wool, soft, silky
Saturday morning I had a mission, a mission that would end up with me covered in silky fluff!
Once a year, Wingham Wool Work come down south to Shawford, and then onto Petersfield for the Sunday. I went to Petersfield one year, and well it is much easier for me to go to Shawford, as that is only about 16 miles away, and a lovely drive!
Now, the one at Shawford is really for the Hampshire Spinners Guild, and you have to pay to get in, now I’m not saying anything about the members of the guild, but I would say that the average age is probably early sixties from the ladies I saw there, and before : ) So after my experience last time I decided that there would be no faffing around, military operation, in and out, and that is exactly what I did, and covered in fluff!
All I wanted really was their selection of the merino silk blend, and they had a pretty good range, none of the silvery black which I got last year, but I may have found another supplier for that, so I now have a pretty big bag of wool rovings to felt!
And last night I listed some corsages, including this one,
I do have more to list, but, you know what it’s like! I have taken on-board comments about a felt tutorial and doing a felt making kit, but so much is going on, that I haven’t done it yet, but I will be!!
20th October 2009 @ 12:01 pm
The corsage is beautiful! A fantastic colour.
20th October 2009 @ 9:33 pm
I clearly remember last year’s visit to this venue. Well done for managing it so well this time and getting exactly what you wanted! The colours look really lovely and I’m sure your finished pieces will be up to your normal high standard of excellence. Can’t wait to see them!
The corsage is in such a lovely subtle colour.
24th October 2009 @ 10:34 am
I have a batch of silvery black (very silky) merina which came from Wingham – there is quite a lot of it which I will never use (I inherited it) so if you’d like me to send you some, do email me.