ripple.
Oh Patricia, your blankets sound absolutely gorgeous! I can imagine snuggling in with a good book and just getting cosy for a few hours under your blanket 🥰 Ooh I like the idea of having a bwm swap group! That could be fun! There's also a second-hand buying group for bwm wool on Facebook, too 😊 And I absolutely love a nice ripple blanket. There's just something about them that just looks so neat, and the colour combo's are just endless! 😊 Thanks for sharing, Patricia! 💗
@priscillapulido8722 Oh, thanks for watching! 🙏 I'm so glad you enjoyed it 😃 I'm just working on another project at the moment, so hopefully, I will be able to start the 6 day star blanket soon 🤞🤞 Do you crochet or knit yourself?
What a wonderful birthday gift, it looks like you had a wonderful time! I didn't know they stocked other brands there, like Cleckheaton and Paton's, so many lovely yarns! Thanks for showing us all that you saw and bought, I've seen those Cleckheaton hanks online at Lincraft and nearly bought some once but wasn't sure how difficult it would be to care for? Hope we get to see your 6 day blanket, I've been thinking about making one as well after seeing Kamryn Cain's with the lovely colours she did, yours look very nice too and it would have been fun picking out the colours for it. I think you call it WIPS when it's a project that you've started but not finished, and we all have many of those, seems to be more common with crocheters! Maybe it should be called HIPS if it's an unstarted item, for HOPE IN PROGRESS???! 🤣
@alwayslearning9272 🤣🤣 I love that! HIPS! Ok, I think we can officially call them that from now on! So I had a look at the care details of the Cleckheaton hanks, and it says on the label "hand wash, do not rub cold, gentle machine wash (max 30 degrees celsius), do not bleach, do not wring, do not tumble dry, dry flat in shade, do not iron, dry cleanable" so not too dissimilar from most other fine yarns I suppose. I've watched a few vids on the 6 day star blanket after finding it on Betty McKnit's website, and they all look great! Betty also has variations of her original pattern on her website too which look fantastic - the Aussie confetti and the Ridgey Didge in particular look amazing! I still need to watch Kamryn Cain's video. I'm really curious as to what colours she chose now! 😃
Thank you so much for taking the time and effort to type out all that care information for Cleckheaton, that's really kind of you! As others have said I may not ever get to the store in person so getting to see it this way was wonderful, thank you! Definitely watch Kamryn Cain's video for the blanket, hers literally took my breath away, and also a really good one for helpful information as well as another pretty coloured one was OMazingPaige's channel, she explained things really well. Kamryn Cain's also recently made this gorgeous granny square jumper that she made in just 24 hours, couldn't stop thinking about different possibilities after seeing that, also stunning!! 😲 I'll take a look at the ones you mentioned from the original creator, you have me curious about those as well. 😊
Thanks for the recommendations! I watched Kamryn's video earlier, and I'm currently watching Omazing Paige's video now, and they are both gorgeous blankets! Very helpful videos, too, so thank you! 😊 I'll have to look for Kamryn's jumper too, bit curious now, lol 😆
Oh, I didn't know they'd been around for that long! It's good to know that you're enjoying using them. Have you tried their actual ergonomic hooks at all? They didn't have any in the store when I was there, but I can see them on their website. Just curious if you'd given them a try at all? 🤔🧶
Jealous much! I'm limited to their online store, which does not have the range available in store and I'll never get there myself. I would love to know someone there who would shop for me via a virtual visit lol. They could be my eyes and collect all the things I want from the instore range in real time. Probably a good amount of colours from that $10.50 sock yarn at 6:25. I like knitting socks and those are not online. I've used every colour of the multicolour ones available. I've used the Prism Evening Storm you bought in a ribbed knit vest and I love it (not yet to bits). I can be sensitive to wool but love it as outer wear. As long as it doesn't touch my neck (or face) it's fine and far more comfortable in many ways. I've used a different shade in a cardigan. I agree that the Mill's regular range has the best colours to choose from. That Luxury Coastal Blue is amazing. It's so good to see it in your video as the picture on the website makes it look green. It's not the same. Even if it can never compare to looking in store I've got a better idea of what all those colours actually look like from you showing them. Thanx I'm not as fussy about crochet hooks as some people. As long as the heads are shaped well I'm good to go. I've got some from their collection in my favourite sizes (and a big 12mm) which I have no issues with and like them. The different colour handles help me easily identify a size I want too. I've had mine for years. Those scissors are amazing. I love the big loop handles and would likely have a bought a pair myself.
