on Following suggestions made in our Ravelry group we will be running a WAL this Wovember. A WAL is a “Wool-Along” which works exactly like a KAL, “Knit-Along” but which (unlike a KAL) also includes spinning, weaving, crochet or any other making craft which utilises wool. If you want to join the WOVEMBER WAL simply select… Continue Reading The WOVEMBER WAL
on COMRADES IN WOOL, OUR FAVOURITE TIME OF YEAR IS FAST APPROACHING! It’ll soon be cold enough to wear all-wool outfits, layer your sweaters, and pin your woolly brooches to your lapels!!! Mark cutting a dashing figure in his good wool coat Sandals can go in the loft; thick, woolly socks can come out; hats and… Continue Reading WOVEMBER 2013…
on As you know, there were 2 parts to the competition; a blog-post contest and a photo-contest. We have awarded prizes accordingly in both categories. Blog posts First prize goes to Kate Woolwinding for her rich accounts of living in Wales, exploring the relationships between her local sheep and her spinning/knitting activities. We particularly loved Kate’s… Continue Reading PRIZES!
on Wovember readers, we have not forgotten you, neither have we forgotten the issuing of Prizes for your wonderful photo and blog competition entries! Today team Wovember members T & F met to trade woolskills, to talk about Wovember, and to delight together in WOOL. Here is Tom, combing fibres identified as Romney in Deb Robson’s… Continue Reading From the phones of Team Wovember!
on Well, Wovember is over and the whole team took a well-deserved weekend off! Thank you contributors for sharing all your knowledge, stories, thoughts and ideas. Thank you readers, for all your positive and supportive comments, they kept us going. There are still a few loose ends to tie up: here is Tom talking about his… Continue Reading Wovember Post Script #1
on This last post comes from Diane Falck, who has been with us throughout WOVEMBER… whose Ouessant sheeps’ wool we have seen Growing; Harvested; Flick-combed (Processed); Hand-spun and hand-knitted (Worked-with); …and Worn. Diane’s beautiful posts about working with her Ouessant wool convey a deep sense of connectedness – the very title ‘Spinning Shepherd’ suggests a real… Continue Reading Diane Falck’s last thoughts on WOVEMBER…
on We are into the last 5 days of WOVEMBER! This means we are into the last topic of our five phases of WOVEMBER blogposts – ‘Growing Wool’, ‘Harvesting Wool’, ‘Processing Wool’, ‘Working with Wool’ and ‘Wearing Wool’. I hope it is by now clear why we chose this structure for organising all the pieces this… Continue Reading Wearing Wool
on We mentioned Deb Robson in our recommended reading for WOVEMBER post, and in “Growing Wool in pictures by Susan Gibbs“. If you have not yet seen The Fleece and Fibre Sourcebook we suggest you check it out at once! And if you ever have the chance to attend one of Deb Robson’s workshops, you will… Continue Reading Deb Robson on Growing Wool…
on As you know, these first days of WOVEMBER are themed around Growing WOOL! Wool has its very foundations in the work of shepherds. This is an opportunity to recognise and celebrate the amazing work of WOOLGROWERS! Sue Blacker who runs The Natural Fibre Company with her flock of Gotland Sheep, photo © Douglas Bence Generally… Continue Reading Growing Wool
on WOVEMBER IS HERE, which means that our month-long celebration of WOOL is now fully under-way! We hope that you will enjoy the series of posts we have curated from your submissions, and from the glorious array of shepherds, shearers, spinners, weavers artists, knitters and makers that we are fortunate enough to know. There is literally… Continue Reading WOVEMBER 2012 IS HERE!