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Post by billieanne on Jun 6, 2013 1:29:58 GMT
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Post by koffipot on Jun 6, 2013 6:30:57 GMT
Braiding compresses the fibre for transit and also protects it from 'matting' together. Sometimes the braids are made in cooordinating colourways. Braided yarns also make for interesting dyeing!
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Post by zed on Jun 6, 2013 8:35:50 GMT
I've always wondered what the deal was with braided roving, too I assumed it was to encourage crimp or something. or just look nice
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Post by billieanne on Jun 6, 2013 10:00:51 GMT
Judith, Thanks for the information. I thought the braids were pretty but don't understand the rainbow of colors. Are all those different colors mix up in 1 length of roving? Zed, I've braided my hair and bread dough so figured if I had to braid wool I was ready.
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Post by Shepherdess on Jun 6, 2013 12:39:24 GMT
What I have seen as braided roving is actually crocheted. You just keep pulling the roving up through the loop to make new loop and keep going till its all "braided". so not like braiding your hair. I sometimes sell it that way at shows. It keeps it neat and tidy for display. If you do it in a ball people keep making a mess with it. It shows off fancy die jobs nicely. Judeth are we talking about the same thing?
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Post by koffipot on Jun 6, 2013 20:39:04 GMT
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Post by Shepherdess on Jun 6, 2013 22:44:31 GMT
Ok it just looks the same. I will try to take a picture of mine to show you.
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Post by billieanne on Jun 6, 2013 23:35:34 GMT
Now I'm confused.....doesn't take much. When I think of crocheting I think of those little hook needles making little chains of stitches. How was that for an explanation!! LOL. The braids on Etsy look BIG like my braided hair. Judith, The photographers props are very cool. They look more like the braids I'm seeing in the link I posted.
Ann, tap, tap, tap.....I'm waiting to see your beautiful braids.
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Post by zed on Jun 7, 2013 9:08:30 GMT
I think you'll be having too much fun felting, Billie, to get bored enough to start braiding the fibre
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Post by billieanne on Jun 7, 2013 11:21:28 GMT
Zed, No braiding the wool for me. The wool is disappearing here faster than I could braid it.
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Post by koffipot on Jun 7, 2013 20:34:27 GMT
I would advise forgetting the braiding, just get some fibre and get felting! Certainly don't pay extra for something you're going to take apart as soon as it arrives.
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Post by billieanne on Jun 7, 2013 22:02:57 GMT
Judith, When I start a new craft I jump in with both feet and an open wallet. Now I'm sure I don't have as much wool as the rest of you but I'm working hard not to have a wool shortage in my house. lol One of you lovely people, posted a link to Etsy and I did a search and the braided wool came up. I just wondered why it was braided. I don't want to pay for something I don't need. I've been doing small practice pieces and reading the book I bought on felting. This time of year I get to do a lot of mowing at my house, my great grandparents and an older neighbor that needs help with his lawn. So it's a lot of mowing and weed whacking. I have a sister that's going blind but she's still active. She and I run in my woods. That's why I'm always keeping the trails clear. Don't need her tripping on something. Plus I have a full time job. So right now I'm reading and learning from all of you. p.s. I've got a online cart building on Dharma and getting another order ready for New England Felting Supply. I'm gaining on you....
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Post by Shepherdess on Jun 8, 2013 0:13:05 GMT
I tried to upload the pictures this morning but it wouldn't work. I am trying again now Attachments:
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Post by koffipot on Jun 8, 2013 6:37:27 GMT
Ann - that's it. What do you do with it once you've braided it?
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Post by zed on Jun 8, 2013 9:20:51 GMT
We've been collecting for years, though, Billieanne One thing I really like about felting is how little it costs, and how far the supplies go. Also, there are so many things that can be included that can be picked up cheap, like fabrics and yarns etc.
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