The more I felt , the more breeds of sheep and their fibres I discover and the more confused over their different properties I become. The final straw arose over short fibre merino. Is this a new breed of merino sheep? Fibre from part of the sheep. Or just the ordinary merino cut up? This is a question I would really like answering !!!!
All these different fibres make slightly different qualities of felt. So in an attempt to resolve my confusion I decided it was time to start to build my own felt sample library. Starting with what I have in my stash.
Each sample to start at 11cm square and weigh 3 g. I am having worries now I have started this that this is too small and has too many inaccuracies. But too late for those technical concerns now.
Made so far left to right :
Bergshcaap, C1 merino, CM norwegien , Nepal, LLewyn , Cap from woll knol.
To make , left to right;
Gotland , merino top, merino silk mix, alpaca, Herdwick, merino silk blend 2, Blue faced Leicester , Jacob, Norwegien.
I am going to label them all and thread them on a ring. With lots of space for more.
Here I have a technical problem . I have the eyelets I have the special plastic tool and I have a hammer , but so far in my test I have failed to make an acceptable eyelet. Weird , must be a mismatch somewhere in my equipment.
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Can't wait to read about the results of your experiments. I have been doing something similar recently but with small 3D sculptures, trying out a variety of breeds to see how they behave. Polwarth is looking like a favourite so far.
ReplyDeleteThanks Teri , I will keep you posted. Polwarth is a new one to me , would you like to do some swoops to extend our knowledge ?
ReplyDeleteI came across it more by accident than design, World of Wool stock it. Would you like me to send you some to play with? I can be contacted securely via the contact box on my blog if you would like to send me your address.
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