Roving Wool

Deyaneria on June 17th, 2011

The falkland is finally dry so I can show it to you all spun up. It’s spins beautifully after a good shaking to loosen up where it compacted during dyeing. Although dyeing it was messy I am pleased with the results. I’ve been clipping bunnies all week and plan on adding the fiber to the […]

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Deyaneria on June 13th, 2011

Since my lovely bamboo and banana fiber have yet to come in for me to play with I had some Falkland wool here. Falkland sheep are from the Falkland Islands. I find it interesting that the wool has some great history. Falkland Island wool is considered to be a superior wool fibre and has historically […]

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Continue reading about Oh The Fiber- Falkland wool Part 1

Deyaneria on June 2nd, 2011

There are many claims about sea cell fiber. I’m unsure as to what claims are real or fiction but I will present them all so as the consumer you can decide. Basically, Seacell textile fiber is the result of a simple idea: the natural cellulose-based Lyocell fiber acts as the carrier for a natural, health-promoting […]

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Continue reading about Oh The Fiber – Sea Cell Part 2

Deyaneria on May 31st, 2011

There doesn’t seem to be as much information regarding Sea Cell fiber as there is for other materials. I have scoured the internet for how the fiber is processed. There seems to be some secrecy on the production process as companies don’t seem to want to share their trade secrets. Onto what I did find : In 1997, […]

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Deyaneria on April 27th, 2011

Hemp has a large variety of uses, some that even suprised me like Hemp Concrete or Hempcrete as it is called. Concrete-like blocks made with hemp and lime have been used as an insulating material for construction. Hemp jewelry, rope, paper, water purification, animal bedding, weed control and even as biofuel are just a few applications of this unique […]

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Deyaneria on April 25th, 2011

Hemp (from Old Englishhænep) is the name of the soft, durable fiber that is cultivated from plants of the Cannabisgenus.  The Cannabis Sativa is the one used for fiber in commericial fiber. Hemp has been grown for millennia in Asia and the Middle East for its fibre. Commercial production of hemp in the West took […]

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Deyaneria on April 22nd, 2011

This week on the farm we had some interesting weather. Monday and Tuesday we were able to get some yard work done. The weather was really nice especially Tuesday. The work mainly consists of getting the rocks out of the lawn so my windows won’t get smashed when we mow. The lawn faces the south […]

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Continue reading about On the Farm 4-22-11

Deyaneria on April 19th, 2011

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Continue reading about Protected: From Llama to Shawl/Scarf Video 4

Deyaneria on April 15th, 2011

I’ve had an interesting week on the farm. I still have not gotten to de-cashmereing  Gabby(shame on me). The weather is getting a bit better though. Stuff is starting to grow finally. I still have a huge snowdrift on the north side of the house though.       I did however get a bunch […]

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Deyaneria on April 6th, 2011

Well now that we know how milk fiber is process and what it is made up of, I was extremely curious on how it dyes and spins. I used Cushings direct dye in plum and it turned out awesome. Did not run or exhaust the dye bath. I also tried Cushings acid dye in peacock. Also […]

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Continue reading about Oh The Fiber- Milk Protein Part 2