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Laxi

Laxi

@laxiswonderwool.bsky.social

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Wool and Fibre artist in the West of Ireland. Working with local wool.

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Laxi @laxiswonderwool.bsky.social · Oct 2

Sheep sweater from handspun wool of local sheep. Undyed wool from white Galway Sheep and grey Blue Texel Sheep.
One of a kind.

#Wool
#IrishWool
#Sweater
#WinterWoollens
#WarmWithWool
#Handmade
#Handspun
#Handknitted
#Knitting
#StrandedKnitting
#100%Natural
#SustainableFashion
#Sheep

Laxi @laxiswonderwool.bsky.social · 13h

Thank you! 🥰

Laxi @laxiswonderwool.bsky.social · 13h

This is entirely my own creation. No pattern available.

Laxi @laxiswonderwool.bsky.social · 20h

Last touches done and I'm wearing it. Still not blocked. That will even out the stitches a bit whenever it happens. Probably when it needs a wash. Surprisingly soft too! But then, I'm practically impervious to the scratchiness of wool on skin.

#Knitsky
#Knitting
#Handspun
#SensoryArt #Patterns

Laxi @laxiswonderwool.bsky.social · 1d

Ballinasloe Horse Fair

Laxi @laxiswonderwool.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you. 🥰

Laxi @laxiswonderwool.bsky.social · 2d

You can't really have a #WeekRforRock in the #AlphabetChallenge without a picture of the Burren coast. Black Head Lighthouse. Co Clare. #Ireland.

#PhotographersOfBluesky
#Landscape
#Stunday
#WildAtlanticWay
#Lighthouse
#EastCoastKin

Laxi @laxiswonderwool.bsky.social · 2d

Waistcoat made from the fleece of local sheep. All the processing from raw fleece to finished garment done by hand.

#ShowMeYourKnits
#cabled
#IrishWool
#Knitsky
#Knitting
#AranSweater
#SustainableFashion
#handspun
#FiberArt

Laxi @laxiswonderwool.bsky.social · 2d

Yep, the dust is real. I sometimes wonder if I should be wearing a mask when doing the dusty jobs like carding. Especially when I work with alpaca. That's insanely dusty no matter how often I rinse it.

Laxi @laxiswonderwool.bsky.social · 2d

'Gespiegelt' #FotoVorschlag - Husky im Moor
(schon mal gepostet, aber es ist mit Abstand das beste 'Gespiegelt' Foto das ich je gemacht habe)

Laxi @laxiswonderwool.bsky.social · 3d

Knowing the amount of gunk and sometimes creepy crawlies that come out of a fleece in the wash tub I don't fancy handling and spinning raw wool in my house. I absolutely prefer a hot soapy wash and whatever rinses are required. To each their own...

Laxi @laxiswonderwool.bsky.social · 3d

Processing wool from sheep to jumper is incredibly time consuming. Probably 200 hours in this jumper from raw fleece to finished garment. Skirting, washing, picking, carding, spinning, plying, wet finishing the yarn, knitting, blocking the jumper. Very enjoyable though. Highly recommend it!

Laxi @laxiswonderwool.bsky.social · 3d

A one-fleece-jumper. Wool is handspun from a single (local) fleece.

#ShowMeYourKnits
#cabled
#IrishWool
#Knitsky
#Knitting
#AranSweater
#SustainableFashion

Laxi @laxiswonderwool.bsky.social · 3d

'Fortbewegungsmittel' #FotoVorschlag - Traditional Galway Hooker

Laxi @laxiswonderwool.bsky.social · 3d

'Fortbewegungsmittel' #FotoVorschlag

Laxi @laxiswonderwool.bsky.social · 6d

Thank you vor reposting 😊

Laxi @laxiswonderwool.bsky.social · 6d

Most of the peaks are rocks. Two are ears.
On top of Diamond Hill. #Connemara National Park.

#Ireland
#WildAtlanticWay
#Connemara
#Husky
#Dogs
#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekRforRock
#PhotographersOfBluesky
#Photography
#Landscape
#EastCoastKin

Laxi @laxiswonderwool.bsky.social · 6d

When I first went out it was a glorious double rainbow, by the time I got around to taking a picture this is all that was left.

Laxi @laxiswonderwool.bsky.social · 6d

'Ein weiter Weg' #FotoVorschlag - Connemara National Park

Laxi @laxiswonderwool.bsky.social · 6d

😂

Laxi @laxiswonderwool.bsky.social · 7d

2 Canada geese photographed in Germany. By the looks of it they're trying to figure out how to get back home and aren't sure which way to go. 😂

#BirdOfTheDay - Pairs Of The Same Bird
#Pair
#DailyDouble
#TwosDay
#Photography
#EastCoastKin

Laxi @laxiswonderwool.bsky.social · 7d

This long dead oak with a few crows perching on its branches is just perfect for today's #Spooktober prompt #trees.

Laxi @laxiswonderwool.bsky.social · 7d

One of my favourite photos taken on a fabulous day which I enjoyed lying in the grass in the field out back.

#Photography
#AnimalArtTuesday
#Horses
#Nature
#Landscape

Laxi @laxiswonderwool.bsky.social · 7d

'Dem Boden ganz nah' #FotoVorschlag

Die Kamera war dem Boden ganz nah. Und der Fotograf. Bäuchlings auf dem Boden.

Laxi @laxiswonderwool.bsky.social · 7d

'Dem Boden ganz nah' #FotoVorschlag

Die Kamera war dem Boden ganz nah. Und der Fotograf. Bäuchlings auf dem Boden.

Laxi @laxiswonderwool.bsky.social · 7d

There's a lot of rock on display at the Cliffs of Moher.

#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekRforRock
#Photography
#PhotographersOfBluesky
#Ireland
#WildAtlanticWay
#nature
#Landscape

Laxi @laxiswonderwool.bsky.social · 8d

The ruin of Moore Hall.

#31DaysOfHalloween
#spooky
#ruin
#PhotographersOfBluesky