Category Archives: Fibre selection
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Customer Questions: How much wool fibre do I need for a simple wet felted bag?
Leave a commentMay 7, 2013 by sarastexturecrafts
The amount of wool top, or roving you need to buy will depend of several things; size, shrinkage, details and techniques …
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Customer Question: What is a ‘Semi-solid’ dye colour?
Leave a commentMay 6, 2013 by sarastexturecrafts
I’ve had a few customers ask this question when looking at certain hand dyed listings either in my shop or …
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Customer Question: A Seller states their wool is ‘soft, no scratch’. Does that mean a finer micron?
Leave a commentOctober 22, 2012 by sarastexturecrafts
I wouldn’t be able to say what another seller would mean by “soft, no scratch”. You see softness in feel doesn’t …
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Moth Repellants!
2August 27, 2012 by sarastexturecrafts
An important task to be done for a wool supplier, or wool home crafter is to keep away those moths. …
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Customer Question: I have just been given 5 fleeces for Felt Making… Help!
Leave a commentMarch 5, 2012 by sarastexturecrafts
Feltmaking with fleece can be very rewarding, even if it is hard work to process from the start. Five fleeces …
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Customer Question: My Roving Smells Sheepy!
Leave a commentMarch 3, 2011 by sarastexturecrafts
This is perfectly normal, so don’t be alarmed. Natural processed rovings and tops will always retain a sheep smell, although …
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Customer Questions: Waldorf Needle felt project… where to start?
Leave a commentNovember 15, 2010 by sarastexturecrafts
I am after some ‘ long staple’ raw wool ( I don’t really understand the staple lengths at all!), that …
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