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Wool terminology
The production, processing and usage of wool has its own language developed over centuries. Here we explain the most com…
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Wool
From the Middle Ages to the 19th century, sheep were kept not for their meat but for their fleece.…
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Wool on the Wall 2014
A day celebrating and exploring British wool. Run alongside Greenhead Farmers' Market. There will be vendors selling any and everything to do with or made from British wool…
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Wool
We got our wool back from Diane yesterday. It really is lovely; it's so soft and not at all scratchy. I'm really looking forward to getting it knitted up. I think there…
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Strathearn Wool Week
A Feast of Woolly Events to celebrate British Wool Week. Daytime Workshops including felting, spinning and dyeing Mon-Sat Knitting Evenings: Kate Davies Sheep carousel (Wed) and…
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Strathearn Wool Tryst
A Feast of Woolly Events Fleece exhibition Market…
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Our fleece is now wool!
Well, a little bit of it is! It smells lovely, it's a glorious colour and I'm chuffed to bits with it. I'll be sending off more to be spun this week. Now that he's seen it spun,…
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Wool but no lambs
As one might expect for the time of year, the weather has been a bit changeable but I’m hoping that April showers will bring May flowers. And lots of grass. We ate lunch…
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Shearing Sheep
Although wool prices have improved in recent years, it is still likely that it will cost you more to get a shearer to cl…
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Fly Strike
Fly Strike is a horrible thing for any flock owner to deal with and can easily be fatal to the sheep if not detected ear…
