Peru Yarn from Blue Moon Fiber Arts Erin colorway from Maine Woods Yarn and Fiber Combed angora from The Fiber of My Being Share and Enjoy:
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Wool For Spinning
Not literally of course……too cold and wet to spin. I wanted to do some spinning this week. As opposed to all the knitting last week. SOoooooooo… onto the pics. Or how about a silk blank plied with wool and then andean plied back upon itself. I couldn’t believe the amount of yarn I […]
Wow!!! I’m late posting today. I’ve been tweaking and putting new products into the shop all day. I’ve had a slew of new knitting jewelry come in had to get them photographed and listed. Here’s a peek at what’s new!!!!! Knitting Bracelets Stitch Markers Combed Angora Wool Roving Remember to get […]
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I have been at a loss………. You know the confusion created when you finish a project and don’t know what to do next. I had ideas……. I pulled out yarn. …nothing seemed right…. hmmm…now what???? WIPS!!!!! BOS(Basket of Shame)!!!!!! I have more of those than ever!!!!! Knitting WIPS??? […]
A Herdwick’s grey fleece is not easily dyed, and is coarse, and so is best suited to use as carpet wool. This Fleece seems to shed water and dry quicker than most wool. The kemp can be separated from the wool to create a softer hand. The staple length is about 4 inches on mine. […]
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I hope you got a laugh out of this one like I did. Anyway here’s a few pics of me painting the tunis: Share and Enjoy:
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Tunis wool is suprising soft with an almost downy handle , I usually see in down sheep types. Colors can go from light ivory to cream, natural colored fleeces are obtained from first and sometimes second shearings of lambs. The staple is long a minimum of 3.5 inches but usually longer 4-6 […]
Tunis is one of the oldest breeds of sheep, it is thought that they are descended from the fat-tailed sheep written about in the Bible. They originate in Tunisia on the norther coast of Africa. The earliest know importation to the U.S. was in the 1700’s a gift of Tunis Sheep given to Judge […]
Well they aren’t actually taking over ……yet. Share and Enjoy:
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