Fw: Fw: [Jacob-list] wool processing and yarn ideas

[Bill Thompson]

Hi again,  attached is a message from Kris Toman with her E-mail address.
This way you can each make your own enquiries and arrangements.  I like the
fact that you can send one fleece or twenty, of course co-op members help
with
the processing.

Heartland Natural Fibers also makes theraputic pillows, offers classes and
sells
sheep care supplies.  I can't find the Web site address right now, but Kris
can give it to you.
Bill and I helped put the place together, our jobs were more the physical
labor ones.  Like
painting, assembling machines etc., we have washed and picked wool though.

Hope this helps.  Got to get going now, it is almost six a.m. and the Omaha
World Herald
Newspaper is doing an article on the Heritage Skills classes I teach at the
Museum this
morning.  The classes are for adults and kids, we do needle felting,
felting, spinning
weaving, bread making, noodles, soaps, lotions yadda yadda yadda.  Hope
there are
plenty of kids, because I sure don't want any pictures of me taken.

Lou Anne Thompson
Thompson's Faerie (where the wee folk dwell)
S.W. Iowa





----- Original Message -----
From: <Ktshearing at aol.com>
To: <Emma at netins.net>
Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 11:33 PM
Subject: Re: Fw: [Jacob-list] wool processing and yarn ideas


> Lou Ann,  We would be very happy to process Lindas' Jacob wool.  I've
sheared
> many Jacob sheep, and yes you are all alike, extremely particular with the
> sheep and the wool, which is great because usually your fleeces are of
> wonderful quality.  This makes it much easier to process.  We process the
> wool sent to us with extreme care because we are all spinners and weavers,
> and know the importance of beautiful fiber to spin. The end result of the
> fiber we process is free of vegetable matter etc.  We skirt the fleece
very
> carefully ( or you can choose to skirt it) and then hand pick it  between
> each step of processing, washing, picking and carding.  Some of these
steps
> need to be repeated for perfect results, but it's worth it!  I hope this
> helped explain just a part of what we do at our Coop.
>
>                                                                 Sincerely,
> Kris