Follow me for fiber projects that start with wool right off the sheep to finished item. Plus instructional videos on wool scouring and prep, spinning, crocheting, weaving, and dyeing wool. And when I'm not playing with fiber I'm in my garden, getting it ready to grow!
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So sorry u went through that im.glad u are ok hun, btw i love qatching you garden, and great job out there
Does it still have lanolin
One thing that concerns me a little is the abundance of bacteria and fungal spores that are not killed at low temperatures, even with detergent. Gram‐positive cocciforms are the main bacteria on healthy fleeces. Some bacterial strains have the potential to cause significant illness especially when carding, combing and spinning. Remember that the fleece will have come into contact with faeces and urine. Washing at 65°C (150°F) and above will eliminate most microbes.
Hi Money Penny..still trying to determine which direction your fleece will go.
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This was actually super interesting! I’m wondering if I can try my alpaca like this!
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the wool you made is really lovely and perfect for where you are. love the hook , cannot wait to see what you make. Thank you for sharing. sue
It looks so beautiful there. I am longing to be outside spinning. The wool you made isjust
Excellent video!! Thanks for championing a more wiley, hardy, primitive breed! I have Soay sheep and I love them for all those reasons. You CAN make something beautiful from their wool. Enjoyed your video, thank you for sharing!
Im thinking about getting a used wheel like the one you're spinning on. Do you have a video showing how you set it up and start spinning. Im a new spinner. No real experience. Thanks
Sending over good vibes! ❤
Gorgeous!
Your loom has my name… curious how it is spelled and what made you call her Ioana? Also … can you please let us know why scouring was at the end and not to begin with ? Thank you!
You are very informative. Thank you.
Beautiful way to explain the cost of this craft. 🥰 Am thoroughly enjoying your videos. 😄
Thank you!!! 🤩👍❤️
The vest is beautiful! What a talent you have!
That yarn turned out beautiful! Love the pattern! Throughly enjoy your videos!
What gauge are your Valkyries? Are they the extra fine ones
What size did your crochet hook turn out to be? My guess is an 8mm, maybe?
We need to celebrate !!!! Congratulations
Hello from the upstate of SC! I've done a fair amount of scouring and I have used suint baths in my backyard. My water isn't hard nor soft so that may help too. I will definitely try this! Do you have a special end on your hose to make it spray harder?
Hi, I live in the UK and keep Clun Forest sheep, I also spin and dye my own wool too, and I was spinning some green just like yours, What a coincidence! If you want some wool I could send over from the UK if thats possible, I have several breeds of sheep.
Thanks for this vid. It has some really useful information that I haven’t seen in other vids about combing! 😀 Really interesting to see it applied to different types of fleece ❤
Hello from Melbourne Australia…Thanks for the vid! I’ve just finished scouring a very dirty and heavy vm alpaca fleece - wish I’d found your video before! Do you know if this technique work on fine fleeces like merino and alpaca? I thought agitation leads to felting??? I’m new to fleece prep so I am still learning - it’s fun but takes way too long! I like the sound of getting big batches done faster ❤
I always do a cold prewash for my fleeces to get rid of the dirt and suint (sheep sweat). But if you have a heavy lanolin fleece, you do need the hot water with detergent/soap to get the lanolin out. But this method would be great for a prewash and for low lanolin fleeces!
I'm so glad I found your channel, thank you for sharing!! It's been really helpful, and inspiring. And your kitten was just TOO CUTE to not comment. I hope you're doing well!
I thought heat was required to break down, melt he lanolin to rinse it out?is your fleece still sticky?
How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time ❤. Suggestion you might find helpful, get an old sheet and pile the briars on and drag it. Much lighter. We did it this way with leaves with my Grandmother. God is good, faithful and well able!!!!
I’ve never seen so little waste that you have on the coated fleece.😱
The video never shows adding scour/soap and what product was used.
