Fabulous Fibres

18/06/2026

Good morning fabulous friends,
I had a wonderful day yesterday learning about natural dyeing with Annie from Gambrill & Lam in the beautiful surroundings of The Leitrim Design House 🪴♥️

07/06/2026

We had a fabulous day yesterday making lampshades 💡❤️🐑 x

06/06/2026

Good morning fibre friends,
We are ready for a day making lampshades 😆❤️

04/06/2026

Good morning fibre friends 🤩
I’m so excited to share my newest project with you 🤓🐑❤️x

03/06/2026

Science is incredible 🧐🐑

In a surprising twist for regenerative medicine, the secret to healing broken bones might be found in your sweater. 🐑🦴
Scientists at King’s College London have successfully developed a bone-healing material made entirely from sheep wool. The breakthrough centers on keratin, the structural protein in wool, hair, and nails, which was used to create a scaffold that tricks the body into rebuilding bone tissue.
In recent animal and laboratory trials, this wool-derived material didn't just support bone growth; it produced tissue that more closely resembled healthy, natural bone than any current synthetic or collagen-based alternative. Because wool is naturally renewable and often discarded as waste by the farming industry, this provides a cheap, sustainable, and high-performance source for future medical implants and surgeries.
The most mind-blowing part? The body gradually absorbs the wool scaffold as the real bone takes its place, leaving no foreign hardware behind. This discovery marks a massive leap for orthopedic surgery, offering a future where complex fractures can be "knit" back together using the same biological building blocks as a sheep's coat.
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News Source:
Science Daily – "Scientists turn sheep wool into a bone-healing material in a major medical breakthrough" (May 22, 2026)
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01/06/2026

Good morning and happy bank holiday 🤩
I bought another couple of washed Roscommon fleece from Ann at Beechwood Blues Texel Sheep. and have had fun dyeing, carding and creating this violet handbag with a bright orange satin lining 💜🧡👜🐑
Have a great Monday and thank you 🙏 for being here with us 🥰

28/05/2026

Good morning fibre friends 🤩
My wonderful children bought this fabulous little E-spinner for my birthday 🎂 and I have been having a great time practicing. It has taken a while just to get the tension right but it’s working now 🥳 and I’m so excited 😆
Have a terrific Thursday and thank you 🙏 for being here with us ❤️

25/05/2026

Good morning…
We are enjoying a lovely start to Monday 😁
Have a fabulous sunny day ☀️❤️

22/05/2026

We are delighted to be at Shearfest - National Championships 2026 next weekend. Come and find us in the wool expo tent 🐑❤️