December 2009
Fibre – Blue Faced Leicester →
BFL, or Blue Faced Leicester in roving form.
Blue Face Leicester is a wonderful British breed, believed to have come originally from Hexham, Northumberland. The fibre is soft and has a small crimp…
Happy New Year! →
I just wanted to wish you all a very Happy New Year!
Looking forward to 2010! - Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone. See you soon, Sara x www.sarastexturecrafts.com Find out more…
Ah stock taking today… How do you get out of that when you work for yourself!!
Creating a Felt Effect on Your Hand Knitting. →
I really enjoyed felting my hand knitted pieces when I first tried it. Here’s my tutorial…
Firstly create a test piece. I always recommend testing a length of hand knitting before you start with a…
How Can I Avoid Breaking My Felting Needles? →
As many of you may know from experience a needle will always break, just when you are really engrossed in a new felting project… it often frustrates us needle felters! Well here are some of my tips…
Going to be listing new stock in the shops tomorrow, so do drop by for an update.
50g (1.76oz) Blue Faced Leicester Tops/Roving -... →
$3.00 Colour: PURPLE This is handyded so you have a variation of colour from magenta to darker pinky purple. Count: 23-28 micron/Bradford 56-60, Staple: 8 - 15cm Weight: 50g (approx. 180-215cm…
ANIMAL 150g (5.29oz) Merino 64s (21 micron)... →
$8.30 Colour: Animal Fibre: Merino, Count: 21 micron/Bradford 64, Staple: 12-15cm Weight: 145-155g (I am aiming for 150g, but these are hand cut!) Dear Customer, This is a sample colour…
100g (3.53oz) Merino Twice Blend Rainbow Tops... →
$5.55 Colour: Lagoon (more intense than my picture) Count: 21 micron/Bradford 64, Staple: 12-15cm Weight: 100g (approx. 380-410cm length) Merino is an ideal quality for both wet or dry…
100g (3.53oz) Merino Twice Blend Rainbow Top... →
$5.55 Colour: Wild Berry Count: 21 micron/Bradford 64, Staple: 12-15cm Weight: 100g (approx. 380-410cm length) Merino is an ideal quality for both wet or dry needle felting and spinning….
Shetland Roving/Top/Sliver 100g (3.53oz) - BLACK →
$3.30 Colour: Natural Black (which has a reddish, brown hue with a few soft whiter hairs) Count: 28-33 micron/Bradford 50-56, Staple: 10-20cm Weight: 100g (approx. 410-420cm length) Shetland…
Shetland Roving/Top/Sliver 100g (3.53oz) - MOORIT →
$3.30 Colour: Natural Brown (with whiter hairs) Count: 28-33 micron/Bradford 50-56, Staple: 10-20cm Weight: 100g (approx. 410-420cm length) Shetland fleece is ideal for both wet or dry…
50g (1.76oz) Wensleydale washed fleece... →
$2.55 Colour: Natural (a real mix of pale cream to gold across the length) Count: 30-33 micron/Bradford 50-54, Staple: 8-10cm Weight: 50g (a bag of washed fleece, including base fleece and…
Wensleydale washed fleece Curls felt/spin/dye 100g →
£3.00 End Date: Thursday Jan-28-2010 18:24:05 GMT Buy It Now for only: £3.00 Buy it now | Add to watch list
Wensleydale washed fleece Curls felt/spin/dye 50g →
£1.50 End Date: Thursday Jan-28-2010 18:24:10 GMT Buy It Now for only: £1.50 Buy it now | Add to watch list
100g NZ Corriedale Natural Combed Tops/Roving... →
£2.40 End Date: Thursday Jan-28-2010 18:49:40 GMT Buy It Now for only: £2.40 Buy it now | Add to watch list
Merry Go Around: These are a few of my favorite... →
We were asked to blog about some of our favourite things from this year. So thinking cap on I tried to think about all of the new things I tried and what I felt was successful about this year. I also…
RESERVED, Custom Supply Listing for imaschtar →
$16.60 This is a custom listing for imaschtar, please do not purchase unless you are imaschtar. 2 x 100g Merino Tussah CANDY TWIST Thank you for shopping with me. Sara. (If you are reading…
I'm back... →
Did you have a nice Christmas? Sara x http://www.sarastexturecrafts.com/Find out more about the company at www.SarasTextureCrafts.com
100g (3.53oz) Merino,Tussah Silk 70,30 blend... →
$6.10 Colour: Natural (Silky White) Count: 23 micron/60 Bradford, Staple: n/a Weight: 100g (approx. 380-420cm length) Merino/Bleached Tussah silk top 70/30 Blend. This blend incorporates the…
Shetland Roving/Top/Sliver 100g (3.53oz) - MOORIT →
$3.30 Colour: Natural Brown (with whiter hairs) Count: 28-33 micron/Bradford 50-56, Staple: 10-20cm Weight: 100g (approx. 410-420cm length) Shetland fleece is ideal for both wet or dry…
Which Fibre Should I Learn To Spin With? →
This is quite a usual question for beginners and is one that I have had the experience of sales and contacts to help me answer; although I must point out that I don’t herald myself a spinning…
Free Crochet Patterns! →
Just like the knitting central site I mentioned before, this site http://www.crochetpatterncentral.com/ has plenty of free patterns for you to utilise! This site was brought to our attention by one…
Fibre – Alpaca →
Alpaca in roving form.
