[Jacob-list] Jacob-list Digest, Vol 39, Issue 3

[Sue Roenke]

I have made mittens with shrunken sweaters - no need to buy them at my house, I have a husband :-)
Sue


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>     Now that Christmas is here........ Just some thoughts. One of my 

> girlfriends that I used to do after Christmas shopping with would buy 

> the discounted wool clothing, dry clean only, for the fraction of the 

> original cost.  Then she would wear it until it got dirty and then send 

> it to the second hand stores.  So if you are in places that sell marked 

> down Wool clothing (and it needs to be mostly wool or a matting fiber) 

> keep your eyes open for some good buys. Wash, shrunk and felted can make 

> some fun things.  If the sweater is small enough, you can cut it to fit 

> an early new born lamb needing just a little extra warmth.  Or you can 

> cut into strips and make braided wool rugs, or cut into squares and 

> start a quilt with cute little sheep. I bet someone could also figure 

> out, how to make some nice hats from felted sweaters.

>     Also those of you looking for inexpensive baskets,  again Thrift 

> store sometimes have some pretty fun and unique baskets.  Once thru the 

> dishwasher, the baskets can come out like new.

>     I would be very interested with any ideas some one would like to 

> share about things to make with our farm products.

> Karen Sigler

> www.BenjaminFarms.com

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