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Food & crafts => Crafts => Topic started by: Bionic on April 25, 2014, 06:40:36 pm
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I am going tomorrow
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I daren't go until I have used up most of what I bought last year. I don't trust myself to just look.
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Too far for me at this time of year - not enough time between pet lamb feeds!
Have a lovely time :)
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Having gone to woolfest, I really wanted to go to this, but we absolutely have to paint the house this weekend! Have to save it for the one in Brighton later in the year.
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I hope you have a good day! I am not going to Woolfest but am hoping to go to Bristol in September.
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Back home now, having spent far too much money but have the pleasure of going through all of my 'finds' later on. :thumbsup:
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Replenishing your stash is always good!
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Pictures and lists of stash please! :excited:
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I'm not sure its worth taking picts but this is what I bought
200 gr merino tops, probably going to dye it and use it for felting
2 dyed silk caps for spinning
dyed cotton material, very open weave, to try nuno felting
4 seperate half mtrs of recycled sari silk, also for nuno felting
4 sachets of kool aid for dyeing
a hank of kid mohair to make a scarf/shawl
a couple of knitting patterns that I hope may be suitable for hand spun yarn
a bamboo mat for felting
knitting needle points that screw onto a cable, plus the cable for circular knitting
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Sounds like a good day :)
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I've just looked up nuno felting as I hadn't come across it before. It looks interesting and I am looking forward to seeing piccies of whatever you make.
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It will be a while before you see pics. I have just booked myself on a course but that's not until end of July.
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Sounds like quite a haul! :excited:
As a newbie to all of this spinning malarkey - what is a 'cap' and 'top' exactly?
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As a newbie to all of this spinning malarkey - what is a 'cap' and 'top' exactly?
A silk cap looks exactly like unstructured cap but you don't wear it, you spin it. The cap has several very fine layers, probably half a dozen or so and you gently pull them apart until you have something you can spin. I make it sound easy don't I?, but trust me it isn't. I haven't been able to master spinning silk yet. The caps aren't dear though. They are sold by the weight and the 2 caps I bought cost me about £4.50 so cheap enough to experiment with.
The tops, well to be honest I haven't got a clue how the name comes about (Sallyinthenorth probably does) but tops are prepared fibre, ready for spinning or felting. I bought broken tops because they were cheaper I.e. broken into smaller pieces rather than one long piece, but as I want it for felting that's fine.
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I haven't got a clue how the name comes about (Sallyinthenorth probably does)
Nope, no clue here either. Fleecewife?
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I got home tonight after a brilliant weekend. I spent a bit more than intended. I bought a set of carders and some dye and then a few treats including some Wenslydale locks and some fancy buttons.
I spent a fair bit of time admiring the sheep and have taken a fair few photos of them .
Planning for next years visit is starting already.
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Glad you had a good time :)
I spent a fair bit of time admiring the sheep and have taken a fair few photos of them .
Feel free to share ! ;D
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I wish I could but I'm such a computer numpty that I never worked out how :dunce:
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I wish I could but I'm such a computer numpty that I never worked out how :dunce:
There's a Forum Tip (http://www.accidentalsmallholder.net/forum/index.php?topic=18691.0)for that ;)
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I need someone to hold my paw and tell me what buttons to press. :roflanim:
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I need someone to hold my paw and tell me what buttons to press. :roflanim:
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Go on... try it! What's the worst that could happen....? :D