Toisons en train de sécher What can I say? Such lovely colors … drying in the summer sunshine! Que peut-on dire? Quelles couleurs magnifiques … en train de sécher au soleil d’été! Both of these Ouessant fleeces from Hervé Vaillant’s flock are from...
De la Toison au Tricot n° 74 : Laver le mérinos et le mohair Following a number of requests from readers, I thought I would show you how I wash both merino and mohair. My method is a variation of that used by Margaret Stove. For those of you who really want to master...
De la Toison au Tricot n° 70 : Quand ça colle ! For the past few years, I have been washing my Ouessant fleeces in rain water. As I have already explained, knowing that suint is water soluble, one only needs to soak a raw fleece in cold water for a few days in order...
“Quand on veut un mouton, c’est la preuve qu’on existe.”
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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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