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Oh, I'm so jealous!! I've been looking everywhere for some FinnSheep fleeces. Do you still have any available at your farm? If you have Dorset Down also, I'm definitely interested! Thanks! Kelly (kelly AT gothamcityfiberarts DOT com)
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I have a friend in Turkey that has access to wool from Red Karaman sheep.She sent about 5lbs of this wool that has not been skirted or processed. I am learning how to process this wool. I tried a search on this website for any mention of this breed of sheep, can't find any information. Does anyone...
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I hope that no one minds a little shameless self-promotion, but I have an Etsy shop where I sell clean, hand dyed fleece and locks- most specifically Targhee and Wensleydale. I also like to mix it up a bit with other types- Finnsheep, Cormo, Romney, Mohair, Alpaca, assorted cross-breeds, and various...
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After failed attempts at drying on a towel, I decided to go big. I'd seen smallish sweater dryers, yet I wanted something that could dry an entire fleece! I got the lumber, screws & drill together, and went for it! The rack turned out amazing. My fleece is half dry overnight! I'm so excited...
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The farm up the road from me just recently got some sheep, and I would love to buy a fleece off of them. However, first, I don't know what kind of sheep they are, and second, I don't know anything about processing raw fleece. What would I need to get? Hand cards? Or something else? Anyone got...
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Newbie here, looking for some advice and direction... Here's my long winded story; I've only been spinning a short time (on a drop spindle), and already hooked! So naturaly I have been trying to source a local fibre producer in my area... Specifically Alpaca for it's softness... Not so easy...
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Hi! Just discovered the forums here, and am learning a lot, already. Thanks to all the knowledgeable folk who post here! I have been spinning on and off for about 3 years now, and overall, have tended to prefer worsted type spinning, including spinning from top, rather than batts or rolags, and liking...
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Our LOW-Down group had a dyeing day. We had fantastic results. Here are the cookers. Here's Dawn coloring the roving. Here's how it ended up.
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With a sunny day and a few gadgets at your disposal, you can create beautiful roving and yarn. After researching about space dyeing with Kool-aid and solar oven dyeing, I decided to try it myself. I think it turned out pretty well. Our LOW-Down group will be doing it in a couple of weeks. I tried to...
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Hand carders are like spinning wheels, everyone has their favorite. I have curved back Clems $ Clems that I started out with over 25 years ago. They are standard 72 teeth per inch. I can do just about anything with them, blend fiber, make rolog, make sliver (semi-worsted). I can't do cotton. For...