Gift vouchers available!

Ground-breaking news - I now have festival vouchers available for £5 or £10 -so if you have the overwhelming desire to make your friends/family exceedingly happy and extremely comfortable as you introduce them to the world of 'bottom heaven' with an eco-friendly sheepy tuffet, then do come and find me at one of the forthcoming events!

Tuffets at Bampton!

 
Eco-friendly tuffets for sale at Bampton were appreciated by the many, for use on the typically hard wooden seats offered for the endurance test of the many folky musicians present! What a wicked weekend at Bampton Folk Festival "which seems to be getting more and more popular just by word of mouth ... So ... Pssssst ... Keep it a secret ..."  to take the words of the great festival guru Rob Hopcott!! Music was pouring forth from a few of the finest pubs in Devon, the Bridge House Hotel, The Swan and Blackberries Hotel - musicians and singers alike bounced off each other to produce wonderful tunes creating a fine festive atmosphere. Songs of  deep meaning and of triviality, sea shanties, traditional folk lore and other new found nonsense were abundant in The Bridge, with the trad music sessions being performed in the other two venues.
Hours of drumming on the Cajon box drum produced such a numbing experience for one key player that the Tuffeteer was called upon to come to the rescue -  the rustic wool  tuffet atop the Cajon drum gave forth true 'bottom heaven' providing a soothing and comforting experience to the weary derriere!

Fun in the Swan - Photo by Rob Hopcott

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The Tuffeteer had a grand array of deliciously sheepy tuffets on display throughout the weekend. There was a steady background dialogue of 'oohs' and 'ahhhs' as many a festival goer lowered their derrieres into a state of bottom heaven whilst perched on a three legged milking stool!! Tuffets are travelling, even as I write, as far afield as the Lizard and beyond to the Carribean! The Tuffeteer's wool tuffets were evident around the festival as a local harpist enjoyed the perfect combination of relaxing tunes and relaxing sheepy comfort!

Although the tuffet is renowned for it's delightful sustainable comfort whilst in the sitting pose, the benefits of warmth and soothing relaxing qualities have reached new heights - as the new head piece - cheaper than your average wig, definately a 'baaa'gain and viewed below - a chinstrap of the finest string may be added to enable the wearing in stormy conditions!!!

The festival was superb, excellent bands and workshops, celidhs to keep you reeling all night long from all celtic nations. The highlight for me was the very exciting young Cornish Launceston band, The Crowns, playing full on  punked-up folk, taking traditional folk tunes and rearranging to their own unique and vibrant style. The dance floor was full, young and old alike all aleaping to the driving rhythms - many a wet shirt went out that night!
The Tuffeteer can sleep well knowing that many folk from the celtic nations have now had the opportunity to  buy a  tuffet and enjoy the well deserved deliciously sheepy and rustic bottom heaven experience in the comfort of their own worlds!

Tuffets, Pouffes, Ottomans, Stools??

The word tuffet has been derived from tussock a small grassy hillock and has been used since the 16th century - hence the famous Little Miss Muffet  - you all know the story. Type in 'Tuffets' into the search engine and what a confusing array of goods are laid before you, tuffets, pouffes, ottomans, stools - all bandied about under the same label. The tuffet is purported to be a small stool with legs so small that they should be all but hidden under swathes of cloth to create a small article of beauty - but to sit on it becomes a very strange beast indeed!  One has to crumple ones legs with knees about ears -

far too low and to raise it to a sensible height - have you ever tried to balance a footstool on a bench to gain total comfort?  A most dangerous pastime, akin to balancing on one leg at the top of the crows nest - not for the faint hearted! This scenario can only lead to one conclusion, the footstools, pouffes and ottomans would all require the sustainable comfort of the deliciously sheepy tuffet created by the Travelling Tuffeteer to provide that wondrous sensation of Bottom Heaven! When considering the practical comfort one can visualise the added luxury that may be gained from the use of a wool tuffet, perhaps the Titan Talan or the Trusty Jacob, or any other of the wonderfully rustic varieties, adding a certain suave yet rural sophistication to either the most basic or luxurious sitting furniture.

