Sheep Shearing, Indigo Dyeing and What I'm Knitting.

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Welcome to my RU-vid channel! Here I will share some behind the scenes from my yarn and knitwear design business, the croft, and will also talk about things I think might interest you. Thanks for watching!
You will find my yarn, book, and other information on my website www.donnasmithdesigns.co.uk
Things mentioned in this video:
Langsoond, A Shetland Yarn; 10 Modern Patterns inspired by my island life
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Wearing Jumper Blogpost
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Texture by Erika Knight
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Thatch Cardigan Pattern
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Tall Ships Lerwick
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Music: Lost and Found by Dan Lebowitz

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2 окт 2024

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@ashajoannaszary350 23 дня назад

Donna it would be so great to see more videos from you if possible. I'd watch them all in a heartbeat. Sending my best 🙂

@StarfireReborn Год назад

What A Dream. You're Living My Dream. Hard Work, Hand Knits. 💜 That Indigo Dyeing Is Probably In The Top 10 Coolest Things I've Ever Seen. Many Of Those Things Are God Made.

@gatheredsheepyarns Год назад

Such a beautiful video, thank you for sharing! ☀️☀️☀️

@kellipage2858 Год назад

Donna it was wonderful to see you and to see your Croft and a peek into your process of dyeing your yarns. Enjoy the Tall Ships Festival🙌😎🙏

@sandipointon9867 Год назад

Was lucky enough to visit with Donna at her studio while visiting beautiful Shetland this summer. Her yarn is womderful to work with and her patterns are very detailed and easy to follow. I have already made a Wearing Cardigan and can’t wear to try more patterns. She’s a very talented and welcoming entrepreneur.

@mywoolmitten Год назад

What a lovely episode, so interesting! I've liked and subscribed and look forward to visiting again. I'm a small farmer in the US, with a small flock of Shetland sheep so especially enjoyed seeing your sheep and yarns!

@countrysnippets Год назад

So good to see this lovely video pop up and great to see more about the Wearing jumper, it’s my birthday in August and top of my list to treat myself to is your lovely kit to make one for myself. I love the idea of making several in differing sizes. I have your book and it’s so beautiful. 😊❤️

@mrsmscuriositycabinet6925 Год назад

Lovely to see the contrast of your lovely natural shades. The Clod colour is one of my favourites and I love my earthy cardigan in this yarn!

@wildcottageknitting Год назад

Hello from the west of Ireland! RU-vid did a brilliant job of recommending your video to me today. Love what you are doing & have subscribed!

@annepatterson3527 Год назад

Thanks for sharing your knitting, dying and clipping. I love working with your yarn.

@KnitMyWayHome Год назад

Wow! Donna!!! I was so happy to see you and this little visit. Thank you for popping in and telling us all about everything. The tall ships sound wonderful. I have long admired your wool! A big hug from the very far away Yukon Territory of subarctic Canada.

@elizabethrutledge8182 Год назад

That was so lovely Donna - I love your patterns but have only knitted one so far - the Toonsmal hat - it’s so snug and cosy and it’s Winter here in Tasmania at the moment! So I live on an island too - just at the other end of the world 😂

@heidikuijer3612 Год назад

Hello from The Netherlands. Visiting the Shetland Island has always been a dream of mine. I used to bottle feed lambs for a sheep farmer on our tiny farm. They couldn't drink and he would bring them to us and we could concentrate on rearing them. He always said when the lambs came back they were the healthiest in his flock. It was a privilege to do. We gad to sell the farmhouse because of health reasons but it is something we will always look back on with great fondness! I love to use natural wool and am off to look at your website. I hope you will post more videos of your life, work and the Island. 🧶

@ginalevesque6596 Год назад

very interesting podcast ! bravo for your great work ! I love to see indigo magic happening 😮! Thank you for sharing your activities with us knitters . ❤ 🐶🧶 🐑♥️👋from 🇨🇦

@katharineevans2396 Год назад

Lovely video Donna, I have your beautiful book and when I have finished my current knitting projects (3 and all presents for family members) I am definitely going to knit the wearing jumper and treat myself to some of your wool. Sending you best wishes, Kate x

@judysavage3809 8 месяцев назад

So happy to find you on RU-vid. I'm heading to Shetland at the end of May and looking forward to visiting your store to buy some of your beautiful yarn and your book!

@wendyhumphreystebbutt5782 7 месяцев назад

What a wonderful video. I’ll be buying 2 of your books - one for me and one for my sister-in-law! My new double treadle spinning wheel will arrive early next week, so I’m looking forward to spinning some Shetland fleece, which can be bought from Alberta, Canada. I know my sister-in-law loves to knit with Shetland wool, so she’ll also be getting some home spun fibre :-). Yours in Gratitude.

@allisondobbie2375 Год назад

Loved your video Donna, thank you. The chemistry of the indigo dyeing is amazing. I was fortunate to be able to buy some of your yarn earlier this year, it is so beautiful. Best wishes from New Zealand

@melissalampman7214 Год назад

Love the wool drying on the fences! Watching from of Vancouver Island, on a small island. I just got a light blue from woad in my garden! So much fun, you live in a beautiful spot! Especially for a natural dyer!excited to find you, Melissa.

@ellenaaboe Год назад

What a lovely video! So cool to see and hear about the process of making and dyeing your yarn. I knitted the Peerie leaves jumper in Langsoond yarn, and it's beautiful. Greetings from Norway!

