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  1. Childwanderer

    Fiber Artists Near Houston? I have some brown alpaca fiber and several scoured fleeces worth of GCN sheep wool I need spun!

    Hello! I love knitting, felting, and dyeing, but I need lessons in spinning before I can make yarn that satisfies myself. Spring/shearing season is right around the corner, and I would like to get this fiber processed before I get any more wool in! I would like to take lessons in spinning, hire...
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    • alpaca gulf coast native houston spinning texas wool
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    • Forum: Fibers
  2. Childwanderer

    What Can Be Done with Gulf Coast Native Sheep Wool

    Happy New Year! I had three Gulf Coast Native Sheep sheared last year, and am still processing the wool. :oops: I am using Kookaburra Woolscour, Valkyrie brand Extra Fine combs, Ashford hand cards, and a drop spindle. It works, but I don't know enough about wool to sort the parts of the fleece...
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    • carding combing gcn gulf coast native processing sheep spinning wool
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    • Forum: Fibers
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