History of Sheep Shearing; A Whale in the Loch & Cottage Excavations | Island Life Vlog Scotland

Episode 84.
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[@meryle.hawkins880]

I live in New Zealand where we have more sheep than people and some of the best shearers in the world. I have always thought it was such a brutal thing to watch and I love the way you did it with your gorgeous sheep. They look lovely

[@DebStyles]

So cool to see how kind and gentle Scott was with bree. You both did such a great job with her. I'm really loving watching your little slice of paradise. Such a beautiful part of the world. I know I don't comment often but I really look forward to it. Its so wholesome.

[@TheScottishIsle]

Thank you so much!

[@georgebaird8805]

Lovely phrase"exchange a checkout for a handshake"

[@TheScottishIsle]

The wild thrift plants in this video were propagated by separating small portions of much larger plants, leaving the main body of the plants behind in their natural place. In this way, the plants can be encouraged to grow in other areas of the island, too.

[@brynapizzo]

I am in 😢 because we have lost our connection with nature. However, we must return to that way of life if we ban plastic where we can and create a demand for wool. The power of consumers is still capable of influencing corporations and the world. Boycotting has been effective for consumers, and Green Peace has promoted petitions for various actions. We just have to get involved!❤ I loved the beautiful history lesson about wool. Thank you! Love and blessings to you all.🌻🍀🐑🐑🐑🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛

[@brynapizzo]

Brilliant 👏 point about leaving the main portion of the plant in place and using a bit of the plant to spread around the yard.❤

[@nickywhite9079]

​@@brynapizzo Yes a small business in N.Z is using waste wool & turning it into weed matting. For example around bases of lemon trees or fruit trees. Breaks down over years & feeds the soil too. Thinking out side the box. Only buy natural clothing products. The more we each change our ways will help for sure 😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@aruvielevenstar3944]

I really LOVE the way you treat your sheep, I have ducks and chicken and I don’t want them to be traumatized of afraid as well and treat them as my children, give them everything they need. Animals are our best and dearest and most faithful friends who suffer enough in the world

[@saudilass]

Aww, what a good girl Brie was 😊 Those electric clippers looked great at speeding the job on and you two were so gentle and considered about keeping her calm, good job everyone 🙌👏

[@GraemeGauld]

The level of trust shown by your sheep was heartwarming. Can you get Bree to have a word in Crowdie's ear? It'd make shearing next year much easier.

[@tangie777uk]

WOW Nice job with the shearing. You certainly have a little piece of heaven with your beautiful cottage. Thank you for sharing, I love to watch your videos

[@jojomomski3344]

Beautiful!! You have such a lovely voice for narration! I wanted to hear an entire audio book 🙂

[@tinawelch3005]

truly, a Proverbs 31 woman. You two demonstrate your joy in life in every episode. The photography is stellar!!

[@TheScottishIsle]

Thank you, Tina!

[@iamshotty]

I'm sure the sheep preferred you doing the sheering. You were so gentle, Bree looked so contented and relieved. Thank you, always love your updates. Lots of love xx Teresa 🇦🇺♥

[@MyHelena67]

I’m a hairdresser and would love to have a go at shearing a sheep ❤❤ well done guys great job ❤❤❤

[@Knit-A-Rainbow]

The segment on the wool! As a fiber artist and spinner, you made my heart happy 🐑

[@fullframecoach]

You both definitely win the prize for being so gentle and respectful of your beautiful, characterful sheep! I love how resourceful you are Katie, very inspirational. ❤ whales, maybe basking sharks - how exciting!

[@dthomp06]

What a place! I loved your piece on sheep, wool, and supporting the farmers. Buying their goods.

[@coralgledhill64]

Don’t forget to give the thumbs up 👍

[@LC-d5h]

Lots of TLC today for the pets 💕

[@joyceglaister2086]

Hi thank you once again - brilliant! I love both hand and machine knitting with Shetland, lambswool and merino wool which cannot be beaten for quality. 🐏🐑🐑🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛

[@lyndapattison5023]

you two have to be one of the hardest working couple I know

[@whiskeycook3323]

50 years ago here in Wisconsin I used to layer cotton in my quilts . They were thick like a comforter

[@allonesame6467]

Love your "no drama" way of sheering!💖

[@noompje86]

As a hand spinner and weaver. thank you for this beautiful piece of history. (and the rest of the video of course :P) a way of life that we really shouldn't forget

[@jenniferfarrah3134]

So interesting , loved watching you shear Brie , how gentle you both were , she looked like she was enjoying the experience . Your stories Katie are so interesting & informative 👍. How great also to see a whale so close . Thankyou for sharing . Best time of the week . 😘

