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Q&A with Rare Breeds of Canada Shepherds: working at the (literal) grassroots...
Nancy MacMillan is an avid knitter with an interest in Rare Breeds and working with wool straight from the source. Pam Heath is a Shepherdess whom Nancy first met at the Ottawa Knitting Guild some...
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Estonian Native Sheep
The mixed flock of Joel and Julika’s beautiful flock of sheep at Jaani Talu, Estonia For Wovember Words today we are in Estonia! When team Wovember member Felix traveled there in 2012 for a residency,...
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Schaf und Wolle in Germany
For today’s stop on the Wovember Words EU tour we are in Germany where the word for sheep is Schaf and the word for wool is Wolle. We’ve had some help from our friends with this post; Nadine who is...
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Uist Wool
Dana MacPhee, director of Uist Wool, is here today to talk about the development of their mill and training programme. The Uist Wool Mill will spin local and other fleece for local craftspersons and...
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Today our EU themed Wovember Words is travelling to Portugal where the word for sheep is ovelha, and the word for wool is lã. We are taking all our inspiration and some of our quotes for this post from...
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Oi și lână în România – sheep and wool in Romania
Today for our EU Wovember Words post we are in Romania where the word for sheep is oaie, and the word for wool is lână. To begin with the sheep (info from this report); In Romania there are two...
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Journey of a wool yarn #2
Earlier in Wovember Louise spoke to Joy McMillan, from The Knitting Goddess about her plans to design a 100% Yorkshire wool yarn. In conversation with Louise and Joy was Claire Tunney, of Fourways...
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yarn that tells the story of Uist
This week our theme is centred on wool empowerment. Earlier in Wovember we heard from Dana MacPhee, director of Uist Wool, on the project’s inception and setting up their mill. Today we are pleased to...
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WOOLNESS & THE LAND: Yuli Sømme 2017
This evening’s post comes from Yuli Sømme with whom Paula Wolton has worked since the outset of the One Hut Full project. In these short texts she explores the many ways in which she works with wool to...
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Woolness and me: Past, present and future in wool
Hazel Smith, Mill Manager at Uist Wool, is here today to talk about her love for wool and how much wool wellness she gleans from working in the industry. Hazel wrote a longer article for us last year...
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