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MagnoliaWhisper
True Blue Farmgirl
2817 Posts
Heather
Haysville
Kansas
USA
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 Posted - Sep 04 2008 : 12:31:38 PM
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I would like to make a pin cushion. I was told at a amusement park I went to this summer, that cotton batting will dull a needle, but wool will keep it nice and sharp. I was wondering where do you buy wool, for stuffing?
Would some place, like Michael's, AC. Moore, or JoAnne's have it?
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Jami
True Blue Farmgirl
1238 Posts
Jami
Ellensburg
WA
USA
1238 Posts |
Posted - Sep 04 2008 : 1:06:18 PM
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I can send you some. You only need a little bit. Email me. It's from a carded batt all fluffy and ready to scrunch up. I read in Threads magazine that wool is the best for stuffing a pinkeep...the lanolin keeps the needles and pins from rusting. There's not much lanolin but just enough. Sand supposedly works well too but I don't have any of that around my place and got lots of sheep!
Jami in WA
Farmgirl Sister #266
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katie-ell
True Blue Farmgirl
1818 Posts
Katie
Illinois
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Posted - Sep 04 2008 : 2:05:12 PM
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Jami -- would you have more wool? (Baa baa black sheep, have you any wool?) I'd love to trade for some. Let me know!
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Keeper of the Past
True Blue Farmgirl
925 Posts
Sarita
Battle Creek
Michigan
USA
925 Posts |
Posted - Sep 04 2008 : 2:51:17 PM
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I will be skirting a few more fleeces and will have some raw wool still with lanolin...which is what you need to keep the pins sharp here in a week or so. I would trade for some homemade soap or lotion.
www.coffmanspinningcfarm.blogspot.com
A woman is like a teabag - you never know how strong she is until she gets
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Bonne
True Blue Farmgirl
3003 Posts
Bonne
Littleton
CO
USA
3003 Posts |
Posted - Sep 04 2008 : 3:02:21 PM
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Sarita, let me know if you'd like to trade for some soap.
I'm looking to learn to use a drop spindle and will need some fiber to start.
;)
 http://bonne1313.blogspot.com/ BLOG
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MagnoliaWhisper
True Blue Farmgirl
2817 Posts
Heather
Haysville
Kansas
USA
2817 Posts |
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Keeper of the Past
True Blue Farmgirl
925 Posts
Sarita
Battle Creek
Michigan
USA
925 Posts |
Posted - Sep 04 2008 : 9:09:31 PM
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You guys do know that raw wool is dirty and does stink....love that smell! When I was in 4H back in the early 60's, I made my first pin cushion and stuffed it with raw wool...it showed some grease spots from so much lanolin after a few months. Now when I make them I let the wool sit in some warm water and a little gentle shampoo, I then put the wool in a strainer to let it drain the dirt off of it, change the water and refill the sink with clean warm water and gently put the wool back in the clean water to rinse it...no agitation or you have felt..then back in the strainer and after most of the water has drained off, I lay it on a towel to dry. This still leaves most of the lanolin but removes the dirt and most of the odor of the wool. My sewing pins remain sharp and never rust. I don't use the best fiber of the fleece to use for stuffing, it is the shorter pieces and sometimes the belly wool that I would have otherwise would have tossed.
www.coffmanspinningcfarm.blogspot.com
A woman is like a teabag - you never know how strong she is until she gets
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Jami
True Blue Farmgirl
1238 Posts
Jami
Ellensburg
WA
USA
1238 Posts |
Posted - Sep 05 2008 : 07:11:37 AM
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Do I have any wool? About 50 fleeces at the current moment. I don't like my pinkeeps to have raw wool in them, but I see others do. There is plenty of lanolin still in the washed wool of my Texel sheep. They are known for a higher lanolin content so it doesn't all wash out especially with the gentle soaps I use but it's nice and white and clean and doesn't smell as stated.
Sure, I can send some wool out, just let me know through email and we'll do it. Will gladly barter for a nice vintage hankie or anything fabric-y that I can use to make more pinkeeps!
Jami in WA
Farmgirl Sister #266
http://woolyinwashington.wordpress.com/ |
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oldfashioned girl
True Blue Farmgirl
2391 Posts
monica
oatman
az
USA
2391 Posts |
Posted - Sep 05 2008 : 07:23:55 AM
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Jami and Sarita, do you sell wool for spinning? Don't laugh if this is a dumb question! Sarita, I love your blog and the watermelon looks so good!
Monica
farmgirls rule!
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levisgrammy
True Blue Farmgirl
9324 Posts
Denise
Beavercreek
Ohio
USA
9324 Posts |
Posted - Sep 05 2008 : 07:30:02 AM
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Jami,
I have some vintage hankies if your offer is still open. Don't need a lot just enough for a couple of pinkeeps. Do you have specific colors you prefer? The hankies I have are crocheted around the edges and there are lots of colors. I have been collecting them for a long time.
Denise
farmgirl sister #43
"Take a lesson from the teakettle, though up to its
neck in hot water...it sings!"
