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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 73983" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>Latch-hook is good. I went to a carpet factory and bought off-cut skeins of carpet wool to make more latch-hook rugs. I would wind the wool around card pom-pom style to make the many short lengths of wool needed. The carpet-grade wool was cheaper to buy and more suited to the job. I simply bought the latch-hook canvas and the old patterns I'd used, and did them again in slightly different shades. You can make sets of cushions this way, too.</p><p></p><p>But if you're running out of wool for her - how about getting a spinning wheel and teaching her to spin? Then she could branch out into lacy baby shawls made from home-spun yarn. We have a lady living near us, I've actually used her spinning wheel. She buys the fleece, cards it herself, spins it greasy (softens your hands) then washes it, dyes it with vegetable dyes she makes herself (onion skins are amazing, give a beautiful orange colour) then knits the wool up into a range of garments. The value-added effect makes her a lot of pin money.</p><p></p><p>Just don't let her experiment with making her own purple...</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 73983, member: 1991"] Latch-hook is good. I went to a carpet factory and bought off-cut skeins of carpet wool to make more latch-hook rugs. I would wind the wool around card pom-pom style to make the many short lengths of wool needed. The carpet-grade wool was cheaper to buy and more suited to the job. I simply bought the latch-hook canvas and the old patterns I'd used, and did them again in slightly different shades. You can make sets of cushions this way, too. But if you're running out of wool for her - how about getting a spinning wheel and teaching her to spin? Then she could branch out into lacy baby shawls made from home-spun yarn. We have a lady living near us, I've actually used her spinning wheel. She buys the fleece, cards it herself, spins it greasy (softens your hands) then washes it, dyes it with vegetable dyes she makes herself (onion skins are amazing, give a beautiful orange colour) then knits the wool up into a range of garments. The value-added effect makes her a lot of pin money. Just don't let her experiment with making her own purple... Marg [/QUOTE]
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