Sheep of the Shire

Juneteenth

WARNING: there is some language in this episode that I would not normally use. It is quoted primary source. This Juneteenth episode explores clothing and textiles of the 18th and 19th century, pertaining to enslaved people. University of Nebraska 2000 African American Women: Plantation Textile Production From 1750-1830 Karen Hampton, Textile Society of America https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1769&context=tsaconf https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-48624937 16 June 2019 Slavery: Welsh Weavers “Implicated in US Slave Trade” Neil Prior https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1678&context=tsaconf Slave Cloth and Clothing Slaves: Craftsmanship, Commerce, and Industry Madelyn Shaw https://www.mesdajournal.org/2012/slave-cloth-clothing-slaves-craftsmanship-commerce-industry/ Journal of Early Southern Decorative Arts https://scholar.lib.vt.edu/faculty_archives/mountain_slavery/livestoc.htm Wilma A. Dunaway: Slavery and Emancipation in the Mountain South: Evidence, Sources, and Methods, Virginia Tech Library. Wilma also has a book through Cambridge University Print entitled “The African-American Family in Slavery and Emancipation”, in which she details women’s roles in dyeing and textile production. https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://www.google.com/&httpsredir=1&article=3981&context=nrj http://www.wessyngton.com/blog/2009/08/surnames-used-by-african-american-slaves/ Wessyngton Plantation, John F. Baker Jr., Tennessee Hirelings: African American Workers and Free Labor in Early Maryland, Jennifer Hull Dorsey https://www.loc.gov/collections/slave-narratives-from-the-federal-writers-project-1936-to-1938/about-this-collection/ READ THEM! And then do self-care, because it's really hard. Music at the end is Lift Every Voice and Sing, performed by Spelman College Glee Club and arranged by Roland M. Carter. See https://acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sheep of the Shire

This week we'll travel to the western border of England, where Shropshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire meet, to learn about the gentle and prolific Shropshire sheep. Ovinology is still open for business on https://teespring.com/stores/ovinology and patreon.com/ovinology. PLEASE follow CDC guidelines and make the world a better place by staying home! You can order ballyhoofiberemporium.com/shop through us, which were inventoried and stored prior to the COVID-19 outbreak and are thus safe. https://www.shropshire-sheep.co.uk/origin-of-the-breed/ https://livestockconservancy.org/index.php/heritage/internal/shropshire For information regarding your data privacy, visit https://acast.com/privacy

Cinnamon Roost Farm

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Sonoran Desert Dyed Fiber

A puppy named Mack, a dyer named Sherrill, and yarns dyed exclusively with plants from Arizona! What's not to love? Be sure to check out extra photos on Instagram: @ovinology https://www.facebook.com/SonoranDesertDyedFibers/

When is a Breed a Breed?

On our drive from Madrid Farm to Sonoran Desert, Sonja explained the origin of the California Red sheep (Tunis x Barbados Blackbelly). We then debated CVM Romeldale. Should a color qualify as a breed? Is a crossbred by any other name a rare breed? What do you think? Leave your comments on the Ovinology Instagram page or at patreon.com/ovinology! Photo by Sonja Pyne, Woolhalla Tunis