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peaceandjoy 09-10-2011 04:44 PM

I've got a few applique patterns that just cry out for wool. Can you recommend any online shops that sell wool? Preferably in small bundles or scrap sizes - I need a variety and would like to not buy large pieces as it is pricey and I don't really need a lot of any one color.

Greenheron 09-10-2011 04:53 PM

I get mine at thrift shops, flea markets and yard sales. Be on the look out for old blankets, men's and women's firmly woven coats, jackets, trousers and skirts. Check for fiber content. I take apart, remove fasteners and linings and wash gently in hot water, damp dry and lay the pieces flat to finish drying. I have three bundles of ivory/natural from wool/cashmere coats that I am going to dye.

A lot of wool can be gotten from a ladies' coat purchased for 25 cents and it would probably been landfill otherwise.

ghostrider 09-10-2011 05:01 PM

I highly recommend The Dorr Mill Store. It's local to me, but they sell online as well and have bundles of fat quarters (a wool FQ is 18x30, btw).
http://www.dorrmillstore.com/index.p...7C89%7C87%7C93

magpie 09-11-2011 08:54 AM

carry wool fat quarters, patterns and supplies

http://www.crafttownfabrics.net/cgi-...&product=wl_fb

Greenheron 09-12-2011 05:12 AM

These are nice sites for new wool.


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