Rob Stephens · Scour

2023: a little more hay with a scythe

first mow of the year: with a low-cost scythe

It's raining so I'm spinning flax

October scything with an old English blade

Encounter with a roe deer

Mowing from above

weaving my first rug on a Navajo-style loom (2019)

Scything the aftermath: overarm style

2022: making a little hay with a Scottish scythe

Spinning wool: Teeswater/Cheviot cross

Partial mowing with scythes

Preparing fleece for spinning: 2 picking and carding

Preparing fleece for spinning: 1 washing

Restoring a traditional English scythe: turning new nibs

Problems and solutions with this Belgian / Flemish scythe set-up

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