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From: natalie [mailto:kastana@...]
Sent: Thursday, 11 November 2004 10:04 PM
To: AussieFeltmakers@...
Subject: [AussieFeltmakers] Well Hello!

Hello fellow felt lovers!

I have just joined the list as you can all see.

Thanks sandie for starting it up.

As you may know I live in Elphinstone - Castlemaine, Victoria.

I am an alpaca ,tussah silk girl.

Up till tonight I had never owned a sheep's fleece!

But was told about the Kyneton wool store, so I trotted on down and found myself a near 3kg of lovely cream/white cross bred fleece - with no V.M  and a very soft feel.

the guy who runs wool store tells me its 30 mic, but when I got it home to check it with a 28 mic alpaca I had , I found it looked finer - anybody know why?

Is it that the c.v count is lower than alpaca?

I have found that a low c.v count on a high mic alpaca could feel much softer than it read.

I was also wondering why I got this fleece for only $10.00 - wow.

when I have seen 30 mic fleece going for $25-30.00 per kg on the net?

I do tow shows a yare in Castlemaine, one winter and one summer, so I am madly felting for our summer show.

 

 

                  *Natalie*
**Nemcala Heart Felted Creations**
                * Australia*