The Hardy Little Herdwick

When a friend offered me a couple of fleeces from her new flock I accepted without hesitation. As a hand spinner it is an occupational hazard.

Handspun, Wool, wall artLorna Shannon11 March 2021Herdwick, Lakeland, Robert Frost, Emily Bronte, Wall artComment

Meet Milseán

Having admired his sweeping horns, all four of them, I was offered his fleece. He was to be clipped that afternoon, so once the hay was cut and raked up into stooks I went back down the field and claimed my fleece.

Handspun, WoolLorna Shannon29 January 2021Jacobs, Handspun wool, Native breed wool, Heritage craftsComment

From Sheep to Shawl

This is the story behind the yarn I use for my Galway Shawls and it starts with a rare breed sheep called the Galway.

Lorna Shannon29 November 2020Crann + CaoraGalway, Cushendale, handwoven, Irish wool, made in IrelandComment

New adventures.....

…….out of the gloom loomed a clutter of wooden spars and rusty cogs. Brushing off the dust and dislodging the spiders I brought the beams, shafts and gables out into the daylight.

Lorna Shannon22 January 2020loom, weaving, aarol young, restoration, wool, linenComment