It's my birthday-and I got some cool stuff!

[FrizzleFreak]

This is my first post on this part of the forum! Okay, so I have a thing for needle felting, crochet (and felting it!) and spinning. Today, I got about a pound total of all kinds of wool, in lots of pretty colors. I also got a drop spindle! I have been using my friend's spinning wheel, so this was nice. And I got a multiple needle felting tool, which will be great for my upcoming project! I'm taking a designer fabric with a big, bold pattern, and felting over it, which will make a neat wall hanging. Obviously, it would be handy to use a multi-needle tool.
Also, I got Storey's Illustrated Guide to Poultry. AKA, the pretty chicken book.

Is there anybody else on here that needle felts? Or spins?

 

[snowydiamonds]

Happy Birthday I spin, knit, crotchet and used to macrame' and used to embroider, seems like I used to sew a lot, too...before the birds! My dogs and I enjoy hiking to gather muskox wool to spin. I prefer knitting up Icelandic wool sweaters, caps, mittens but also enjoy worsted weight type wool yarn, especially for socks. I have an Ashford Scholar, Mark II and someday would love to own a Schaacht double treadle "cadillac"

I've got some alpaca, romney and muskox wool waiting to be spun up now...

 

[FrizzleFreak]

Wow! Muskox wool? You can imagine how exotic that sounds to somebody in Oregon...mine's just merino and silk!
Yeah, my friend's isn't a Schaacht, forgot what it was, but it is a double treadle and about $600!

 

[redtailross]

Happy Birthday Frizzle,
It's my Birthday tomorrow...he he he I have chicks coming.

We are getting sheep in a few weeks and I would love to spin their wool, can you tell me a little bit about it, where do you find the equiptment, expense, what will I need?

I would love to be able to knit nicely, but Im absolutely rubbish!

Have a lovely Day....

thanks

Also snowy diamonds, where in Alaska are you?