[Ansteorra-textiles] King's college fiber track so far

[ED Reese]

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All right! :-) Will do -- starting tomorrow, we will collect all the fluff
left on 10 horses worth of winter coats! (Next year, we'll be more
methodical about collecting it.) How will we clean it, or do we clean it?

Since our kids are turned out, and groomed a few times a week instead of a
few times a day, we will probably be able to collect hair year round, as well.

Speaking of which, a friend of mine is going to shear her sheep and send me
the pelts -- as is, for the cost of postage. As far as I know, it's bog
standard sheep wool, but I thought a few pelts worth would be enough to
learn on, and be cheap enough to screw up in the learning process!

Esther

At 03:39 PM 4/24/2003 -0500, you wrote:

>Esther, save the stuff.  I know how to felt, and would be delighted to
>attempt it with you!
>
>gerita
>
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>From: "ED Reese" <edreese at m7bedlam.com>
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>Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2003 3:35 PM
>Subject: Re: [Ansteorra-textiles] King's college fiber track so far
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> > Morgan,
> >
> > There are actually two types of horse hair -- the coarse, strong hair of
> > the mane and tail, (most common), and the shorter, softer fibers from
>their
> > hides.
> >
> > Now, I know you know that! :-)) My question is, have you worked with both
> > types? If so, please tell me how they worked. Our kids are getting rid of
> > their winter coats, and this stuff is coming out in soft, wind-blowable
> > (and brush filling) chunks. That's what I was thinking might work into
> > felt, but only having a general idea at best of how to make felt, I could
> > be dead wrong. (The long winter hair is between an inch to three inches in
> > extrememes.)
> >
> > Usually, horses are "clipped", but our kids are turned out, barefootin',
> > holistic hippy types, so they do have their natural hair. (We're not
> > showing, either.)
> >
> > What do you think? Is there any information on anyone using horse hair
> > felt, like the Steppe nomads? (I'm looking, I'm looking.)
> >
> > Esther
> >
> >
> > At 02:19 PM 4/24/2003 -0500, you wrote:
> >
> > > > Have you ever done horse hair felt? And how much horse hair
> > > > would you need?  (Our horses are shedding off....)
> > >
> > >No, I have not, and I don't know how successful it would be.  Horse hair
>is
> > >fairly coarse; I have used it to make cord, and know it was used for
> > >stuffing, and that's about it.
> > >
> > >Does anybody else know about the feltability of horse hair?  I should
>think
> > >in theory it is possible, but I have worked mostly with shorter, softer
> > >fibers (sheep, bunnies, goats, etc.).
> > >
> > >                                         ---= Morgan
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