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Naming wool is like naming kittens

Writer's picture: Ellen Skea MarshallEllen Skea Marshall

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Naming my wool is like naming kittens. Each wool takes on a different character from it’s color and textures. Kittens are like that too and just as hard to part with. Stubby ( my gray bobtailed cat), Blackie ( my brother named him…), Goldy (my goldfish that evolved into “Silver” as he aged). I’d like to think that my naming has gotten a bit more sophisticated.

I wonder where my wool is going when I hear that “cha ching” – will it be part of a rug? a mat? a tree? a bag? a stash wool? just where will it end up?? I am strange like that- the wondering. I’ve always been one who wonders about things- cares too deeply about things – worries about things…

yellow wool

Meyer Lemon colored wool


I love my wool, the wool that I hand dye, I truly do. I adore the feel, the smell and coziness of it all. I want to make sure that my wool finds a good home- finds it’s way into a lovingly made project that will bring someone happiness for years to come. Imagine that will you? my wool “out there somewhere” bringing pleasure to someone else. I hope it brings half as much to them as it does to me.

I can’t guarantee that it will ,of course, just like I couldn’t guarantee that the kittens I gave away when I was a girl would be going to a good home either. I hoped and had faith that they would.

Naming my wool is fun and my husband has joined in the fun when I hit a wall with a color name. Blueberry fields, Spinach, Kale, Squash – I was definitely on a food kick of names for a while.

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Hand dyed wool


So there you have it. I care about my wool. I care about the world. I have faith that my wool WILL find it’s way into the homes of someone who loves wool as much as I do. The reviews that I have received would lead me to believe that it is true. Here is one that I will share-

      “Wonderfully hand dyed colors. So pretty I almost don’t want to cut into them…but just sit and sigh at the softness of the        wool and beautiful muted tones…. “

To share this with others is a real joy to me. I can’t possibly use it all myself so others will just have to step up and help out with my addiction. That addiction to hand dyeing that is. Help me- visit my shop, visit me at hook in’s and help me share in the love of wool.

Have fun with whatever project you may be working on at the present.

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I hand dye all of my wool in small batches in my Maine home kitchen. Each color is unique to my process. All hand dyes are different for different makers. The pots used, the water, the dyes and combination of dyes make for unique colors for each individual hand dyer.

 

"Wonderfully hand dyed colors. So pretty I almost don’t want to cut into them…but just sit and sigh at the softness of the wool and beautiful muted tones…. Fast Shipping and a very pleasant transaction!"

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