Suddenly the seat feels bigger and so much more................
Practical, comfortable, delightful and affordable, perhaps the perfect gift for that certain someone who has everything - what better than enriching your loved ones lives with the soothing caress of 'Bottom heaven Since 2011'

Making Waves Festival - Looe

The scene is set and what a great first festival - all the ingredients of a winning weekend, free Friday, stage on the beach, traditional cornish music in West Looe, alternative stage in the Rose Garden Marquee, what could be missing? Bands such as The Selector, Ade Edmundsen and the Bad Shepherds, Dalla, From The Jam,  Roy Wood and his Rock & Roll Band, Reg Meuross, Cornwall Youth Jazz Orchestra, Penndrumm, Jessica Sweetman, Unstrung Heroes, Keltique, Pentorr, Kath and her Bluegrass Boys, plus  choirs from Looe, Polperro and Pelynt, Sheila's School of dancing, Big Man Bubba and many more, all combined to make a wonderful diverse festival! Please go to http://www.ilovelooe.co.uk/photographs/events-innear-looe/looe-music-festival-2011 for more great photos of the festival taken by Chris Halls for the festival!

Roy Wood and his Rock and Roll Band on the main stage

So where was the downside? The uncomfortable hard wooden and plastic seats were in abundance and could have led to being the one downside of the festival until The Travelling Tuffeteer arrived to provide the necessary 'bottom heaven' for the twelve hour marathon sung by the shanty singers in The Jolly Sailor on West Looe. As voices were sounding strong and brave, buttocks were slowly becoming numb and disillusioned - the wool tuffets were tested and cares rapidly soothed away as the experience of bottom heaven transformed the basic chair to a seat of luxury. Singers and musicians can all embrace  the wonders of 'Bottom Heaven since 2011'

e.mail contact: tuffets@hotmail.co.uk

Tuffet or cushion? Or Tuffet?

The tuffet is a very simple organic, eco friendly 'sit upon' that may present itself in many guises. It has much in common with the well known  cushion which  has been around in one form or another; According to our literary gurus there have been many a mention as far back as the Middle Ages, being included in inventories for Royal Palaces and being a symbol of some status in the French churches. The cushion in it's many forms has been traditionally stuffed with bracken, heather, horse hair, feathers or sheeps wool.
The Travelling Tuffeteer has taken this symbol of sustainable luxury to it's simplest form - the outer casing has been removed and the sumptuous comfort of eco-friendly natural fleece has been exposed to provide you with the ultimate in 'Bottom Heaven'. A phrase coined by a most grateful musician who had been previously  subjected to the most severe discomfort provided with the usual festival concert wooden seat, or the settle in the pub at the local music session. He can now carry his own lightweight status symbol with pride and avoid the look of pity as some invoke when carrying their rather frilly cushions from home. The rustic nature of the tuffet allows you to feel a part of that nature, as the fleece gently soothes and reflects warmth, whilst repelling the damp that so often seeps into this very basic of provided furniture. Would the cushion have this same effect? No, it could not as the outer covering would detract from the benefits. The  wool fibres of the tuffet create an optimal temperature zone, they conduct excess heat and moisture away from the body and it  is also non-allergenic - probably not even the bravest  dust mite would dare!! Scientists have shown that wool fibres can induce a deep relaxed state which will obviously benefit all who sit upon the woven natural tuffet. Could the modern cushion fulfil such a mighty task, comfort, health benefits and an element of suave rural sophistication??

So, the evidence is before you, the question is to Tuffet or cushion, tuffet or not to tuffet?

 Perhaps the quest for true  'Bottom Heaven' has been fulfilled.

Contact: tuffets@hotmail.co.uk

Tuffeteer will travel!

I am available for festivals, fetes, country fayres and craft workshops to demonstrate the art of tuffet making with the option of making and purchasing your very own tuffet. The tuffet is a lightweight, woven 'cushion' made from eco-friendly sheeps wool and is guaranteed 'bottom heaven'.

WHY? Due to the stresses of everyday life, the pressures of work and the limitations and restrictions of modern day society I embarked on a six month trip around the UK as a WOOFER - definitely recommended! WOOF stands for World-wide Opportunities on Organic farms and is a great way to meet people, share and learn new skills and generally take stock on the world around you.

The most popular budget  tuffet comes in natural white  fleece and can be used in a range of settings, suitable for indoor / outdoor use and may be enjoyed by the youngest through to the eldest member of your family. The Tuffeteer also creates a range of designs to suit the discerning tastes of all who desire that little slice of 'Bottom Heaven' in style!

 * Plus P&P

Contact e.mail address: tuffets@hotmail.co.uk