Tunis is one of the oldest breeds of sheep, it is thought that they are descended from the fat-tailed sheep written about in the Bible. They originate in Tunisia on the norther coast of Africa. The earliest know importation to the U.S. was in the 1700’s a gift of Tunis Sheep given to Judge […]
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Manx Loaghtan are a long lived sheep that will provide years of wonderful fleece. Some of these sheep retain the ability to shed their fleeces making rooing an option others will need to be sheared. The wool has a staple between 3-5 inches a fleece usually weights about 3pds making the wool really sought […]
Continue reading about Oh The Fiber – Marvelous Manx Loaghtan Wool
The Manx Loaghtan (pronounced Lock-tun), also spelled Loaghtyn or loghtan ,is a breed of sheep native to the Isle of Man which is located in the Irish Sea between Britain and Ireland. they are descended from primitive once found in Scotland, the Hebrides, and the Shetland Islands. The word Loaghtan comes from lugh dhoan […]
I spun up the beautiful light brown. I find I am really liking this wool. The brown was super soft and had a tendency to nepps. I took out many of the nepps but some stayed making a slightly thin and thick yarn. The white was dyed robins egg blue with Cushings Acid Dyes. I […]
Since my lovely bamboo and banana fiber have yet to come in for me to play with I had some Falkland wool here. Falkland sheep are from the Falkland Islands. I find it interesting that the wool has some great history. Falkland Island wool is considered to be a superior wool fibre and has historically […]
I was crazy busy this weekend. I went to a BBQ for the American Legion Ladies Auxilliary. Made a trip to the bank an hour away and went to Fiber Frolic whoohoo!!!! I had been waiting for that all year. I didn’t write a post on friday because I wanted to write about Fiber Frolic. […]
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There are many claims about sea cell fiber. I’m unsure as to what claims are real or fiction but I will present them all so as the consumer you can decide. Basically, Seacell textile fiber is the result of a simple idea: the natural cellulose-based Lyocell fiber acts as the carrier for a natural, health-promoting […]
There doesn’t seem to be as much information regarding Sea Cell fiber as there is for other materials. I have scoured the internet for how the fiber is processed. There seems to be some secrecy on the production process as companies don’t seem to want to share their trade secrets. Onto what I did find : In 1997, […]
The weather around here has been hazy. We had some sun yesterday and I’m kicking myself for not mowing the lawn as it rained hard last night and is threatening more today. We finally have leaves and blossoms hurray! I’m gonna go on a rant about something. I’m a bit of a tight knitter. I […]
