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FAMILIES LEARN CRAFT OF WOOL KNITWEAR AT FESTIVAL
Many people are unaware of how wool knitwear is created and the processes needed to make garments from the sustainable material.
But farmers at the Sheep Shearing Festival in Ottowa, Canada, learnt a thing or two when they attended the event's final day, Metro Ottowa reports.
After watching the sheep being sheared at the Canadian Museum of Agriculture yesterday (May 24th), visitors then looked at the next stage in the process.
They were asked to have a go at knitting the yarn and also discovered how wool can be transformed.
Demonstrations showed the dying and carding process, often used to create ladies' knitwear and other items of clothing.
"The general point is just to teach Canadians where their food and fibre come from, so in this instance - where wool comes from - and also maybe to educate them about meat production," Anne Lemieux-Mitchell, a farm guide with the museum, tells the newspaper.
She explains children are particularly responsive to these types of activities, as they enjoy spending time with the animals.
Britons who would like to try a similar activity could check out their local county and town shows, where a host of shearing contests are being held across the country.
Posted by James Wood
