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faces????

Hi Fellow felters,

Wendy and I spent an hour and half today buying merino tops (First Edition) at Virginia farm.

I am on a bit of a roll and for once seem to have the energy to be felting almost daily.

I have a question -what sort of wool do people use on the faces of dolls or figures?.

I want to make a rather small delicate face and I find the merino too stringy and the corriedale much easier to work with -but then the complexion looks doughy.

Is there a commercial European coloured skin available in the wool that is pretty but not too candy?

Thank you

Allison

PS I think I will be able to participate in the fibre exchange as well.

Tue Apr 5, 2005 9:48 am

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Hi Allison Happy New Year!!! Great to see you back and please lurk as much as you need! Just send a message now and then to let us know you are lurking, a wave...	sandken midgetmum	Jan 19, 2005 5:46 am
Hi Fellow felters, Wendy and I spent an hour and half today buying merino tops (First Edition) at Virginia farm. I am on a bit of a roll and for once seem to...	Allison Pitt iamacreative...	Apr 5, 2005 9:48 am
Hi Allison, Is the texture of the finished face doughy or the colour? have you tried colouring it after? I used to play around with dye mixes when silk...	Barbara Mewburn barbam51	Apr 5, 2005 10:24 am
Dear Barb, I have tried needling then wet felting, even just steaming over a boiling kettle and patting dry. . The texture was what a found to be a bit doughy...	Allison Pitt iamacreative...	Apr 6, 2005 12:56 am
... suitable for skin. I've seen small bowl shaped bottles in The Warehouse & $2.00 plus shops. Barb ....	Barb barbam51	Apr 7, 2005 2:59 pm
merci ! ... suitable for skin. I've seen small bowl shaped bottles in The Warehouse & $2.00 plus shops. Barb ....	Allison Pitt iamacreative...	Apr 7, 2005 10:27 pm
Hi Allison Have you tried Romney?? Or try blending the colours together my hand before using or dying your own fibre. Romney is much spongier then the...	sandken midgetmum	Apr 5, 2005 8:29 pm
Dear Sandie, OMG I have just finished doing a little experiment with a failed merino pink hat I prefelted last week. Have done an underneath needling of Downs...	Allison Pitt iamacreative...	Apr 6, 2005 1:07 am
Will chase up the contact for getting romney, know my girlfriend is trying to get some in to sell. I actually dont like it for wet felting but use it for dry...	sandken midgetmum	Apr 6, 2005 5:59 am
That would be great Sandie. I don't like it for wet felting either but much prefer it to Corriedale for dry felting. Wendy ... From: sandken...	Enchanted Wool lilybelau	Apr 6, 2005 10:11 am
Thanks, Sandie, How do we get on to your girlfriend, through you or direct? regards, Barb...	Barbara Mewburn barbam51	Apr 7, 2005 2:14 pm
	sandken midgetmum	Apr 6, 2005 5:59 am
More lustre, cheaper, finer, like silk...... yes.... but.... will it felt without crimp -anyone experimented yet????? Allison ... From: sandken...	Allison Pitt iamacreative...	Apr 6, 2005 9:51 am
Hi Allison If you dont mind me asking and if you want to email me off list that is okay, how much are you paying per kilo for your corriedale? I may be able to...	sandken midgetmum	Apr 6, 2005 6:20 am
Dear Sandie, That would be terrific -I just need to find the samples to see what price. Actually I havent ordered in over a year -so it would probably be more ...	Allison Pitt iamacreative...	Apr 6, 2005 10:06 am
Hi Allison You would be most welcome to visit though I have sold a lot of my work at the moment and have been very restrained in making as we are hoping to ...	sandken midgetmum	Apr 6, 2005 10:19 am
Fantastic! Will let you know closer to the date. Allison ... From: sandken [mailto:gordon1963@...] Sent: Wednesday, 6 April 2005 8:13 PM To:...	Allison Pitt iamacreative...	Apr 6, 2005 10:54 am
I'd love to come and visit too, soooooon, when I get over my current tripping around. Kerry...	Kerry Heinzel kerryfelter	Apr 6, 2005 9:09 pm
Anyone from this list is most welcome to visit as long as you make sure I am going to be home first!!! :-) Sandie...	sandken midgetmum	Apr 6, 2005 9:49 pm
Hi Sandie, How's the house sale going? Thanks for the offer, I must take you up on it sometime. Are you going to Canberra? Barb ... From: "sandken"...	Barbara Mewburn barbam51	Apr 7, 2005 2:11 pm
oops that was meant for Sandie (obviously) Allison ... From: Allison Pitt [mailto:allisonp@...] Sent: Wednesday, 6 April 2005 8:06 PM To:...	Allison Pitt iamacreative...	Apr 6, 2005 10:53 am
Hi sandie, Where can we get romney that's been washed & carded? LOL Barb...	Barbara Mewburn barbam51	Apr 6, 2005 12:38 am
... Leave it with me and I will see what I can find!! :-) Sandie...	sandken midgetmum	Apr 6, 2005 6:19 am
A local to me has Romney at $10 per kg. It is very, very clean and is mainly a mid brown colour. A couple of the sheep are a beige colour (not white). ...	Kerry Heinzel kerryfelter	Apr 6, 2005 9:16 pm
Sorry that was raw fleece $10 kg....	Kerry Heinzel kerryfelter	Apr 6, 2005 9:17 pm
Not sure if my brief message got through -I am also unable to participate in the fibre exchange. Allison...	Allison Pitt iamacreative...	Apr 21, 2005 2:41 pm
Here is the latest on the fibre exchange People taking part: Sandie, Julie, Barb, Natalie, Wendy People not taking part: Kerry, Jacqui, Allison I'm not sure...	Enchanted Wool lilybelau	Apr 21, 2005 9:36 pm
We SHOULD ask our newbies to join in the exchange. It is not too late for them, as we still have not sent off our fibres yet. This is because I have made up...	Julie Williams jaruleeli	Apr 22, 2005 12:25 pm

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