Blocking question for the knitters: wet blocking vs steam for a 100% BFL throw? Wet gives me the drape I want but I'm scared of felting the edge. Steam feels like a half measure. Convince me either way.
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“Weaving with wool from named sheep.”
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I learned to weave from YouTube during lockdown and from my grandmother's memory the rest of the time.
Every throw names the flock. Provenance isn't marketing — it's the reason the wool behaves the way it does.
Handwoven throws and scarves on a 1970s floor loom. All wool traceable to specific Pennine flocks — ask me about Doris, she's a Bluefaced Leicester.
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- Harris floor loom (1974)Bluefaced Leicester woolNatural dyes: madder, weld, indigo
Maker since June 2026