[@judymcgovern8454]

Aww Bree what a wee star. She obviously loves and trusts you both 100%, you were so gentle with her. That was a really lovely narrative you did Katie, it’s true beautiful home knitted items are much better. Far too much of our traditional crafts have disappeared 😢. ❤xx

[@jackiegammon6854]

Thanks for sharing with us! I love the wildflower meadow idea. It will be lovely! I am the plant nerd that tags along with you on your adventures. One of the apps I use for plant ID is PlantNet. I don't know if it is available or useful to you in Scotland or not. You can take a picture of a bloom, or leaf and it will identify the plant if it is obvious, if not distinct enough, it will give you options of what it could be, so you can examine more closely and decide what it is. After I converted Celsius to Fahrenheit I got a kick out of you saying you were getting a heat wave at 70F. I live in Florida, and our heat wave this week is mid 90F (35C) with humidity making it feel like well over 100 (38C) As much as I would welcome some cooler temps, I would be forever cold at your temps!

[@brenwyckoff]

Thank you so much for the fiber history...and for reminding us of the loss so many of us experience who have forgotten the advantages of natural fibers. Also, thanks for the narrated "mind-movie" of the whale sighting .. we missed ! ; > )♥

[@staciecats7801]

I think you did a beautiful job shearing! Isn't the goal to remove the wool without harm? You accomplished that goal gloriously! Thanks for another wonderful episode.

[@lilac9639]

Awwww you're both loving and gentle with them! It's the first time I've been able to watch Shearing as I find it horrendous to watch.. xxxx

[@soniayoung5097]

Thank you for sharing your life!! I'm from Chico, California and love your beautiful Island. I love your accents!!!

[@lauraautry6992]

This video was very interesting learning the history of wool with Katie. You both did a wonderful job shearing Brie…she has to feel so much better. Thank you for sharing 🤗❤️

[@AndrewKendall71]

I'm so glad you both showed what you're doing and talked about the amazing importance of wool and its superiority as a product and cultural importance. My goodness, I wish it was more in use, forming a proper economy to correct the cost trouble with it. It's so so much better and more natural and human to use. What an excellent lesson.

[@stuartrogers621]

Absolutely love your vlog! More people should live the way you live, it's very special xx

[@skyeseaborn1170]

Wonderful episode!❤

[@DomingoDeSantaClara]

What's Shona done to her front leg? I completely agree on using wool, i started my working life on a sheep station and somehow end up in a woollen mill before it eventually went the same way as all the other mills. Such a shame wool has fallen out of favour, so superior to the crap we wear now.

[@TheScottishIsle]

She caught it in the doorjamb. She's fine, though. Kx

[@Chezzy_Cherry]

As a historical textile obsessed person and sheep being my fav farm animal, I adored this video. My how Shauna has grown too! Love your gentle approach

[@TheScottishIsle]

I love historical clothing, too! Kx

[@YolaWells]

Loved seeing all that wool .i could here my knitting needles clanging in the background itching for me to pick them up again .anyway so much going on out there in the world that you sharing your life is like a piece of heaven x

[@andrewmason7207]

had minky,s visit loch long of the clyde last month , great to see

[@lindseyreadyhough8225]

Wow you both work so hard.. the strimming and front garden make it look so much prettier ( if that's possible) I can hear the relief from the wool being removed ..well done to you both great video take care ❤❤❤

[@yvonneward]

In south Derbyshire just now and it’s been 26 past 3 days but got to have my Scottish Isle 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 fix 😊❤ I think Bri liked the clippers more than the shears and I think you both did a great job well done x❤😊x

[@DavidGreen-or7dz]

hi all 😊

[@57motherbear]

I have the same maul head! A previous owner (unknown to me) welded a steel handle to it. I use it often for all sorts of things. Grande prairie, Alberta, Canada.

[@Rescueluv]

Loved all this episode love the gardens,wildflowers etc, how wonderful to hear and see a whale. I can’t wait to see a dinosaur 🐳🦖

[@dottiebaker6623]

I understand the practicalities of shearing your sheep in the kitchen, but your approach is also just so sweet. No throwing them around, letting them get used to the sound of the electric shears. In my next life I either want to be one of my dogs or one of your sheep!

[@glennwoods2462]

Wow 😲 battery hand-shears ! I don't know why im so surprised, but I just never thought they were a thing.... Although I've never shorn a single sheep 🐑, both my brother and brother in law are Shearer's... you did an excellent job as far as I can tell... You're very fortunate to have seen the Minke whale 🐳... where I live on the East coast of Australia we have humpback whale's migrate past at this time of year... Enjoy the warmer weather 😊

[@rosschamberlain1823]

Whenever someone cries out "Biscuits!" I caper about in the same way as Brie and Crowdie. Anyway, another amazing video.

