Grey seagul skein

Grey seagul skein

Yarn skein made out of Kvit Sau sheep breed from the Lofoten islands. It is dyed using local reinfann (Tanacetum vulgare). Double thread yarn, 315m pr. 100g.

687

craftedobjects

2024

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Norwegian

Physical Object

430

Gråmåke nøste

02/07/2025

04/07/2025

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26cm x 12cm x cm

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Hvitsau sheep wool, cochineal (Tanacetum vulgare)

Cultural

fibre and textile crafts

Industrial washing machine, industrial comb, and spinning machine. Hand dyed with traditional techniques.

Stamsund, Lofoten, Norway

Lofoten islands

Spinning, industrial spinning. The wool is sorted out from the sheep of the local farmers, selecting the kinds of wool according the desired textiles that the yarn will be more adecuated for. Then is sent to the wool mill to clean it, comb it and spinn it, after which it returns to Stamsund, to the Lofoten wool headquarters. There, the yarn is died and made into skeins, tagged and prepared for selling.

For making textile objects by knitting, crochet, needle binding or other techniques

For sale

Small production

The use of local wool from old sheep breeds that are adapted to the climate and landscape as a way of preserving animals that pre-date industrialized production, makes customers feel more connected with the culture and the land. Both the tourists who look for an exclusive, locally made and usable souvenir, and the people who buy the yarn to craft their clothes look for the feeling of doing something good for the planet and the local economy. The branding of the wool also refers to elements of cultural interest in the area using suggestive names and photographs. In this case, the name of the yarn refers to the local heather that grows in abundance on the Norwegian Coasts. The European species of the Cochineal has been used for coloring wool yarn for centuries, as far back as the Viking Age (800-1150 AD).

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