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A website and blog about textiles (especially knitting), and other things….

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Report on cross-breed sheep for higher quality wool and John Arbontextiles in North Devon

On January 26, 2016 By vikkihaffendenIn Devon, socks, Wool, yarnLeave a comment

Devon Mule sheep cross bred Devon breed with Blue Faced Leincester produces softer but strong wool, used in this instance for walking socks.

Countryfile BBC1 Sunday 24th January 2016.

http://bobnational.net/record/357114

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The Knitting Thingamabob

A podcast about textiles (machine and hand knitting in particular), and other textile and fibre based things....

A podcast about machine knitting, hand knitting, hand spinning and related textile practises.

Vikki Haffenden

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  • Academic research and collaborative activities
    • Collaboration with Juliana Sissons at the V&A
    • Textiles and scabies
  • Cooking and recipes
    • Reflections on food and cooking
      • Other useful sourdough hints and tips
      • Raisin yeast experiment – 1
      • Raisin Yeast Sourdough Bread
      • Still making sourdough, and converting others…
      • What does autolyse the flour mean?
  • Creative machine knitting
    • ‘Translating Between Hand and Machine Knitting’, the book that is quite simply, ‘…your best ever buy as a machine or hand knitter’
    • A very neat double-bed cast on edge
    • Grafting stitches
    • Notes to support Vikki’s Designaknit 8 workshop
    • Working with DesignaKnit 8
  • Crochet
  • Designaknit software
  • Doggy things
  • Dyeing wool
    • Natural Dyeing
      • Making yarn into hanks for dyeing
  • Errata to patterns
  • Hand knitting
    • Eco-Spa Designer facecloth
    • Infinity Scarf – a multi-version pattern to suit all knitters
  • Knittofit
  • Media
  • Pattern for Sew Sussex Magic Makers face mask
  • Sewing stories
    • DIY cotton face masks – please use these free resources to make masks for keyworkers.
  • Spinning yarns
    • Aldon Amos find
    • Bluebird tops – chain plied
    • Carding for art yarn
    • Choosing a new drive band
    • Converting my Ashford Traditional single drive spinning wheel to double drive
    • Drum carding – fine tuning my technique
    • Drum carding in the sunshine
    • Fibre preparation – raw fleece
    • Fixing a creaky Ashford Traveller spinning wheel after fitting a double treadle kit
    • Making a cover for Ashford Traveller
    • Motorized drum carder
    • Tackling some simpler aspects of ‘art yarn’ spinning
  • The Knitting Thingamabob; a podcast about machine knitting and hand knitting, with a hefty serving of hand spinning on the side.
  • Workshops and community events
    • Machine Knitting Workshop 9th November, Brighton

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