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Hi Arumba and welcome- I have been pointed at Ravelry by the wise ones of this forum - its a maze, but wonderful!!! I think you can buy fleece from some of the members there and you can seaarch for groups and fellow spinners local to you by postcode . I have 15 raw Beulah fleeces from my sheep - they are a mountain breed, but these first lamb fleeces seem quite fine to me (mind you I am a beginer too!!!), medium legth and some crimp (must try to classify more accurately!) . I'm happy to sell on eor two - make me an offer for postage and a contribution to shearing if of interest.... And good luck! Now Ive started I cant wait to try different breeds too (one of my neighbours has saved me some Alpaca, so looking forward to that!!!). Cheers, Fi
Hi Sallyis that Bishop Aukland way? could you give me a postcode please looks like I may meet you there lol I live in Stockton on Tees at the moment on a wednesday i look after my 2 granddaughters but that is going to change soon to a Tuesday so when it does I will come along Thank You x
ok been new at this how many grams would i need to spin enough wool to make a mans jumper small size?
Hi Fleecewife Thank you for the the British Coloured Sheep Breeders Association site ive been on it will have a godd look later this evening Quote from: Fleecewife on November 05, 2012, 02:30:04 pmA really good way to buy fleece is through the British Coloured Sheep Breeders Association. Sorry I don't have their web address to hand but just google them. The BCSBA is an organisation set up specifically to put smallscale producers and buyers of fleece (not just coloured) and wool products in touch with eachother. They have a strict code for the quality of fleece offered so you can avoid the risk of buying sight unseen as you necessarily have to do when buying via the internet. Just off to put the tups in with the ewes for their annual funfest and I will come back to say hello
A really good way to buy fleece is through the British Coloured Sheep Breeders Association. Sorry I don't have their web address to hand but just google them. The BCSBA is an organisation set up specifically to put smallscale producers and buyers of fleece (not just coloured) and wool products in touch with eachother. They have a strict code for the quality of fleece offered so you can avoid the risk of buying sight unseen as you necessarily have to do when buying via the internet. Just off to put the tups in with the ewes for their annual funfest and I will come back to say hello
ive found it on google maps is it held in the town hall?
Quote from: arumba on November 05, 2012, 08:51:04 pmok been new at this how many grams would i need to spin enough wool to make a mans jumper small size? That's one of those 'how long is a piece of string' questions. It depends on how thickly you spin, and to some extent on the breed of fleece you use. I would say that you are best to spin too much and if there's some left over then knit a beanie hat with it. We had a discussion recently about what weight of wool you need for a jumper and the answers varied dramatically. Of course with handspun, if you haven't spun enough then you just do some more, as long as you have enough fleece or tops. I would allow about 500gm for a small man's jumper, but I would probably spin 600 gm just to be on the safe side. Aran patterns take a lot more than plain stocking stitch.
Quote from: arumba on November 05, 2012, 08:41:47 pmive found it on google maps is it held in the town hall? Yes, that's right, the Town Hall.Quote from: arumba on November 05, 2012, 08:51:04 pmok been new at this how many grams would i need to spin enough wool to make a mans jumper small size?I think with handspun we normally talk in terms of yardage rather than weight - especially as beginners, when the thickness and denseness of our yarn varies quite a bit! When you wind your yarn off the bobbin onto the niddy noddy, count the full wraps of the niddy noddy. Measure the length of the niddy noddy (between the arms), multiply that by 4 and add a couple of inches for the length of one wrap
Quote from: quiltycats on November 05, 2012, 03:48:14 pmNaturally I am in the prettiest bit Well then we must be neighbours I guess it depends how far you are prepared to travel - I travel up to 40 miles for my spin-ins. The groups I go to are :Carlisle knitters (weekly) - c. 15 milesPenrith (Eden Valley) Guild (monthly) - 35 milesStanhope Spinners (weekly) - 40 milesGilsland Fibre Fridays (monthly) - 1 mile (I don't do the weekly meets every week, probably once a month.)Three of us from around here go to Stanhope, one regularly (weekly); three people come 40 miles or more to Gilsland... Sociable folks, spinners!
Naturally I am in the prettiest bit
Much as I'd love to be sociable ...umm actually as a total recluse that bit might be a bit of fib 3 hours driving for me is a bit of a non-starter for anything regular (that's there and back).
According to AA Autoroute anyway ..which with my driving is often reliable until I get lost PM coming your way Sally
Thanks Sally for all your help I might see you at the spinners group sometime lol
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