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Debi Gliori's avatar

I have wool wall envy now! What an elegant solution to your wool abundance-I love it. I share your love of immersion in wool; I’m never without a small Highland hand spindle ( a dealgan) and spun my way to the Bologna Book Fair and back last year on planes and trains. Another form of meditation in wool.

I’m fascinated by the possibilities of needle felting too, so I don’t even throw out my snippets of yarn even if they’re only 1cm long. And I sleep under a wool duvet!

It slowly takes over your life, but what’s wrong with that? As for having to use up your stash; the wool’s in no hurry to be used. It’ll wait while you enjoy the myriad possibilities ahead.

A thought: you could acquire a large hand loom and weave tapestries. It’s like painting with yarn. Slow and methodical and quite physical, standing at your loom threading, weaving, tamping it down, slowly building a different kind of wall of wool.

Thankyou for sharing. Your illustrations are lovely.

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Hannah Sanguinetti's avatar

Thank you very much for the kind and wise words Debbie; I guess Nonna’s wool has already been waiting for 30 years in her cupboards before arriving in mine.

Wish I’d known you were at Bologna last year, we could have swapped wool stories over coffee as I always have my knitting with me.

My daughter spins more than I do.

Weaving would be wonderful, but it feels rather like a Pandora’s box. How much of my house can I get away with dedicating to wool? We have an ex-chapel (currently our bedroom) that I can see beautifully housing a large loom one day. There are two huge looms that lie abandoned in my daughter’s art school because nobody knows how to use them. What a terrible waste and missed opportunity!

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Candy Gourlay's avatar

There are still gaps between the dowelling for more dowelling! What on earth was Nonna planning to make with all that wool? Happy knitting!

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Hannah Sanguinetti's avatar

I think I’m going to occupy another wall… Nonna had a knitting machine and made huge numbers of jumpers. There are still boxes of those everywhere too, with some seriously frightening 70’s colourways among them.

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Ally's avatar

I'm so taken by your illustration-textural-storytelling, for me it is such a breath of fresh air on so many fronts. It’s:- beautiful; authentic; unique; colourful; meaningful; purposeful; intentional, educational. As an educator your stylisation and perspective is so alluring, perfectly childlike, accessible and simplistic. Thank you for sharing the exhibition link. Your vision is inspirational. 🌟

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Hannah Sanguinetti's avatar

Thank you so much for your kind words Ally, I’m really touched. I sometimes feel like a fish out of water trying to bring a textile approach into such a fast-paced, digital market. It’s lovely to hear that my work resonates with you.

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Ally's avatar

Sensitivity to detail that children and adults will appreciate and learn from .

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Ally's avatar

To me you're exploring your gift that reflects your

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Hannah Sanguinetti's avatar

Thank you, I will keep going!

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Fiona Bannatyne's avatar

I remember your wool wall, what a visual (and textile) treat! I have seen several videos of people crocheting baskets using 3/4 strands of yarn, might be a nice way to use up several at a time. Always meant to try it (I also have a bit of an overflowing stash!).

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Hannah Sanguinetti's avatar

That’s a good idea, I think the mixing of colours would be really fun too.

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Nell Cummins Illustrates's avatar

I adore your work Hannah! ❤️

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Hannah Sanguinetti's avatar

Thank you so much Nell! 😊

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Sue Malkin's avatar

You can combine the wool together in multi strands. 4 ply yarn is 4 strands together, double knit 6/8 etc. it would need multiple tension squares though and presumes the colours go together.x

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Hannah Sanguinetti's avatar

I think some more experimentation is needed. Some of the yarn is really fine so combining it seems to be the way forward.

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Heather Ferris's avatar

Wonderful! Love it! X

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Hannah Sanguinetti's avatar

Thank you!

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