Spinning, Plying & Making Art Yarn from Black Welsh Mountain on a Spinning Wheel
Category Archives: Exploring Fleece
Fibre Representations: Part 2 Cats & Cloth
A fun critical look into how film and literature have represented weaving and knitting; what they’ve got right and what has gone wrong!
Wool & The Anthropocene: An Essay
An academic essay exploring the Anthropocene through the social and cultural history of wool.
Fibre Representations: Part 1 Fairytale Faux Pas
A fun critical look into how film and literature have represented spinning; what they’ve got right and what has gone wrong!
Welcome to Wovember 2025!
A short introduction to what’s happening on Loose Ends Fibre this Wovember
Fibre Prep: Black Welsh Mountain
Preparation of raw Black Welsh Mountain fleece for spinning through, skirting, washing & combing
A Little About: Black Welsh Mountain
Black Welsh Mountain sheep are some of the only sheep in the UK to produce a purely black fleece as opposed to a very dark brown. The breed is referred to in writing dating back to the medieval period…
Suint Fermentation Drying Update
Improvements to the fleece drying process using old technology.
Spinning: Castlemilk Moorit
Spinning & Plying Castlemilk Moorit Fleece on a Spinning Wheel
Tour De Fleece 2025 – Week 3 Final Wrap-up
Progress photos and reflections from the final week of Tour De Fleece 2025
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