Hello - I'm also a cruise ship visitor! I was there on the 10th of October & purchased a bunch of possum yarn. I'm trying to find yarn in South Africa to make a Rowan pattern you had a sample of. It was a grey v-neck, short sleeved cabled sweater by the Rowan Cocoon yarns... Do you know the name of the design??? I would greatly appreciate it if you could let me know! I'll be back in December! Jill
Hello, visited your shop in July 2012. Am hoping that you will keep your blog up to date so I can shop virtually. My friend who lives local to you would be most happy to visit and make my purchases. Almost finished the fingerless mitts that I purchased as a kit. Daughter is very eager for them as it is rather cold here now.
Many New Zealanders are blissfully unaware of ‘mulesing' (pronounced mule-zing), a procedure that can only be described as one of the most barbaric and vicious practices carried out in the farming industry today.
Mulesing is the surgical mutilation, without the use of painkillers, of Merino sheep. Skin from the animal's tail area is sliced away with hand shears, leaving a bleeding, gaping wound.
Merino sheep have been selectively bred to have wrinkly skin in order to produce more wool, but their many skin folds offer ideal conditions for blowflies to lay their eggs, leading to flystrike.
The purpose of mulesing is to create a large area of scar tissue devoid of wool, keeping the rear end of the sheep cleaner and therefore reducing the likelihood of flystrike. But in reality, the exposed, bloody wounds resulting from mulesing often become infected or flystruck.
I visited from the cruise ship Sapphire Princess, mid-October. I would like to see more of your models featured. They were so beautiful in the shop.
ReplyDeleteHello - I'm also a cruise ship visitor! I was there on the 10th of October & purchased a bunch of possum yarn. I'm trying to find yarn in South Africa to make a Rowan pattern you had a sample of. It was a grey v-neck, short sleeved cabled sweater by the Rowan Cocoon yarns... Do you know the name of the design??? I would greatly appreciate it if you could let me know! I'll be back in December! Jill
ReplyDeleteHello, visited your shop in July 2012. Am hoping that you will keep your blog up to date so I can shop virtually. My friend who lives local to you would be most happy to visit and make my purchases. Almost finished the fingerless mitts that I purchased as a kit. Daughter is very eager for them as it is rather cold here now.
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ReplyDeletewhy use animals
Deletea store that profits through animals pain.. pathetic
ReplyDeleteMany New Zealanders are blissfully unaware of ‘mulesing' (pronounced mule-zing), a procedure that can only be described as one of the most barbaric and vicious practices carried out in the farming industry today.
ReplyDeleteMulesing is the surgical mutilation, without the use of painkillers, of Merino sheep. Skin from the animal's tail area is sliced away with hand shears, leaving a bleeding, gaping wound.
Merino sheep have been selectively bred to have wrinkly skin in order to produce more wool, but their many skin folds offer ideal conditions for blowflies to lay their eggs, leading to flystrike.
The purpose of mulesing is to create a large area of scar tissue devoid of wool, keeping the rear end of the sheep cleaner and therefore reducing the likelihood of flystrike. But in reality, the exposed, bloody wounds resulting from mulesing often become infected or flystruck.