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  Yes, you guessed it right: the fourth and last of this sheep breed” update this February is all about the gorgeous Wensleydale sheep breed from Yorkshire. But, before I start off to explain all about this breed I’ll give you a bit of insight what this week was for me. Apart from the blending, prepping and getting all the fluffy stuff and dye pigments  ready for this weeks and other updates, i did a little bit extra because I saw that the gothic tops were running a bit low on the website. I absolutely looooove  that blend: super soft, dramatic deep...

  Busy doesn’t even start to describe this week! Lol I was glad, on a personal level, to have the time to wash my hair (dyeing and cutting it into shape will have to wait a few days …lol)  and take a relaxing bath but that was about it…rofl The rest of the time was taken up with prepping, dyeing, spinning orders, negotiating with mills and AQIS (the Australian quarantine system known to be so strict in order to keep our ecosystem safe and rightfully so) not even mentioning getting my taxes done finally AND most importantly: getting all the...

The Shetland Islands are a magical landscape:no wonder they make wonderful wool there !   Amazing how time flies when you are having fun ! All the February clubs are almost ready to ship middle to late next week! It’s been full on dyeing kilos and kilos of yarns and fibres  for the clubs alone and that’s not counting the regular updates. No wonder I don’t go anywhere …lol. And, when I am not dyeing or cooking food to feed the hungry masses, I’m spinning yarn. I have been doing lots of spinning til late at night of our angora...