This is what it is all about!

Today is looking good! at the Woolshed in Perranuthnoe - and for the moment seems to be stretching out before me, a never ending allotment of time for me to choose how to fill it but if it goes the way of all my days it will suddenly be jam packed from beginning to end with a miriad of interesting and must do issues.


The weather is against us at the moment which is a shame because there is such a lot to do, lovely sunshine mixed with very heavy showers. Most of the fleece bought from the 2009 wool clip has been delivered coming from farms and small holdings within a 25 mile radius of Perranuthnoe and much of what we have bought has come from The Lizard and Roseland peninsula in particular. Lovely Cornish Wool!


Now comes the back breaking job of sorting out the grotty and poor quality fleece from that which will be sent off to the mill for processing. So much sheep and alpaca fleece to be sorted and every time we try to get started it decides to throw it down with rain. Due to the lack of inside space (currently all crammed and stuffed with fleece) we need and must work outside, which is wonderful when the sun shines and we can feel the sun's rays on our backs but impossible when it is raining.


It looks like it is going to be another difficult day, weather wise, I can hear spots of rain now on the Conservatory roof whilst I am writing this diary and contemplating the day ahead.


Yesterday, I spent some time taking photos for the diary and the Cornish Wools website (yet to be built but on the current working agenda), the images were of 50g balls of Lleyn Shearling knittng wool in double knit and 4 ply thicknesses which I produced from the 2008 clip and which are on sale at £3.75 each in our craft and gift shop, Perrauthnoe Village Crafts. The fleece for this knitting wool came from a farm belonging to some friends of mine at Ruan High Lanes on the Roseland Peninsula, Cornwall and after 5 months processing time and a steep learning curve for me (a total experiment on my part) hey presto we had knitting wool and we had throws and scarves which I will tell you about another time. The mill we used to process the fleece and to produce the knitting wool is based in Launceston, Cornwall so the whole process was kept within the County of Cornwall. A totally Cornish product!


I could waffle on all day but neither you nor I have the time - must get on now with the day, first because they are sitting here just patiently waiting I will take Sharna and Layla, my two collie cross labrador dogs for their morning walk along the cliffs towards Marazion and St Michael's Mount. Then the day will begin for real -