wool Archives - Shinybees https://www.shinybees.com/tag/wool/ The Multi-Award Winning Knitting, Comedy and Yarn Podcast Thu, 16 Jul 2020 16:08:20 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 122193119 Beyond Merino and Blue Faced Leicester: Top Alternative Breed Choices and Blends in Hand Dyed Yarns https://www.shinybees.com/beyond-merino-and-blue-faced-leicester-top-alternative-breed-choices-and-blends-in-hand-dyed-yarns/ https://www.shinybees.com/beyond-merino-and-blue-faced-leicester-top-alternative-breed-choices-and-blends-in-hand-dyed-yarns/#respond Fri, 28 Nov 2014 13:07:41 +0000 http://shinybees.com/2014/11/28/beyond-merino-and-blue-faced-leicester-top-alternative-breed-choices-and-blends-in-hand-dyed-yarns/ I did a little blogging for Wovember. If you’re interested in trying hand dyed yarns from more unusual breeds, there are a few here to start you off!

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]]> https://www.shinybees.com/beyond-merino-and-blue-faced-leicester-top-alternative-breed-choices-and-blends-in-hand-dyed-yarns/feed/ 0 1986 From Ewe to Yarn: Short back and sides. https://www.shinybees.com/from-ewe-to-yarn-short-back-and-sides/ https://www.shinybees.com/from-ewe-to-yarn-short-back-and-sides/#comments Wed, 11 May 2011 21:32:09 +0000 http://shinybees.wordpress.com/?p=205 Image details: ‘Warning Sheep!’, by pearsongraphics, via Flickr Sheep shearing and wool production has been an important part of the UK’s sheep industry for the past 6000 years. Sheep are usually sheared at the beginning of the summer months, as they no longer naturally moult, to prevent them overheating in the warm weather. For many...

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]]> https://www.shinybees.com/from-ewe-to-yarn-short-back-and-sides/feed/ 4 205 The first rule of Knit Club is…. https://www.shinybees.com/the-first-rule-of-knit-club-is/ https://www.shinybees.com/the-first-rule-of-knit-club-is/#comments Sun, 13 Feb 2011 19:11:47 +0000 http://shinybees.wordpress.com/?p=3 Image details – knitted cake by freeformbyprudence, via Flickr Don’t talk about Knit Club! I think I might get this made up into a slogan t-shirt, along with ‘Knitting is not just for Nanas’ or some other suitably informative knitting-related cliches. There is a clandestine ‘stitch and bitch’ going on in the Chateau Shinybees  locality,...

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