I really look forward to March after the long dark days of winter,’ says Bec Briar, at the loom in her workshop. ‘Our log pile has dwindled and we’ve had enough of the cold and wet. Then everything changes the day our wonderful shearer, Michael, arrives. In one or two days, I have a whole year of fleeces to work with’
She will use the coarser fleeces for peg-loom weaving; some go to a mill for carding; others are boxed up for sale to spinners; and the rest she will keep for herself to create unique blankets, shawls, scarves and craft materials, often dyed with plants and herbs grown outside
