De la Toison au Tricot n° 203 : Les « Chaussettes » de Noël Although this post is a bit out of season, I wanted to share it with you. I really do love band weaving. But I have one big “problem” with weaving all these bands. The utilitarian, practical side of me needs...
Préparation des Toisons et des fibres pour le Tour des Toisons The Tour de Fleece starts tomorrow. As for me, I’ve already started preparing and organizing the fleece and fiber that I want to spin. Among the fleece, I picked out these two beautiful little Ouessant...
Elles lèvent Three weeks ago I sowed my woad seeds (Isatis tinctoria). And now they’re coming up … Il y a trois semaines j’ai semé mes graines de pastel des teinturiers (Isatis tinctoria). Et maintenant elles lèvent … Today I pricked them out in a module...
Je rêve toujours du bleu … A few years ago I told you about my dream of blue. Unfortunately, that ended up being a dream deferred until now. That being said, I’m still dreaming of blue … Il y a bien des années, je vous ai parlé de mon rêve du bleu....
De la Toison au Tricot n° 166 : Teindre de la laine Ouessant grise Ouessant sheep come in a variety of beautiful natural colors : white, black, brown, as well as a number of different shades that are produced by a gene that fades the base color of the sheep. It is...
De la Toison au Tricot n° 165 : À la Chasse du millepertuis … I have to say that I am totally enchanted by the beautiful skeins of wool that Marylene dyed with St. John’s Wort. I find the color to be absolutely exquisite. Il faut dire que je suis...
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Hello ! My name is Diane and I live in Normandy (France).
I'm an avid spinner and knitter, and the proud owner of a small flock of Ouessant sheep.
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Bonjour ! Je m’appelle Diane et j’habite en Basse Normandie.
Je suis une passionnée du filage et du tricot, et l’heureuse gardienne d’un petit troupeau de moutons d’Ouessant.
Venez me rejoindre pendant que je tisse au fil des jours les brins de laine et les anecdotes !
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