Author Topic: American lass wishes to meet sheep (Read 3944 times)

sanmarzano · « **on:** September 02, 2015, 06:31:02 pm »

Dear All

I am not a smallholder, just interested in sheep and spinning wool. A friend on Ravelry suggested this would be a good place to ask this favour.

I have been put in contact with a American post grad student who has a Watson Fellowship grant to spend a year finding out more about wool. What very heaven. She has been in Iceland
- see her blog and I have invited her to come and stay with me for a bit in Wales.
First request - Annie is currently in Edinburgh and would very much like to visit and maybe help on a sheep farm, if anyone could put her in touch with someone or offer to meet her themselves. She would particularly love to go to Iona and Skye.
Second request - if you happened to be going to Masham Sheep Fair and would agree to meet her and help explain the sheep breeds and/or spinning, this would be much appreciated.
Third request - if you are somewhere between Scotland and Wales and have a suggested place or event she might see or would offer her a look at your own sheep, I think she would be very grateful.

If anyone feels comfortable offering this lass some support, taken on trust, though she is unknown to me except by email, if you let me know your email with a message, I will send it on to her.

Thanks everybody.
Fran

SallyintNorth · « **Reply #1 on:** September 02, 2015, 08:10:06 pm »

I'm (one of) Fran's friend(s) on Ravelry aiyhg

Just thought there might be some sheep-keepers who spin or are interested in fleece in the vicinity of Edinburgh (or even on Skye or Iona) who might be interested in some help / two-way exchange.

The link to Annie's blog is here

Womble · « **Reply #2 on:** September 02, 2015, 10:39:36 pm »

We're not exactly a sheep farm, but we're less than an hour from Edinburgh (car or train), and I'm always keen to meet interesting people who like sheep!

Annie, if you're reading this, we'll cheerfully show you the breeds we keep here, and those our neighbours keep. In return we have a huge bag of wool from this year's shearing that we'd love to be shown some simple things to do with! Why don't you come over for dinner sometime?

Porterlauren · « **Reply #3 on:** September 02, 2015, 10:51:43 pm »

If she ends up in South wales, shed be welcome to come and see some shedding sheep here, might put an interesting spin on it. Also live in the land of the sheep, so plenty of woolys around.

Brucklay · « **Reply #4 on:** September 03, 2015, 12:09:52 am »

I doubt she will get up to north east scotland but if she does - very welcome here

Just an idea to possible program in the smallholder show, Lanark as there will be lots of breeds to see (in the flesh), fleeces on display, and plenty to see and do

Bionic · « **Reply #5 on:** September 03, 2015, 08:26:29 am »

I'm in Carmarthenshire. She would be welcome here but I only have 6 sheep so not a lot to keep her occupied but I do spin.

The Llandovery sheep festival is on at the end of Sept. Thats interesting and on the Sunday of the show there is the coloured sheep sale in the market. Usually quite a few nice coloured breeds there.

Backinwellies · « **Reply #6 on:** September 03, 2015, 09:18:33 am »

And I'm very close to bionic .... And have llanwenogs. Was going to me tion sheep festival myself.

sanmarzano · « **Reply #7 on:** September 03, 2015, 11:12:19 am »

Thanks very much everybody. I have sent Annie a link to this page and hope that your kind offers bear fruit. She is hoping to go to the Masham Sheep Fair at the end of September, but of course, if she gets to Wales by then, I can bring her to Llandovery with me. I had almost forgotten - wonder if they will have 'The Sheeptacular' again?

Bionic · « **Reply #8 on:** September 03, 2015, 02:20:43 pm »

Quote from: sanmarzano on September 03, 2015, 11:12:19 am

Thanks very much everybody. I have sent Annie a link to this page and hope that your kind offers bear fruit. She is hoping to go to the Masham Sheep Fair at the end of September, but of course, if she gets to Wales by then, I can bring her to Llandovery with me. I had almost forgotten - wonder if they will have 'The Sheeptacular' again?

The sheeptacular is definitely there again.

I will be in one of the marquees, spinning. We will have a sign, Llansadwrn, spinners, weavers and dyers.
Drop in to see me. My name is Sally by the way.

Me · « **Reply #9 on:** September 03, 2015, 02:44:05 pm »

american lass wishes to meet sheep

Every single farmer in the UK sends a PM......

verdifish · « **Reply #10 on:** September 04, 2015, 01:34:35 am »

Baaaaaaah !!!!!

Womble · « **Reply #11 on:** September 04, 2015, 06:36:02 am »

Quote from: Me on September 03, 2015, 02:44:05 pm

american lass wishes to meet sheep

Every single farmer in the UK sends a PM......

Quote from: Womble on September 02, 2015, 10:39:36 pm

Why don't you come over for dinner sometime?

OOOPS!!! I see what you mean Me, and this thread already 250 views.

However, I can assure you that Mrs Womble and I only have the best of intentions. We don't get to meet many new people these days, so the chance to hang out with someone who won't be put off by the smell of lanolin and sheep sh1t is too good an opportunity to pass up!