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BRITISH WOOL - PROMOTE, INFORM & ENABLE.
Free website listing & linking to anything & all relating to British wool.
Knitting, crochet, spinning, weaving, felting, needle felting
Run by volunteer Jane, a rare breed sheep farmer in Orkney.
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WOOLSACK @woolsackuk.bsky.social · Nov 18
Fantastic how much British Wool (British Wool Marketing Board) has changed in 12 years & how much British wool knitting yarn is produced now

Woolsack in 2012: web.archive.org/web/20110803...

Woolsack now: www.woolsack.org/BWStockists

BWMB now lists so many products! www.sprout.link/britishwool
Image woman wearing Fair Isle cardigan and other wool products
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mullaneygem.bsky.social
Replacement post for my recent post with a very unfortunate typo. 🙈 Here is a test knit pretty texture made w lots of cables. Halfway point. Decreasing now. Color is green in rl.
#justknitting 🧶 #knitsky
A lettuce green scarf with a textured stitch pattern is halfway done. The elongated triangle rests on a gray and brown weathered wooden bench.
November 3, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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darningneedleknits.bsky.social
#showmeyourknits cable week! I wear this cable knit hat all the time because I just love how it matches the fall aspens here in Colorado.

#knitsky #knitcables
November 3, 2025 at 5:46 PM
woolsackuk.bsky.social
www.farminguk.com/news/new-lif...?
New life for British wool as eco-insulation firm secures major funding
A new venture pioneering rigid insulation panels made from sheep wool—offering a valuable new market for farmers—is set to scale up after securing a £300k
www.farminguk.com
May 27, 2025 at 7:59 AM
woolsackuk.bsky.social
I'm pretty sure this is what used to be called St Kilda laceweight. It's my absolutely favourite yarn for lace knitting- soft & drapey with character but none of the slipperiness that can make lace knitting challenging rather than enjoyable @blackeryarns
www.blackeryarns.co.uk/british-bree...
British Breeds Scottish Lace Pack - Blacker Yarns
Our new Limited Edition British Breeds Scottish lace pack contains 5 x 50g skeins of laceweight yarn.
www.blackeryarns.co.uk
May 1, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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martamccall.bsky.social
Here's a free knitting chart. Note that the squares are flattened the way knit stitches are shaped. If you use this chart to cross stitch, the motif will be stretched taller. I like it for a scarf. 🧶
#knit #knitting #thistlechart #knitsky #knitted #freechart #freepattern #thistle #colorchart #flower
March 20, 2025 at 4:08 PM
woolsackuk.bsky.social
#SlavaUkraïni
Image of sunflowers on painted Ukrainian flag
February 28, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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asemczyszyn.bsky.social
Gifted Harris Tweed wool, reclaimed from an old sweater. Plaited twill. I am adoring the texture.
#weaving
February 8, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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olgapecorelle.bsky.social
Combing wool 🧶🐑
February 6, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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luziadovalongo.bsky.social
Handspun Cheviot wool singles. Hand dyed with madder root. Handwoven and sewn into a cute skirt to match my handknit pullover sweater. #februarty #orange #weaving #spinning #fiberarts #yarn
February 12, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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psychoticstate.bsky.social
When a tangle of sheep's wool catches your eye 👀
#Macro #Nature #Photography
A tangle of sheeps wool on a twig out in a field with dewdrops on it
February 8, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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houseofbast777.bsky.social
A 600-year-old medieval hat from Lappvattnet.
The hat, which is made of felted sheep’s wool, was preserved in a bog. Now housed at the Västerbottens Museum in Sweden.
February 12, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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lizoriordan.bsky.social
Latest knitting make - Aurora Cabin shawl by Stephen West
February 12, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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archive.org
🧶💾 Punch cards aren’t just relics of computing—they’re still powering knitting machines today! Discover how hobbyists & archivists are preserving this blend of tech + textile. ⁠

🔗 https://blog.archive.org/2025/02/12/vanishing-culture-punch-card-knitting/
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🕳️ #VanishingCulture⁠
Quote tile with white text on an orange background: “[Knitting punch cards] are also, in the age of seemingly-endless proprietary software and terms and conditions, refreshingly punk, in a minimal computing, open-source sort of way…” Nichole Misako Nomura Digital humanities scholar
February 12, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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cheekyredhead.bsky.social
Now is the time to get yourself a yarn holder, if you don’t already have one! It will make knitting while protesting much easier. I want one from Lemonwood Fiber Tools

www.etsy.com/shop/Lemonwo...

