on Since Wovember began in 2011 we have brought you almost 300 posts of carefully curated woolly content. Content from the Wovember archives In the last two years our turbo enthusiasm for wool plus generous contributions of words and pictures brought you a dazzling daily line-up that included a daily wool photograph; a Wovember Words post;… Continue Reading Introducing Wovember 2016
on Throughout WOVEMBER we will hear from people taking part in the KnitBritish Breed Swatch-along who discovering the unique characteristics of different single breed wool yarns. LOUISE will be here tonight with a post about the SAL – on how you can take part and how it has spurred participants on to really investigate the yarn they knit with. Ahead… Continue Reading WOVEMBER WORDS: From Land's End to John O'Groats, a sheepy journey of the British Isles
on Here at WOVEMBER we recognise the importance of the wool journey and we have been very lucky to have had such insightful contributions looking at sheep farming. In today’s post we look at the experiences of first time crofter Chris Dyer. Originally from London, archaeologist Chris decided to take over a croft in Bressay, Shetland… Continue Reading Chris Dyer: crofting aspirations
on WELCOME TO WOVEMBER 2013 As in previous years of WOVEMBER, the team are concocting a wooltastic month for you. There shall be content throughout the month celebrating WOOL and the journey it makes from sheep to shoulders, through a 5-part series of themed posts divided across ‘Growing Wool’, ‘Harvesting Wool’, ‘Processing Wool’, ‘Working with Wool’… Continue Reading WELCOME TO WOVEMBER 2013!
on This post originally appeared on the Kate Davies Designs blog on the 1st of WOVEMBER 2013, and is republished here in celebration of sheep and wool! In case you hadn’t noticed, today is the first of WOVEMBER! I thought I’d begin the month by showing you a garment that, like no other I can think… Continue Reading Layter – a celebration of sheep and wool
on …until WOVEMBER is upon us. Here are some glimpses of treats to come… Until tomorrow…
on This Wovember, we highly recommend the following books: 1) The Woolpack by Cynthia Harnett is a wonderful piece of historic fiction. Although aimed principally at younger readers, this adventure story is well-researched and really brings the history of the wool trade in the Cotswolds alive through vivid and careful description. A really nice bedtime story… Continue Reading Recommended Reading
on Grand Prize Winner: sponsored by Jamieson and Smith Deborah Barr, “Encounter on Gamle Strynesfjellsvegen, Norway” Congratulations, Deborah! You win a £100 voucher from Jamieson & Smith! Best sheep photos: sponsored by Blacker Designs Lucy Razzall, “Henry Moore’s Sheep” Helena Callum, “Goldilocks” Amy Karasz, “Neve and Wren” Congratulations Lucy, Helena, and Amy! Amy wins a £20… Continue Reading We have winners!