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

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

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Folly or fantastic - I'm growing a cloak!

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anger transformed

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

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

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

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Raising sheep only for wool

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Tallukkaat - Winter boots sewn from wool scraps

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

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Make your own loom

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

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bought an old spinning wheel...photos and questions

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Husp quality clothing etc

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The making of blue dragon from Pern

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How to spin poodle hair?

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dryer balls and re-usable dryer sheets

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What do you sleep on? Mattress Alternatives?

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Sheep Wool Insulation - let's talk about it

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

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The making of blue dragon from Pern

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What are "natural fibers"?

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Insulation value of different types of wool

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Natural ways to store wool clothing

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Permies Poll: Cake vs Skein vs Hank vs Ball - Which is your favorite form of yarn?

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Felted Christmas ornaments

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From raw wool to socks, the traditional way, in the mountains in Spain

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Raw wool insulation in a plasterboard ceiling?

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Forgotten fibre

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Great video for identifying fabric material types

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

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Where do different natural fibers shine?

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What are "natural fibers"?

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

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The making of blue dragon from Pern

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animal fibers

From raw wool to socks, the traditional way, in the mountains in Spain

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digital market

Learning to spin yarn on a drop spindle

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textile techniques

the importance of working with our hands

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Natural ways to store wool clothing

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pep textiles

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

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Permies Poll: What is your favorite animal fiber to work with?

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animal fibers

Permies Poll: Cake vs Skein vs Hank vs Ball - Which is your favorite form of yarn?

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natural building

Sheep Wool Insulation - let's talk about it

5 months ago 32 replies 1 4 13

Raw wool insulation in a plasterboard ceiling?

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animal fibers

Wool sewing fabrics

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Uses for a big old Flokati?

6 months ago 6 replies

plant fibers

Great video for identifying fabric material types

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fairy grove creations

Tiny Felt Dragon (made-to-order)

$30.00

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textile techniques

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

7 months ago 24 replies 1 5 16

fairy grove creations

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

$22.00

7 months ago 23 replies 1 44 25

Felted Christmas ornaments

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home care

dryer balls and re-usable dryer sheets

7 months ago 46 replies [ 1, 2 ] 1 5 21

How to spin poodle hair?

8 months ago 33 replies 1 5 13

Insulation value of different types of wool

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angora rabbit wool, can I use it for felting, and how to process it?

9 months ago 10 replies 1 4

Forgotten fibre

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textile techniques

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

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how to extract lanolin from wool

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textile techniques

Homespun Challenge

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meaningless drivel

anger transformed

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clothing

Tried and tested wool clothing

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Creating a new breed of wool dog (theoretical)

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A Weaver's Garden by Rita Buchanan

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What's the best sock yarn?

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textile techniques

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

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wool, from sheep to fabric - traditional techniques from portugal

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meaningless drivel

yarn shop hop

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Folly or fantastic - I'm growing a cloak!

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sewing

Tallukkaat - Winter boots sewn from wool scraps

1 year ago 47 replies [ 1, 2 ] 10 13 26

clothing

Russian valenki (felt boots) to fight energy crisis

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Slow life lessons from Japan's Silk Farming Industry

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UK wool yarn sources

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Sources for wool coating

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Wool Washing (merino mosty )

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Mobile fibre mill

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