@nefraial You know, that's a great idea about the virtual shopper! Hmmm, something for me to think about... Oh, I'm super excited to use the prism! That Evening Storm is just stunning! I bet your vest and your cardigan look sensational! Bendigo really does have the most deep and luxurious colours available. They are so beautiful. The Coastal Blue was a really lovely shade, and I agree it does look greener on the website. I wouldn't have bought it if it looked the same, but it's definitely a lovely shade of blue. I'm glad being able to see them more closely in my video has helped you. There's nothing worse than ordering yarn thinking it's one colour, and then when it arrives, finding out it's actually completely different. 😒 I just used those scissors, by the way, and they are super sharp and really smooth ☺️
Just found your channel tonight and absolutely love your style! Bendigo is a bit too far for me but just found out I can shop online from their website, oh dear! This is going to be dangerous 😂❤
Oh, thank you so much, that's really kind of you! 🙏🫶 Yes, Bendigo ship worldwide, so if you saw anything you really liked in this video, you'll be able to buy some, too! 😊 You're right, it can be very dangerous 🤣 Best of luck!!
What a beautiful haul! I think that’s the closest I’ll ever get to BWM so thanks for the tour! Looking forward to seeing your review on the hooks. I love Clover hooks but don’t love the plastic as they get bigger. Enjoying your content 😊❤ Jenni NSW X
@InmysparetimeCrochet Thanks so much, Jenni. I really appreciate that ☺️🙏 I'll definitely review their hooks, I'm still surprised that they have their own! Looking forward to giving them a try 😃
I have the Oriental Flowers in that sock yarn 💖💖💖 oh that bought me back to my wool classing days 😊 I have some Alpaca here but no one to spin it for me *sigh* would you like it? I would be happy to send it over to you, at least it will be used in something beautiful. I have looked at that yarn and oh some of those other colours ... YIKES! I will be interested in hearing your experience with this hook because I have a couple of hooks that I like to use that are the black handled ergonomic and they have deteriorated and feel ICK!!!!!!! to use so I have to work out how to make a material sleeve to go over them and stay put so I can use them again. I wonder if Bendigo Mills would sell those hooks in a set?
Oh, you are so lovely 💗 Thank you for the offer of the alpaca, I'm sure it's lovely, but I'm not a spinner, unfortunately. My mum used to spin, but she had to stop because of her arthritis, and I never had the opportunity to learn, I'm afraid. I'm not sure if Bendigo sell their crochet hooks in a set or not? I didn't see any full sets while I was there, and I can't see any on their website either, so maybe they don't?
Mel, it is sad your mum has to give up something she loved 😞 I was wondering if they would sell them in sets, but then maybe that would not be as profitable maybe? I'll wait to hear what you have to say about them and then consider. I really love my black handled ergonomic hooks, but until I get to making a sleeve for them I am not going to be using them.
@@MelsYarniverse absolutely love the wool and their limited releases are amazing. That back room is so dangerous. I’m starting to spin fiber and have found some beautiful stuff back there
@angelinawilliams5470 oh nice! My mum used to spin, but I wasn't all that interested in it at the time (kicking myself now!😫) she ended up selling all of her wheels and her spinning stuff because she needed the room in her home, so I really m8ssed out there. Spinning seems like a really peaceful thing to do. Have you been doing it for long?
@@MelsYarniverse my daughter asked if we could give it a go given that I have had two spinning wheels. We have only just started but enjoying the mother daughter time. We knit together as well, sometimes the same pattern sometimes different. I’m pleased that she has shown interest in one of my hobbies.
@@MelsYarniverse my daughter asked if we could give it a go given that I have had two spinning wheels. We have only just started but enjoying the mother daughter time. We knit together as well, sometimes the same pattern sometimes different. I’m pleased that she has shown interest in one of my hobbies.
That coastal blue is wonderful, I love that whole palette.
Thanks, Gina! 😃 Have you worked with BWM wool before?
Can’t wait to see what you’re going to to make !!
Hi Debra 👋 I still need to get to it! I so want to start on my new blanket, but I just kept picking up new projects and it kept getting postponed 😭 Hopefully I'll get to it after Christmas 🤞💗
Love the tour, thanks heaps for showing us around!
Oh my goodness! 😲 Thank you so much for the super thanks!! 💗🥰You are most welcome for the tour of the mills! I hope to bring you all many more crochet adventures! 😃 thank you for watching 🙏💗
Beautiful yarn
It really is just so lovely 😍💗
This was fun. Thank you.
