SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
BOOK PARTY - MAY 5-6
to celebrate the publication of my new book
CRAFTING A PATTERNED HOME.
Our colorful 1751 farmhouse will be open to the public. On view will be many of the projects that are featured in Crafting A Pattern Home along with many other things I have made over the years.
This event will be a celebration of the handmade. I hope the day will inspire you to add some pattern and color to your home.
The event is FREE. Books will be available along with some other things I have made. For more information and directions, see the EVENTBRITE PAGE HERE. Although tickets are not mandatory, it will help me get a count to know what to expect. Hope to see you here in western Massachusetts in May.
8 comments:
The ribbed marks left on the sheep right after the shearing look, in your photo, just like a knitted sweater! So it looks as if underneath the fleece, the sheep has a tight-fitting sweater on.
it does look like a sweater! i had to laugh about the sumer going faster the older we get, too true! i miss shearing days, been watching the sheep down the road, still fluffy. but then we went to 49 last night so.....
Fascinating pics of both shearing methods. How do those men stand on their heads for hours on end????? I dream of having sheep as my retirement life - but only a couple :-D.
Lindy in Arizona (for now)
I thought it looked like a sweater, too!
Those guys are amazing. Are there younger men doing shearing too, or is it a vanishing skill?
Thank God for the shearers, the carders, the spinners, the knitting designers and the retailers! You all make my life brighter and happier.
I was about to comment on the sheep-sweater also. And stop and think: every skein of wool in the world came from wool that was hand-shorn just like this!
I love that sweet sheep face! So cute! So, do the sheep mind the process at all? Or do they just sort of lie down and let it happen--like a nice massage?
Unlike your daughter, I find this farm stuff fascinating! :)
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