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Texere Troon Aran Wool Felted Bag & Purse Knitting Pattern 004

£1.50

Here is a knitting pattern for a felted bag and purse using Texere Troon Tweed aran. The yarn is used double for the bag meaning you'll have it knitted up in no time and the little purse only uses one ball - so great, quick gifts. The transformation of the non-felted bag when you take it out of the washing machine is brilliant and the rigidity of the bag means it doesn't even need lining! All the shades of Troon are marled or tweedy, so even if you don't want stripes you could achieve a lovely textured effect with very little effort.
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China Blue 1237 - Destiny

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C4 Linen - Cerise Marble

£6.12

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Serenity Super Chunky by Wendy - 1708 Teal

£3.52

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In Action DVD - Jan Beaney & Jean Littlejohn

£19.99

In this 2-hour DVD, Jan Beaney and Jean Littlejohn share their thoughts and experiences of creating sketches through to beautiful textiles. Known around the world for their textile art and creative workshops, Jan and Jean demonstrate a variety of techniques including: fabric paints, dyes, embellishing, knitting, foiling, soluble film, hand and machine stitching. Educational and Inspiring,
IN ACTION is suitable for the beginner and professional textile artist interested in embroidery, quilting arts, surface design and fabric art. A perfect accompaniment to the "Stitchscapes" book as many of the pieces Jan and Jean work on are illustrated in the book. It's great to see how they have been created and see and hear the authors design processes and techniques in "real life".
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Amica Thistle Ring - Candyfloss

£5.65

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Spinning Fibres Silk

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Spectrum Silk Fibres - dyed
Dyed silk noils ideal for spinning, silk papermaking and embellishment using a felting needle in an assortment of colours packed in 10 dramatic colourways.
Pure silk noils
Suitable for silk paper making or spinning
A very rare product of pre-dyed noils in a glorius range of colours.
Each pack contains a range of 4 colours based around those illustrated
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Solo Silk Fibres
These are dyed silk noils ideal for spinning and silk papermaking, adding to felt and needlefelting in a wide assortment of colours.
Pure tussah or mulberry silk
These are the same silk fibres that we use for the Spectrum packs, but some colours are going solo into individual bags of colour giving you larger amounts of single colours.
The fibres work particularly well for making luxurious, textured silk paper or card into wool fibres to add some lustre to felt making. They are also excellent for needlefelting.
We will be adding to the range constantly as more colours are bagged up. There are no guarantees that every Spectrum colour will be available individually depending on quantity, but hopefully it should be a nice, large range!!
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Spectrum Silk Fibres - undyed

An undyed assortment of silk tops and noil fibres ideal for spinning, silk papermaking, needle felting and dyeing.
Pure tussah and mulberry tops and noils
Suitable for silk paper making or spinning
A selection which is perfect for dyeing or can be used in its natural state
Each pack contains a range of 4 natural coloured fibres
25g bag £3.75

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Tussah Silk Tops

Ideal smooth tops for hand spinning, silk papermaking, layering into felt and needle felting.
Grown on natural oak trees - the fawn colour comes from natural tannin in the oak leaves
This tussah, or wild silk, will dye to subtle peaty shades
Weave or knit your handspun yarn
100g bag £5.23

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Silk Cut Tops - tussah

Luxurious combed and cut silk tops ideal for spinning, silk papermaking, layering into felt and can be dyed.
Pure, natural tussah silk tops
Cut into 3 inch lengths and teased out into a soft mass which is easy to add to felt or paper.
Ideal for blending with another fibre when spinning.
A natural golden colour perfect to take dye and silk paints.
50g bag £2.59

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Tussah Silk Noils

Short wild silk noil fibres for felt making, spinning, dyeing & silk papermaking
Pure Tussah Silk with a beautiful golden tint
Spin into a neppy, slubby yarn or blend with another
Perfect for making luxurious textured silk paper or adding to felt
Suitable for home dyeing to peaty or heathery colours
100g Bag £2.25

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Throwsters Waste

Long pure silk filament fibre in the gum for papermaking. Once washed can be used for spinning and dyeing.
Pure mulberry silk filament
Spray with water and iron with a hot iron to make silk paper
Suitable for home dyeing
100g bag £2.25

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Mulberry Silk Tops

Ideal smooth tops for hand spinning, silk papermaking, layering into felt and needle felting.
Takes dye like no other - simply perfect for home dyeing
Mulberry silk tops have been degummed and combed to produce a unique lustre and handle
Weave or knit your handspun yarn
100g bag £5.23

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Mulberry Silk Noil - super white

Super clean pure silk noils for felt making, spinning, dyeing & papermaking
Pure Mulberry Silk - virtually free of chrysalis and leaf stalk
More lustre, extremely clean and less neppy than the A1 silk noils. Therefore it will spin into a sleeker, slubby yarn.
Perfect for making into smoother, lustrous silk paper or adding to felt.
Suitable for home dyeing.
100g bag £3.50

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Silk Cut Tops - Mulberry

Luxurious combed and cut silk tops ideal for spinning, silk papermaking, layering into felt and can be dyed.
Pure, natural mulberry silk tops
Cut into 3 inch chunks this silk can be teased out to add to paper or felt
Ideal for blending with another fibre when spinning
A natural colour perfect to take dye and silk paints
50g bag £2.59

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Silk Cocoon Strippings

Lower Price. Soft open fibres of pure mulberry silk ideal for papermaking.
Pure silk containing 25% natural silk gum (sericin)
Excellent for "spray and iron" papermaking
This "paper" can then be dyed, embroidered into and is a very versatile product
Also can be de-gummed if desired to create different textures
50g bag £1.97

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