hand dyed wool

[raven333]

[MakinTheBestOfIt]

Oh yummy color

[raven333]

Thanks!  Dyeing wool the color you want is such an adventure.  You never really know what  you are going to get.

[Chainmaille By MBOI]

Do you harvest your own wool and spin it or do you just concentrate on dying pre-spun wool?

[raven333]

Do you harvest your own wool and spin it or do you just concentrate on dying pre-spun wool?

 I do not shear sheep, it is a tricky thing to do and I would really hate
to hurt the sheep so I leave that to an expert.  I have taken a raw
fleece and cleaned it but it was way more trouble than it was worth esp.
if people don't coat their sheep.  I do buy the raw fleece from a sheep
farm and send it off to the big companies that wash and clean it then
send it back to me where I comb it, dye it and then comb it again to
make one of a kind roving and batts so yes I can do all that but I
don't, it would take my entire work day to do that and I probably
couldn't make a living off of it.  I am not a spinner so I don't make
yarn, I am a felter.  I make cloth out of the sheep fleeces.  It is the earliest way to make cloth  even older than from weaving.

[Jeanne]

  I make cloth out of the sheep fleeces.  It is the earliest way to make cloth  even older than from weaving.

Do you sell the felt cloth?  Is it expensive?  Why I ask is I make my dolls from wool felt and was wondering if it could be used for that or would it be a waste of good cloth?

Jeanne

[raven333]

Well it would depend on how much you need as to figuring out the cost of the cloth but no I don't think it would be too expensive if you don't make huge dolls.  If you know what colors and sizes you need, I could give you some idea of the prices.  Often I make something and have doll size pieces of felted material left over so that is a cheap answer too.

[Jeanne]

My dolls are between 3 and 6 inches high and maybe at the most 4 inches wide.  They are stuffed and then beaded.
Email me with prices at maliner_njm@yahoo.com

Thanks,
Jeanne

[Knitsbywlsm12]

Awesome color!

[raven333]

Thanks, it is one of my favs and the easiest to do!