The Alpaca was a South American breed of animal originally and has been bred for many, many years for their wonderful fleece and their ability to live where other livestock…
Feltmaking or Spinning Projects: Stuck Where to... →
I really enjoy starting a new felting and spinning projects, but like most people find myself overwhelmed with which fibres and colours to work with… after all I have so many in stock to choose…
Fibre – Angora →
Angora in roving form.
Angora fibre has a very soft, silky texture and is usually 10 to 13 microns thick. The fibres are also hollow, which gives them loft and floaty feel. Angora as you know is from…
Fibre: Corriedale/New Zealand Corriedale. →
Corriedale Fleece in roving form.
The Corriedale sheep have a lovely soft, pure white fleece with a great handle for the spinner and produces a very nice soft yarn. This wool is also very suited to…
Sara’s Texture Crafts: Machine Embellishing – How... →
For this tutorial I am using a Janome Embellisher (please remember there are lots of other makes of machines out there).
First of all gather you materials… for this test piece I am using felt fabric…
Preparing Fibres for Felting: Blending and Blends. →
Many of us who adore Merino and it’s many shades of colour, will stick to Merino throughout most of our felting projects. In today’s topic I hope will give you a few ideas on how to extend this, by…
Fibre – Merino. →
We all love it, with it’s luxury feel and it wide array of colour choice, but what do we know about it?
The Merino is the most economically influential breed of sheep in the world, prized for its…
Closed For Christmas - MERRY CHRISTMAS!! →
I am off-line from the 21st to the 28th to spend Christmas with D and our families. I was originally going to close on the 23rd, but it’s been sucha busy weekend I wanted to make sure I would get…
Merry Christmas! →
I just wanted to wish everyone over at Working with Felt and Spinning Web, as well as our blog readers a very Merry Christmas and a fibre filled New Year! Sxx ——— Here’s where to get…
Sara’s Texture Crafts: How to roll a felt ball →
Don’t worry about the taps… once you have perfected this technique it takes less than a minute to roll a ball and you use less water this way than you would filling bowls full of water to make your…
Dry, Needle Felting – Needle Gauge Choice →
Understanding needle gauges can often be quite complicated… ‘Is there a technical meaning?’ people ask, but often recommending needles will depend not only on their technical details and your fibre…
If I'm away from my desk when you phone →
This will be why!
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What Forms Can I Buy Fibre in for Feltmaking? →
Following on from our brief discussion about fibre processing… here are some of the forms you can buy your fibres in for felting or spinning.
Unwashed Fleece – This is greasy fleece cuttings.
Washed…
'Tis finished! →
Just waiting for a tree to put it on!
Then I can take a picture for http://workingwithfelt.ning.com and get that posted in our Christmas challenge! - Posted using BlogPress from my…
Hop on a stone my friend... →
Last night my little friend finally had something to sit on…
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Where Does My Wool Roving Come From? →
We all know that our wool roving comes from an animal, but what processes does it go through before it gets to me?
‘Greasy fleece’ is the term for wool that has just been shorn from the sheep. The…
A Series of Recent Thank Yous... #3 →
Finally, meeting Merry of http://www.playmerrily.co.uk/ has been a fun and invaluable experience. We spent some time chatting and then she offered me some brilliant advice, which will help me…
Christmas Closing Dates... →
I will be closing the shops from the 23rd to the 28th of December. Sara x http://www.sarastexturecrafts.com/Find out more about the company at www.SarasTextureCrafts.com
A Series of Recent Thank Yous... #1 →
I just wanted to give a quick shout out to Annabella of http://www.folksy.com/shops/Annabelladesigns, who has really given me some wonderful advice and definately some food for thought in the New…
A Series of Recent Thank Yous... #2 →
I also need to give a shout out to Beth of http://www.etsy.com/shop/WhorlingTides who rather wonderfully gave me a mention in her Ravelry group. A few hours after posting I had an order over on …
Learning the technical terms involved in fibre... →
Often when we shop for fibres we are given all sorts of information by the seller. Here are a few terms to look out for…
Staple – The term ’staple’ usually refers to the length of the individual…
What are Wool Slubs, Knopps, Knepps and Burrs? →
Wool Slubs, Knopps, Knepps and Burrs are waste products of industrial fibre processing and yarn spinning. These are formed when fibres catch in the machinery and roll back onto themselves forming…
My Top 4 books for Needlework and Embroidery... →
Here are my Top 4 books for needlework and embroidery beginners…
1.The Encyclopaedia of Embroidery Techniques, by Pauline Brown. Published by Search Press in 2001. This book covers tips on surface…
Felt Needle Handle for 4 needles (dry/needle... →
$4.85 Felt Needle Handle to hold 4 Needles (not included) Needle felting or needle punching is the process of creating felt by pushing wool fibres through a piece of felt or felting the fibres…
Felting Needles Gauge 38 CODE RED for soft fibres,... →
$5.40 Gauge: 38 Star Pack of 10 needles in a hard plastic container - CODE RED Needle felting or needle punching is the process of creating felt by pushing wool fibres through a piece of felt…
Felting Needles Gauge 36 CODE GREEN for soft... →
$5.40 Gauge: 36 Triangle Pack of 10 needles in a hard plastic container - CODE GREEN Needle felting or needle punching is the process of creating felt by pushing wool fibres through a piece…
100g (3.53oz) Alpaca Combed Tops/Roving Spin/Felt... →
$5.00 Colour: Black Count: 22-25 micron/Bradford 58-62, Staple: n/a Weight: 100g (approx. 380-430cm length) Alpaca is a light-weight, lustrous and silky natural fibre. While similar to…