[@lindabaker2905]

😅😊😅😊😅😊

[@crf9993]

One of the best sites of my life was a family of 3 Orca in bokn Fjord from the dining room table. OMG were they big! I normally love going in the boat but that day i was glad to be on dry land. They were huge and made front page news in the Bergen papers. Liking the higher diffinition footage as well.

[@mrsplumbridge4888]

I think they're crows foot the yellow flowers 😊

[@marilizevandermerwe8343]

Growing up on a sheep farm where 1000 sheep each year get shorn, it was a bit painful to watch your process. Really a brave sheep that one. What a good friend you have in that sheep. I just want to suggest one thing maybe? -watch some shearing videos to see how they shear the stomachs? The sheep will feel comfortable if you held it on it's lower back or bottom and it will make sure you don't cut a nipple etc on the stomach. You really did an excellent smooth job, not wasting wool and the sheep looks so smooth afterwards. Well done.

[@Maeceea59]

I feel your pain. Our garden is Canadian clay! The sheep look great. We have a Cockapoo that needs clipping every 8 weeks. He is not a fan!!!! Love Scotland! Can't wait to come back!

[@ishka28]

Amazing how tolerant the first sheep was for the shearing. I think this was a really interesting episode. No it wasn’t a dandelion, they have much narrower and denser petals.

[@jamesprentice5503]

That's a lot of trimming you've done,you're gonna be sore in the morning! Lots more it appears ,to do! Then cold and frost will finish it til next spring,lol! A never ending story! Every year it gets better here in our patch of Tennessee, we just keep at it,most briars and blackberry briars not as thick this year and deer and wild turkeys help eating and pushing thru it,mashing it down too! A hot bath helps! Enjoy your show and the banter!

[@beverlyethridge5084]

I would love to see the process of extracting the lanolin.

[@megmills4798]

You both are a great team❤😊

[@chillnophone2024]

Like, comment, and then subscribe. Takes a minute and doesn't cost you anything except the minute. ❤ 🎉 Dry humor should be expected and appreciated, thank you. 😂 ❤ 🎉

[@chillnophone2024]

I almost forgot, SHARE this video. It's muy interesting.

[@carolynstewart5825]

Good job with the sheep shearing. We can all see very clearly how much you care for your pets! The outside area is coming together nicely! Scott, I think you are a human metal detector! Especially, when you are not even looking for things of interest. The front of the house will look sooo good when you have finished with it Katie!

[@davidcohencrumpton9884]

Video looks great. Loved it. Nice job shearing.

[@robertdonaldson6584]

My late mother used to make sweaters for me from Icelandic Sheep wool.

[@lindabaker2905]

How lovely! Wonderful memories!

[@megmills4798]

Katie so with you on your commentary😊

[@weecharlie01]

I think it’s tragic that wool no longer has the value it did.

[@BessieMann]

I enjoyed watching this video You both did a great job. I love wool for winter but to hot in summer

[@damogranheart5521]

It is a dandelion. There are many varieties, including a French one that has pink flowers. Thank you for the lovely visit!

[@CatherineH.-gf7mm]

Be Sure to mix some liquid dishwashing detergent in with your vinegar and bicarbonate concoction. As it needs a surfactant I order to stick to the leaves. Goggle it. :). Regards from Texas

[@JulieCrawford-l8r]

❤ everything you two do!

[@clairedelune7057]

Loved listening to your fiber history of the islands. I process purchased fleeces (from a shepardess in Idaho). They are Romney and Romney crosses. I love slow clothing. Which breeds are the girls.

[@TheScottishIsle]

Lacaune, Shetland, and Shetland X...from largest to smallest! Kx

[@jkom601]

Love how you brought in your sweet sheep into the kitchen ❣️have bathed a chicken or two in our kitchen sink❣️❣️❣️love your videos so much, thank you for sharing your lovely view of community feelings of not wasting resources ❣️❣️

[@aruvielevenstar3944]

@@jkom601 me too, I have a chicken with a sore foot, I bathed her every morning but the sore didn’t go away so I went to the vets and she has pills now, I hope she will be better soon

[@AbigailGerlach-zt1sh]

Nice job on the shearing. I would imagine if it isn't something you do a lot, it must be an interesting challenge. Bree will be delighted with a summer without a fur coat! Unfortunately, I'm allergic to wool. Mostly, I just wear a cotton shirt under it. I get the benefit without scratching my skin off! Lol! You could buy a handle for that axe head and sharpen the head up nicely. What a great find! Free tools! We've had two bouts of rain this week. About 47 drops each. Just enough to rearrange the dust on the bonnet of my car without washing any away! 🙄🙄

[@22marketst]

How interesting about Tiree and your grandmother and mother living there. We are living in Australia but my Glasgow born partner's father lived in Tiree as a child/young man - sent there to be fostered by The Glasgow Corp after being found homeless with his small brother. His name was Hugh and he passed away recently at the age of 89. He would have lived there in the early-mid 1940s and worked on a farm and later on the boats between the Islands. The lack of trees there contrasts hugely with your wee island !

