tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3995807059096815516.post8609680235023490445..comments2019-04-12T22:15:02.173+01:00Comments on narkeymarkey's blog: fun with fleece!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3995807059096815516.post-54412435903020341332012-03-20T17:20:50.254+00:002012-03-20T17:20:50.254+00:00thanks angela, to be honest i had to walk away and...thanks angela, to be honest i had to walk away and then keep my hands busy so i didn't swish!<br /><br />hee hee fiona, i think my other half would have objected too had he been here - best to wait till they're out of the house :)<br /><br />i was lucky that it was so clean to start with elizabeth. drum carder is still on my wish list, so it'll be hand carders while i catch up with my tv watching :)<br /><br />hi ali, i think i followed the same path as you! to start with, i found it so much fun playing with the different colours of commercially available wool but now i'm more interested in using different breeds and finding out what each one has to offer. <br /><br />plus, there's a certain something about making a finished object from fleece you've washed and carded yourself :)Tracy Markeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10633784297529592418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3995807059096815516.post-40829289416185749072012-03-10T21:48:16.108+00:002012-03-10T21:48:16.108+00:00What an fascinating post Tracy...when I first star...What an fascinating post Tracy...when I first started playing with felt I was only interested in the colours...then I became more familiar with the textures and how things knitted together...now I am a bit more curious about what happens before the tops are created...so your post has appeared at just the right moment.<br />You were certainly more patient that I would have been!<br />Looking forward to the next stage!<br />Congratulations on being Miss March and good to see your ad in UK Handmade too!<br />AliAlihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04786735815963817880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3995807059096815516.post-79305339944688655562012-03-10T13:15:59.941+00:002012-03-10T13:15:59.941+00:00Wow, that looks so nice and clean with no bits of ...Wow, that looks so nice and clean with no bits of hay! Do you have a drum carder or will you do it by hand?Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07444364307851564716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3995807059096815516.post-37513669689603366212012-03-10T11:38:40.665+00:002012-03-10T11:38:40.665+00:00Oh my. You're brave. I can imagine my family w...Oh my. You're brave. I can imagine my family would object to a bath of raw fleece. But it does look lovely now you've washed it.Fionahttp://www.tizduster.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3995807059096815516.post-32380613615384009632012-03-10T09:54:38.663+00:002012-03-10T09:54:38.663+00:00Well done Tracy, I think I'm more impatient th...Well done Tracy, I think I'm more impatient then you, it's so hard not to swish. The wool looks lovelyAngelahttp://www.angelabarrow.co.uknoreply@blogger.com