#help girl. i am thinking of the logistics of having wool sheep be your livelihood
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writing a barely related scene has got me in a fabric-making rabbit hole. how much of the process do they actually do ...
#theyve got the sheep but like. how much do they DO#they shear the sheep and clean the wool and i'd make a safe bet they even spin it themselves#but like. do they weave it???? they're NOT making full garments except for their personal everyday wear but like. are they weaving fabrics?#do they dye it???? do they dye the yarn if they're NOT weaving fabrics??? are they growing the plants to make the dyes????#how much of this fuckin process are they doing themselves??? do they have to take care of sheep AND a bunch of dye plants?????#or do they just buy the dyes from someone else????? or not dye the yarn at all and just let whoever is weaving it dye it????#help girl. i am thinking of the logistics of having wool sheep be your livelihood#how much do they do.....#DOES JULIAN JUST HAVE A BUNCH OF NOW-USELESS TO HIM INFORMATION ABOUT HOW TO SPIN AND WEAVE AND DYE FABRICS#does he just know what plants make what dyes#can he look at someone's clothes and know what plant made it that color. does he just know this shit or is someone else doing it#what the FUCK is happening. how much do they DO
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