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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

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Laxi @laxiswonderwool.bsky.social · 4h

Thank you. 🥰

Laxi @laxiswonderwool.bsky.social · 8h

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

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Laxi @laxiswonderwool.bsky.social · 9h

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

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Laxi @laxiswonderwool.bsky.social · 9h

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.

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Laxi @laxiswonderwool.bsky.social · 12h

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

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Laxi @laxiswonderwool.bsky.social · 1d

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 · 1d

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!

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Laxi @laxiswonderwool.bsky.social · 1d

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

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

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Laxi @laxiswonderwool.bsky.social · 1d

'Fortbewegungsmittel' #FotoVorschlag - Traditional Galway Hooker

Laxi @laxiswonderwool.bsky.social · 1d

'Fortbewegungsmittel' #FotoVorschlag

Laxi @laxiswonderwool.bsky.social · 4d

Thank you vor reposting 😊

Laxi @laxiswonderwool.bsky.social · 4d

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

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Laxi @laxiswonderwool.bsky.social · 4d

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 · 4d

'Ein weiter Weg' #FotoVorschlag - Connemara National Park