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

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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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The making of blue dragon from Pern

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How to spin poodle hair?

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Trying to find a really good blanket solution

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Angora - spin, weave, knit, more.

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Help fixing a wool blend sweater

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Mobile fibre mill

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how to extract lanolin from wool

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The Very Frustrating Saga of Trying to Learn to Process Wool

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

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How to wash wool - a video

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how to weave a rug with raw wool

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Rescue an itchy wool sweater

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growing clothing to sequester carbon

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

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

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I want to show off my knitting

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Wool sewing fabrics

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Help fixing a wool blend sweater

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What is "skirting" a fleece?

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The wool problem is the solution... I hope

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

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Harness made of hair, hemp, and wool for securing and transporting loads on pack animals

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Tent caterpillar silk!!!

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

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

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I want to show off my knitting

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

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

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Tent caterpillar silk!!!

3 weeks ago 1 reply 1 4

The wool problem is the solution... I hope

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Wet Felting with Kids

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Natural wool moth control

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The Very Frustrating Saga of Trying to Learn to Process Wool

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favorite sheep breeds

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Trying to find a really good blanket solution

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

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Tallukkaat - Winter boots sewn from wool scraps

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What are "natural fibers"?

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animal fibers

Harness made of hair, hemp, and wool for securing and transporting loads on pack animals

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plants

Great big thread of Harvest photos!

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Help fixing a wool blend sweater

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

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The making of blue dragon from Pern

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What is "skirting" a fleece?

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Making a traditional wool-stuffed mattress - first catch your sheep!

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Where do different natural fibers shine?

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

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

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Learning to spin yarn on a drop spindle

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the importance of working with our hands

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home care

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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Sheep Wool Insulation - let's talk about it

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Raw wool insulation in a plasterboard ceiling?

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Wool sewing fabrics

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Uses for a big old Flokati?

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plant fibers

Great video for identifying fabric material types

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fairy grove creations

Tiny Felt Dragon (made-to-order)

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

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

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Felted Christmas ornaments

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dryer balls and re-usable dryer sheets

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How to spin poodle hair?

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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?

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Forgotten fibre

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Tried and tested wool clothing

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