This year I have decided to participate in Tour de Fleece. This is an annual spinning event where crafters spin on every day the cyclists of the Tour de France ride. This year the dates are 26 June 2021- 18 July 2021. Although there are official Tour De Fleece groups on social media (Facebook andContinue reading “Tour De Fleece 2021”
Tag Archives: British Wool
Spinning: Romney
Spinning, Plying & Setting the Twist of the Romney fleece on a Wheel.
Fibre Prep: Romney
Preparation of raw Romney fleece for spinning through, skirting, washing and carding.
A Little About: Romney
Romney Sheep were established on Romney Marsh, a wetland between Kent & East Sussex, in the 13th Century…
Working Through the Stash
Hello everyone, it’s been a while since I put out a blog post. Over the past few months I have been steadily working through my wool stash and as usual I am working on several projects at once that are all at various stages of completion. I will be doing a full write up onContinue reading “Working Through the Stash”
Wovember: Fibre Library Part 2
A continuation of Fibre Library Part 1. Disclaimer: I am not affiliated with any of the publishers, authors etc. in any books mentioned in this post. All books mentioned are my personal copies which have been purchased either new or secondhand. This list is not exhaustive, so if a book isn’t listed here it doesn’tContinue reading “Wovember: Fibre Library Part 2”
Fibre Prep: Lincoln Longwool
Preparation of raw Lincoln Longwool fleece for spinning through, skirting & washing
Wovember: Fibre Library Part 1
Selection of fibre books on my bookshelf
A Little About: Lincoln Longwool
Lincoln Longwool sheep are one of the older British sheep breeds and were established in the English city of Lincoln in the Middle Ages…
Celebrating Wovember: What is Wool?
Celebrating Wovember wool month – What is wool?
Loose Ends 