Sara's Texture Crafts... HQ Log
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Finally, a finished skein!
This one took a REALLY long time to finish, partially because of the work involved, partially because of how fine I was...
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THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PHOTOSET IN THE WORLD
Customer Questions: How much wool fibre do I need for a simple wet felted bag?
The amount of wool top, or roving you need to buy will depend of several things; size, shrinkage,…
My Summer Fruits Merino blend was purchased back at Craft4Crafters in Janurary, by Wendy aka Somebody-else a fellow Raveler and member of the Raverly Group at http://www.ravelry.com/groups/saras-texture-crafts. I often don’t get to see what customers make with my fibre, so when they do choose to send me pictures I’m really thrilled to see their beautiful work… and this you can see is no exception!
This fine lace yarn is destined to be a http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/miss-you-nights lace design sweater… Miss You Nights was designed by Anniken Allis for Artesano Yarns and costs £3 to download on Ravelry.
I’m very eagar to see the results… not only can I not spin that fine, but I am in awe of the idea of the finished garment.
Wendy says that she found the blend was smooth, soft and practically drafted itself… I couldn’t be more thrilled with such high praise. Thank you.
Thank you so much for sharing this with us.
Sara x
www.sarastexturecrafts.com - blend available as rolling stock.
Welcome to Batt Club!
Batt club is a monthly delivery of hand carded batts in exclusive club colourways.
So how does it work and what do you get? Firstly I open a new listing each month with a new monthly choice colourway. I will create this based on a predetermined theme of my choice.
There are two easy options, or dips;
- Single dip @ £5.30 – choose either the stripe or haze batt
- Double Dip @ £10.30 – choose both and save 30p.
Each batt weighs approx 50g.
I gather the purchases together and create your order to ship at a later date. These exclusive colourways will remain exclusive for 2 months before they are open on the site for general purchasing.
Each month I will open spots for the next colourway and you can sign up again.
There is also a Batt spin along on Ravelry at http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/saras-texture-crafts/2293795/1-25#7. Join in and try someting new today!
Sara x
P.S. Batts are great for spinning, felt making, embellishing and other textile arts.
Merino and Tencel blended Handdyed Top 100g - FALL LEAVES
was £7.25 (GBP) Now £6.25 (GBP)
http://sarastexturecrafts.com/products/95918—blended-merino-and-tencel-tops-for-felt-making-and-spinning.aspx
Merino/Tencel top 70/30 Blend. This blend incorporates the silkiness and sheen of tencel with all the durability and quality associated with Merino. This is a wonderful fibre combination for dyers, spinners and felt makers.
Merino is an ideal quality for Wet, Dry, Nuno Felting, Spinning, Hand spinning, Knitting, Weaving, Dread/Hair fall makers and Jewellery making. Ideal for beginners and those more advanced Merino has a wonderful handle and comes in an array of dyed colours (80+) in my store.
Count: 21 micron/Bradford 64, Staple: 12-15cm
Tencel is a natural fibre derived from wood pulp. Its properties include: soft as silk, strong as polyester, cool as linen, warm as wool and as absorbent as cotton. This is an ideal mixing fibre for spinning and it’s high shine is ideal for adding into felt making and even papermaking.
That’s right I will be at http://www.craft4crafters.co.uk/ from Thursday to Saturday this week. So please pop by to grab your fibre at 2012 prices.
Craft4Crafters Stall 56
Demo: needle felting and decorating felt.
Stock: feltmaking and spinning product and kits.
Cash or cheques payments only. I will be trying out a new card gadget, but please be prepared just in case it doesn’t work!
See you there!
Sara x
A much bigger update today, I have a few new ranges to present too!
Here’s the list;
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Hand dyed Tops
- BFLSemi Solid Range– NEW!
- BFL variegated braids
- Shetland variegated braids
- Merino variegated braids
- Merino/Tencel Blend variegated braids
- Massam variegated braids
- Cheviot variegated braids
- Teeswater fleece
- Prefelt/needlepunch - NEW!
- Recycled Sari Silk fibre NEW!
- Variety Threads for weaving, sewing, embroidery and embellishing felt work.
You can find all of these in the shop at www.sarastexturecrafts.com. You will see a selection of these on the home page for this update.
Sara x
Next Update Due: 4th of January 2013.
Don’t forget to come and see me at my next events! http://sarastexturecrafts.com/page/5172-events.aspx
It’s been quite active on Ravelry recently and it’s been a lovely way to see what people are making. Hunskeli from Finlandfinshed this stunning shawl!
You can see teh project details here… http://www.ravelry.com/projects/Hunskeli/annis and find teh knitting pattern here… http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/annis. Needless to say I added the pattern to my queue of projects… what a great way to use handspun!
Just look at that lace work… stunning!
Hunskeli used my Merino 80/20 blend in colourway Dusk. Thank you for sharing!
Sara x
