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Handwoven scarf from handspun yarn – made in Shetland
£43.00
Sold by Creative Croft
Ships to: US, Canada, New Zealand, Australia
Soft handwoven neck scarf, which I have spun using fleece from our own flock of happy Shetland sheep. Woven in shades of blues and creams.
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The entire process from sheep to scarf is conducted on my Shetland croft. Our own flock of Shetland sheep are hand sheared, the fleece is then washed and space dyed in harmonious colourways. Once dry the fleece is colour blended using my drum carder before being spun on my spinning wheel. I then weave the resulting yarn on a rigid heddle loom to create the finished scarf.
Length 120cm (47″)
Width 14cm (5.5″)
The inspiration for my designs comes from the beautiful natural surroundings of Shetland.
Length approx 85cm (35″)
width approx 13cm (5″)
Cool handwash only – full instructions sent with purchase.
All items posted First Class Royal Mail.
Inspiration
My flock of sheep have fantastic fleece and in a way I feel its honouring them to take their ‘cut offs’ and make something useful and beautiful. I’ve been knitting since I was a child, but its only since I began keeping sheep that my real adventures with fleece began. Now I dye, card, spin, weave, felt, crochet, oh and knit of course.
Creative Croft
I live in the northern most part of rural mainland Shetland on a croft where I tend native Shetland sheep, goats and chickens. The chickens are for their eggs, the goats are for their milk and the sheep are for their lovely wool, which I process on the croft by hand. My husband hand shears, I wash, dye, spin and weave into colourful scarves, shawls and cowls. All our sheep are lovingly reared and known by name. I have a strong interest in metalwork, particularly copper and silver jewellery and I fashion pins/brooches for my scarves and shawls. I love working with gemstones and have recently begun making resin beads for the pendants that I make in copper and silver wire.