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Yogifarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
297 Posts
Jenn
Swiftwater
PA
USA
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 Posted - Feb 22 2006 : 3:19:10 PM
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Want to try my hand at making felted beads. Any ideas on where I can get wool roving, good quality and price?
"Breathe in the Sunshine" |
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brightmeadow
True Blue Farmgirl
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Brenda
Lucas
Ohio
USA
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Yogifarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
297 Posts
Jenn
Swiftwater
PA
USA
297 Posts |
Posted - Feb 22 2006 : 6:25:18 PM
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Thanks I will give those ideas a try. Also, left a message for my Local Yarn Shop to see if they have any leads.
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abbasgurl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Rhonda
USA
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Posted - Feb 22 2006 : 9:27:44 PM
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Hey Jenn, I did a search & came up with a lot of suppliers online. I'm looking for roving too. I used to get it from a local weaving store, who has since moved. One thing you might look for is a "fiber guild" or "fiber festival" in your area. These festivals usually take place in the spring here in the midwest. That's when all that lovely wool gets sheared. :) You will find GREAT bargins on wool & related things at the festivals! Oh, and contact your county extention agent to get in touch with sheep farmers in your area! The 4-H kids will give a raw fleece away rather than deal with cleaning it...mind you, it does come smelly & complete with dingleberrys!
Rhonda
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Julia
True Blue Farmgirl
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Julia
Shelton
WA
USA
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Posted - Feb 22 2006 : 9:40:10 PM
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Try www.spinology.com This is company called Woodland Woolworks. Their catalouge is has lots of different types of fiber.
"...the setting sun is like going into the very presence of God." Elizabeth Von Arnim |
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brightmeadow
True Blue Farmgirl
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Brenda
Lucas
Ohio
USA
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rosebud74a
True Blue Farmgirl
109 Posts
Stacy
Maryland
NY
USA
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Posted - Feb 23 2006 : 7:36:52 PM
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I just ordered and have since recived a "bag of candy" which is a colorful bag of roving ( I think it is roving anyway)from http://www.mielkesfarm.com/Products/felting.htm
they have all kinds of felting products and some free patterns, as well as patterns to purchase. Felting has become my latest obsession. They have this cute pattern for felted soap.... my version (picture would be inserted here if I could it figure out...try to imagine an orange wooly blob here) it was really fun and easy to make!! The wool is a natrual exfoliator, my husband loves it. I think I will try to make some beads as well..they look easy and fun. I also recently have gone to my local thirft store and bought some wool sweaters and felted them. I have them felted now I need to deciede what to do with them ( I will post pictures of them too if I can figure it out). Good luck, let us know how the beads turn out!!
Stacy
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
Eleanor Roosevelt, 'This Is My Story,' 1937
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Yogifarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
297 Posts
Jenn
Swiftwater
PA
USA
297 Posts |
Posted - Feb 23 2006 : 9:02:23 PM
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I read somewhere on Amazon.com about someone who felted soap, what a fun idea. I found a local yarn shop about 40 minutes away that has the roving so a "roaming" I will go tomorrow to check it all out. Thanks for all the great ideas ladies, I will most certainly be checking out some of those websites, and will post picture of my bead creations once they are done. Smiles to all!!
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shepherdess
True Blue Farmgirl
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Robin
Eatonville
Washington
USA
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Posted - Feb 24 2006 : 11:38:01 PM
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I have wool roving. It is $2.00 an ounce . Email me privately if you are interested
Farm Girl from Western Washington
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