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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2015 21:15:45 GMT
Hello everyone,
Today I took the plunge and made my first order from World Of Wool.... Smile. Zed help me me allot. In fact I probably would of not been brave enough to order from them without her help.
I ordered exactly 2K or 4.4 lbs. or 70.5 Ozs... I order 13 single Hand Dyed Merino... I also bought 700g of hand dyed Nepps..
It cost me $123.07 which was 81.39 E..... It cost me 20.00E for shipping..
Do you all think I saved money buying from WOW???
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Post by MTRuth on Mar 19, 2015 21:27:23 GMT
That's just over $2 an ounce including shipping. On the last batch you showed us, you paid over $3.50 an ounce on average. What are you going to do with 700g of nepps?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2015 23:15:44 GMT
Hello Ruth.
I love working with Nepps in my landscapes wool paintings.
Thanks for your Input on my WOW purchase.
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Post by lyn on Mar 19, 2015 23:48:19 GMT
Absolutely - nepps are brilliant in felted art!
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Post by Shepherdess on Mar 20, 2015 0:08:33 GMT
I thought neps were hard to get to stick.
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Post by Pandagirl on Mar 20, 2015 2:53:21 GMT
My experience with Nepps is that are hard to get to stick. Judy, what's your secret?
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Post by koffipot on Mar 20, 2015 8:47:06 GMT
I find them hard to stick down too! We await your secret Judy........
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Post by zed on Mar 20, 2015 9:57:24 GMT
I abandoned mine, the Merino burrs were softer. Let us in on your secret, Judy!
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Post by lyn on Mar 20, 2015 12:07:55 GMT
Hard, large nepps are impossible (although they can be stitched in place afterwards - slip the stitch through the belly of the nepp that's against the felt so it will be invisible, and if you pull the thread firmly, the nepp will bury itself in the felt). I always put the nepps onto the loose wool fibres that form the top layer of the piece, then before netting and wetting, I gently push them down into the fibres a bit. If I'm worried that the nepps may be a little difficult, I put a few fibres (literally a few) over them to anchor them (as in the photo). I think patience is needed at the beginning of the felting process - lots of gentle soapy rubbing until the nepps are bedded in.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 20, 2015 13:01:34 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Mar 20, 2015 13:03:18 GMT
Hello Zed, do you have any photos of your Merino Burrs??
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Post by zed on Mar 20, 2015 18:29:10 GMT
My nepps look a lot harder than those, i think mine were boiled and tumbled in a dryer for a week. Here's my burrs, Judy
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Post by Deleted on Mar 20, 2015 21:01:17 GMT
Hello Zed.
I think with your merino burrs you could them up in all sizes to suit you... Thanks for sharing your photo..
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Post by Frances on Mar 21, 2015 3:15:08 GMT
Maybe I will try nepps again - but I am like Zed mine are so hard you could hardly get a needle through them and if I did they got stuck on the needle.
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Post by zed on Mar 21, 2015 7:55:21 GMT
Looking for photos of nepps reminded me I have some viscose nepps I'd forgotten about. I got them right when I started felting and didn't know much, I'll have to get them out and see what I can do with them: Viscose nepps by zedster01, on Flickr
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