A few months ago, I had purchased six ounces of raw wool that belonged to Sissy, a Shetland sheep. Isn’t she adorable?
Well, this past weekend I stumbled upon a skein of yarn that I had dyed using some of her fiber. Guess what? I also located her remaining raw, but cleaned, wool that I had… misplaced!
Here’s how it turned out.
This was done with natural food coloring. My daughter loves how it turned out, she said it reminds her of autumn. I believe she’s right! The lady that I purchased the raw wool from was super nice and told me to follow up with her when I turned Sissy’s wool into a project.
I already made made my yarn cake and have decided that the first project with ‘Sissy fiber’ will be a ‘spinning wheel tool bag’ to hang on my wheel. It’s small, which will make it the perfect size to store my orifice hook, spinning wheel oil and scissors. I’m currently knitting it now. Once the bag is finished, I believe I will add embroidery to it and perhaps some beads? I want it to be really nice and… I think this is a wonderful way to honor Sissy.