Un Petit Guide de la laine Ouessant, n° 5 : Des mèches, du style, et du caractère Sheep’s wool naturally grows in the form of locks. A lock of wool has a very distinctive look and to a certain extent it is the lock formation that makes for a beautiful fleece. In...
Un Petit Guide de la laine Ouessant, n° 4 : l’Uniformité As we have already seen, an Ouessant fleece is quite distinctive : it consists of several different types of fiber of varying lengths and of varying fineness. The variation that is found in an Ouessant...
Un Petit Guide de la laine Ouessant, n° 3 : Les 4 types de fibres qui se trouvent dans une toison Ouessant As a primitive sheep, the Ouessant produces a fleece that is quite distinctive : the primary fibers form a type of outer coat and the secondary fibers make up...
Un Petit Guide de la laine Ouessant, n° 2 : Fibres primaires et secondaires Like hair fibers from all mammals, every fiber in a sheep’s fleece comes from a follicle. But it’s important to keep in mind that there are two different types of fiber producing follicles on...
Un Petit Guide de la laine Ouessant n° 1 : Introduction I admit it. I love wool. It’s true that I have a bit of a preference for Ouessant wool. But, it must be said that I love wool in all its many forms : from the unbelievable fineness of a Merino to the beautiful...
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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 !