Pyrenees Wool Fingerless Mitts

Or year and a half ago we went back to the Beau Village of St. Bertrand de Comminges to visit with some friends we made there. As long time readers would know I am somewhat obsessed with wool. The village possessed its own shepherd and flock of sheep and of course has an abscess of spinner and wondered how that wool would spin up. My wonderful friend Claire managed to convince one of the shepherds that some crazy English lady actually wanted to buy some of their will and spinet into yard. I managed to bring back significant portions of quite a number of these unique Pyrenees fleece, and I have finally turned some of that yarn into a product.

When we were living in the village we did end up meeting up with some hand spinners from another village but they quite enjoyed spinning Romney and Merino wool and didn’t take advantage of their local resources. The one Shepherd I found who did take advantage of her local resources took the product from a fleece to finished the yarn. It was from her that I learned that the use of an antique copper laundry vat made beautiful natural dye colours.