Hello and welcome to The Compost Bin. I'm Compostwoman and I live with my family in rural Herefordshire. We have nearly four acres of garden and woodland, all managed organically and to Permaculture principles, which we share with Chickens, Cats and assorted wildlife. We also grow a lot of our own food, run courses in all sorts of things and make a lot of compost!

I am a Master Composter and have spent more than a decade as a volunteer Community Compost adviser with Garden Organic and my local Council.
I'm a self employed Environmental Educator so I run workshops and events where I talk about compost, veg growing, chicken keeping, cooking, preserving and sustainable living. I also run crafts workshops and Forest School/outdoor play sessions in our wood.

We try to live a more self sufficient lifestyle here, as best we can, while still having a comfortable life and lots of fun.


To learn more about us click on the About Compostwoman tab and remember to click on the photos to make them full size!


Home made crafty things



Every year I make jam, chutney, fruit vodkas, cider, wine and assorted other preserves.

2014
 
  • crochet granny squares - 45
  • sewed together fabric squares to make more 9 patch squares
  • pieced together the strips of squares to make the quilt top,
  • 4 more crochet cotton dish clothes made
  • Many small sewing repair jobs carried out
  • Needle felted flowers, motifs, small animals as gifts.
  • Fabric bag
  • Fabric purses x 2
  • Fabric cover for note pad
  • Cut lots of fabric from charity shop and rag bag at home, for quilting
  • cut up lots of cotton tops to make quilting/crochet/rags.
  • Handmade paper, notebooks.
  • Many handmade cards and envelopes, made from handmade paper and recycled magazines :-)
  • Interlocking origami gift boxes made from reused, expensive (!) scrap store gotten wallpaper sample books
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  • Soap made 5 bars (some as gifts)
  • Balm made (beeswax and oils) 5 jars (some as gifts)
  • altered 5 tops to fit Compostgirl
  • altered 3 pairs of trousers to fit Compostgirl
  • Repaired 5 shirts for Compostman
  • Mended 2 pairs of Jeans

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2013
  • crochet granny squares - 85
  • sewed together fabric squares to make 9 patch squares
  • pieced together the strips of squares to make the quilt top,
  • part quilted the ( king sized) throw
  • eight more crochet cotton dish clothes made
  • Many sewing repair jobs carried out!
  • Cut lots of poly cotton shirts from charity shop and rag bag at home, for quilting
  • cut up lots of cotton tops to make quilting fabric.
  • Handmade paper, notebooks.
  • Many handmade cards and envelopes, made from handmade paper and recycled magazines :-)
  • Interlocking origami gift boxes made from reused, expensive (!) scrap store gotten wallpaper sample books
  •  
  • Soap made 10 bars (some as gifts)
  • Balm made ( beeswax and oils) 10 jars (some as gifts)
  • altered 3 tops to fit Compostgirl
  • altered 4 pairs of trousers to fit Compostgirl
  • Repaired 3 shirts for Compostman
  • Mended 6 pairs of Jeans
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2012
  • Compostgirl's duvet - restored to full use by a fabric flower and some needlework :-)
  • Papercastings, painted and used for gifts(plaques, as brooches, mounted on cards, etc)
  • Handmade paper, notebooks.
  • Many handmade cards and envelopes, made from handmade paper and recycled magazines :-)
  • Interlocking origami gift boxes made from reused, expensive (!) scrapstore gotten wallpaper sample books
  • The crochet lap rug. My first hand made crochet item as I only learned in May 2012
  • Tea cosy replacement liner. Very expensive tea cosy, liner fell apart - I replaced it with a nce bit of fabric cut from a cotton t shirt
  • Crochet cotton face flannel and drink coaster
  • Many, many mending, alterations and repairs in clothing
  • Crochet cotton dishcloths
  • Knitted cotton dishcloths
  • Many rag dusters, neatly hemmed.

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