The process of making Fabel Knitwear’s medieval ruffle blouse from zwartbles and alpaca fleece
Tag Archives: Fibre
Spinning: Black Welsh Mountain
Spinning, Plying & Making Art Yarn from Black Welsh Mountain on a Spinning Wheel
Black Welsh Mountain: Gothic Hood
Weaving a hood with the Black Welsh Mountain combing waste
Black Welsh Mountain: Alice Starmore’s Raven Collar
Knitting Alice Starmore’s Raven Collar
Wool & The Anthropocene: An Essay
An academic essay exploring the Anthropocene through the social and cultural history of wool.
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…
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
Tour De Fleece 2025 – Week 2 Wrap-up
Progress photos and reflections from the second week of Tour De Fleece 2025
Loose Ends 