{"id":5915,"date":"2021-01-23T08:05:54","date_gmt":"2021-01-23T07:05:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/?p=5915"},"modified":"2021-01-23T08:05:55","modified_gmt":"2021-01-23T07:05:55","slug":"55-grams-of-wool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/55-grams-of-wool\/","title":{"rendered":"55 grams of wool"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">I bought a jar of home made shoe wax from a spinner, made of sheep tallow and beeswax from her own backyard. To optimize the cost of the shipping, she added some extra padding \u2013 55 grams of wool from the young <a href=\"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/dalapals-wool\/\">Dalap\u00e4ls<\/a> ewe Brisa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today I dive deep into words of beauty and excess to dress my sensations of Brisa&#8217;s wool in linguistic splendour. Feel free to read this story aloud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"551\" data-attachment-id=\"5947\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/img_7304\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_7304-scaled.jpeg?fit=2437%2C2560&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2437,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone XR&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1611058659&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0057803468208092&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_7304\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;A ziplock bag of raw wool on snowy ground. A label with the text &amp;#8220;Brisa, born 2019. Dalap\u00e4ls sheep. Shorn fall 2020. Sorted, unwashed. 55 grams of wool.&amp;#8221;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Brisa, born 2019. Dalap\u00e4ls sheep. Shorn fall 2020. Sorted, unwashed. 55 grams of wool.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_7304-scaled.jpeg?fit=525%2C551&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_7304.jpeg?resize=525%2C551&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Brisa, born 2019. Dalap\u00e4ls sheep. Shorn fall 2020. Sorted, unwashed. 55 grams of wool.\" class=\"wp-image-5947\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_7304-scaled.jpeg?resize=975%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 975w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_7304-scaled.jpeg?resize=286%2C300&amp;ssl=1 286w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_7304-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C807&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_7304-scaled.jpeg?resize=1462%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1462w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_7304-scaled.jpeg?resize=1950%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1950w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_7304-scaled.jpeg?w=1050&amp;ssl=1 1050w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_7304-scaled.jpeg?w=1575&amp;ssl=1 1575w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Brisa, born 2019. Dalap\u00e4ls sheep. Shorn fall 2020. Sorted, unwashed. 55 grams of wool.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A small ziplock bag<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A small ziplock bag of little importance. Brisa, it&#8217;s labeled, 55 grams of wool. Inside it a world of wooly wonder. My hands electric with excitement as I open the transparent treasure chamber. Devoutly I free the locks from their plastic prison. Out they come with a sigh of relief \u2013 floof \u2013 they huff and they puff and they grow their house out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An airy cloud of promises emerges from the wool cave. Let me tell you what I see:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Long outercoat rays, beaming like the sun.<\/li><li>Soft, cushioning undercoat, flowing, billowing, a silky, subtle glow like the moon&#8217;s reflection in a lake.<\/li><li>Breezy greasy lanolin spots, sparkling stars all over.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Sweet vanilla locks, shining like the sun, the moon and the stars together. A universe of ripples in countless dimensions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"535\" data-attachment-id=\"5943\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/img_7190\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_7190-scaled.jpeg?fit=2510%2C2560&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2510,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone XR&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1611057912&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;40&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0081967213114754&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_7190\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Staples of wool laid out on a round carved wooden lid. The locks are placed like rays on the lid, base outwards and tips towards the center.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The whole family of staples \u2013 long and sleek, short and crimpy and a spectrum between.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_7190-scaled.jpeg?fit=525%2C535&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_7190.jpeg?resize=525%2C535&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"The whole family of staples \u2013 long and sleek, short and crimpy and a spectrum between.\" class=\"wp-image-5943\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_7190-scaled.jpeg?resize=1004%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1004w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_7190-scaled.jpeg?resize=294%2C300&amp;ssl=1 294w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_7190-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C783&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_7190-scaled.jpeg?resize=1506%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1506w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_7190-scaled.jpeg?resize=2008%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 2008w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_7190-scaled.jpeg?w=1575&amp;ssl=1 1575w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>The whole family of staples \u2013 long and sleek, short and crimpy and a spectrum between.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A smell and a smile<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As I lean over for a closer look I stop. I smell. A smile starting at my giddy toes reaches the follicles on the top of my head \u2013 Swoosh! A burst of joy. Surely you must have heard it, the sound of delight for the smell of a sheep. Of wool in my lap, of drafting with love, of wearing my handspun and bursting with pride. Through all the steps the scent will prevail. Fainter, yes, paler, but still a reminder of a sheep it once knew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"394\" data-attachment-id=\"5946\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/img_7303\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_7303-scaled.jpeg?fit=2560%2C1920&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone XR&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1611058535&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0081967213114754&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_7303\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Raw wool.