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Wool craft, spinning, weaving, felting, knitting, crochet, textiles, and other fluffy goodness.

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not another yarn blog (spinning, weaving, and natural dyeing)

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Folly or fantastic - I'm growing a cloak!

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raising silkmoths (silkworms) - Sericulture, Moriculture, and the wild ones

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anger transformed

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Vancouver Island fibreshed - what are we getting right? what's missing?

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Homespun Challenge

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Raising sheep only for wool

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Tallukkaat - Winter boots sewn from wool scraps

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Make your own loom

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Needle-Felting! Share your creations, and your tips!!!

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I would love to see the woolen industry rise from the ashes

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A book on designing a permaculture farm with a focus on Fiber?

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Husp quality clothing etc

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bought an old spinning wheel...photos and questions

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Needle Felted Chickens (custom, made-to-order)

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What do you sleep on? Mattress Alternatives?

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Great big thread of Harvest photos!

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dryer balls and re-usable dryer sheets

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Hand spinning on a production scale - tools of the trade

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Angora - spin, weave, knit, more.

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Folly or fantastic - I'm growing a cloak!

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Tallukkaat - Winter boots sewn from wool scraps

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What do you do when you find a sign saying "free yarn"?

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Trying to find a really good blanket solution

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Felting question, or better idea?

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Rescue an itchy wool sweater

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Please let me know if I'm going to mess up this wool/fleece

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Favorite fiber animals for mini farm?

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Sheep to Shawl!

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How to get started in nålbinding projects

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Need Truly All-Natural Diapers

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Creating a new breed of wool dog (theoretical)

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Uses for felted sweaters?

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Russian valenki (felt boots) to fight energy crisis

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What type of loom is this?

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Felt boots out of existing felt

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Where do different natural fibers shine?

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UK wool yarn sources

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Slow life lessons from Japan's Silk Farming Industry

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Needle-Felting! Share your creations, and your tips!!!

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raising silkmoths (silkworms) - Sericulture, Moriculture, and the wild ones

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Tallukkaat - Winter boots sewn from wool scraps

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Slow life lessons from Japan's Silk Farming Industry

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Knit or crochet a hotpad - PEP BB textile.sand.hotpad

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not another yarn blog (spinning, weaving, and natural dyeing)

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UK wool yarn sources

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textile techniques

What do you do when you find a sign saying "free yarn"?

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earthworks

Sheep Fleece as Geotextile

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clothing

Tried and tested wool clothing

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Mobile fibre mill

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Uses for felted sweaters?

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textile techniques

Vancouver Island fibreshed - what are we getting right? what's missing?

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What type of loom is this?

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textile techniques

I would love to see the woolen industry rise from the ashes

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Creating a new breed of wool dog (theoretical)

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textile techniques

Folly or fantastic - I'm growing a cloak!

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Favorite fiber animals for mini farm?

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textile techniques

A book on designing a permaculture farm with a focus on Fiber?

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How to wash wool - a video

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textile techniques

How to get started in nålbinding projects

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Trying to find a really good blanket solution

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Needle Felted Chickens (custom, made-to-order)

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Advice wanted: raw fleece to something useful.

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animal fibers

Felt boots out of existing felt

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textile techniques

Using a peg loom

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Sheep to Shawl!

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textile tools

Make your own loom

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clothing

Felting question, or better idea?

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nomadic housing

Yurts All things yurts

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clothing

Russian valenki (felt boots) to fight energy crisis

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clothing

Where do different natural fibers shine?

7 months ago 6 replies 1 3

Sheep for fibre - What are the best breeds for knitting, felting, and stuffing wool?

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animal fibers

Rescue an itchy wool sweater

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Please let me know if I'm going to mess up this wool/fleece

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how to extract lanolin from wool

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Angora rabbits - total newbie

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kids

Need Truly All-Natural Diapers

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meaningless drivel

anger transformed

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home care

dryer balls and re-usable dryer sheets

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bugs

Natural wool moth control

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Woolen Mill business models?

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Needle felting kit- advice please

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textile techniques

Fiber: Sheep vs. Rabbit

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braided wool coat

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