{"id":8046,"date":"2025-04-18T07:43:53","date_gmt":"2025-04-18T11:43:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silvercentury.org\/?p=8046"},"modified":"2025-04-18T07:43:53","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T11:43:53","slug":"unraveling-what-i-learned-about-life-while-shearing-sheep-dyeing-wool-and-making-the-worlds-ugliest-sweater","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/04\/unraveling-what-i-learned-about-life-while-shearing-sheep-dyeing-wool-and-making-the-worlds-ugliest-sweater\/","title":{"rendered":"Unraveling: What I Learned About Life While Shearing Sheep, Dyeing Wool, and Making the World\u2019s Ugliest Sweater"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Peggy Orenstein \u2013 <\/b>Harper Paperbacks<\/i><\/b>, <\/b>2024<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

In the wake of the pandemic, lifelong knitter Peggy Orenstein distracted herself from life\u2019s adversities by making a sweater\u2014<\/span>from scratch<\/span><\/i>. She sheared the sheep, collected its wool, cleaned it, dyed it, spun it and made a sweater. As she recounts this, she reveals her grief over her mother’s passing, her deep concerns for her father and her fears for her college-bound daughter. Orenstein shares the intricacies of fabric crafts, providing readers with a rich understanding of the history and significance of these age-old traditions. She also educates readers on how the act of spinning is woven into everything from myths to metaphors. This story is more than a memoir. It shows us the creativity of women across time<\/span>,<\/span> expressing their art through craft\u2014and it\u2019s a thoroughly delightful and enlightening read. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In the wake of the pandemic, lifelong knitter Peggy Orenstein distracted herself from life\u2019s adversities by making a sweater\u2014<\/span>from scratch<\/span><\/i>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Read more Unraveling: What I Learned About Life While Shearing Sheep, Dyeing Wool, and Making the World\u2019s Ugliest Sweater<\/span> ›<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n

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