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;55 grams of Dalap\u00e4ls wool&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_7303-scaled.jpeg?fit=525%2C394&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_7303.jpeg?resize=525%2C394&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"55 grams of Dalap\u00e4ls wool\" class=\"wp-image-5946\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_7303-scaled.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_7303-scaled.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_7303-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_7303-scaled.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_7303-scaled.jpeg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>55 grams of Dalap\u00e4ls wool.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The cast and the crew<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The whole family of staples is there. Locks of all shapes and fashions. All important, all sincere, holding hands in their dance through the fleece. Protecting their queen from hot, cold and rain. May I present:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The tall, bold cones. Silky and strong, slight poof in their feet.<\/li><li>Others, tall too, yet buoyant and plush. Like nervous cartoon legs, twirling a sway.<\/li><li>A small group of staples are wavier still, unruly, open and airy. <\/li><li>Smallest of all are the crimpies, the curlies, the ever so softies, shy and petite.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"409\" data-attachment-id=\"5967\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/img_7315\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_7315-scaled.jpeg?fit=2560%2C1993&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1993\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone XR&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1611231941&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;40&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0082644628099174&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_7315\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;A root basket full of white wool. The basket is standing on snow. A mossy cliff in the background.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;55 grams of dalap\u00e4ls wool in a birch root basket from the end of the 19th century.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_7315-scaled.jpeg?fit=525%2C409&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_7315.jpeg?resize=525%2C409&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Sweet locks of dalap\u00e4ls wool in a birch root basket from the end of the 19th century.\" class=\"wp-image-5967\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_7315-scaled.jpeg?resize=1024%2C797&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_7315-scaled.jpeg?resize=300%2C234&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_7315-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C598&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_7315-scaled.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1196&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_7315-scaled.jpeg?resize=2048%2C1594&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Sweet locks of dalap\u00e4ls wool in a birch root basket from the end of the 19th century.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Cutting edge design for optimal sheep comfort. Sharpened through centuries of nature&#8217;s own choice. I wonder where you grew, sweet locks? Keeping the neck warm with short, crimpy curls? Long outercoat tips leading the rain drops away? Which ones grew on the sleepy side? Who protected the belly, lightly touching the grass? The map of the sheep a guide for my tools \u2013 shawls, socks and mittens from neck, back and legs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Translate and transform<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>What can you do, sweet curls? How can I make you shine through my hands? How can I form a strand that is for me what you were for your sheep? Dare I take on these 55 grams? Will I find the soul of this pearl? I dare, I will, I do! I will make mistakes, surely I will. Bumps will appear in the road. I keep them as treasures to learn and to steer my craft in a novel direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I find the cut end of a luscious lock, I draft, I twirl and rejoice. Slowly, gently, the fibers give in, finding their place in the draft. My hands listen closely: When to draft? How to twist? The fibers will tell me if I open my mind and welcome the voice of the wool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"541\" data-attachment-id=\"5944\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/img_7232-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_7232.jpeg?fit=1884%2C1943&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1884,1943\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone XR&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1611058392&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0081967213114754&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_7232\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Two hands twisting fibers from a lock of white wool. Wool in the background.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Finding the soul of sweet Brisa&amp;#8217;s locks.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_7232.jpeg?fit=525%2C541&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_7232.jpeg?resize=525%2C541&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Finding the soul of sweet Brisa's locks.\" class=\"wp-image-5944\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_7232.jpeg?resize=993%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 993w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_7232.jpeg?resize=291%2C300&amp;ssl=1 291w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_7232.jpeg?resize=768%2C792&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_7232.jpeg?resize=1489%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1489w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_7232.jpeg?w=1884&amp;ssl=1 1884w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_7232.jpeg?w=1050&amp;ssl=1 1050w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_7232.jpeg?w=1575&amp;ssl=1 1575w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Finding the soul of sweet Brisa&#8217;s locks.