Shearing Archives — The Spinning Shepherd

Making progress !

Ça progresse ! I’ve already sheared 13 sheep so far. So little by little I’m making progress. J’ai déjà tondu 13 moutons. Alors petit à petit ça progresse. I have to tell you that I shear my sheep the old fashion way. In other words, I use a pair of scissors....

Sheep to Sweater Sunday n° 192 : Let’s get to Work !

De la Toison au Tricot n° 192 : Au boulot ! Rain, hale, and chilly gusts of wind … That’s right, in Normany the weather is quite gloomy for the end of May ! And due to such uncooperative weather, sheep shearing has been delayed. But finally, a bit of good weather to...

Sheep to Sweater Sunday n° 177 : Shearing 2016

De la Toison au Tricot n° 177 : La tonte 2016 Shearing has been finished for a few weeks now. It must be said that it’s a very time-consuming and tiring job for the Spinning Shepherd. But the rewards are well worth the effort ! La tonte des moutons s’est...

Sheep to Sweater Sunday n° 164 : Shearing is Done …

De la Toison au Tricot n° 164 : La Tonte des moutons se termine … … and the Spinning Shepherd now finds herself with the lovely fleeces of her little sheep. … et la Bergère-Filandière se retrouve avec les belles toisons de ses petits moutons. A few...

…more fleeces…

… encore quelques toisons...

Sheep to Sweater Sunday n° 158 : The First Fleeces

De la Toison au Tricot n° 158 : Les Premières Toisons ! I’ve just started shearing! Here are the first two fleeces from Zoé and Zhora, two rusty midsides ewes. The most beautiful wool in the most exquisite natural colors : dreamy fleeces for the Spinning...

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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. Come and join me as I share my hand spun yarns, woolly tales and sheepish musings !

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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 !