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Make a Sheep with our Needle Felting Kit
Needle Felted Sheep This post provides instructions on how to make a Needle Felted Sheep from the materials provided in a kit offered by our shop, Soft Shetland Wool. The kit is ideal for someone who is a beginning needle felter, or who just wants an easy project to try needle felting. Each kit is based loosely on a ewe (female sheep) from our flock, and her photo is included with each kit. The wool materials for the kits are sourced from ewes in our flock of soft shetland sheep. The wool for each kit is one of a kind,...
Spinning with the Majacraft Stylus Kit
I never understood why I would want to use a stylus kit. So I pulled one off the shelf, installed it and tried it. I am working on honing my technique, but I am far enough into it now that I have an appreciation for the stylus kit and recommend it to anyone who is interesting in learning new ways to enjoy their Majacraft spinning wheel.
The new Standard Plastic Bobbin from Majacraft
Confused about the Majacraft line of spinning accessories? I will attempt to clear it all up for you in this series of blog posts!
How much handspun yarn do I need?
Ever wonder how much of my handspun you need to make a hat? I share my method to take a little of the guesswork out of figuring out what to do with your breed and ewe specific handspun farm yarn from Whispering Pines Farm's soft shetland sheep.
Majacraft Little Gem
This blog post is everything I can think of to tell you about the Little Gem. I will be adding to this post as I learn more so you have a single location for information on this compact little wheel.