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I have bought raw fleece before, then washed and dyed it myself. I sent it out for carding in to roving for spinning most of the time. I carded some myself, but I spun a LOT of yarn, so sending it out made more sense. Gotta get back to spinning someday... sigh.

I read a story about a woman from the 1920s who couldn't imagine why silk fabric was so expensive. So she decided to make her own. After that experience, she couldn't imagine how it could be so inexpensive! I have spun various forms of silk. I took a workshop on reeling cocoons. Hoooboy! Was...

Oh yeah. And money, if you're buying the materials. Repurposing and recycling are more great skills to have. Learn to see the potential in cast off materials. (No, your backyard doesn't have to look like a junkyard. :) ) Bartering with friends and neighbors can be another big win for everyone.

Yes! Every little bit helps. But big bits help more. Sometimes little bits are really big bits. Like composting. It's not a lot of work, though it can be. Improving your soil is a BIG help in self sufficiency. Finding little bits that will do that -- mulch is another one -- can make the...

We've seen many episodes of that show.

Here's my biggest piece of advice if you are starting out homesteading, ie, this lifestyle is new to you. Don't quit your day job, and start small. Don't try to do it all at once. Have a garden. Enjoy that? Make it bigger the next year. Make goals to preserve your food and learn how to can...

Hello! I'm aiming for sustainability, but it's still a ways off. I have 2 gardens, and am trying to grow as much of our (me and DH) food as possible. Getting chickens (for eggs, not meat, so far) is another step in that direction. We have a wood stove, and it does a good job of keeping us warm...