FE Lake District Lovers
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Apr 2021
9:03am, 21 Apr 2021
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Homer
I was up on the path between the Pikes and Bowfell a couple of weeks ago. The choppers had just dropped off massive loads of sheepskins for the path works
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Apr 2021
9:37am, 21 Apr 2021
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um
Does seem relatively common ... although I wonder how they do it in wet peat? google.co.uk fixthefells.co.uk |
Apr 2021
9:43am, 21 Apr 2021
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Rosehip
I fancy a working holiday with FTF/NT - I really should organise that for next year if not later this - I've been saying I will for ages.
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Apr 2021
9:46am, 21 Apr 2021
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stilldreaming
I think it says a lot about the value of a fleece at the moment! 15p/kg for white wool ... 5p/kg for lesser wool like Swaledale (Farmers' Weekly). It's good that a use is being found for these fleeces, but heartbreaking that as a product for clothing etc, our wool is so undervalued.
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Apr 2021
11:26am, 21 Apr 2021
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Northern Exile
The penny has just dropped. I remember seeing builders bags of fleeces out on the fells and wondering what they were for, it was in exactly the same area as Homer mentioned - east of Pike O'Stickle.
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Apr 2021
11:34am, 21 Apr 2021
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Derby Tup
A new one on me I’ve spent 39 in and around textiles and wasn’t aware of this end-use for wool. It is an amazing fibre with many interesting properties |
Apr 2021
11:37am, 21 Apr 2021
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RooA
I imagine you could use a sheep fleece floated path without ever realising.
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Apr 2021
6:44pm, 21 Apr 2021
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♪♫ Synge ♪♫
Two distinctive pieces of summit decoration today: |
Apr 2021
6:52pm, 21 Apr 2021
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FenlandRunner
Look Northern Fells-ish to me. 1, Great Calva 2, The Knott Are my guesses? |
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Apr 2021
7:19pm, 21 Apr 2021
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♪♫ Synge ♪♫
Great Calva is a good guess 😀
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