on Another post submitted as part of our WOVEMBER competition, this one comes from Chrissie Day, and – like Kate, whom we heard from this morning – draws inspiration for her knitting projects directly from the sheep living in her immediate environment… Here are the sheep who give me their fleeces. Deciding to mix Bluefaced Leicester… Continue Reading Chrissie Day on Working with Wool…
on Today’s WOVEMBER posts are all personal accounts from far and wide, from people who work with wool. This morning, we shall revisit the Welsh mountains where Kate Woolwinding lives, to learn about how some local Black Welsh Mountain sheep are inspiring her own work with wool… October 27, 2012 I love working with fleece. It’s… Continue Reading Kate Woolwinding on Working with Wool…
on Following on from the beautiful photo essays by Susan Gibbs of Juniper Moon Farm that launched “Growing Wool“, “Harvesting Wool” and “Processing Wool“, here are some wonderful photos from Susan detailing “Working with Wool”… Knitting with wool. Dyeing wool. Mulching carrot plants with wool. All content and photos © Susan Gibbs and Juniper Moon Farm,… Continue Reading Working with Wool in pictures, by Susan Gibbs
on Here is one of the blog-posts submitted to WOVEMBER as part of our competition! Thanks to Joanne Elizabeth for these thoughts on “Working with Wool”. Wool is Home ‘Knitting. A simple wool shawl, my own design. Tortoise and Hare Gauntlets, designed by Kate Davies’ – Joanne Elizabeth Wool plays a significant role in my life.… Continue Reading Joanne Elizabeth on Working with Wool…
on In a sense this is the most nebulous of our blog-post categories, because everyone from whom we’ve heard throughout WOVEMBER is in one way or another “Working with Wool”. However in another sense, we wanted to create a space for sharing the specific aspects of the various crafts and skills connected with wool – such… Continue Reading Working with Wool…
on Napping: the process of raising the fibres on the surface of the cloth to give blankets a soft, fluffy appearance. This was done by combing the surface of the blanket with a teaseler, made from inserting teasel heads (a type of thistle) into a wooden bat. The ‘gig mill’ was a development from the hand… Continue Reading WOVEMBER WORDS #17
on Now we have had a few days of exploring how wool is processed – both domestically and commercially – we thought it would be amazing to showcase a very special project which brings all that processing together! In 2011 the Kennet Valley Guild of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers undertook a historic recreation project, based on… Continue Reading The Newbury Coat