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Bridgemoof
Overrun with beasties
Oh yeah Alice, I forgot about the plastic. Last time I put them in feed bags. Big mistake. All that grain dust from the corn got all though the wool.
OK so Southern, here are the steps
1. Skirt the wool. Remove all poopies and belly wool, big pieces of hay, second cuts.
2. Put the wool IN the bag. Like Alice said, paper or fabric is best. I had bought some paper lawn and leaf bags at one point, but don't know where they are now. At the Wool Festivals, you have to submit the fleeces in clear plastic bags so buyers can see what they look like. Some places sell these bags and they're around $6.00 each. Pfffrt.
3. Let the wool sit for months and months and let stink bugs invade the bags.
4. Take the wool out on a nice day. I put my wool on the back porch on a wrought iron patio table. It has holes in it so debris (vegetable matter) and second cuts can fall through. I start picking through the wool and picking out VM.
Should I keep going or....maybe I should put this in the fiber section of the site so everybody can get instructions. I've played with a lot of wool and know what works and what doesn't.
As for the felting needles, get whatever you can find at a craft store. They are sometimes hard to find. I don't know the differences in the sizes yet enough to be able to use one for one thing and another for something else. They are pretty much the same, thinner and thicker, but minorly.
Wait until you see my little felted Jacob sheep. So cute!
OK so Southern, here are the steps
1. Skirt the wool. Remove all poopies and belly wool, big pieces of hay, second cuts.
2. Put the wool IN the bag. Like Alice said, paper or fabric is best. I had bought some paper lawn and leaf bags at one point, but don't know where they are now. At the Wool Festivals, you have to submit the fleeces in clear plastic bags so buyers can see what they look like. Some places sell these bags and they're around $6.00 each. Pfffrt.
3. Let the wool sit for months and months and let stink bugs invade the bags.
4. Take the wool out on a nice day. I put my wool on the back porch on a wrought iron patio table. It has holes in it so debris (vegetable matter) and second cuts can fall through. I start picking through the wool and picking out VM.
Should I keep going or....maybe I should put this in the fiber section of the site so everybody can get instructions. I've played with a lot of wool and know what works and what doesn't.
As for the felting needles, get whatever you can find at a craft store. They are sometimes hard to find. I don't know the differences in the sizes yet enough to be able to use one for one thing and another for something else. They are pretty much the same, thinner and thicker, but minorly.
Wait until you see my little felted Jacob sheep. So cute!