Hiya 👋 Thank you so much for watching, and for your lovely comment 🙏💗 I'm so glad you enjoyed watching 😊💗
I would love to to see your 6 star blanket made❤❤
Thanks, Sharon! 💗💗 I hope to get started on it soon 😊
Thanks for filming the Bendigo Woollen Mills Tour. I live in Melbourne and had no idea there was such a huge range not to mention fantastic prices in their clearance section. I’ve only ever ordered Online but after seeing your tour I can’t wait to jump on a Vline train and get up there in a few weeks time! 😄 I’m currently crocheting large Fidget balls and found it to be the most relaxing project I’ve ever done. ☺️
Oh, that's so wonderful to hear! 😃 I hope you have an amazing time there! ☺️ 🧶
I haven't made any fidget balls before, but I'm glad to hear that they're so relaxing! I might have to give them a try ☺️
Please let me know how you go on your trip to Bendigo, I'd love to hear all about it! 🧶😃
I’m going to glen iris in November what’s a Kline train ?
@@AnneLee-rw8ml Hi, V/Line travels to Regional Victorian areas. 😊
@@MelsYarniverse Hi Mel, I actually managed to pop in there very quickly yesterday as I was doing a day trip to Bendigo with overseas visitors. It was literally 10 minutes in, grab something and back out again as they just weren’t interested in yarn/ craft. Never mind, there’s always a next time. 😄
@slavicachang7440 Oh, what a shame! Oh, hopefully you'll get to come back soon and spend a good hour or 2 there, taking your time and having a proper look around 😊🙏💗
I loved watching this😊I am lucky to live in bendigo, and it's one of my favorite places❤
Oh, I'm so glad you enjoyed it! 😃 I'm so jealous that you live there! I'd be there almost everyday! 🤣🤣
Happy Birthday 🎉. I was so overwhelmed when I git there. I left with hardly anything. I will be more organised next time x
Thank you so much, Natalie! 🙏💗 Yes, I was pretty overwhelmed when I got there, too! I think it would help if you had a few projects in mind before you go there, so you have a better idea of what yarn you need. It's still a fantastic day out, though, isn't it? 😃🤗💗
I’d be in heaven to visit there !
It truly is an amazing day out! 😃🧶💗
I really enjoy watching your channel, especially all the vintage books and patterns. Hope u will share some of your projects with us too. Zetta in Oregon, USA 😊
Hi Rosetta 👋 I'm so glad you enjoyed the video 😊 Yes, I will definitely be sharing some of my projects with you all 🤗💗🧶
Cerise, rose petal and cream. Happy belated birthday! Would love to see some of your finished items. ;)
Ooh, nice choices Sophy! Beautiful colours 😍
Oh awesome. Next time I’m up there I’ll have a visit. Loving that back room discount 😊😊
It's totally worth the drive! I hope you have a great time! 😃💗
Hi, Love to work with Bendigo wools, Crochet and weaving with them. I just did a baby blanket in the rose petal pink, love it but I am liking the cerise and the heather. What a great way to spend your birthday, Happy birthday.
Thank you so much, Kim! 💗 It was a great day, and I'm glad I got to share it with all of you 😊
Your blanket sounds beautiful, I love that shade of rose petal pink too - t's just lovely 😍
Fabulous commentary and film work. Thank you.
Hi Lorraine 👋 Thank you so much for watching! It's much appreciated 💗 We're so glad you liked it 😊 Hope all is well with you 💗
Hi there! Although originally from Melbourne, I have lived in Perth, Western Australia for over 34 years.
I have never been to The Bendigo Woollen Mills but I only buy my wool from them, nowhere else. If I have to wait ten days for my wool to arrive, that is just fine by me! Thankyou so much for the tour and I have subscribed to your channel. Happy birthday and take care.
Oh, I'm so glad you enjoyed watching! It was a pleasure to share the Mills with you 😊 I can understand completely why you would only buy their wool. It's just such great quality! And the colours are glorious! I imagine you've made some stunning items with it 😊 Do you have a favourite range?
That mug is one of the best style travel mugs ever. I use mine every day. From the beautiful Luxury range I would have to say the Clover would be my favourite but all Luxury colours are divine. I think the favourite item you bought for me it's the scissors.
Bendigo Wool is the best.
I'm so glad to hear that the mug is a great travel mug - I've been using it every day at home, but haven't taken it on a trip yet! 😊
Oh yes, the Clover is a lovely shade of green. I really love the luxury range, and the colours are truly stunning, aren't they?
Oh, and those scissors are the sharpest scissors I've ever owned! Great choice! ✂️
Have you been crocheting or knitting for long?
@@MelsYarniverse I'm not knitting or crocheting at the moment due to arthritic hands. I can't keep even tension, I'm a bit OCD. But I have done both for over 50 years. I crocheted for a top world brand for several years but I started knitting for my kids and crochet blankets. I lived in Bendigo for 17 years before moving 4 years ago, but I visit Bendigo often. The company I crocheted for used yarns designed by them but made by BWM(Bendigo Woollen Mill). Beautiful alpaca, beautiful mixes of wool, silk, angora, beautiful cotton, such beautiful yarns. I haven't visited BWM since before covid, so it's been awhile.
