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• WHAT IS FELTING ?
• by reinnebow( 1289)
• Recently there has been increased interest in the textile art of Felting, although it is really an ancient craft used for centuries, for processing wool into a finished cloth. As early as 5000 B.C.... 

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  Felting Wool | Merino Wool | Knitting | Wool Yarn | Crocheting

• 99 of 107 people found this guide helpful

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• Basics of Spinning The Short Draw
• by spinningginny42( 660)
• Drafting for Worsted Yarn Spinning Worsted yarn makes a smooth, dense, and lustrous yarn, with the fibers lying parallel to each other along the yarn's length. While you can use the short draw for short or... 

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  Spinning | Wool | Yarn

• 12 of 15 people found this guide helpful

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• Choosing Fiber for Spinning
• by spinningginny42( 660)
• Before you want to begin spinning, there is some care that must be taken in selecting and preparing the fiber. Before your fiber can be spun into yarn, it will need to be sorted or picked over, and possibly... 

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  Spinning | Wool | Yarn

• 8 of 11 people found this guide helpful

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• Sorting your raw wool
• by spinningginny42( 660)
• When you buy raw wool, in fleece form, right off the sheep, you will need to sort the wool. A really good fleece is quite uniform all over, in the terms of lenth and texture of the wool, except for the legs,... 

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  Spinning | Wool | Yarn

• 8 of 9 people found this guide helpful

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• How to scour (wash) raw wool.
• by tahloulah( 84)
• The trick is not to agitate the wool at any time during the washing process. 1.Your sink will do just fine. Run your water as hot as it will go and add 1/4 cup of dawn dish soap. 2.Only wash about 5oz. of... 

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  wool | yarn,handspinning | rovings,rollags | fiber | raw wool

• 6 of 6 people found this guide helpful

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