F I B E R R E S O U R C E S BY N E W M E X I C O PRODUCERS
RANCHERS, MILLS, FELTING EQUIPMENT, ROVING, YARNS, FABRICS, & INSTRUCTION
LANA DURA
Taos
Giving Sheep A Job
For an abundance of special Churro roving for sale and batts of selected colors..... Contact Lana Dura for more information and prices. |
I use only wool from Navajo-Churro sheep, the breed which I raised since 1990. These sheep give me a sophisticated and wonderful natural color palette with their colorful wool: white and black plus many browns and grays and patterns. This historic and now rare breed arrived in this hemisphere with the Spanish Conquistadores in the 1500s. I am fortunate enough to have found their wonderful fiber and this thoroughly sustainable material enables me to Give Sheep a Job. |
FELTCRAFTS®
Don & Anne Vickrey Evans
Tierra Amarilla
Anne and Don live in Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico and manage the FeltCrafts® business that provides felt makers
with professional tools and machines for felt making. In addition Anne spends her time teaching felt making techniques and designing felt fabrics for wearable art.
with professional tools and machines for felt making. In addition Anne spends her time teaching felt making techniques and designing felt fabrics for wearable art.
FeltCrafts® Rolling Machine for Wet Feltmaking
The FeltCrafts® Rolling Machine takes the physical labor out of making felt. It can be used for all felting applications from heavy rugs to featherweight scarves and laminated felt. The machine rolls your project so you can start designing a new one! Lay out your project; wet the wool; and roll it evenly in your felting mat. The project roll is then placed on the FeltCrafts Rolling Machine. The machine is a must for production felt makers. We have been building the machines since 2004.
The FeltCrafts® Rolling Machine is available in roller lengths from 28 inches to 80 inches. The price depends on the size of the machine. Each machine is custom made for our customers. We ship all over the world and machines are wired for the electric in the country they are going to. Needle Felting Machines & Needle Felting Adapter
The FeltCrafts® Needle Felting Adapter was developed to convert any sewing machine into a needle felting machine. We offer the adapter separately and we also offer sewing machines that we have converted using the needle felting adapter. In addition to the small needle felting machine offered below, we offer full-size new sewing machines that have been converted. The makes and models vary.
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Don is trained as a structural engineer and has also studied felt rug making with well-known felt makers. In 2003, he designed the first FeltCrafts® Rolling Machine – a steady speed machine. After making consistent improvements on the machines over
the years, Don converted the rolling machine into an absolute speed control machine which allows the felt artist to vary the speed of the rollers. This is the machine that is currently sold. Don designed the FeltCrafts® Large Needle Felting Machine during 2009 and 2010. In addition, over the years customers have contracted Don to design machines for their specific needs. Don designed and manufactures the Feltcrafts® line of hand-made needle felting tools. Visit Feltcrafts® Website for Additional Supplies
Professional Needle Felting Tools
FELTING NEEDLES All of our tools come with the all-purpose felting needle size 38 gauge triangle point. Replacement needles are available. FELTING KITS AND SUPPLIES thefeltingsource.com VIDEO SUPPORT |
HUMMING DESERT ALPACAS
Fred and Rhonda Seybert
Budaghers
Humming Desert Alpacas is a full service alpaca farm dedicated to breeding and selling healthy, quality huacayas. We place a strong emphasison herd health and preventative
care to ensure we have a happy, healthy herd.
Visit the Farm Shop for finished products including whole fleeces and roving.
Visits by appointment (call 505-263-5413 to schedule a farm visit!)
We are open Monday - Saturday, 11 am - 3 pm.
We are a small, three acre farm conveniently located just off I-25
between Albuquerque and Santa Fe in Budaghers Estates at Exit 257.
www.hummingdesertalpacas.com
care to ensure we have a happy, healthy herd.
Visit the Farm Shop for finished products including whole fleeces and roving.
Visits by appointment (call 505-263-5413 to schedule a farm visit!)
We are open Monday - Saturday, 11 am - 3 pm.
We are a small, three acre farm conveniently located just off I-25
between Albuquerque and Santa Fe in Budaghers Estates at Exit 257.
www.hummingdesertalpacas.com
THE NATURAL TWIST
Your source for a wide range of natural fiber products expertly handled in our cottage industry mill. Contact us to discuss processing your wool or wool blends into roving
and batts. In addition, we offer dyes-both natural and acid, spinning, felting, knitting, crocheting and weaving tools and accessories.
Visit by Appointment Only. Contact us to set up a time.
We look forward to hearing from you. Ruth Runnalls Baldwin.
www.thenaturaltwist.com
9339 Guadalupe Trail NW
Albuquerque, NM 87114 505-453-2277
“When we engage in fiber arts, we are creating something, but we’re also participating in historic traditions tens of thousands of years old. You are not only making art for your soul and for future generations, you are embodying the work of our ancestors.” -the woven road
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Natural Dyes & Mordants - A variety of historical dye substances and extracts obtained from around the world
Silver also called roving - produced at our mill from fiber artist selected fleeces Jacquard Acid Dyes - 1/2 oz. dye suitable for protein fiber Plant Fibers - Cotton, flax, hemp, ramie and spinning tools Fiber Tools - Louet - Clemes & Clemes - Harrisville Designs - Made in America Big Batts - 2 ft. x 4 ft batts perfect for spinning or felting Books |
MAPLE WINDS FARM
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Specializing in quality Merino wool roving from non-mulesed sheep, and in a variety of non-toxic colors,
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Santa Fe Wool & Supply Co.
is your online resource for Eco and Animal-Friendly wool and fiber art supplies. |
Also carrying fabulous Finn roving, sustainable effect fibers, such as flax and ramie, and felting tools.
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