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Natural dyeing with Blue Quondong

Natural Dyeing with Blue Quondong

Cheryl Costin

Natural dyeing using the seeds from the Blue Quondong, a tropical rainforest tree native to the eastern coast of Australia.

Natural Dyeing with Blue Quondong

Cheryl Costin

Natural dyeing using the seeds from the Blue Quondong, a tropical rainforest tree native to the eastern coast of Australia.

Bond Sheep - Spinning and Fibre Study

Bond Sheep - Spinning and Fibre Study

Cheryl Costin

Introduction I am still moving through the fine wools and this week I am spinning Bond both from a combed top and from scoured fleece. Breed History The breeding of...

Bond Sheep - Spinning and Fibre Study

Cheryl Costin

Introduction I am still moving through the fine wools and this week I am spinning Bond both from a combed top and from scoured fleece. Breed History The breeding of...

Rambouillet Sheep - Spinning and Fibre Study

Rambouillet Sheep - Spinning and Fibre Study

Cheryl Costin

Rambouillet sheep breed fibre spinning study. Exploring the history of the breed, the characteristics of the fibre and how it spins.

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Rambouillet Sheep - Spinning and Fibre Study

Cheryl Costin

Rambouillet sheep breed fibre spinning study. Exploring the history of the breed, the characteristics of the fibre and how it spins.

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Polwarth Sheep - Spinning and Fibre Study

Polwarth Sheep - Spinning and Fibre Study

Cheryl Costin

Introduction Last week during my sheep breed spinning and fibre study I explored Polwarth which is not a new fibre to me as I featured Polwarth as a yarn in...

Polwarth Sheep - Spinning and Fibre Study

Cheryl Costin

Introduction Last week during my sheep breed spinning and fibre study I explored Polwarth which is not a new fibre to me as I featured Polwarth as a yarn in...

Falkland Sheep - Spinning and Fibre Study

Falkland Sheep - Spinning and Fibre Study

Cheryl Costin

Introduction I was interested to discover that Falkland sheep are not a specific breed, but rather a blend of fibres that come from a variety of breeds. They are raised...

Falkland Sheep - Spinning and Fibre Study

Cheryl Costin

Introduction I was interested to discover that Falkland sheep are not a specific breed, but rather a blend of fibres that come from a variety of breeds. They are raised...

Introduction to My 2023 Sheep Fibre Study - Spinning, Knitting & Dyeing different sheep breed wool

Introduction to My 2023 Sheep Fibre Study - Spi...

Cheryl Costin

Introduction to my 2023 Sheep Fibre Study, where each week I will chat about a different breed of sheep, some of the interesting things I learned about the breed, how...

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Introduction to My 2023 Sheep Fibre Study - Spi...

Cheryl Costin

Introduction to my 2023 Sheep Fibre Study, where each week I will chat about a different breed of sheep, some of the interesting things I learned about the breed, how...

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