@MyDjturner Oh wow, how wonderful! 💗 Sounds like you got to work with some truly lovely yarns! 😍 My grandmother used to knit for Panda and Cleckheaton (and a few others, I think), and she got to test all of their new yarns and patterns as well so I can appreciate where you're coming from. 50 years of crafting and sending all those beautiful garments out into the universe is a truly impressive achievement! 😃 How lovely that you get to see your family now cherishing your hard work 💗
Love the clover
It's a truly gorgeous shade of green, I can't wait to use it! 💚
I love your colour choices for the six day star blanket, my favourite is the rose pink. I visited BWM in August 2023 and bought some sock yarn which you pointed our early in your filming. I want to knit a cardigan but haven't started yet as I have too many WIP's (sewing, too). I loved the hand dyed skeins. I think you should start with a quick project to get you going (grey shawl?) then do the blanket. Good luck. I can't wait to see how they turn out.
Thank you so much for your kind comment! 🥰
I really like the rose petal pink, too! I can't wait to see it all worked up in the blanket!
I think you're right, start with something smaller first, then start on the blanket 😀
I hear you about your list of wip's. Mine grows ever longer!😂 There's just too many inspiring projects out there!
I am from upper Hunter NSW went to Bendigo years ag love it there and of course visit to woollen mills was a priority
Isn't it a lovely historic town? Such beautiful architecture and some gorgeous fountains 🥰 Yes the Woollen Mills are an absolute priority! I'm so glad you had a chance to visit and experience the Mills yourself! 😃
My favourite is heather and lover.
Great choices, Judy! 😃💗
Awesome to find you as another Aussie crochet channel & just subbed. I won a $50 BWM gift card last year so bought the cotton 8ply & 4ply & crocheted a tank top in a beautiful turquoise shade. I also have a WIP of a crochet cabled cardi using the Denim blue shade of 4ply. It's currently in time out as a break from cables which I love but ....!! I wish I could buy their wool but my body doesn't like it, so I have to stick to their beautiful cotton! Can't wait to wear the tank top this summer. I went to BWM about 20-30 years ago.... not sure exactly when but travelling through & it was SHUT!!! I wasn't happy! Loved the Coastal Blue shade best as blue is my fave colour. Liking the look of those scissors & the hand dyed yarns. I'm currently crocheting a bobble pattern blanket using a graph & it's turning out great as a birthday gift for my bestie. Have a fab weekend. 🥰Blessings from South Australia💕🐨
Oh, thank you so much for your sub and also for your lovely comment 🙏🫶 Nice to meet you, Kerryn 👋
Your tank top sounds lovely! A turquoise shade would work beautifully for that. And I saw the denim blue while I was there, and that's a gorgeous colour too, so I bet your cable cardi is looking stunning as well! 👌 My 2 favourites from this video were the purple prism and the Coastal Blue. It really is just a lovely shade of blue ❤️
I'm so sad that they were closed when you travelled through. Hopefully, you'll get another chance to go there again one day 🤞🤞
Hope your bobble blanket is going well, I'm sure your bestie will LOVE it! 💗 Enjoy your weekend, happy crocheting! 🧶😃
@@MelsYarniverse Thanks Mel! 💕🐨
I'm definitely going to visit & your Hexi Cardigan is awesome
Oh, thank you so much! That's really kind of you 🙏💗 I hope you have as much fun as I did when you get to visit 😃
Love Bendigo Woollen Mills yarn it is so beautiful to work with. I am restricted to what is on their website so I am very jealous. Great birthday present.
Hi Marjorie 👋 Thanks for watching! You are right - their wool is so lovely to work with 💗 I hope you get to visit in person one day 🤞
I don’t even knit or crochet and found this very entertaining. Great camerawork too!👏🏽
Oh really?! 😃 Well, that's wonderful! Thank you so much for letting me know. You just made my day by saying that, thank you!🙏💗 I'm really glad you enjoyed it! 😊
Fantastic video thanks for sharing! Its my dream to make it down to Bendigo one day!
Thank you, im so glad you enjoyed watching 😃
🤞🤞 fingers crossed you'll get there soon, and I hope you have an amazing time when you do! ☺️💗
Happy belated birthday. I’ve been meaning to get to the Bendigo Woollen Mill… I’m now inspired to pull my finger out and get there sooner.
Thank you for the birthday wishes, that's very kind of you! 🙏💗 Yes, definitely add it to your list of places to visit! It's a great day out and of course, there's yarn! 😃🧶 I hope you have as much fun on your visit as I did 🤗🥰
It’s my dream to one day visit BWM. Thank you for showing us through.
