Random bits - wool, book lists, and more!
There are several things I'm passionate about enough to say I'm passionate about them. Books, cats, and wool are probably the top three. I geek out about a lot of other things, but passionate? Books, cats, and wool. In my spare time, I am a wool worker. I work with wool in all sorts of forms - from fresh off the sheep, to yarn, and everything in between. Coming from a long line craft people, I prefer to knit to crochet, and I also adore spinning on either a wheel or drop spindle. And, because those hobbies aren't weird enough, I also process wool - taking it from this dirty mass of wool to something you can knit with (or spin with, if you'd rather spin it yourself.) Let me tell you something about wool - when it's fresh off the sheep, it's filthy. Imagine only rinsing your hair when it rains or when you wade through a pond or stream. It would be rather disgusting, and it's really no different from what's on the sheep. Except what's on the sheep will ...