The waxier the wool, the more challenging it is to weave quickly ... threads — all various colors of white, brown and gray, depending on the chosen sheep — to be carefully laced through.

The teams also spent hours getting their looms ready for weaving ... and weavers. Brown adds that this is the second junior team that has ever competed in the Sheep & Wool Festival.

Even better for a sheep farmer who values wool above all else ... The rich, light-brown color makes for some of the best yarn to weave into fabric for such items as jackets, hats, coats and ...

Steve Wetmore of Strafford and his sheep-herding border collies; making wool felt, with Janet Cathey of South Strafford; the art of weaving,with Diane Yelton of Londonderry; and tinsmithing ...

to shear her sheep annually so she can focus on the spinning and weaving of the wool. “If you’re a spinner, it’s important not to get second cuts,” Vonnegut said. Second cuts are when the ...

BRISTOL, R.I. (WPRI) — What’s Happening in Bristol, the Sheep and Wool Festival is back ... as she dives into the historical craft of wool weaving.

The tribe is well known for weaving the wool of Churro sheep into colorful clothing and tapestries. Those weavings can fetch thousands of dollars from collectors, but they have far more than ...

On the shorter side, these animals produce a fine brown wool and are also prized for their meat. The ewes produce lively lambs late into life and are protective mothers. The Manx Loaghtan is an ...

Before Rhonda can start needle felting, knitting or weaving, the wool-growing process starts in the maternity ward of their sheep farm in Saunders County. “I grew up on a sheep farm in Kansas ...

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