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Best ever topics in animal fibers

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

157 replies [ 1, 2, 3, 4 ] 8 24 35

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

51 replies [ 1, 2 ] 1 48 56

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Raising sheep only for wool

95 replies [ 1, 2, 3 ] 5 1 19

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The making of blue dragon from Pern

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growing clothing to sequester carbon

14 replies 2 14

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How to spin poodle hair?

33 replies 1 5 13

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Trying to find a really good blanket solution

48 replies [ 1, 2 ] 8 19

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Angora - spin, weave, knit, more.

13 replies 7 9

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Help fixing a wool blend sweater

10 replies 12

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Mobile fibre mill

21 replies 3 1 4

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how to extract lanolin from wool

17 replies 1 2 3

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The Very Frustrating Saga of Trying to Learn to Process Wool

13 replies 3 44 29

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hey spinners, do any of you use a 'diz'?

11 replies 1 4 6

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How to wash wool - a video

11 replies 1 7

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how to weave a rug with raw wool

11 replies 1 7

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Rescue an itchy wool sweater

19 replies 18

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

10 replies 1 4

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

18 replies 8 15

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I want to show off my knitting

12 replies 2 18

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Wool sewing fabrics

17 replies 1 5 9

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braided wool coat

10 replies 1 2

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Favorite fiber animals for mini farm?

25 replies 7

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Wool bath mat, what are your thoughts?

12 replies 8

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Creating a new breed of wool dog (theoretical)

18 replies 1 7

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Felting a traditional yurt wall

20 replies 1 1 5

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Woolen Mill business models?

7 replies 7

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What is "skirting" a fleece?

7 replies 15

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The wool problem is the solution... I hope

7 replies 7

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What's the best sock yarn?

13 replies 1 2 5

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Is wool the most sustainable clothing fibre?

35 replies 17

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Wool Washing (merino mosty )

8 replies 1 6

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The making of a horse

11 replies 10 7

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Sheep to Shawl!

6 replies 10 7

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wool, from sheep to fabric - traditional techniques from portugal

5 replies 3 3

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Insulation value of different types of wool

5 replies 3

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Practical/Unconventional Uses for Wool & other Fiber

23 replies 3 11

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Asking experienced wool crafters; what kind of wool do I have?

4 replies 8 3

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

24 replies 7 7

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Uses for felted sweaters?

11 replies 4 6

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Felting a cat portrait

9 replies 8 3

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How to use a flick carder to prepare wool for spinning into yarn

5 replies 1 1 1

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World's Largest Navajo Rug

4 replies 1 2

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(NSFK) Horrifically disgusting yarn disaster!!! What the heck?!?!

12 replies 7

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Angora rabbits - total newbie

6 replies 4

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Dog wool

8 replies 2

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evaluating wool - what a sheep fleece can tell you

13 replies 2 2

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Can you re-spin wool yarn?

6 replies 4

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Needle felting kit- advice please

7 replies 4

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

4 10

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Advice wanted: raw fleece to something useful.

10 replies 1 1 5

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What type of loom is this?

11 replies 3 5

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Will silkworms kill a young mulberry tree?

13 replies 5 2

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Wool Pillows

7 replies 2

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Felt boots out of existing felt

4 replies 4

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Sources for wool coating

3 replies

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Wool as Pillow Stuffing - How to keep its Loft?

12 replies 3

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Uses for a big old Flokati?

6 replies

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Lopi style yarn hand spun

3 replies 1 7

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Dual Purpose Fiber Animals

5 replies 1 2

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Felted Christmas ornaments

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