tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704984.post1416416206257603112..comments2023-09-25T12:03:00.637+01:00Comments on Tom Morton's Beatcroft: Shetland wool is good for you!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704984.post-55641827028671540742011-02-10T23:25:17.935+00:002011-02-10T23:25:17.935+00:00Berwickshire sheep...I was at a meeting the other ...Berwickshire sheep...I was at a meeting the other day and apparently some tourists in Shetland have complained that "the sheep are ugly". No taste if you ask me.Tom Mortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08221836843714189735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704984.post-40044170685453210962011-02-10T08:29:29.648+00:002011-02-10T08:29:29.648+00:00I wouldn't rule out the Shetland wool underwea...I wouldn't rule out the Shetland wool underwear. I attended a fascinating talk given by Oliver Henry of Jamieson & Smith which overturned some of my preconceptions. I learnt that the wool on the shoulder area of the sheep is very fine (it used to be hand plucked by children) and if this wool is selected out then you can end up with a very fine, soft yarn. With all the sorting and grading of the fleeces that they do, even the 'regular' yarn you use for Fair Isle sweaters is soft enough that I wear my Shetland sweaters with just a t-shirt underneath.<br />I'm planning to knit myself a vest from some of their softest Shetland lace yarn. The qualities of wool as clothing are just too good for me not to explore this option for when I'm working up a sweat on my freezing winter allotment. <br />There is a lot more information in these articles written by Oliver.<br />http://www.shetlandwoolbrokers.co.uk/Shetland-Wool-and-SheepJane https://www.blogger.com/profile/11331497398603177491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704984.post-27267731583394841372011-02-10T07:12:45.113+00:002011-02-10T07:12:45.113+00:00Having had the misfortune to be ill as a child, a ...Having had the misfortune to be ill as a child, a well-meaning lady knitted me a seemingly never-ending stream of vests and ribbed stockings. I can vouch for the fact that Shetland wool next to so much of my skin was a very challenging experience. However, having survived, I'm considering making raiding parties to the Shetland Islands to secure a few tons of the wonderful stuff because there is no realistic substitute to match it for colour, feel and warmth. Essential knitting stuff - especially for Councillors!PamelaBeenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704984.post-85313533793950114372011-02-10T04:24:46.208+00:002011-02-10T04:24:46.208+00:00Personally, I thought "the extraordinary tigh...Personally, I thought "the extraordinary tight weave" was in the first sentence. But I speak only on behalf of Berwickshire sheep... Glad to see you back in the land of the decently lagged...<br /><br />"Preedl" is terrible word-verification, by the way.Ian Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02724407429658947891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704984.post-24235390371743001862011-02-10T04:23:58.391+00:002011-02-10T04:23:58.391+00:00Personally, I thought "the extraordinary tigh...Personally, I thought "the extraordinary tight weave" was in the first sentence. But I speak only on behalf of Berwickshire sheep... Glad to see you back in the land of the decently lagged...<br /><br />"Preedl" is terrible word-verification, by the way.Ian Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02724407429658947891noreply@blogger.com