Reading Time: 3 minutesI’ve mentioned that my saving of scraps of just about anything (yarn, fabrics, carding waste etc) knows no bounds. Trash batts are my next scrap using experiment. Batts are the rectangle of processed fibre that results from carding using hand-carders or a drum carder. I’ve asked before when are remnants and scraps too small to use? It seems […]
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Herdwick Wool Socks: Boot and Slouch Socks
Reading Time: 3 minutesWhat could be better for tramping along a frosty path in a pair of boots and Herdwick wool socks. Durable and warm, Herdwick wool is an ideal pairing with boots and wellies. Walk the dog and hop over stiles in these. It’s a kempy (hairy) wool, which unsurprisingly, knitters don’t tend to favour for snuggly […]
#Swatchalong: Herdwick Swatch
Reading Time: 2 minutesI have some grey Herdwick wool top in my spinning supplies basket which I had started to use as ‘practice fibre’ when getting used to a new spinning wheel. I initially saw it as expendable, should the first efforts at spinning on the wheel result in uneven, badly spun yarn. Why did I think it […]
Fleece and Fibre at the Small Breeds Farm
Reading Time: 3 minutesMy obsession with fleece and fibre is growing. Not only do I now have a basket of some new types of wool top to spin (new to me) to add to a mountain of Ryeland fleece that I already possess, it seems like a good idea to connect the fleece/fibre to the animal. In the week […]
Knitted Christmas: Easy Makes to Unwind Before Christmas
Reading Time: 2 minutesKnitting tree ornaments was my ‘unwind’ before Christmas. I was reading The Knitter magazine on a train homewards after three days away for work. There were only a few days left to go before the maelstrom of Christmas Day and the ‘To Do’ list was rattling around my head. I knew the remedy should be […]
Wovember: Remember Remember the 5th of Wovember
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe 5th of November….. that’s when I should have started Wovember. If you haven’t been Wovemberised, it is a month to wear as much pure wool as possible to show your appreciation of the wonderful stuff; to come out in support of the sheep farmers who care for the woolly creatures that produce the wonderful […]
