I continue to spin the Soay fleece from my friends' sheep into usable yarn, and of course I tried some different techniques before finding the right one:
https://www.knittingpirate.com/2025/07/14/in-which-the-pirate-spins-soay/
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Bought a fantastic #wool sweater from a friend on a festival and fell into a rabbit hole of unspun icelandic wool and related topics. Fine occupation for a crisp summer Sunday morning.
I skirted Orca's #fleece and I think this would be a really fun one to spin because of all the different shades. It is also shocking how SOFT it is! It's like petting an angora rabbit or a chinchilla or something.
A team in Bairnsdale, Victoria recently participated in the Back to Back Wool Challenge where a team shears a sheep with manual shears, spins the wool, and knits a jumper in a day.
Read this for some drama and also to learn about a knitting yarn producer who uses the wool of her 90 year-old father's flock of merinos.
#knitting #textiles #Australia #wool #sustainability
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-05/wool-challenge-puts-spotlight-on-slow-manufacturing/105488282
ABC News · Back to Back Wool Challenge puts spotlight on slow and sustainable textiles
Wool isn’t harmless - it’s harmful. 
Join our petition urging H&M to drop wool now and end the cruelty. 
TAKE ACTION: https://drove.com/.2MMW
#wool #veganfashion #veganclothes #petition #animalrights
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⋮ Felix in "wool frenzy".
My first time trying a gradient spin. With rolags. I'm sure I'm not the first one to try this with this fiber prep, but I never heard of it before. It's going to be a little tricky when I get to the shortest repeats. I've made a cheat sheet to help keep track of all 7 of these very similar shades. This is BFL with mulberry silk, dyed with kool-aid. #handspinning #handmade #handcraft #wool #fiberarts
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This painting of wool shows the second female icon, namely Marilyn Monroe. Marilyn, or also: Norma Jeane, was an iconic actress, model, singer and sex symbol of Hollywood in the 50s. In the media she was dismissed as a 'dumb blonde', but in fact she was extremely intelligent and loved literature and philosophy.
I made the painting of Bheda wool on needle fleece using the needle felting technique. The painting is in an embroidery hoop and has a diameter of 31 cm.
Op dit schilderij van wol is het tweede vrouwelijke icoon te zien, namelijk Marilyn Monroe. Marilyn, of ook wel: Norma Jeane, was een iconische actrice, fotomodel, zangeres en sekssymbool van Hollywood in de jaren 50. In de media werd zij weggezet als ‘dom blondje’, maar eigenlijk was ze buitengewoon intelligent en hield van literatuur en filosofie.
Het schilderij heb ik gemaakt van Bhedawol op naaldvlies door middel van de naaldvilttechniek. Het schilderij zit in een borduurring en heeft een diameter van 31 cm.
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#naaldvilten #needlefelting #nadelfilzen #handmade #hoop #wool #paintingwithwool #prikvilten #needlefeltart #needlefeltartist #woolfelt #portrait #marilynmonroe #marilyn #icon #star
This painting of wool shows the second female icon, namely Marilyn Monroe. Marilyn, or also: Norma Jeane, was an iconic actress, model, singer and sex symbol of Hollywood in the 50s. In the media she was dismissed as a 'dumb blonde', but in fact she was extremely intelligent and loved literature and philosophy. I made the painting of Bheda wool on needle fleece using the needle felting technique. The painting is in an embroidery hoop and has a diameter of 31 cm.
Op dit schilderij van wol is het tweede vrouwelijke icoon te zien, namelijk Marilyn Monroe. Marilyn, of ook wel: Norma Jeane, was een iconische actrice, fotomodel, zangeres en sekssymbool van Hollywood in de jaren 50. In de media werd zij weggezet als ‘dom blondje’, maar eigenlijk was ze buitengewoon intelligent en hield van literatuur en filosofie. Het schilderij heb ik gemaakt van Bhedawol op naaldvlies door middel van de naaldvilttechniek. Het schilderij zit in een borduurring en heeft een diameter van 31 cm.
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#naaldvilten #needlefelting #nadelfilzen #handmade #hoop #wool #paintingwithwool #prikvilten #needlefeltart #needlefeltartist #woolfelt #portrait #marilynmonroe #marilyn #icon #star
Когда я посмотрела два вышедших сезона сериала "Укрытие", мне показалось мало, и я принялась за первоисточник 
Скачала аудиокниги с торрентов, хватило на недельку-другую. Каждый день ждала наступления ночи, чтобы лечь и узнать продолжение истории 
Я очень редко читаю современную литературу, потому что в ней не разбираюсь, но всё равно иногда нахожу что-нибудь по душе.