I use unicorn power scour
Could you use one of those round plastic laundry basin tub things as a template if you turned it upside down, and just create and shape the felt over the top? Even if you wanted it taller, you could just put a couple of towels on top of the upturned tub and then put some plastic over that …maybe??? … just thinking “out loud” over here …
Great job! I think if you put the towel on the bottom, it wouldn’t unwrap when you did the rolling.
Wouldn't you think to start with a huge balloon? Like they make Felts vases.. then remove the baloon and modify the bottom the way you like... the opening to the cat hole could have been where the knot to the balloon was. If you needed the baloon bigger then you could find, wrap it with something.. bubble wrap would do. Vwalla!!
Turns out this is a video about appreciating the journey...no matter what 😊
Exactly! But the new employee isn't unhappy with the results 🤣
@@TheMarigoldShepherdess He's a good boy.
Had to watch the video after seeing "...how hard can it be?" in title. This is my life motto, BTW.. I have wanted to try this and in my head, I am planning to create the foram around an exercise ball, rolling to felt it, and then deflating ball to remove it. Don't know the 'real way' to do it, but seems like it should work to me. after all, how hard can it be?! LOL
"How hard could it be" and "this is fine" are what I live by 😂 I thought about using an exercise ball but I wasn't sure if I would be able to keep the wool from falling off before I could get the whole thing wrapped in plastic. I've seen it done on a much smaller scale so there must be some trick too it. Best of luck I hope you can get it to work!
@@TheMarigoldShepherdess LOL It is interesting to see how often the thing that I am doing is MUCH harder than I anticipated! Good thing that there are enough successes to keep me going! But every once in awhile, a project makes me stop and think that maybe I need a new life motto! You are doing great! Thanks for sharing!
I'm amazed at this technique - I'd have been worried about agitation from the hose but with the cold water...... No matter what I try with my usual 'boil' with scouring solution/ detergent I often have to re-wash but this will be great if it works for me. Plus, kind to my wallet as not having to heat up huge pans of water over and over. I've got a power washer with a very low setting and might try a sample to see if it will get down into the dirty tips. I'm really not bothered at lock structures as I prefer to card my fleeces. Thanks a million!
You are welcome! I am continuing to tweak this method to get the wool as clean as possible. Most wools do great with cold wash but there are a few that I can't get completely clean. Still working on it and I will do another video when I have some updates.
@@TheMarigoldShepherdesshow much lanolin do you think is left behind as compared to hot washing?
Great job Daina! Ive done little wet felting too, its so fun, especially with kids!! Have you tried making a purse or other items?? What about crocheting something then felting??? Love watching you create this!! Have fun!!!
I wet felted a pair of slippers and I have done a couple of artsy things but I haven't gone far down the wet felting rabbit hole 😂I did crochet a hat that I wet felted after and it's my favorite hat! I love how it came out!
@@TheMarigoldShepherdess I'd love to see your projects!! How can anyone not enjoy making things that are so useful?? I don't get it!!
I didn't watch the entire process, I'm planning to knit a cat cave. but I DID get to see the new employee approving your lovely cave at the end. I think it will still work to call her that many years from now, it's an awesome cat name. Lately I just never even name my cats. I think of names in my head which can change week to week or any time, but they only exist in my head. Now I only have one cat left, actually still a kitten. In my head his current name is burly shumbalito, but if I call him anything out loud it's usually honey bun or baby or honey, or else stinky. He's so different than the last single male kitten I had. Funny how different cats can be.
I have 5 cats but only 3 of them on purpose. The other 2 found me 😊 They all have vastly different personalities. keeps things entertaining.
I love this video! Your sense of humor makes me smile 😂 I think you did a good job!
Thank you!! I had a lot of fun making the cat cave even if it was labor intensive and I broke my dryer 😭And the new employee loves it! So I made her happy as well!
