[Ponte Alto] Looking for Woolmongers

[Kristin]

Copper Moose (http://www.coppermoose.com) has great commercial top in a wide variety of colors and some variety in breeds (most is Colonial, which has a nice feel and isn't too slippery). R H Lindsey has a good selection, I've heard great things about them, but haven't bought anything there myself. 

My favorite place to shop for fiber is Sheep Street Fibers, which is in Indiana (a few hours from where I used to live). They are fantastic people, and have a website http://www.sheepstreet.com but I've not ordered anything from them online. They raise Shetland sheep, offer fleeces of several different breeds, and have dyed and blended rovings, tops, silk hankies, etc. 

The hardest thing about ordering online is not being able to touch the fiber before you buy it, and for me, it's such a tactile art.

I highly recommend starting a spinner's notebook, with samples of unspun and spun fiber, notes of preparation, where purchased, projects, etc. I should have done this when I started. Heck, I still should, it's just a much bigger project now, after 8 years or so of spinning.

~Bevin

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-----Original Message-----
From: Leslie S <leslie_9530 at yahoo.com>

Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2007 07:16:41 
To:Ponte-Alto at atlantia.sca.org
Subject: [Ponte Alto] Looking for Woolmongers


I am new to spinning and am looking for wool that would be good to learn with. I'd like to buy locally but have only found one shop in Stierbach. There's so many links online, some look better than others. Any suggestions? Any favorites? 
 
 
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