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Jami
True Blue Farmgirl
1238 Posts
Jami
Ellensburg
WA
USA
1238 Posts |
Posted - Sep 05 2008 : 07:34:32 AM
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Yes, I sell roving and I have some Coopworth in stock right now. It is professionally processed at a fiber mill. It is not dyed as lots of spinners like to dye their own. See my website at http://www.washingtontexels.com and go to the wool products page to see a picture of it and pricing, etc. If you want it dyed I can do it but need the time to get it done.
I love hankies and would enjoy having some colored ones..all of mine are white or linen color with crocheting...love that. Tell me how much you want in an email with your address and we'll get it out to you.
Jami in WA
Farmgirl Sister #266
http://woolyinwashington.wordpress.com/ |
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DianaMT
Farmgirl in Training
46 Posts
Diana
Billings
Montana
USA
46 Posts |
Posted - Sep 05 2008 : 10:06:48 AM
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I have a friend who would use a salad spinner to remove the water.
Diana MT
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Originally posted by Keeper of the Past
You guys do know that raw wool is dirty and does stink....love that smell! When I was in 4H back in the early 60's, I made my first pin cushion and stuffed it with raw wool...it showed some grease spots from so much lanolin after a few months. Now when I make them I let the wool sit in some warm water and a little gentle shampoo, I then put the wool in a strainer to let it drain the dirt off of it, change the water and refill the sink with clean warm water and gently put the wool back in the clean water to rinse it...no agitation or you have felt..then back in the strainer and after most of the water has drained off, I lay it on a towel to dry. This still leaves most of the lanolin but removes the dirt and most of the odor of the wool. My sewing pins remain sharp and never rust. I don't use the best fiber of the fleece to use for stuffing, it is the shorter pieces and sometimes the belly wool that I would have otherwise would have tossed.
www.coffmanspinningcfarm.blogspot.com
A woman is like a teabag - you never know how strong she is until she gets
into hot water. Eleanor Roosevelt.
Is your tea pot ready for winter:
http://montanamadetradingpost.com/patterns.html |
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DianaMT
Farmgirl in Training
46 Posts
Diana
Billings
Montana
USA
46 Posts |
Posted - Sep 05 2008 : 10:10:08 AM
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Jami,
How many pounds does the Coopworth average? And the Texel? What is the wool like on a Texel?
Thanks
Diana MT
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Originally posted by Jami
Yes, I sell roving and I have some Coopworth in stock right now. It is professionally processed at a fiber mill. It is not dyed as lots of spinners like to dye their own. See my website at http://www.washingtontexels.com and go to the wool products page to see a picture of it and pricing, etc. If you want it dyed I can do it but need the time to get it done.
I love hankies and would enjoy having some colored ones..all of mine are white or linen color with crocheting...love that. Tell me how much you want in an email with your address and we'll get it out to you.
Jami in WA
Farmgirl Sister #266
http://woolyinwashington.wordpress.com/
Is your tea pot ready for winter:
http://montanamadetradingpost.com/patterns.html |
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Jami
True Blue Farmgirl
1238 Posts
Jami
Ellensburg
WA
USA
1238 Posts |
Posted - Sep 05 2008 : 10:16:25 AM
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Hi Diana:
I skirt pretty heavy so I'd say about 8-9 lb on a Coop and 6-7 on a Texel, raw. Texel wool is a down breed, coarse, shorter staple length and more "airy" than the Coopworth. It insulates well and is light. The Coopworth is a much heavier type of wool, more dense I would say with a longer staple length? I love all wool and use it for everything so I'm not really a good judge for you as far as if one type of wool is more useful than another. I like Suffolk wool for socks...go figure!
Jami in WA
Farmgirl Sister #266
http://woolyinwashington.wordpress.com/ |
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Nigella
True Blue Farmgirl
386 Posts
Nigella
Chimacum
WA
USA
386 Posts |
Posted - Sep 05 2008 : 10:23:24 AM
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You were told that at an amusement park?? I want to go to your amusement park!! I never get smarter at my amusement parks..... :D
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If the ways is long
Let your heart be strong
Keep right on 'round the bend
Though you're tired and weary
Still journey on to your happy abode
Where all that you love
And are dreaming of
Will be there at the end of the road.
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DianaMT
Farmgirl in Training
46 Posts
Diana
Billings
Montana
USA
46 Posts |
Posted - Sep 05 2008 : 12:42:53 PM
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Hi Jami,
I am with you above luvin all wool. It is just a matter of using the right wool for the right project :-) I had never spun texel, and was just curious about its nature.
Thanks for sharing the info!
Diana MT
Is your tea pot ready for winter:
http://montanamadetradingpost.com/patterns.html |
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MagnoliaWhisper
True Blue Farmgirl
2817 Posts
Heather
Haysville
Kansas
USA
2817 Posts |
Posted - Sep 05 2008 : 1:27:56 PM
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lol Nigella, this was Silver Dollar City, and it was a independent needle craft and weaving store, inside the park. I ALWAYS learn things there! ALWAYS! In fact their site even has a cirr. for home schoolers to download and take, depending on their age, the cirr is age/grade appropiate! lol Every thing from history to science! lol haha
In fact, it's where I learned to tat 20 years ago! lol haha
So yup, believe it or not I learned it at a amusement park. lol
Funny thing is all the pin cushions I've seen so cute on Etsy have batting in them, none so far have wool (I've emailed them, even the ones that say wool, have mixed the wool with cotton!).