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I  close my eyes and draft, slowly, mindfully. The lanolin, oh, the lanolin oils the journey from cloud to contour. As I draft I see little grains of nature, wandering forward into the twist, playfully skipping off the ride along the way. I wait for that point of twist engagement, when the fibers slide past each other without coming apart. That very window when nothing is decided and possibilities are endless. In this now freedom is mine. Yet I hear the wool and do its bidding. I spin what the locks want to be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Once upon a staple<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Another curl, another now. Pointy top tip, sweet puffy toes. One end in each hand, gently tugging. Resist, resist, resist\u2026 and yield. In a viscous blink the once upon a staple is suddenly divided. In the one hand strong and shiny, in the other soft and airy. The tug of togetherness takes new shapes. One sleek, the other abundant. Each with their own treat of traits. New yarns imagined. Another now is here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"329\" data-attachment-id=\"5945\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/img_7299\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_7299.jpeg?fit=2401%2C1506&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2401,1506\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone XR&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1611058484&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0082644628099174&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_7299\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Two hands separating a lock of wool.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Separating outercoat from undercoat.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_7299.jpeg?fit=525%2C329&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_7299.jpeg?resize=525%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Separating outercoat from undercoat.\" class=\"wp-image-5945\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_7299.jpeg?resize=1024%2C642&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_7299.jpeg?resize=300%2C188&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_7299.jpeg?resize=768%2C482&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_7299.jpeg?resize=1536%2C963&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_7299.jpeg?resize=2048%2C1285&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Separating outercoat from undercoat.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Locks of love<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I look at the locks, once again smiling. The cut ends straight, shorn in a whiff. Closing my eyes I can hear the shears squeaking. One clip, another, another still. Soft hand on breathing sheep back. Comforting, close, still one of the flock. Snip by snip with love for sheep and wool. Allowing a new coat to grow, flow and flourish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I see a seed, a twig, a piece of moss. A nod from grazing the pasture. A token of love from mother nature herself. Signs of a landscape, a meadow or forest. All part of a story that is sheep. This sheep. Sweet Brisa of Nyland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"337\" data-attachment-id=\"5948\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/img_7307\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_7307.jpeg?fit=1747%2C1121&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1747,1121\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1611086628&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_7307\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Close-up of the head of a white sheep. A hand holding the chin. Straw in the background.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;I want to say this is Brisa, but it is not, she was unavailable at the time of the photo. It is however one of her pasture colleagues Stumpan, born in 2019 as a bottle lamb.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_7307.jpeg?fit=525%2C337&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_7307.jpeg?resize=525%2C337&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"I want to say this is Brisa, but it is not, she was unavailable at the time of the photo. 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She was full of straw when I asked the shepherdess for a photo.  It is however an earlier photo of one of her pasture colleagues Stumpan, born in 2019 as a bottle lamb. See the curlies around her neck? Photo by Carina Jakobsson.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>With a sigh of lightness I put the locks back in the ziplock bag. I go for a walk in the evening air. The billowing snow flakes land gently on my newly waxed boots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Recently I bought a book on writing \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Steering-Craft-Twenty-First-Century-Guide-Sailing\/dp\/0544611616\"><strong>Steering the craft, a 21st century guide to sailing the sea of story<\/strong>, by Ursula K. Le Guin.<\/a> The book consists of 10 themes, each theme with an exercise for the reader. Today&#8217;s blog post is my contribution to the theme <strong>The sound of your writing<\/strong> and the exercise <strong>Being gorgeous<\/strong> \u2013 write a text that is meant to be read aloud, using onomatopoeia, alliteration, repetition, rhythmic effects and made-up words, just not rhyme.<\/em> <em>I hope you got some gorgeous out of this piece.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\">Happy spinning!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">You can find me in several social media:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\" id=\"block-b91f51e0-4539-44ae-8f80-0dfdbf3ff157\"><li><strong>This&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/blog\/\">blog<\/a>&nbsp;is my main channel<\/strong>. This is where I write posts about spinning, but also where I explain a bit more about videos I release. Sometimes I make videos that are on the blog only.&nbsp;<em>Subscribe or make an rss feed to be sure not to miss any posts.<\/em><\/li><li>My&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCLBBuYv4kff8RQ_oY-PNEqg?view_as=subscriber\">youtube channel<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;is where I release a lot of my videos.&nbsp;<em>Subscribe to be sure not to miss anything!<\/em><\/li><li>I have a&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/josefinwaltinspinner\/\">facebook page<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;where I link to all my blog posts,&nbsp;<em>you are welcome to follow me there.<\/em><\/li><li>I run an&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/josefinwaltinspinner.teachable.com\">online spinning school<\/a><\/strong>, welcome to join a course! You can also check out my <a href=\"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/courses-kurser\/\">course page<\/a> for courses in Sweden.<\/li><li>On&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/josefinwaltinspinner\/posts\">Patreon<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;you can get early access to new videos and other Patreon only benefits. <strong>The contributions from my patrons is an important way to cover the costs, time and energy I put into the videos and blog posts I create<\/strong>. Shooting and editing a 3 minute video takes about 5 hours. Writing a blog post around 3. 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