Hiya 👋 It was absolutely my pleasure to show you around 😊 I hope you get to experience this amazing place for yourself one day 💗
I know where I'm going next year, all that beautiful roving. Love to blend my handspun yarn with commercial yarns in my projects.
If I can convince my family I'm already planning a trip back there!
My mum used to spin so I know how much work goes into it. I used to love watching her do it. Can I ask what sort of projects you're currently working on?
Oh wow!! I always buy from here! How exciting!!
It's such an amazing place, and you would also know how fantastic the quality of the wool is 👌 Just brilliant! 😃
Ooh the shop! Can't justify a trip to Bendigo yet but great to see. Sounds like there's a lot more in their bargain rooms than on their website. Mohair??!
Hi there! 👋 I'm so glad you enjoyed the video 😊
Yes, they definitely have a lot more out in the bargain room than they do on the website. It's well worth a trip up when you can! 😃
That mohair was sooooo soft! Really beautiful yarn 😍😍
Great to see the Prism reviewed. I've got my eye on the Rainforest colour way but can't justify it til I have a definite project even tho it's limited edition!
@snokful Oh, I looked at the rainforest colourway when I was there, and it's beautiful! I can understand needing to have a project in mind before you buy it, though 😊
I hope to get there one day! Thanks for the tour...that 5ply hand dyed is to die for....I would have bought 10 of them!!!
It truly is stunning isn't it? 😍I probably should have bought a lot more to be honest, it's sooooo soft!
If you do get to visit one day, I hope you have an AMAZING time! ☺
Stumbled upon your channel, loved the tour of BWM. Have bought from them years ago online. Seeing this I need to do a nice little road trip in near future. Thank you for sharing. My faves from your haul is the hand dyed 5 ply & those gorgeous scissors. Have subbed, you make me motivated to use my long forgotten tub of yarns, though I am not good at crochet.
Oh well, what a huge compliment! I'm so glad to have inspired you to crochet again! 😃 Welcome back! 🥰 Those scissors are the sharpest things I've ever owned! 😆 I really hope you enjoy your trip to BWM! Let me know how you go, I'd love to hear all about it 😊
You selected such lovely yarns 🌟 I especially ❤ the ethereal chainette and the cotton but the yarns for the afghan are great too and I’m looking forward to seeing your projects ❣️🥰🥰🥰
Thank you so much. That's really kind of you 🙏💗 The ethereal is such a lovely soft yarn, so I can't wait to see how it works up. Have you used it at all? I'm hoping to get started on my new projects soon. I just have a few other wip's to complete first. Have you been crocheting long? 🧶
@@MelsYarniverse , no this is the first seeing this one, I hope to get some soon. Yes I’ve been crocheting for decades but I always learn something new!
Oh, that's wonderful! I will definitely film the ethereal when I start using it. Hopefully, that will help you too 😊
Just subscribed.just started crocheting a blanket by an Icelandic designer. Loved this
Thank you so much for the sub! 🙏💗 Welcome to the crochet community! I'm so glad you enjoyed watching 😊 good luck with your blanket!
@@MelsYarniverse I should have added that I’m using Bendigo wool! The classic 8ply.
@tesscin6265 Oh, the classic is just lovely, isn't it? So many gorgeous colours! 😃
@@MelsYarniverse first time using it and loving the crepe texture
It's so lovely, and comes in the most gorgeous colours 😊I'm glad you're enjoying working with it 😊
Hi...you just popped up on my screen and saw Bendigo Mills and was hooked!!! I live in Shepparton and have brought from the Mills but never been. Was awesome to tour the factory sales with you and I am so excited cos am going in the holidays with a few other ladies from our Craft Group. Look forward to following your channel and seeing what you get up to. Cheers 😄
Hiya 👋 Thank you so much for your very kind comment! 💗
I really hope you have an amazing time during your visit! Let me know what you end up getting!
Hi and thanks for your reply. I certainly will. Just finished a cable cardigan for my daughter in the Luxury Cream 10ply....beautiful wool and so soft. Have an awesome day. 😊
@kittyrhyder Ooh, that sounds lovely! 😍That Cream is such a beautiful shade, I can only imagine how nice it would look in a cable cardigan! 🥰
@@MelsYarniverse 🥰
BWM is on my next shop list. I’ve only been crocheting since the start of this year but I live 15 mins from there, and I’m so keen to go have a look.
Oh my gosh, you're so lucky that you live that close! Or maybe unlucky if you're trying not to spend money💸😅
I hope you have a wonderful visit and you have as much fun as I did. Let me know how you go!🙂
Hello there. Your video was populated on TH-cam & of course, you had me at yarn. Lol. I wish I was there to go through Mill. I love everything you picked, the selection for the star blanket it is beautiful. I subscribed to your chan. I look forward to the star blanket. Happy belated Birthday. ❤ T, from BC Canada
Oh, thank you for your kind comments and for your sub! 🙏💗 I am so glad you enjoyed watching and you liked the colours I chose for the Star blanket ⭐️ I hope to get started on that soon. Thank you for the birthday wishes and for watching all the way from Canada!👋 Happy crocheting! 🧶🫶
Great video! I’m another who’s never been, only ordered their wool online.
