Ouessant Wool 101

Ouessant Wool 101

Un Petit Guide de la Laine Ouessant For those who are interested, Ouessant Wool 101 is now available for you to download. Pour ceux et celles qui s’intéressent, vous pouvez désormais télécharger une copie de mon Petit Guide de la Laine...
Sheep to Sweater Sunday n° 86 : So much for common knowledge !

Sheep to Sweater Sunday n° 86 : So much for common knowledge !

De la Toison au Tricot n° 86 : Au revoir les idées reçues ! People often say that Ouessant wool is worthless : It is coarse and rough, and that you can’t do anything with it. It is also often said that lamb’s wool is the best quality wool and that wool...
Ouessant Wool 101, n° 9 : Answers

Ouessant Wool 101, n° 9 : Answers

Un Petit Guide de la laine ouessant, n° 9 : Correction Before we get started, do keep in mind that learning to read a fleece requires practice and patience. Even if we can learn some things by looking at photos, nothing beats looking at the real thing : it’s only when...
Ouessant Wool 101, n° 8 : Reading Wool : An Open Book Test

Ouessant Wool 101, n° 8 : Reading Wool : An Open Book Test

Un Petit Guide de la laine Ouessant, n° 8 : Lecture de la laine – un devoir sur table For the past few weeks we have been discovering the beauty of Ouessant wool and its distinguishing characteristics, such as it’s lack of uniformity and the different types of...
Ouessant Wool 101 n° 7 : Crimp – A Few Added Details

Ouessant Wool 101 n° 7 : Crimp – A Few Added Details

Un Petit Guide de la laine Ouessant n° 7 : Crimp – quelques précisions In order to follow up a few questions on crimp in both Ouessant sheep and other primitive breeds, including the mouflon, I would like to add a few comments and clarifications. As we have...
Ouessant Wool 101, n° 6 : The Beauty of Crimp

Ouessant Wool 101, n° 6 : The Beauty of Crimp

Un Petit Guide de la laine ouessant, n° 6 : La Beauté du Crimp As we have already seen, a fleece with well structured locks and a distinct crimp pattern has style. But what exactly is this wavey crimp that we can see in a lock of wool ? Comme nous avons vu, une toison...
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