#HandSpinning some single ply in yellow 
today.
What are you spinning?
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Dit wollenschilderij met daarop Amy Winehouse is de eerste van een reeks van drie schilderijen met daarop vrouwelijke iconen uit verschillende tijdperken.
De overeenkomsten van de drie vrouwelijke iconen zijn:
1. Buitengewoon getalenteerd en beroemd.
2. Strijd met persoonlijke problemen (verslaving, relaties, mentale gezondheid).
3. Media aandacht.
4. Tragisch en vroeg overleden.
5. Postume verheerlijking en culturele status (iconen van hun tijd, van hun levens zijn documentaires en boeken, inspireren nieuwe generaties).
Kun jij al raden welke twee vrouwelijke iconen er nog bijkomen? Laat het weten in de comments!
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#naaldvilten #needlefelting #nadelfilzen #wollenschilderij #woolfelt #wolvilt #handgemaakt #handmade #felting #decoratie #decoration #gift #wool #portret #amywinehouse #amy #backtoblack #music #soul #jazz #portrait #amyforever
Dit wollenschilderij met daarop Amy Winehouse is de eerste van een reeks van drie schilderijen met daarop vrouwelijke iconen uit verschillende tijdperken.
De overeenkomsten van de drie vrouwelijke iconen zijn:
1. Buitengewoon getalenteerd en beroemd.
2. Strijd met persoonlijke problemen (verslaving, relaties, mentale gezondheid).
3. Media aandacht.
4. Tragisch en vroeg overleden.
5. Postume verheerlijking en culturele status (iconen van hun tijd, van hun levens zijn documentaires en boeken, inspireren nieuwe generaties).
Kun jij al raden welke twee vrouwelijke iconen er nog bijkomen? Laat het weten in de comments!
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#naaldvilten #needlefelting #nadelfilzen #wollenschilderij #woolfelt #wolvilt #handgemaakt #handmade #felting #decoratie #decoration #gift #wool #portret #amywinehouse #amy #backtoblack #music #soul #jazz #portrait #amyforever
Donning heavy wool skirts and hobnail boots, this intrepid explorer retraces the steps of legendary women adventurers.#wool #history #adventure #explorers #exploration #hiking #mountains #podcastinternal #section-Articles
How Elise Wortley Climbed Mont Blanc in 1830s Women’s Attire
How Elise Wortley Climbed Mont Blanc in 1830s Women’s Attire
Atlas Obscura · How Elise Wortley Climbed Mont Blanc in 1830s Women’s Attire
I first watched A Muppet Christmas Carol two years ago, but it's now a holiday favorite. So I had to make an Advent calendar based on it, because that's what I do
Kermit is blanket stitched wool felt; the words were machine embroidered. The design is based on a performance poster from London Music Works and the lamppost is solar (plan to use it as a nightlight)
Still need to make the numbers, but there's time 
Continued thread
Further update: a tiny soft sample from the "waste" that I hand-carded. I picked out some neps during carding, and many more when I spun the singles. This is only about 3g, so it didn't take very long.
Continued thread
Second update: here is the last of the locks, a little damp still. It sure does look like three years of growth, as if he *tried* to shed the fleece, but didn't quite get there.
Continued thread
Update: Turning fleece into spinnable fibre!
The top pile is about half of the sample of fleece I brought home yesterday. In the middle, the nice locks I've flicked open - darker at the base, sun-lightened towards the tip of each lock. At the bottom, the short, neppy, broken-off bits. I'm going to try to hand-card some of that to see if I can rescue any of it.
It does still have a bit of lanolin in it, so I need to decide if I'm going to wash the locks again. I also have to decide if I'm going to spin directly from the locks or if I'm going to card first. Leaning towards the former, because carding will surely introduce more neps into this very fine wool.
Catch-up session: March 2025 theme, LINES.
Artist: kitsch_kiwi (insta)
#lines #crochet #square #artchallenge #wool #drawingchallenge #12months12drawings
Artist: kitsch_kiwi (insta)
#lines #crochet #square #artchallenge #wool #drawingchallenge #12months12drawings
No one expected shearing activities yesterday, least of all the sheep. (Soay are supposed to shed their fleece every year... but this one didn't.)
More on the blog: https://www.knittingpirate.com/2025/06/09/in-which-the-pirate-helps-shear/