[@TheScottishIsle]

I'm sure Mum mentioned a shepherd that used to work for her father, called Hugh. Kx

[@22marketst]

@@TheScottishIsle Such a 'small' world if that was the case ha ha !!

[@jameshall3482]

Put a handle in that makes a great wood splitter .I've got a couple. I got one that my grandfathers brother who was a blacksmith made in the early 1900's. I use it every winter.

[@mumsie2739]

The doctor I used to work for had a patient who raised sheep. During sheering season, they would give him pieces of the sheared wool. He would dispense small pieces of it for ear aches. It worked wonders!

[@paulinestevens9351]

🥰

[@bevgrant611]

We have two wool mattresses and as much stuff from the Wool Company and Harris as we can. Hope to come up soon from North Devon.

[@TheScottishIsle]

We have a wool mattress topper and wool pillows. The best sleep. 👍🏻👍🏻

[@myownlittlehouse471]

Beautiful video! Thank you so much for the lovely work you do on these. Thank you, Katie, for the wool history. I'm a spinner, and everything to do with sheep and wool fascinates me. Thank you, Scott, for the excellent work of editing you do. That is its own creative outlet, isn't it? A beautiful video is a fun thing to make. I can't wait to see if the little wild flowers appreciate their transplanting :)

[@KatyThompsonHaley]

Lovely episode. ❤🌿

[@lindagage7315]

Looking good! Well done!

[@marksargent2440]

We used to have westies and some times thay needed a cut and trim i did it a few times so did my late wife but thay used to get stressed once we sent then to a dog grommers and when we picked them up we think thay had been drugged to do it.but we couldn't be 100% sure so we took them to another groomer and thay seemed ok . Keep up the good work both of you 😊

[@Leslie-ot1ch]

Another great video, thoroughly enjoyed it, I did send 3 plastic buckets as requested on the wishlist. Remember to enjoy rest time too.

[@TheScottishIsle]

Thanks, Leslie! 🤍

[@ehpeachylove]

Lovely video and the sheep look so fresh and clean. Good job to you both. Katie thank you for the history of sheep and wool. It’s sad so much knowledge has gone to the wayside. Scott thank you for all the hard work on editing and the sighting of the whale along with its sound. The wildflower meadow sounds a good idea. Are you also able to have bee hives so you can get your own honey? From all the buzzing on that bush or tree the other day may have beautiful tasting honey. I love the island and the views are stunning. See you next time and love to you all. ❤❤❤

[@beverlyzimmermann5868]

Do you have a long term lease on island, you are doing so much wonderful improvement🖐🇺🇸❤

[@dennismatthews6660]

Thank you for sharing the adventures.

[@megmills4798]

This video was so worth watching sweet dreams😊

[@linalindholm5623]

❤

[@annmcgranaghan2131]

Oh! How I miss a good Scottish wool ! Such rubbish we get nowadays.

[@pip-woollycwtches]

That is the gentlest shearing i have ever seen. Well done you two. 👏. As a knitter and spinner. Talking woollen fleece is right up my alley 😉. Interesting fact …that my ex son in law keeps Welsh mules and their fleece usually goes to make carpets. He was getting 50p a fleece during covid as factories weren’t selling their carpets to cruise liners etc. didn’t even cover the cost of the shearing. The yellow flower is rough hawkbit. I hv the “picture this”app on my phone identify plants x

[@LindaDavis-hi2un]

There you go working hard again😂 I wish I had half of your energy!😊

[@kellinomnom]

Cute chubby sheep! 😍😍😍

[@anneabbott9212]

Hey my Nena was brought up on Tiree. They probably knew each other. Went there a couple years ago. Absolute answer to a dream. What did your Nan do on the island

[@TheScottishIsle]

My grandfather was the Factor, she was a housewife. Kx

[@annmcgranaghan2131]

I've wanted to suggest you didn't plant agin the house wall. There will always be damp. If the stones go to the wall, it's better, and then you could plant in those lovely pots. Also, might thwart the sheep nibbling.

