by David | Mar 28, 2012 | Animals, Caring For Animals, Homeopathy, Philosophy
If we choose to keep an animal, we take on a considerable amount of responsibility to care for that animal to the best of our ability and it is a sad reflection of our fast-paced society that animals often aren’t given the same degree of care and consideration as...
by DesignerLynne | Mar 16, 2012 | Cleaning & Processing, Fibre Tumbler, Picking, Scouring, Techniques, Tumbling
It’s a huge leap to make from buying yarn off the shelf to processing the fibre and making your own, but like most things in life, the rewards far outweigh the effort and anyway, what would you be doing with all that time? Spinning is usually the first step to...
by David | Mar 12, 2012 | Fibre Picker, Picking, Techniques, Tools of the Trade, Uncategorized, Video
And along comes the next instalment of the fibre processing video series – Picking the Fibre In my last post, I showed the first dry processing stage, using the fibre tumbler to shake the loose sand and grit out of the fleece. There’s still plenty more grunge to be...
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