We have heard from Lesley Prior on ‘Growing Wool‘, ‘Harvesting Wool‘ and collaborating with Finisterre to ‘Process Wool‘. Today we shall hear about Lesley’s experiences of working directly with the wool from her Bowmont Sheep! Lesley is – as well as being a shepherd and an amazing ambassador for wool – a weaver. This is… Continue Reading Lesley Prior on Working with Wool…
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Lesley Prior on Processing Wool…
Today we have two connected posts lined up for you – one from Lesley Prior for this morning, and then this evening, a Q&A with Finisterre, who are the company producing garments from Lesley’s raw fleece. In terms of our WOVEMBER ‘closing the gap’ theme, we thought it would be especially apposite to show two… Continue Reading Lesley Prior on Processing Wool…
Woolly roundup
It’s time for the WEEKLY, WOOLLY ROUNDUP! Thanks again everyone for all the Wovember work you’re doing to raise the profile of WOOL FOR WHAT IT IS on your own blogs, in your knitting projects, in your felt-making and – yes – in your Christmas plans. I learned this week about Christmas Tree Skirts from… Continue Reading Woolly roundup