I was so disappointed to find out that they ship the wool over to China to be de-lanolinised and dyed before shipping it back. I wish they’d use the remaining wool processors that are still (just) running in Geelong, which isn’t far from Bendigo.
Hiya 👋 Thanks for watching, I'm so glad you enjoyed it! And thanks for your comment 😊 I spoke with one of the staff members there about their manufacturing process, and they told me that the only reason their wool is cleaned in China, is because their isn't a facility big enough here in Australia that was large enough to accommodate the bulk loads they would need to get processed? Maybe Geelong just isn't large enough to do it, unfortunately? 🤔🧶
It would be wonderful if they were able to keep the whole process based in Australia, especially if the 2 local operators could support each other! Then we could support both of them! 😊
I am SOooo jealous!!! Can’t find anything like this where I’m at😢happy for you though!!👏👏it gorgeous!!!
Aw, thank you so much 💗🙏 Hopefully a place like this opens up near you one day, and you get to experience it too! 🤞💗
Lovely video Mel. Happy birthday! 🎂 I love Clover and Cerise!
Aww, thank you so much. That's so sweet 💗🙏 The Cerise is just gorgeous, isn't it? And the Clover is such a lovely shade of green, it's beautiful. Great choices! 😊
Happy birthday Mel! I love BWM cotton and have made a market bag which turned out really well. Thanks for the tour 😊
Aww, thank you so much. That's so sweet ☺️💗 ooh a market bag would be great in that cotton! Great idea 💡 Have you been crocheting long?
About 5 years I think, just love it!
@margaretcottle4207 Oh, that's great! I only started last year. Both my mum and my grandmother (both avid knitters and crocheters) tried to teach me so many times when I was young, but I couldn't get the hang of it. They did manage to teach me to knit, but I only picked up the very basics, so I definitely can't call myself a knitter 😂
I have used prism for a sweater and have no problem wearing it against my skin. I love it. Thanks for the tour Mel. I am planning a trip to Bendigo now ❤❤
@TinaC-jf7wu Oh, that's great to hear, I am so excited to use the prism. It's just so lovely! I bet your sweater looks amazing! 😃 Enjoy your trip to Bendigo, it is a beautifully historic town with some wonderful old buildings, as well as the Mills ofcourse! I hope you have a great time ☺️
I have a gorgeous blanket that I made from three colours of wool bought at two different craft shows in Sydney many years ago. It was my first JAYGO item. Love snuggling under that blanket. Currently making another blanket for me in cotton. These blankets are for use when sitting in a chair so are too small to use on a bed but just right for a cold winter evening watching a movie with the family. I have had the colour charts sent to me ever since I was looking for a colour to make a sampler blanket early this century. I knew which colour I wanted to buy, but didn't trust my computer screen so had a colour chart sent to me. I then found the matching strands on the card by putting it against the big item that was just my desired colour. Never would have picked that colour on the screen. (It is a UFO having been lost for a couple of house moves.) My girlfriends all use BWM wool and swap their project leftovers. I have made two single bed sized blankets from those 8 ply leftovers. One in hexagons and the other was a Neat Ripple.
Oh Patricia, your blankets sound absolutely gorgeous! I can imagine snuggling in with a good book and just getting cosy for a few hours under your blanket 🥰
Ooh I like the idea of having a bwm swap group! That could be fun! There's also a second-hand buying group for bwm wool on Facebook, too 😊
And I absolutely love a nice ripple blanket. There's just something about them that just looks so neat, and the colour combo's are just endless! 😊
Thanks for sharing, Patricia! 💗
Beautiful 😻 amazing colors amazing place thanks for sharing I’m in USA so I enjoyed very much. Can’t wait to see what u do 😊
@priscillapulido8722 Oh, thanks for watching! 🙏 I'm so glad you enjoyed it 😃 I'm just working on another project at the moment, so hopefully, I will be able to start the 6 day star blanket soon 🤞🤞 Do you crochet or knit yourself?
Great colours
Thanks so much! Can't wait to see it all crocheted up 😊🧶
I could spend hours in that shop. ❤
I actually did lol! I was there for 2 hours, but felt like it still wasn't enough 🤣 Isn't it just a lovely space? ☺️
@@MelsYarniverse I am so jealous. I am looking forward to seeing more from your channel. I wish you luck.