Girl, clearly we need to finish actually planning that visit of mine. And maybe I need to round up some extra help to bring with me! Please take care of yourself and don't overdo it. Let's figure out a weekend when I can make the trek over there. I love you longtime! ❤
Yay! I won't turn away help! But more important is that we actually get to see each other again! Miss working with you every day! How we got any actual work done I'll never know 😂
Aww Daina, I feel you are overwhelmed and I can see why, you have such a large piece of land and so much you want to do. I think your expectations of yourself is a little skewed tho. Your poor body has endured so much, try to continue to be patient and take small steps and accept the glory in each day. Reach out to others and allow them the opportunity to give of themselves, it's rewarding to them to know they might make a difference to you. Maybe things aren't exactly the way you want them to be, but it's ok. Take a deep breath, relax, crochet and meditate on your accomplishments. You are amazing and an inspiration of the fight we all have within ourselves. Prayers for you! ❤
Thank you for your encouragement! I always think I can do more than I can actually do and that has been my whole life and not just relevant for now. And I get frustrated when my expectations for myself aren't met. I'm having to learn that I don't have to do it all on my own and It's ok if I only get done what I'm currently able to and not to get upset with myself or think that I'm a failure. Everyone has been so encouraging and I pray that I can continue to be inspiring to those who are going through struggles in their lives as well.
I think being able to get out and do just a little at a time and just seeing progress is so good for you mentally. I’m in Georgia too, Demorest, NE Georgia mountains. Live on a dirt road and love it. Quiet and peaceful.
It has been good for me heart, body, and soul. Now if we can just get some slightly warmer weather 🤣
I think you bring up a very important consideration - the mental aspect of things. Thank you for talking through it! I know I'm all the way across the country from you, so can't come over to physically help, but I do want to offer encouragement and solidarity ❤ When you make it thru these days, you've had a success! Well and maybe all the rain will loosen some roots for you?
Thank you! Talking through the mental stuff helps and everyone has been so encouraging! Now I just need some decent weather. At least its the south and I can work in the garden some at this time of year.
You are doing great. It's normal to want to recover faster than what is possible. It takes a while for he chemo shit to leave your body. But you can feel it, you are recovering 💜 Rest with some nice crochet while there's a storm and be patient. You're well on the way. Sending hugs 🤗🤗
Thank you!! Looks like the weather is not going to be conducive for working in the garden for awhile. The weather people said we were in for a cold, wet winter this year in Georgia, but I didn't believe it till now. Fortunately, I've got some fiber craft things I've been wanting to do and there are other gardening things I can do so I will be staying busy. And there is always crochet!
Looks like the area I cleaned out last winter for a flower garden. It was full of bramble, privet and pokeweed. Took me weeks to get it cleared. I did a little each day. Had a nice pollinator garden over the summer. Hummingbirds, butterflies, bees and birds.
Pollinator gardens are my favorite! I mostly plant herbs and plants for the birds and pollinators. It makes me happy to see them so happy! I'm so glad you had a successful garden this summer. May it get better every year!
I also planted zinnias and marigolds in my vegetable garden. They were beautiful and bloomed well into the fall. I saved seeds to plant again this year. Made working the the garden a pleasure with the hummingbirds and butterflies flying from flower to flower. Gardening is so rewarding, it’s like hope for the future as you watch the seeds come up and flourish. Enjoying your channel and glad to know you are doing better. A little each day is renewing for the spirit.
Daina I didn't realize you were recovering from chemo based on your previous vlogs. I don't remember you mentioning it before. Thank you for sharing that with us and making us a personal part of your life. I don't always comment, but I always check in to see what you have been up to. Everything looks great on the farm, and the sheepies look very happy!! Hoping you are eating well and taking extra vitamins!! We're with you!!❤
I haven't mentioned it before. I wasn't sure I ever would. But I felt God was leading me to tell my story that it might encourage others to keep fighting and to not give up! Thank you for following me and for your encouragement!
You are one determined woman to get this job done. I will be watching and encouraging you on your journey. Thanks for sharing your garden with us. Have a blessed day
Thank you! And God bless!
You are getting there. Take it easy. Could you find some help?
I am considering options for help. I have several friends who have offered and we just need to figure out schedules and such. But the weather is being a real jerk this winter so we never know what is going to do.