Fibers for spinning, felting and other fiber
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| On this page: Wool, Alpaca, Silk, Sari Silk, Pulled Silk & Thrown Silk Waste |
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Merino Wool Top Spinning: Spins
into a soft, springy yarn. Some beginning spinners might find the
finer fibers harder to spin than medium fiber wools. |
Blue-faced Leicester Top Hand-dyed
Multiple Colors $24.00 for 8 oz Spinning: Long staple, easier to spin than many soft wools. Lovely sheen, durable and excellent for sock yarns. Wet felting: Felts well, good choice for home decor projects and other items that should be soft, but durable. |
Oatmeal Blue-faced Leicester Top This lovely wool has the same characteristics as the white version--but is a lovely oatmeal color which has a beautiful heather look when dyed. (Yellows and pale oranges (Sherbet) tend to look ick on the oatmeal color.) |
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Australian Wool Top Spinning: Spins easily,
springy. Good choice for outerwear and yarns that should be
durable. Needlefelting: Good choice for items that will remain somewhat soft and not overly dense. |
New Zealand Corriedale Spinning: Excellent fiber to
learn to spin with, drafts easily and evenly. Needlefelting: Good choice for needlefelting. Larger fibers make it felt faster than finer wools and holes aren't as noticeable. |
White Baby Alpaca Spinning: Spins into a
super-soft fiber with a delicate halo.
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Merino/Tussah Silk Blend Spinning: This merino spins nicely and the silk gives it a lovely sheen and more durablity. Wet felting: Merino felts easily and silk adds shiny, curled strands on the surface. Adds a richness to felt for a lovely effect!
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Tussah Silk Spinning: This silk has a lovely natural gold tone and beautiful shine. A slippery fiber to spin, but the result is worth it. Needs more twist than wool fibers. Wet felting: Use small amounts to decorate wool items when felting. Fibers won't felt alone but wool will capture them and make them part of the felt. |
Mulberry Silk Spinning: Long staple length, but slippery--recommended for spinners with a little experience (or determined newbies). Higher quality silk fiber than Tussah. Wet felting: Use small amounts to decorate wool items when felting. Fibers won't felt alone but wool will capture them and make them part of the felt. |
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Silk Hankies Spinning: Several drafting
tutorials are available online. Do all your drafting first, and
then spin the fiber. |
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Sari Silk Fibers: Silk remnants from weaving mills in India, these fibers are a mix of colors with fabulous shine. Staple length ranges from one inch to one foot. Card alone or with wool, spin as is, toss in as you go--whatever you do will be unique. Use for wet felting, needle felting, quilting techniques, embroidery, and with an embellisher. View examples of handspun yarns made with recycled silk. We offer three types of Sari Silk
Fibers: Colors vary by the bag, but are usually at least 30% red/burgundy. |
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Pulled Silk Fiber: This fiber is hard to find, but really lovely to use. It is made by "pulling" the silk from remnant fabrics. It can be spun as is, or carded in with other fibers to create a lovely heathered, multi-colored effect. View sample spun thick and thin with red merino. Pulled silk is lighter in weight than other silk fibers and lofty like wool. Colors range from red to blue to cream. $15.00 for a 4 oz bag |
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