Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. Note that digital representations of, or surrogates for, these objects should use Moving Image, Still Image, Text or one of the other types. Material Hvitsau sheep wool, cochineal (Tanacetum vulgare) Natural Cultural Cultural Function For making textile objects by knitting, crochet, needle binding or other techniques Creation Purpose For sale Technique 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. Material Source Lofoten islands Conecept 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). Production Quality Small production External ID MN_AR_02 Field Worker Rebeca Franco Valle Craft fibre and textile crafts Tool Industrial washing machine, industrial comb, and spinning machine. Hand dyed with traditional techniques. Place The town or city Stamsund, Lofoten, Norway Prim Media 835 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Grey seagul skein Type The nature or genre of the resource Physical Object Description An account of the resource 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. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2024 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource 687 Language A language of the resource Norwegian Extent The size or duration of the resource. 26cm x 12cm x cm Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource iain Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 430 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived craftedobjects References A related resource that is referenced, cited, or otherwise pointed to by the described resource. https://lofoten-wool.no/en https://www.nibio.no/prosjekter/amazing-grazing-baerekraftig-kjott-og-ull-fra-sau-som-beiter-i-norsk-utmark?locationfilter=true https://www.smabrukarlaget.no/aktuelt/bonde-og-smaabruker/, https://www.norskekunsthandverkere.no/kunstnerregister/ragnhild-lie https://husflid.no/ https://www.utdanningsforbundet.no/ https://www.bondelaget.no/ Esther Haukeland, Innføring til plantefarging. 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