Oh, thank you so much! That's really kind 🙏🫶
Love BWM I go there every couple of months for fun from Melbourne. That hand dyed yarn looks great. I may have to make another trip soon. 😊
@Theresa12912 Oh, that would be a lovely day trip for you ☺️ The hand dyed hanks are really soft too 😊
Rose Petals was my favourite x
Oh interesting, I really did love the Rose Petals but I think Coastal Blue is my favourite. Maybe. For today anyway😅
What a wonderful birthday gift, it looks like you had a wonderful time! I didn't know they stocked other brands there, like Cleckheaton and Paton's, so many lovely yarns!
Thanks for showing us all that you saw and bought, I've seen those Cleckheaton hanks online at Lincraft and nearly bought some once but wasn't sure how difficult it would be to care for?
Hope we get to see your 6 day blanket, I've been thinking about making one as well after seeing Kamryn Cain's with the lovely colours she did, yours look very nice too and it would have been fun picking out the colours for it.
I think you call it WIPS when it's a project that you've started but not finished, and we all have many of those, seems to be more common with crocheters! Maybe it should be called HIPS if it's an unstarted item, for HOPE IN PROGRESS???! 🤣
@alwayslearning9272 🤣🤣 I love that! HIPS! Ok, I think we can officially call them that from now on!
So I had a look at the care details of the Cleckheaton hanks, and it says on the label "hand wash, do not rub cold, gentle machine wash (max 30 degrees celsius), do not bleach, do not wring, do not tumble dry, dry flat in shade, do not iron, dry cleanable" so not too dissimilar from most other fine yarns I suppose.
I've watched a few vids on the 6 day star blanket after finding it on Betty McKnit's website, and they all look great! Betty also has variations of her original pattern on her website too which look fantastic - the Aussie confetti and the Ridgey Didge in particular look amazing! I still need to watch Kamryn Cain's video. I'm really curious as to what colours she chose now! 😃
Thank you so much for taking the time and effort to type out all that care information for Cleckheaton, that's really kind of you! As others have said I may not ever get to the store in person so getting to see it this way was wonderful, thank you!
Definitely watch Kamryn Cain's video for the blanket, hers literally took my breath away, and also a really good one for helpful information as well as another pretty coloured one was OMazingPaige's channel, she explained things really well. Kamryn Cain's also recently made this gorgeous granny square jumper that she made in just 24 hours, couldn't stop thinking about different possibilities after seeing that, also stunning!! 😲
I'll take a look at the ones you mentioned from the original creator, you have me curious about those as well. 😊
Thanks for the recommendations! I watched Kamryn's video earlier, and I'm currently watching Omazing Paige's video now, and they are both gorgeous blankets! Very helpful videos, too, so thank you! 😊 I'll have to look for Kamryn's jumper too, bit curious now, lol 😆
I use Bendigo woollen mill crochet hooks all the time and I find I can crochet without my arthritic hands having a problem 😊
Oh, that's really good to know. Thanks for that! It's always great when you find a hook that works for you 😊 Have you been using them for long?
@@MelsYarniverse about 2 years ago
Oh, I didn't know they'd been around for that long! It's good to know that you're enjoying using them. Have you tried their actual ergonomic hooks at all? They didn't have any in the store when I was there, but I can see them on their website. Just curious if you'd given them a try at all? 🤔🧶
@@MelsYarniverse Ergonomic are the hooks that I bought, they come in different colours for the different sizes . I am fortunate as I live in Bendigo 😊
@user-qh1fo2id8m Ooh, that's dangerous! If I lived there, I'd be permanently broke! 😆 it's bad enough being an hour and a half away! 😆
Jealous much! I'm limited to their online store, which does not have the range available in store and I'll never get there myself. I would love to know someone there who would shop for me via a virtual visit lol. They could be my eyes and collect all the things I want from the instore range in real time. Probably a good amount of colours from that $10.50 sock yarn at 6:25. I like knitting socks and those are not online. I've used every colour of the multicolour ones available.
I've used the Prism Evening Storm you bought in a ribbed knit vest and I love it (not yet to bits). I can be sensitive to wool but love it as outer wear. As long as it doesn't touch my neck (or face) it's fine and far more comfortable in many ways. I've used a different shade in a cardigan.
I agree that the Mill's regular range has the best colours to choose from.
That Luxury Coastal Blue is amazing. It's so good to see it in your video as the picture on the website makes it look green. It's not the same. Even if it can never compare to looking in store I've got a better idea of what all those colours actually look like from you showing them. Thanx
I'm not as fussy about crochet hooks as some people. As long as the heads are shaped well I'm good to go. I've got some from their collection in my favourite sizes (and a big 12mm) which I have no issues with and like them. The different colour handles help me easily identify a size I want too. I've had mine for years.
