I have posted an update about dyeing wool to my felting blog for those interested. But I have a question, especially for those of you who sell fiber to us for our felting. As some of you know, I have been doing felted landscape paintings the past couple of years. The merino and other smooth wools are not the best choice for creating textured foliage and shrubbery in a felted landscape. The landscape photos in my "Album by Linda Hall" show pictures of the foliage made from the type of wool that is best for foliage. I get it from Peace Fleece in lovely blended colors but I have seen it elsewhere called just plain "fleece." I have a lot of it in different colors but I seem to be short on greens. So I decided to dye some from a bag of white fleece I got from a woolen store going out of business a few years ago. I have been looking for more of it to purchase for dyeing and I wonder if any of you can help me find it? Look at the first photos in my photo album to see what I mean. It is very rare, I think because it looks like a by-product of the wool industry and is considered poor quality for spinning or knitting. It looks like a mixture of short wools with chunky nepps and fluffyness that would not stay together for spinning. It is probably discarded. I would like to find some in bulk to purchase at a reasonable price. If anyone knows what this is and where to get it, I would greatly appreciate it. I am running low and want to dye some more soon.
Linda Hall
www.fabricartbylinda.com
www.fabricartbylinda.blogspot.com
Author of "The ART of Machine Needle Felting" book and CD
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