British Wool – Loose Ends

Zwartbles: Weaving a Mystical Belt

Making a belt strap for a vintage buckle

Breed study square knitted using Castlemilk Moorit wool

Knitting Hirismakes Falling Leaves Sweater using Handspun Castlemilk Moorit Fleece

The process of making Fabel Knitwear’s medieval ruffle blouse from zwartbles and alpaca fleece

Spinning, Plying & Making Art Yarn from Black Welsh Mountain on a Spinning Wheel

Weaving a hood with the Black Welsh Mountain combing waste

A fun critical look into how film and literature have represented weaving and knitting; what they’ve got right and what has gone wrong!

Knitting Alice Starmore’s Raven Collar

An academic essay exploring the Anthropocene through the social and cultural history of wool.

A fun critical look into how film and literature have represented spinning; what they’ve got right and what has gone wrong!