Where do you buy your supplies online?

[zed]

I've been meaning to do a blog post for ages comparing the prices of Online fibre sellers

I want to compare the prices of a few commonly bought felting fibres, and also the postage/packing prices to US, Canada, UK and Aus

For example how much it'd cost someone in Australia to buy the exact same items from all 4 venues and the total including delivery.
I'll show the prices for each online seller in the different currencies to make it simpler.

Does that make any sense?
I'll put an example table to show what I mean, the country in the top left will be where the items are being bought from.

So, I'd like to know the most commonly used places for buying fibres online.
If you want to say what your commonly bought items are too that would be good, but I might just have to go with items they all sell

[MTRuth]

Good idea. I'll post a full answer when I get back from my felting retreat this weekend.

[zed]

ok, thanks

[christiewn]

For amazing dyed merino wool and silks I use www.treetopscolours.com.au/ or www.lara-downs.com.au/
For plain merino wool colours I use www.virginiafarmwoolworks.com.au/yarns_fibres_1.html.
For batts: www.fibrefusion.com.au/c/195366/1/felbi-wool-batts.html

I have other suppliers I use for speciality bits but those are the main ones.

[zed]

Thanks for those Christie. I was thinking of using Treetops, but I'll check out the other sites too, it'd be good to have a few places to mention that don't have such shocking prices.

[MTRuth]

I use
Paradise Fibers www.paradisefibers.com/
RH Lindsay www.rhlindsaywool.com/ (best prices if bought in bulk)
New England Felting Supply www.feltingsupply.com/

Lately, I have been buying locally and washing/processing my own.

[lyn]

We buy online:
Wingham Wool for most of our merino wool and large bars of olive oil soap www.winghamwoolwork.co.uk/
Fibrecrafts for most of our silk fibres and procion mx dyes www.georgeweil.com/Default.aspx
Whaleys of Bradford for bolts of scrim www.whaleys-bradford.ltd.uk/

[zed]

Thanks, Ruth and Lyn

[zed]

I think this might expand into something bigger, aswell as 5 main items, I think I'll end up doing some price comparisons on other fibres too, ones like soy and viscose that are slightly less commonly used but people have an interest in. I was hoping some smaller sellers might get mentioned, those rare etsy shops that don't charge an arm and a leg

Any other ideas are welcome

[lyn]

Hello Zed
I've just bought some hand dyed knops and silk noil from Sara's Texture Crafts www.SarasTextureCrafts.com
Lovely stuff and reasonably priced.

sarastexturecrafts.com/products/67886--wool-knops.aspx
This is the item that caught my eye.....but I couldn't just buy that one item now could I? I think it's against the law to have less than 5 items in the shopping basket, but I'm not too sure.....

[blueberry]

I buy from www.sarastexturecrafts.com too x

[zed]

I've always understood the 5 items law and wouldn't dare break it

I was going to mention Sara's texture crafts, especially her wool locks, the Gotland is SO gorgeous and the Teeswater locks are beautiful and they both smell amazing (enough adjectives?!)