Those scissors are amazing. I love the big loop handles and would likely have a bought a pair myself.
@nefraial You know, that's a great idea about the virtual shopper! Hmmm, something for me to think about...
Oh, I'm super excited to use the prism! That Evening Storm is just stunning! I bet your vest and your cardigan look sensational! Bendigo really does have the most deep and luxurious colours available. They are so beautiful. The Coastal Blue was a really lovely shade, and I agree it does look greener on the website. I wouldn't have bought it if it looked the same, but it's definitely a lovely shade of blue.
I'm glad being able to see them more closely in my video has helped you. There's nothing worse than ordering yarn thinking it's one colour, and then when it arrives, finding out it's actually completely different. 😒
I just used those scissors, by the way, and they are super sharp and really smooth ☺️
Just found your channel tonight and absolutely love your style!
Bendigo is a bit too far for me but just found out I can shop online from their website, oh dear! This is going to be dangerous 😂❤
Oh, thank you so much, that's really kind of you! 🙏🫶 Yes, Bendigo ship worldwide, so if you saw anything you really liked in this video, you'll be able to buy some, too! 😊 You're right, it can be very dangerous 🤣 Best of luck!!
What a beautiful haul! I think that’s the closest I’ll ever get to BWM so thanks for the tour! Looking forward to seeing your review on the hooks. I love Clover hooks but don’t love the plastic as they get bigger. Enjoying your content 😊❤ Jenni NSW X
@InmysparetimeCrochet Thanks so much, Jenni. I really appreciate that ☺️🙏 I'll definitely review their hooks, I'm still surprised that they have their own! Looking forward to giving them a try 😃
I AM SO GLAD I do not live near here, online and sales is dangerous enough 🤣🤣🤣
@silverpromidi Right?! Not sure I'm happy that we live close enough to do this or not. I know my husband isn't 🤣🤣
@@MelsYarniverse 😂
I have the Oriental Flowers in that sock yarn 💖💖💖
oh that bought me back to my wool classing days 😊
I have some Alpaca here but no one to spin it for me *sigh* would you like it? I would be happy to send it over to you, at least it will be used in something beautiful.
I have looked at that yarn and oh some of those other colours ... YIKES!
I will be interested in hearing your experience with this hook because I have a couple of hooks that I like to use that are the black handled ergonomic and they have deteriorated and feel ICK!!!!!!! to use so I have to work out how to make a material sleeve to go over them and stay put so I can use them again.
I wonder if Bendigo Mills would sell those hooks in a set?
Oh, you are so lovely 💗 Thank you for the offer of the alpaca, I'm sure it's lovely, but I'm not a spinner, unfortunately. My mum used to spin, but she had to stop because of her arthritis, and I never had the opportunity to learn, I'm afraid.
I'm not sure if Bendigo sell their crochet hooks in a set or not? I didn't see any full sets while I was there, and I can't see any on their website either, so maybe they don't?
Mel, it is sad your mum has to give up something she loved 😞
I was wondering if they would sell them in sets, but then maybe that would not be as profitable maybe? I'll wait to hear what you have to say about them and then consider. I really love my black handled ergonomic hooks, but until I get to making a sleeve for them I am not going to be using them.
BWM is one of my favourite yarn shops. I’ve personally spent a lot of money there. Oops. 🎂
Isn't it fantastic? And great quality wool 👌 Oooh, you found the secret 🎂 emoji!!
@@MelsYarniverse absolutely love the wool and their limited releases are amazing. That back room is so dangerous. I’m starting to spin fiber and have found some beautiful stuff back there
@angelinawilliams5470 oh nice! My mum used to spin, but I wasn't all that interested in it at the time (kicking myself now!😫) she ended up selling all of her wheels and her spinning stuff because she needed the room in her home, so I really m8ssed out there. Spinning seems like a really peaceful thing to do. Have you been doing it for long?
@@MelsYarniverse my daughter asked if we could give it a go given that I have had two spinning wheels. We have only just started but enjoying the mother daughter time. We knit together as well, sometimes the same pattern sometimes different. I’m pleased that she has shown interest in one of my hobbies.
@@MelsYarniverse my daughter asked if we could give it a go given that I have had two spinning wheels. We have only just started but enjoying the mother daughter time. We knit together as well, sometimes the same pattern sometimes different. I’m pleased that she has shown interest in one of my hobbies.
If I stand corrected. Is Bendigo wool yarn all super wash?
I'm actually not sure 🤔 I know some of their sock yarns, and a few of the 8ply (DK) wools are superwash, but I'm not sure about the rest.
The classic 8ply wool is machine washable. More info on their website.
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Hi Karen 👋 Thanks for your feedback, it's much appreciated 🙏 Are you able to explain when the camera moves too fast for you? Thanks, Mel