The weight of the wool in this finished blanket along with its chunky, defined stitches make this project a knit-worthy indulgence for knitters of all ages and abilities.
Our new BIG Felting Kit comes with a wide range of tools and materials to help you start creating your own felted figures, garlands, dryer balls, wool paintings, and more.
The weight of the wool in this finished blanket along with its chunky, defined stitches make this project a knit-worthy indulgence for knitters of all ages and abilities.
Our new BIG Felting Kit comes with a wide range of tools and materials to help you start creating your own felted figures, garlands, dryer balls, wool paintings, and more.
The Modern Wool podcast is hosted by Lydia Christiansen and explores modern topics, questions, and techniques affecting fiber farms, cottage mills, and discerning hand crafters. Follow along as we share the secrets we've learned along the way about sustainable, small batch wool.
Spinning a yarn about spinning yarn, in this episode you’ll find stories about hand spinning that you don’t have to be a spinner to appreciate. I’ll also share some notes on creativity and how it affects us at the mill, plus an opportunity to try out the role of Yarn Designer by creating your own small batch of roving or yarn.
In this episode we’ll unpack the nuance of one of the greatest barriers to sustainability of small batch yarn, wool scouring. We’ll share the 4 essential requirements for scouring, discuss fermented suint, reveal 3 types of scouring baths we use at our mill and also share pro-tips on how to tell whether you’ve washed your wool effectively.
In this episode learn the top three questions people ask about their wool, listen in on a conversation about skirting with local shepherdess Sarah Pope, and discover two fantastic Pacific Northwest sheep breeds.
In this inaugural episode of Modern Wool, Lydia shares an intimate look at the genesis of her mill, where yarn comes from, and the value of wool in the modern world.