[@celi4887]

Wonderful video- certainly one of your best! ❤

[@christinehodge3608]

Really enjoyed this video, interesting especially the minke whale, this is helping me health wise,

[@gjmiller138]

I love watching your videos and I am so glad that shearing day is finally here! Brie looks so much lighter, Her wool would make a fine pair of felted slipper. I can’t wait to see how you process Croodie’s wool! I’m very particular about where I buy yarn from and I’m willing to pay a higher price if it means I know the sheep were treated well. I can’t stand the thought of sheep being tossed about or treated poorly during shearing. A video turned up in my feed once of a shearing contest, I was disgusted with the mistreatment I saw and made it known in the comment section. I’m very interested in seeing what you do with Croodie’s wool, from the beginning all the way to the end. Will you be carding iand spinning it? I would love to see a video about the whole process.

[@melaniehoshall6942]

I think the big difference between Bree and Crowdie is that Bree has so much trust in you that she has lost (or just never learned) the prey instincts that herd sheep have. Do you Croedie would have set Bree off if she'd been in the kitchen when you were shearing Bree? I'm just asking because I follow the channel of a woman who shears for a living. I came across her because I like Apacas and the video popped up in my feed because she was shearing some Alpacas. i started following her because I really liked the way she talked about the personalities of the animals she was shearing and she also explained what she was doing and why. One of the things she talked about was how the first one in the herd was usually the hardest one to shear. Once the others saw the first one done and walk away unharmed, the others were usually less difficult. Not necessarily easy, just less a little less driven by the sure and certain knowledge that something terrible was about to happen to them. Bree's herd includes you. I think Shona's herd will also include you. I'm not sure you and Scott are included in Crowdie's herd, but Bree is. I think being separated from Bree makes her anxious. Bree may have walked away from her shearing unharmed (and very svelt!), but Crowdie couldn't see what happened to her and she may feel about the sound of the clipper like I feel about going to the dentist. I can't see what they are doing, I don't like the sound of it, and in the rare event that it doesn't hurt, it's still scary.

[@danielsellers8538]

I have been watching your videos through the night may l make a couple of suggestions 1, have a freinds weekend were they help you with tasks use a barbecue to feed them 2 invite the scouts to hold an anual cmp also university students during there summer breaks can come some to complete asigignments you provide a camping or accommodation this all gives you free labour agricultural students will do your walls lastly ask people to buy you a coffee funds add op or a just giving page for environmental/nature site a local monetary on an island off Scotland do this your living my dream back to nature

[@gaffysmenk]

Had 77 pilot whales beach in Sandy a week or so ago. Really sad. Then last Friday we had 3 Risso's dolphin's beach where we are. We got those back to deeper water thought and I don't think they re-beached.

[@livingjustright90]

I was pleased to see you shearing with Bree standing so calmly. I do mine just the same way. I dip my clippers in kerosene whilst shearing. It keeps the blades cool and clean and I run them after dipping to shed the excess Kerosene before resuming shearing. I also have trained mine to accept collars and lead which helps when shearing as hubby holds each one whilst I shear them. Ours are Wiltshire crosses so they shed their bellies and neck and rear. Is Bree a Friesen cross?

[@TheScottishIsle]

Thank you for the tip.. Brie's a Lacaune - a dairy breed. Kx

[@deborahcopeland384]

What a lovely episode. As a knitter I have been looking forward to the shearing of the sheep. Brie (Bree?) was such a good girl. I hope we will get to follow along as you skirt and process the fleeces into usable fiber and yarn. And especially someday to hear about your knitting. Do you weave as well? You have such lovely knitted garments.

[@TheScottishIsle]

I'd love to learn to weave, but haven't ever tried! Kx

[@alexandermenzies9954]

An unorthodox approach, Katie, but you had the full cooperation of your sheep (stroppy wethers take note). I've assisted in the shearing of hundreds of thousands of sheep (varsity holidays - me, not the baa's..) and your result would please most owners. Gun-shearer status awaits you. Your words about the wool industry were very well said, what a pity the wonderful properties of wool are not better known.

[@nancybottemiller2522]

Love watching the shearing of the sheep and how awesome to spot a whale!

[@sandraswift3489]

Next winters jumpers.arent you glad only have three

[@roseybeesley4110]

Oh Katie that little snippet about the fleece in the past being used, I so agree with you, this modern world is not better with its technology. And all this modern living is very bad for us, there is more sick people now than there were back then, and the farmer in the field would be singing and whistling, this modern living has no joy in it anymore. Or good healthy product that is good for us. It will be the end of mankind. God created this world for us to live by His law which would bring joy peace and happiness. But people refuse to change so we will reap what we sow.