Delilah's Rugs ~ Wool Transformation !

I started with her, Delilah, my Jacob / Romney sheep.

Delilah was sheared, her wool was skirted, picked, washed & carded into rovings, meaning the wool was turned into strips ,( shown above) then woven into rugs on my loom.

Here you can see the roving becoming a rug on my loom.

Done!

Turning the wool from my sheep into rugs seems like magic.The wool was simply washed and "brushed" to make it ready for weaving. Nothing was added, the wool is still all it was before it was sheared off the sheep ( minus the dirt & debris) , yet it bears little resemblance to the sheep now. I never tire of working with the wool from the sheep I love.Each fleece is as unique as the sheep the wool comes from.I think Delilah's wool makes a pretty nice rug.

"Transform:to change in outward shape or semblance ." Webster's "..be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect." Romans 12:2

Summer Weaving

The warp (fiber I thread my loom with ) threads are chosen,

with help from the granddaughters' kitten.

The loom is threaded and I begin weaving rugs, using wool roving, which is long , continuous strands of carded wool from my sheep .

Weaving is for me a peaceful pursuit when I have successfully threaded the loom and am happy with the end result. I was able to produce 4 rugs from this warp and am looking forward to again threading the loom in different warp colors. Each time I weave I learn so much more about the craft, and the process causes me to think about life in general as I throw the shuttle back & forth, back & forth. " My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle." Job 7:6

You Can Win This Rug !

You can win this rug in a raffle being held by The Jacob Sheep Breeders' Association. I designed and crafted this rug from the wool of my sheep . The raffle is being held next month , for more info. click onto the Jacob Sheep Breeders' Assoc. web site listed in the side bar, from there click on to "RAFFLE" and you will also see many other beautiful items you might wish to buy a ticket or two for. The JSBA has been instrumental in preserving this breed of sheep and the association is run entirely by volunteers who love this breed !