[AlpacaTalk] RE: Fiber Arts
Thanks June!
Coincidently I also just got a post from the acquaintance I mentioned
and needle felting is exactly what she is doing. She sent along a
couple of links and mentioned a needle holder that she loves; says her
husband (my old boyfriend) was startled while he was driving every time
she yelped from stabbing her finger and nearly wrecked them a few times;
so it must have quite some yelps! So I hear you about the swollen
thumbs and fingers; think I will look into that needle holder she is
describing :-).
She said she purchased a kit of rovings. Can I do it with my raw
not-so-good for spinning fiber? Can you learn this from a book; or do
you really need someone to show you?
I can't wait to get started. I am always so excited about learning new
things. And so scattered with so many interests :-). Just last week I
learned of a great little miniature cow from Ireland - the Dexter; and
having always wanted to start a little organic raw milk dairy here (just
2-3 cows) I am VERY interested in that project as well. But that is
quite a bit larger project than felting <G>, and more expensive. So I
am trying to be realistic and realize it will take me many years to get
going on that. Think I should start with goats first :-). Maybe some
dairy goats AND fiber goats, hmmmm. We had an Angora bunny, a rescue, a
few years ago. I just could not carve out the time to keep him brushed
and he hated it anyway, so ended up taking him to my dog groomer to be
"sheared" when he got so matted. So much for my plans to raise Angora
bunnies for fiber. Glad to hear it us hard to spin, now I don't feel so
bad :-).
I have an old sheep fleece in a bag out on the porch for the past 4 yrs
or so, wonder if it is any good? Do these things go "bad"? What should
I do to make sure there are no moth/eggs? I have no idea what sort of
sheep it is from. I got it from sheep shearing days at one of those
living history museums east of Atlanta. They were shearing sheep and
had spinning and weaving demos; I asked if I could have a fleece and
they gave me one.
Any suggestions on how to get it prepped?
Drop spindles! My dd was learning how a few years ago, the lady that
showed us made it look so easy. Ha! I couldn't do it to save my life,
but my 10yo was getting pretty good at it. I thought it would be a good
thing to carry around with me to do while at meetings, etc while others
are knitting. Maybe I will pick it up again this winter. Or better
yet, start needle felting.
June, I would love to see what you do; do you have pictures that you can
send me - privately? I assume you sell; I would love to hear more about
your business - again privately. Where are you located?
Warmly, Janice
<<Hi Janice;)
Felting in wet and needle form are both fun, needle felting can be done
anywhere LOL take my word for that it is stabbing dry fiber into the
shape you want with the different needles to obtain a fully dry felted
item(along with big swollen thumbs and fingers from numerous pokes).
Great with the wet felting technique for adding a variety of textures
and character to any project. I love it, and use it in almost everything
i do including adding my hand spun art yarns to various projects, the
possibilities are endless. Alpaca is really easy to spin once you get
the hang of it, best to start off with something like BFL wool or Romney
is even easier and go from there. I did it backwards, started with
Cashmere and worked my way down LOL so its all quite easy once your
technique for the certain fibers is down pat. I find Angora rabbit to be
the most difficult of all of them, but i learned first on a drop
spindle, which will test the patience of even a saint until you catch on;)
june Neill>>
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