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Got lost and died of starvation?

Sure can. 0 places left. Looking forward to seeing you all at the moot! :camping:

Hi Tawnyhare, Thanks for the compliment :) I've only dabbled in natural dyes, mostly years ago when I did a bit of spinning. For some reason, most of the stuff I tried turned out a kind of coffee brown! I've currently got some Alkanet root Toddy gave me and some oak galls, so will try those at...

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Thanks Ness, though the pictures I linked are examples off the internet of products you can make with the bands, not products I made myself. I put them up to give an idea of the possibilities for the technique. I've focused a lot on learning different techniques (such as textured weaving and...

I have a theory that tablet weaving can be as simple or as fiendishly complicated as you want to make it. My friends have been looking at me in disbelief, as they have seen the tablets, and the threads, and suspect fiendish complication. In order to prove my point, I tried teaching my 5 year...

Hi Gavin, welcome to the forum :)

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It's past time I ran this course again! I can manage 3 or 4 mornings this moot but I can only make the first week. This time, I'll sort out students at the morning meetings. If anyone who has already done this course would like to have a go at more complicated designs, come chat to me at the...

I'm currently investigating making some nettle thread - the soft stuff made with the white fibres rather than the coarse stuff made with the entire skins. While I was hunting, I found these videos that take you through the whole process of extracting fibres from flax, which is a really...

What a trip! Glad you all made it back safely :)

Hi Eanne06 - sorry it has taken a while to reply, I usually get an update from this thread when someone posts, but the system didn't work this time! Anyway - r.e. the wool slipping, bad news I'm afraid. Here's what I've learned so far: The wool slips because of bacterial action. The bacteria...

Well done you!! That's great :D Did the vinegar work? Did you get any wool-slippage? I think the trimming is all according to personal preference (correct me people if I'm wrong!). I don't think there are any set rules about it, though traditionally you would have tried not to waste any of...

Yes, now is a good time to stitch up the holes :) You may find they open up again during the softening process, but sewing them up helps prevent the holes getting too much larger. Thanks for the book recommendation Shaels - sounds interesting. How many hides are you doing at the moment? Do you...

You're welcome :) I hope it works out - I haven't tried the vinegar process before, but it sounds ideal if it stops the wool slipping - I only got 2/9 hides with the wool on when I did my first batch because I had to soak the fleeces to defrost them and the bacterial action made the wool slip on...

Hi eanne06, first off - well done for attempting to save the skins! It's good to keep in mind that even if they don't turn out how you hoped, then you haven't lost anything and will learn loads from this process. As well as getting a neat workout. Your first skin probably won't go according to...