Sheep to Sweater Sunday n° 157 : Getting Ready for Shearing

Sheep to Sweater Sunday n° 157 : Getting Ready for Shearing

De la Toison au Tricot n° 157 : La Tonte, ça se prépare ! Every year I write an article celebrating the beginning of sheep shearing season. In looking back over a few past articles, it would seem like it’s women who are actually doing the shearing. So just what are...
Sheep to Sweater Sunday n° 146 : The Lion’s Mane

Sheep to Sweater Sunday n° 146 : The Lion’s Mane

De la Toison au Tricot n° 146 : La Crinière du Lion What’s that hiding in the grass ? Qu’est-ce que c’est que ça qui se cache dans l’herbe ? One would say a sheep wearing a fur collar !Or even a sheep sporting a lion’s mane ! On dirait un mouton qui porte...
Shearing has just begun

Shearing has just begun

La Tonte a été entamée ! Finally, a bit of good weather to start shearing ! I began with Praline’s beautiful fleece (brown Ouessant ewe). This is truly a dreamy little fleece : Finalement un temps correct pour entamer la tonte ! J’ai commencé par la belle...
Any day now

Any day now

Ça va venir d’un jour à l’autre ! 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. Nonetheless, sunny spring weather will be...
Ending with a Flourish !

Ending with a Flourish !

Finir en beauté ! Shearing has come to an end with Miss M’s awesome fleece ! La tonte se termine avec la magnifique toison de Miss M ! No comment needed ! Sans commentaire...
Almost finished !

Almost finished !

Presque terminée ! Whew ! Shearing is almost finished. It’s really a lot of work …  Ouf ! La tonte est presque terminée. C’est du boulot … But what a lovely reward for the Spinning Shepherd ! Mais, quelle belle récompense pour la...
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