@woollenhearted Год назад

Thank you for this wonderful moment spent with you 🤍

@leitesta1725 Год назад

I’m so happy to have found you and your channel. I love your yarns and the stories of your home. Thank you so much for sharing!! I am looking forward to following you ❤ from Texas

@sheonaghgall5010 7 месяцев назад

Thank you for your podcast. I do envy your lifestyle. Beautiful. I am having trouble getting a copy of Thatch, the cardigan you knitted. Do you have any tips on how I can get hold of it?

@janetkemper9177 Год назад

I really enjoyed this video. Your yarns and patterns look fantastic. I look forward to more videos.

@missjenny1953 4 месяца назад

Thank you. That was very pleasant and interesting

@dorothyforrester9083 Год назад

I really enjoyed your video Donna! I have knitted a number of your beautiful patterns with your lovely DK wool and also love your book. I look forward to hearing more about your laceweight yarn. Thank you!!

@nestofyarn Год назад

Truly loved hearing about your dyeing process and seeing glimpses of your life in Shetland!

@karenkeene8040 Год назад

So happy to see you on RU-vid, Donna! Looking forward to more videos.

@KathleenTruitt Год назад

Hello from Alabama Donna! I loved seeing some of your Langsoond patterns “live.” I’ve been wanting to knit one of your sweaters/cardigans for a while, and hearing you talk about them helps me decide. I also enjoyed seeing you use your yarn in an Erika Knight pattern. I hope you will do more videos. Thank you!

@susanmckee-nugent8431 Год назад

What a treat! Thank you for taking the time to record this. Lovely to meet and hear you.

@teresaclark-kasch9088 Год назад

Happy days of knitting from Chicago! Enjoy your channel very much!

@arielmyers4028 Год назад

loved your video!

@sandras2479 Год назад

Great podcast!

@lucillecooper3600 Год назад

Ah you wonderful woman!

@gillyjaynes8558 Год назад

Hello from Northamptonshire. I've just found your channel and subscribed immediately as I so love your aesthetic. Really beautiful colours and patterns. Now to find your Web site.........

@ABOrlik Год назад

Well, done, Skye! And thank you for a wonderful video. It fills my heart to “meet” you and the sheep. Now to pick a pattern for the yarn you’ve just sent. Following and sending appreciation from Wisconsin USA.

@SamAnnL66 Год назад

👋🏼 Hello from Kent, UK. I subscribed last year when I saw your first video and was delighted to see that you’d posted another video. I thoroughly enjoyed learning about your natural dyeing process, it was so interesting and informative. Can’t wait for the next video to see the finished cardigan/jacket. Sending best wishes from the Garden of England 🍒 🍏 Sam x

@katleenanckaert322 Год назад

Hello from Belgium. So wonderful to see your croft and the wool. I've had a nice workshop with you in The Netherlands (i think 6 years ago), and yesssss : i will come to Shetland in the Woolweek 2023. So looking forward !

@pracowniaogolna Год назад

Hi Donna, thanks for this great video and lovely views of Shetland. Can't wait for the next episode. Greetings from Poland 💐

@marshawoods2634 Год назад

Greetings from Washington state. I'm happy to have come across your RU-vid channel, with the promise of more.

@jonnawyatt Год назад

Hello from Australia. What beautiful colours. We are sheep farmers but not for wool. When you talked about how the sheep come up to you instead of being herded, it reminded me of when we have orphaned lambs that we raise. They are friendly and can cause a bit of trouble when getting the sheep in. They don't know they are sheep anymore.😊 A question. Is there much crocheting in Shetland?

@michellecranford9238 Год назад

Really enjoyed listening and watching you with your crafting..love your Scottish accent also..😊yes..certainly would love to see more of what you get up too..

@dianewolff7599 Год назад

I've actually listened to this twice. The first time I had not seen the book. I then looked up your beautiful web site and looked at your book, then listened again. I love your explanations and stories about the projects you are working on. I look forward to learning more about your sheep and life. I would love to make the "wearing jumper". You make it look so comfortable and yet it has an elegance to it. Diane from Claremont South Dakota

@rowantreeflowers Год назад

Really interesting, thank you for sharing parts of your island life. I will be looking up the book Texture, I already have Langsoond! Look forward to the next episode 🙂

@debradantonio2974 Год назад

Donna..what colour do you get when you dye with rhubarb leaves? Thanks Debra

@lisapeacock14 Год назад

The colour change on the indigo was amazing to watch. I'm wanting to start natural dying wool and that has really inspired me. I've just bought your bm and can't wait to make the wearing jumper.

@yaelschlick1496 Год назад

I recently made your wearing cardigan and it is now my most favourite sweater. The fit is superbe! Thank you😊

@bek-bek-bek-bek Год назад

So happy to see you and your croft and crafting. I am about to cast on Houlland, so great timing! Thankyou for an enjoyable video, love the mix of footage from outside and your knitting.

@margaretmontana122 Год назад

What a nice video! I’m always happy when I find a site with so much good information about your yarn and dyes etc. I knit all the time and prefer the wooly wools rather than superwash. I will look at your website and see what I might need. I do have the Baabel hat pattern and started it some time ago using alpaca yarn that my friends here make in Idaho.

@jo-annefalconer6280 Год назад

greetings from New Zealand love your podcast you live in a beautiful part of the world and your indigo dying is amazing.

@joannamartin7917 Год назад

Great information in your Podcast. I love that you are sheep to yarn to dye to design! I already had some of your patterns, now I can see I’ll need some proper Langsoond yarn!❤❤

@Taxistickan_ Год назад

Hello from the middle of Sweden a town called Sundsvall. I really found your channel interesting, and looking forward to seeing more of your videos in the future. Thank for this episode …❣️👍🏼🧶🥢