Any way Silver Dollar City is where we go every year for vacation and I just love the place. They used to have a store called Ye Old Stitchin' Post and it closed down (another independant store). And every year, I put in my survey to bring back a shop like that again, and finally they listened and brought this new lady in. I love her so far.
They also have soap making shops, that I learned to make lye soap at, candle making shops, hand blown glass demos and shops, basket weaving shops, ALL kinds of crafts. My dad has a log cabin, and he's been having some problems with it, well at this park they specialize in making log cabins, so my dad asked the man there one day who was making a cabin (was using a ax to get the logs how they needed to be for a cabin they were building-then once they are built you can rent the cabin and camp in them!), and he got answers even to those questions! lol (about the wood chinking). lol So you can see we always learn at this park. lol haha
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MagnoliaWhisper
True Blue Farmgirl
2817 Posts
Heather
Haysville
Kansas
USA
2817 Posts |
Posted - Sep 05 2008 : 1:31:52 PM
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BTW, believe it or not, all the Silver Dollar City employees, must go to SDCU-Silver Dollar City University every spring, and they have to know the whole history of the park AND what they specialize in (candy making, needle crafts, wagon train dolls, etc) So they can answer just about any question on the subject. I have heard this from the employees themselves. Plus my family was good friends with their senior black smith for years. (Old Shep).
http://www.heathersprairie.blogspot.com |
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oldfashioned girl
True Blue Farmgirl
2391 Posts
monica
oatman
az
USA
2391 Posts |
Posted - Sep 05 2008 : 5:10:07 PM
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Heather, I had never heard of using wool in the pin cushions before one of the ladies mentioned it earlier. I do have pin cushions on etsy and from now on I am going to put wool in them. I don't know if I can switch the filling now, but I may carefully try! Thank you for the info! I didn't know that cotton batting will dull the needles!
Monica
farmgirls rule!
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Bonne
True Blue Farmgirl
3003 Posts
Bonne
Littleton
CO
USA
3003 Posts |
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queenofdreamsz4u
True Blue Farmgirl
3845 Posts
Stephanie Suzanne
Smoky Mountains Tennessee
USA
3845 Posts |
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MagnoliaWhisper
True Blue Farmgirl
2817 Posts
Heather
Haysville
Kansas
USA
2817 Posts |
Posted - Sep 06 2008 : 09:00:50 AM
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Monica, don't worry, I've been sewing for better then 20 years, and I didn't know either! At least NOW we know! :)
Let me know (pm/email) me when you put up some with wool, I'd love to take a look at them, may even buy one! :)
http://www.heathersprairie.blogspot.com |
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oldfashioned girl
True Blue Farmgirl
2391 Posts
monica
oatman
az
USA
2391 Posts |
Posted - Sep 07 2008 : 10:21:37 AM
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Heather, I have wool roving, would that work for the pin cushions! I also have some pure lanolin cream would it work to rub a little on the wool? I hope that doesn't sound like too dumb of a question! It looks like I may get to help shear Bam Bam at the farmers market so I should be able to get some wool from him! The people that own the market rescued him and he is so sweet! I am going to change all of the pin cushions I have on etsy to wool stuffing and I won't put any cotton in them so I will let you know when I get them done! If you do order one listed it will have wool inside!
Monica
farmgirls rule!
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MagnoliaWhisper
True Blue Farmgirl
2817 Posts
Heather
Haysville
Kansas
USA
2817 Posts |
Posted - Sep 07 2008 : 11:56:23 AM
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I have no idea Monica. lol I wish I knew, but, I bet some farm girl here will know about what kind of wool and the lanolin etc. lol haha I wish I did. I'm just as ignorant about it. That's why I posted about where to get it.
http://www.heathersprairie.blogspot.com |
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Keeper of the Past
True Blue Farmgirl
925 Posts
Sarita
Battle Creek
Michigan
USA
925 Posts |
Posted - Sep 07 2008 : 12:44:04 PM
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Monica, I don't know how that would work...I would just use the wool roving for now and try to get some raw wool later...just my opinion. The processor sometimes puts on some oil when they process.
www.coffmanspinningcfarm.blogspot.com
A woman is like a teabag - you never know how strong she is until she gets
into hot water. Eleanor Roosevelt. |
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oldfashioned girl
True Blue Farmgirl
2391 Posts
monica
oatman
az
USA
2391 Posts |
Posted - Sep 07 2008 : 12:51:11 PM
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Sarita, thanks, I have a huge bag of roving and as I said I am hoping to get some wool soon from Bam Bam! I am about ready to bring him home! When I get wool from him I am going to need you girls to walk me through how to wash it! Oh boy is life fun!!
Heather, If you or anyone on MJF orders from me, contact me before paying for a 10% discount!!
Monica
farmgirls rule!
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