Here is a picture of two that I already have. #preparingtoprotest #madamdefarge
#knitting #knitsky
Two yarn holders I’ve had for years. So long that I can’t remember who made them. The black one is wrought iron and fits over your belt. The silver one hangs from your wrist.
February 3, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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martamccall.bsky.social
Mail is in & Highland Knits, Knitwear Inspired by the Outlander Series book by a group of designers from Interweave (used) is here. It looks good. More knitting inspo. 🧶

#knit #knitsky #knitted #knitting #highlandknits #outlander #claireoutlander #outlanderknits #rusticknits #outlanderfashion #book
January 29, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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debbietknits.bsky.social
Lundy Wrap (Ravelry)
A fave pattern which I’ve made many times 🧶 #knit
January 30, 2025 at 7:34 AM
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ellenjane.bsky.social
Current WIP - 'Jingle' by Isabelle Kraemer in Sandnes Tynn Peer Gynt 😁 #knitting #SweaterWeather #showmeyourknits
The yoke of a handknitted sweater. Dark sage green hanging bauble motif on a marled mid grey background
January 26, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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debbietknits.bsky.social
I can’t tell you how good this makes me feel to look at the textures on this piece 🧶 #knit
January 28, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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orkneyboreray.bsky.social
Anyone who enjoyed reading The Lost Flock may be interested in this in-person & on-line lecture by Professor Andrew Fleming FSA at @antiquaries.bsky.social
I mentioned his research in the book. I anticipate this will be a very informative & enjoyable event
www.sal.org.uk/event/st-kil...
St Kilda: A Rosetta Stone for Early Sheep Races in the North-East Atlantic Region?   - Society of Antiquaries of London
No fewer than three races of pre-modern sheep were introduced to St Kilda; in sequence, Soays, then Borerays, then St Kildas aka Hebrideans. This sequence may carry implications for the history of dom...
www.sal.org.uk
January 24, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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ruthwatson.bsky.social
It was a pleasure to write this review of 'The Lost Flock' by Jane Cooper @orkneyboreray.bsky.social for @thescottishfarmer.bsky.social

This is a book for anyone who likes a detective story with a bit of lambing and a
bucket of sheep nuts

#GoNative #OrkneyBoreray #ScottishDunface
A screenshot of a book review by Ruth Watson in The Scottish Farmer about a book called The Lost Flock by Jane Cooper.
January 21, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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susfoodtrust.bsky.social
We were delighted to welcome people to a wool skills workshop at #ORFC25 this morning.

The session highlighted the wonders of wool and why it needs to be considered as more than just a byproduct.
January 10, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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chembarathi.bsky.social
When the fine thread that connects you to life is literally a "fine thread" 🧶🧦
"Knitting calms me down when I'm stressed, gets me excited when it feels like there's no point living. gives me something to think about that is outside myself, a reason to get up in the morning." #pwme #mecfs
A kindle with highlighted quote - "Knitting calms me down when I'm stressed, gets me excited when it feels like there's no point living. gives me something to think about that is outside myself, a reason to get up in the morning." A sock in wip in double pointed needles
January 6, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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veg-grower.bsky.social
Well, that was fun! Woke up to 10cm more snow on top of the 20cm+ we had Sat-Sun, and then the power went out at 7am! Took 4 hours for the power to come back on, so I spent it cosily curled up on the sofa knitting a mitten (details in alt text) 🧶😍❄️
Garter Stitch Mitts by Ysolda Teague, knit flat and shaped with short rows, and worked from a provisional cast on in very pale blue cotton glace. The photo depicts the flat garter stitch in West Yorkshire Spinners ColourLab DK Sock in Soul, left over from some DK socks I knit last year. The colours are a lovely random mix of dark and light blue-grey with flecks of clear pink. Really nice yarn to work with, and the pattern is fabulous, extremely well written and easy to follow.
January 6, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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suespins.bsky.social
Christmas knitting eventually cast on yesterday - a Trillian scarf from yarn brought back from Iceland by a friend. A nice, easy pattern for doing while watching tv or chatting with friends.
A triangular piece of knitting sits on top of 2 balls of green yarn. The knitter has put it down for a break while she makes a cup of tea.
December 30, 2024 at 12:20 PM
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divaheather1.bsky.social
My favorite make of this year, Eldfell pullover. This was my first Lopapeysa sweater. I got to wear it on my trip to Iceland this past September. 🧶 #knitting #showmeyourknitting
December 30, 2024 at 3:32 PM