…until WOVEMBER is upon us. Here are some glimpses of treats to come… Until tomorrow…
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on Category: wovember
on Why “Closing the Gap”? and why SONIK WOVEMBER?
on I hope you won’t mind a personal post here from me, Felicity, one of the members of TEAM WOVEMBER! I wanted to explain a little bit why I chose “Closing the Gap” as the theme for this year’s month-long celebration of WOOL and why there will be a SONIK dimension to this years’ WOVEMBER festivities.… Continue Reading Why “Closing the Gap”? and why SONIK WOVEMBER?
Recommended Reading
on This Wovember, we highly recommend the following books: 1) The Woolpack by Cynthia Harnett is a wonderful piece of historic fiction. Although aimed principally at younger readers, this adventure story is well-researched and really brings the history of the wool trade in the Cotswolds alive through vivid and careful description. A really nice bedtime story… Continue Reading Recommended Reading
Wovember preparations
on Although the blog may seem relatively quiet, things are heating up behind the Wovember scenes! Here’s a glimpse of what’s going on. 1) The Wovember Woollen Brooch Factory is working full tilt to unleash a wonderful range of 100% WOOL covered brooches at 20:00 GMT on 1st WOVEMBER. This year, we are delighted to be… Continue Reading Wovember preparations
Announcing SONIK WOVEMBER
on To people who follow Felicity Ford’s blog, it will come as no surprise that this year’s “Closing the Gap” theme for Wovember will feature a SONIK dimension! To introduce this SONIK element, we shall commence with a fun sheep sound factoid! Did you know that the sounds of sheep being herded are some of the… Continue Reading Announcing SONIK WOVEMBER
A Q&A With Wovember’s New Team Member: tomofholland
on Team Wovember has a new team member: tomofholland. Tom is a self-taught knitter and mender, and you can find out more about his work on his blog. To introduce Tom to all you WOOL lovers, here’s a Q&A baring all: How did you hear about Wovember? I found out about Wovember last year either from… Continue Reading A Q&A With Wovember’s New Team Member: tomofholland
Announcing Wovember 2012!
on THE WOVEMBER 2012 COMPETITION: CLOSING THE GAP – SUBMISSION DEADLINE NOW EXTENDED TO 31ST OCTOBER This year Wovember will be focussed on closing the gap between producers and consumers of yarn. The month of November will feature a sequence of woolly contents on the Wovember site, divided into 5 sections: *growing wool *harvesting wool *processing… Continue Reading Announcing Wovember 2012!
WOVEMBER 2012 – CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS!
on This year the theme of Wovember 2012 is “closing the gap”. For the month of November 2012, a sequence of posts exploring wool’s journey from sheep to shoulders will feature on this website, curated from YOUR SUBMISSIONS! There is a prize for
We have winners!
on Grand Prize Winner: sponsored by Jamieson and Smith Deborah Barr, “Encounter on Gamle Strynesfjellsvegen, Norway” Congratulations, Deborah! You win a £100 voucher from Jamieson & Smith! Best sheep photos: sponsored by Blacker Designs Lucy Razzall, “Henry Moore’s Sheep” Helena Callum, “Goldilocks” Amy Karasz, “Neve and Wren” Congratulations Lucy, Helena, and Amy! Amy wins a £20… Continue Reading We have winners!
An end of Wovember story
on When I was at Art College, we were set a year-long-project in which our task was to trace the whole of Art History through a single topic. We were to collect images from all eras of the history of Western Art relating to a single theme, and to then organise these into a timeline. The… Continue Reading An end of Wovember story