Spinner, Indie Dyer, Shetland Lace Knitter, Monique Dreef from Netherlands | Fiberchats, Episode 25

Monique Dreef Is the owner of Great British Wool Company in Netherlands.
She is also a very skilled spinner, dyer and knitter with passion for Fine Shetland Lace
Find Monique on Instagram: @moniquedreef

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Instagram: @irinashaar

[Ladyredwingrider]

I’m learning about new designers, dyers, because of your podcasts. Keep up the great work, love listening while in knitting.

[orlamckeown]

Most enjoyable chat. The giggles were infectious. Here's hoping you'll both be able to get to Woollinn in Dublin in 2022. If you get the time to get to Jolijn in Connemara for a visit, it's one of the most beautiful parts of the West of Ireland.

[lucylagerweij]

Edit: and I forgot to tell you that I love your podcasts! Think I wil be bingewatching them this weekend :-)

Yes I have the age that I had knitting classes in primary school. Hated it. Because the girls were supposed to knit and crochet and the boys were to do the fun stuff like mathematics. Cause men would earn the money and women were supposed to go to the “huishoudschool”. And my skills were (and still are) not of the housekeeping kind. Nowadays I am in IT and love solving workpuzzles (and reading knitting patterns).

Besides that: the lady teacher couldn’t knit and I could from the age of 4. So when I was 9 years old I had to teach 20 little girls how to knit. Decided there and then I would never be a teacher…… so at 63 I am also a parttime examinator at the Hogeschool of Rotterdam. Never tought that was going to happen but I love it.

[tyanneagle]

Wonderful interview. I loved seeing the beautiful shawls, turquoise to blue always speaks to me

[clarebartkowski]

Irina, I have loved this interview the most, so far. To virtually meet Monique was wonderful. Such a down to earth lady with a multitude of skills, she has inspired me to block Bijou and possibly attempt the grafting of The Second One.

[Melmaz]

Very interesting! I have angora goats and I’ve always thought that Spining some mohair with wool would make a good sock yarn. Your lace shawls are beautiful! Thank you Irina for another informative & interesting interview.

[rehrerrobin]

Such charming ladies you two, it's easy to see what makes you friends!

[Serenity-fuxz]

OK this is what the world is missing quality quality quality I can’t wait to save up enough to order some yarn from her she is amazing both of you ladies are great and thank you so much for doing these interviews you’re introducing so many beautiful people to the world but this lady is on point top notch I will be ordering from her store as soon as I’m able thank you both of you thank you

[Serenity-fuxz]

It’s so interesting I feel the same way about knitting crocheting crocheting just doesn’t grasp me but knitting has a hold on me like nothing else

[nicolelafontaine]

What a wonderful person, such talent, I sure will check her shop for lace weight wool. I had such pleausre witnessing your

[Serenity-fuxz]

Oh how do we get a drop spindle handcrafted from your friends I would love to invest in one wonderful oh my goodness

[Serenity-fuxz]

How many yards does it take to make one of those beautiful Shetland Lace shawls. I have I believe 100 g of wool and silk mixed spun in lace weight and I was wondering it’s a beautiful sage green color and wondering if I can make a shawl with just this cause that’s the only one I have and it’s my special skein– waiting to make a shawl with so it’s probably I’m pretty sure it’s 100g, Would that be enough to make a shawl???

[Serenity-fuxz]

Hey I am so happy to let you all know that the Waldorf curriculum still does hand work knitting stonework stone carving wood carving yeah so if you would like your child to learn these beautiful arts try to send them to Waldorf school Summerfield Waldorf school and Santa Rosa is where I went love it And yes it is a Rudolf Steiner school

[judithtaylor]

It would be lovely to go to another country like Hampshire to pick a fleece to spin. Unfortunately, Australian Customs do not allow raw fleece to be brought in, unless its already scoured, commercially cleaned at a temperature > 50° celcius. Which defeats the purpose of preparing your own fleece. Knowing the garment you create was started from scratch.