flowers: Re: [machine_needle_felting] good morning from the UK

Hi Annie

My name is Liz and I too am a Brit. I have seen the sign which says it is the centre of UK, so I have a rough idea of where you are. I am a probably a couple of hours further south than you - it hasnt snowed here, but it is very very cold, was -10C last night.

I bought most of my rovings from Wingham Wool Works, out in the Yorkshire countryside near to Rotherham.

I too am disabled after an accident, and my hands are rather weak. We drove over to Rotherham, it is not that far from here, perhaps 90 minutes. I can walk, although not great distances, and I just went in and out of the various sheds - this is not a posh fancy little shop, it is a series of sheds, and is open on Sunday and Monday only. They do mail order as well.

I have only done small projects up to know, some nice brooches and bookmarky things. I cant concentrate for long due to medication, so tend to choose small projects

Nice to meet another Brit

Liz in UK

On 28 November 2010 12:29, baggybum1 <baggybum1@yahoo.com> wrote:

good morning from a very cold snow scapped UK
we have just had the coldest night since 1997 but do I care ,, no way this just means i do not need to go out so have more time to play.
My name is Ann and i live near the center of the UK and needle felting and embellishers are just being seen as an art form so no tutors or workshops or even felting events. Infact its quite hard to get roveing unless you go onto the web. This means that if you want to learn how to do things then its mainly trial and effort.

Most of my wool roving i aquired from thrift shops when they sell teh thick non twisted woolen scarves, this gives me something to do on an evening unravelling and removeing the thin cotton thred that holds it all togewther and hten useing two dog grooming brushes i card it'
I have overcome the one problem of actually storeing the wool and stiull being able to see what colores ihave by asking and getting empty plastic sweet jars form the local sweet shop. these normally get thrown out so the owner is more than happy to re cycle them as long as i buy a few sweets from the shop.... ( nice excuse so treat myself)
I have created a small dog and also some landscape pictures
and also some of the cobweb scarves again self taught but have been more than happy with the results.
I had one problem with the embellishing the roving onto the organza in the fact it kept moveing when the downdraft hit the lighter sections of the roving but then found a way to hold everything in place by the simple idea of placeing some Saran wrap / cling film over the top of the are to be worked on. the roving is not meshed to the film and the job is made so much easier.

My thumb joints are painfull with arthritus so wet felting by hand was again a bit hard to do, till i spotted a piece about useing an orbital sander to do the vibrational job of meshing the fibres together.
I had a go at this and it worked out so easy and fast too.
oh Yes must explain i have a tendencey to cheat so the organza / silk or chiffon scarves are allready made and just need embellishing i get them from the thrift shops along with any old woolen jumper that take my eye,
i have an elderly hubby, we are both disabled but we manage to enjoy life and do weird and unexpected things like taking daughters for a picnic after a nice walk with the dogs ( us in electric wheelchairs,) the picnic was on a car park and i actually cooked up fried potaotoes (UK chips) and beefbugers by the side of the cars..
memories are made of things like this and i love to make them for my daughters.
Ok thats the intro done annie in the UK

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