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Post by zed on Sept 22, 2012 10:49:51 GMT
I'm going round all the charity shops next week looking for old tupperware, then I'm going to glue little round wooden draw pulls on the backs of the lids and then sell them for $30 on my blog
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Post by lyn on Sept 22, 2012 12:28:13 GMT
Hear, hear Judith!
Good luck Zed - sounds like a plan!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 22, 2012 16:53:46 GMT
I do not understand how rubbing with a tupperware lid or the palm washboard could replace the need of rolling. Does it really?
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Post by koffipot on Sept 22, 2012 22:48:14 GMT
Great enterprise there zed! :0) I find rubbing more therapeutic than rolling, I love the soapiness and feel more in control. Rolling is something I tend to keep for the fulling process when I find those cheap rolls of rubbery shelf liner really speed up the process. As with most things in life it's all a matter of preference.
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Post by Shepherdess on Sept 22, 2012 23:02:47 GMT
Lulu it never has for me. I rub first to get everything started and then roll and then nead and throw for fulling. everyone does it a little differently. I roll with different things in different circumstances.
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Post by Tess on Sept 23, 2012 7:45:13 GMT
I am looking for a large tube, 4-6 feet long and as big around as a dryer drum to make a rolling machine. try your local farm shop for some plastic culvert pipe, that is what mine is made of. Doesn't come in short bits though.
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Post by lyn on Sept 23, 2012 10:03:22 GMT
Loulou - I could never do without rolling. Gentle rubbing is just something I do to start the felting process off. I like the results I get from rolling because I can achieve very fine, smooth felt.
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Post by zed on Sept 23, 2012 11:05:21 GMT
It really depends on what finish you want Loulou. I find that the more I rub and roll, the harder and firmer the felt, which is great for placemats etc. For fine cobwebby felt for lampshades etc or a soft scarf, I rub and roll a lot less, most things are somewhere in the middle of that. A lot of people only ever roll their felt, which might be more controllable. Like Judith, I only use rolling to full at the end with the rubber liner. Less for soft, more for firm.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2012 12:09:38 GMT
[glow=red,2,300][/glow][glow=red,2,300][/glow][glow=red,2,300][/glow][glow=red,2,300][/glow][glow=red,2,300][/glow][glow=red,2,300][/glow][glow=red,2,300][/glow][glow=red,2,300][/glow][glow=red,2,300][/glow][glow=red,2,300][/glow]Thank you all for the advice on ''rolling or not rolling, that is the question!'' [glow=red,2,300][/glow] I thought that rolling was a must on all circumstances. I have lots to learn yet!
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Post by zed on Sept 23, 2012 13:31:06 GMT
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Post by Tess on Sept 23, 2012 19:31:16 GMT
I have a painful knuckle and it gets a little worrying at times as I want to continue my felting, perhaps as we age we are willing to try any gizmo gadget that helps us acheive the end result, I'm not a big one for gadgets but love using my tiny sander to set detailed work.
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Post by lyn on Sept 23, 2012 19:58:03 GMT
Oooo Tess. Empathy coming your way. Sometimes I get pains in the backs of my hands and it affects my fingers and I'm frightened of the possibility of not being able to do what I do now.
My eyesight's not good either.
If I find a magic lamp I'm going to ask the genie if I could keep the mind I have now but change my body back to youthful !!
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Post by jufergu on Sept 23, 2012 23:22:04 GMT
Arthritis and two hand surgeries have limited the trauma that my hands will take. Would that dryer process be a good plan for me? Roll up in damp towel, put plastic bag with pull string to keep it together, no heat, about 10 minutes. Is that it?
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Post by Shepherdess on Sept 24, 2012 0:07:21 GMT
Judy yes it might work for you if rubbing and rolling is painfull. when you roll you don't have to use your hands you can use your forarms or your feet. you also don't have to press hard when you do it.
I know I could buy a tube I am cheap, I have a friend that works for the township and he is keeping an eye out for a short peice for me.
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Post by zed on Sept 24, 2012 8:32:59 GMT
I've had pain in two fingers on my left hand for a while, I'm due a blood test to see what it is. These extra years we live longer now, why do they tag them on at the end?
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