I use by-products from the Mill- hair fibres are extracted from the fleece so the yarn that is spun is soft and not itchy, the hair remains and has a range of possible uses – including being great for needle felting.
As well as this hair I also use wool from my own pet sheep and, one of the ways I support animal charities is, by buying and using wool of sheep living on Animal Sanctuaries.
My philosophy has always been waste not want not.
I worked on Organic smallholdings as a young person and later on worked for a city farm- where environmental awareness was the buzz word.