Reading Time: 7 minutesZero Waste Week has had me thinking about many aspects of zero waste. My focus has recently been on the waste and pollution associated with clothes. Now, fabric, trimmings and yarn waste, and the idea of making clothes from scraps, is my focus. Fabric waste, in particular, is a huge problem for the fashion industry, and […]
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Sustainable Life: Everything Has to Come From Somewhere
Reading Time: 9 minutesWhen I see advice on how to live a sustainable life, the words everything has to come from somewhere always come to mind. It’s something I find I keep saying to myself. We can so easily be seduced by a new ‘sustainable’ product, forgetting that it still has to come from somewhere. Perhaps sometimes there […]
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 […]
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 wool […]
How to Straighten Unravelled Wool: Frugal Ways With Old Knitwear
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe question of how to straighten unravelled wool is something I’ve re-visited recently. I have several balls of unravelled wool which I’ve decided to use in a crochet afghan I’ve had on the go for a while now. These are years old, are pure wool, and were my grandmother’s (my Nan’s). I’ve had this yarn […]
Advantages of Spinning on a Drop Spindle
Reading Time: 5 minutesBeing a free-range spinner is one of the main advantages of spinning on a drop spindle. It’s like scribbling notes in a notebook, rather than being at your desk. You and your work are portable – you can be anywhere. With dexterity, you can also multi-task. I could be a nomadic spinner with a drop […]
