Author Topic: UK merino wool for sale (Read 5830 times)

Shnoowie · « **on:** December 08, 2021, 10:30:44 am »

We've finally updated our Etsy shop (https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/BintysFarm) with Merino wool from our sheep here in Cornwall

We also have carded BFL (this is very fine!) and hand felted soaps made from British wool.

We've been busy!

SallyintNorth · « **Reply #1 on:** December 08, 2021, 05:15:01 pm »

You are just a few miles down the coast from me! When it's allowed, I would love to see your Bowmonts sometime...

Fleecewife · « **Reply #2 on:** December 08, 2021, 10:42:50 pm »

It all sounds scrummie but....hand felted wool?

Shnoowie · « **Reply #3 on:** December 11, 2021, 02:16:59 pm »

Of course, Sally! Your name made me think you were much further away!

Yes Fleecewife

We felt all of the wool on to the soaps by hand

Fleecewife · « **Reply #4 on:** December 11, 2021, 06:12:29 pm »

Quote from: Shnoowie on December 11, 2021, 02:16:59 pm

Of course, Sally! Your name made me think you were much further away!

Yes Fleecewife We felt all of the wool on to the soaps by hand

I'm still struggling with the concept of woolie soap. Is it wrapped in wool and why? Does it make a half sponge half bar of soap combo? I can't quite visualise just what it is

. I can see that having the soap already wrapped in fleece would make it very easy to felt.....

I've just checked what I wrote before and I see I put 'hand felted wool' when I meant 'hand felted soap'...another

for me. Of course I know what hand felted wool is, I've done it myself, but not with a bar of soap inside for use as soap.

So I had a look on Etsy and this is what it says: <<< What is Hand Felted Soap? Felt Soap is literally soap that is enclosed in felted wool. Basically, the wool is placed on a bar of soap and as you work it with water, the fibers felt together. As you use the soap, the bar shrinks and the felt shrinks with it.>>>

I see

.

Then I clicked on your link

and answered all my own questions

They look lovely Shnoowie

SallyintNorth · « **Reply #5 on:** December 11, 2021, 10:37:56 pm »

Quote from: Shnoowie on December 11, 2021, 02:16:59 pm

Of course, Sally! Your name made me think you were much further away!

Lol, I was a long, long way away - north of Hadrian's Wall, though still in England. just! - when I chose my forum name, and somehow never felt like I wanted to change it when I moved back down to the SW of England. I had been SitN for so long, everyone knew who that was... I could make it SallyIntNorthCornwall now, I suppose! lol.