Ouessant Wool 101 n° 5 : Of Locks, Style, and Character

Ouessant Wool 101 n° 5 : Of Locks, Style, and Character

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...
Ouessant Wool 101, n° 4 : Uniformity

Ouessant Wool 101, n° 4 : Uniformity

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...
Ouessant Wool 101, n° 2 : Primary & Secondary Fibers

Ouessant Wool 101, n° 2 : Primary & Secondary Fibers

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...
Ouessant Wool 101, n° 1 : Introduction

Ouessant Wool 101, n° 1 : Introduction

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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