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It all started when I went for a visit to Pirinoa Station in the Wairarapa where my daughter, son in law and three grandchildren live. . Jono aged 12, and his friend Ben were setting traps for possums at night and clearing the traps early in the morning. I heard about the value of the …
This year, for the second time, we are selecting wool from coloured Polwarth sheep for our Rough Ridge yarns. The wool comes from Fine Fibre Farms where Stuart and Sue Albrey have a large flock of coloured sheep who produce marvellous fleeces. The coloured fleeces are sought after by spinners and weavers. Stuart farms several …
Out of a flock of several thousand sheep, a special breeding programme is taking place to produce wonderful Maniototo Wool It’s the end of May. If all has gone as planned the Romney ewes are now “in lamb” and will spend the winter getting on with their pregnancy. The Merino rams are removed and returned …
We have a quantity of 4ply (fingering) weight yarn available for indie dyers to purchase in bulk for the first time. The wool is our merino-cross lambswool and is 22micron with a very soft feel. The fleeces were selected by a highly trained woolclasser at shearing time last September. The wool was then scoured, carded and spun, …
It is February and we are well into 2016, so time for an overdue update. It is now 5 months since shearing, and most of this season’s wool is processed. We are SO EXCITED to have a new product – Luxury Lambswool – a semi-worsted DK yarn made from very carefully selected fleeces from prize …
There is nothing like the thought of a looming retreat weekend for knitters for us to get creative and start experimenting with colour. We will be in the little fishing village of Ahuriri near Napier from 27th to 30th August for “Knit August Nights”. It will be a long drive from Geraldine in South Canterbury, …
I’ve made this fun hat three times in our Aran style Maniototo Wool. The first was this one modelled by Finley. The main colour used was “Ram Paddock Green”. The contrast was a one-off random dyed sample colour. Maniototo Wool Hat This adult beanie with ridges is a useful and practical winter hat. You …
The six new colours of the Geraldine Collection by Maniototo Wool are now launched in time for cosy winter knitting. These can be purchased at Country Rumours, Talbot St Geraldine for NZ$20 per 100g. They are available in the Aran style (10ply) and also in DK (8 ply). They can also be purchased directly from …
We at Maniototo Wool have been very busy compiling a new collection of wool colours named “The Geraldine Collection”. We moved to Geraldine a few months ago and have become involved in a co-op shop in the main street of the town. These new hand dyed colours are now available at “Country Rumours”, 11 …
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