…and a Happy Woolly 2015 New Year
The 2014 carded sliver has arrived. Wow it is gorgeous, and the dyeing has begun in time for New Year marketing. Looking forward to spinning some of this lusciousness.
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Wool to Yarn 2014
The marvellous wool clip for 2014 is being made into yarn. Today we visited Graham and Jacqui at Wild Earth Yarns in Christchurch where Maniototo Wool is being processed into the new season’s yarns. The scoured wool is weighed….. Then it goes through the carder…..looking like a fine cobweb which becomes a sheet of wool….and then splits …
A New Home
Maniototo Wool now has a new home in Geraldine, South Canterbury – much closer to where our woolly producers are farmed, and also closer to our processors. In September, we drove down to the farm in the Magnificent Maniototo to select the newly shorn fleeces for our new season’s yarn and sliver. Wow! it is …
Wool for Felting
Our 24 micron wool sliver is superb for wet felting. The 2 day felting workshop I’ve just been on was a great way to trial it and learn a new technique at the same time. The wool is perfect for hats, bags and probably slippers, although I haven’t made any of these yet. Bright vibrant …
A Woolly Winter
Winter has arrived. There’s snow on Mount Arthur, the mornings are chilly and the sunshine hours are shorter – but sunshine there still is here in Nelson. Keeping up with the dyeing has moved into a new gear – Dark Greywacke and lots of winter brights are in demand, and a few precious hours of …
Soap for felting New Zealand wool
Olive oil soap is so good for felting our carded wool. It doesn’t over-lather. The kitchen smells of eucalyptus this morning, as the new soap is cut into bars. We leave it for 3 weeks to cure, then it is ready for use. This batch has essential oil of eucalyptus added to the brew. We …
New Zealand Wool Patterns
All the patterns I use are available on line, can easily be downloaded, and most are free. I spend a ridiculous amount of time researching designs on the internet and choose patterns that look as though they will work well with our wonderful Merino / Romney Maniototo Wool. I have a mounting pile of patterns …
