We went on a school trip and one of the things we did was we went in a shop called Nielanell’s. There were two ladies working there, one called Minty and the other one called Niela. They are partners. They knit and spin. They make fabrics based on an animals or animal skin. It is in Hoswick. It is a small shop. They spin their own wool and some of it is multi-coloured. Niela and Minty use crocodile skin, an elephant’s ear, snake’s back, fish scales and bird feathers as inspiration. I learned that there are hundreds of types of wool from hundreds of types of sheep. It was very interesting. I liked when we watched her spin and also when she showed us what work she had done. It was amazing work. I really enjoyed it.

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