Apologies, just caught up with this again, glad your doing more products, really keen to see for the felting machine works out.
Who’s the shearer ?
Would this felt make good insulation, have a lot of wool which if cost effective would like to use in our new workshop.Happy new year .
With Kent having its very own strain of corona, and several of the gang being in the vulnerable category, we have been on reduced activity at The Woolshed of late.
Steadily getting to grips with the felt loom: how the fleeces of different breeds respond to felting, how many passes are needed to produce varying thicknesses and strengths, product development.
Is clear that we will need an industrial sewing machine; the continual trade off between hand crafting and keeping unit costs down.
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Would this felt make good insulation, have a lot of wool which if cost effective would like to use in our new workshop.
I thought that wool insulation was all the bits that had been though a washing process for felt making spinning but didn't make it or to small and Marie pebble was the girl on the back of the farmers guardian.It would be hellish expensive insulation for us to take it through the stages; scouring, picking, carding, felting.
The insualation specialists are Thermafleece.
https://www.thermafleece.com/
Someone really needs to take a look at this and come up with a cheap and cheerful system for carrying out the bare minimum of processing raw fleece to make an industrial spec insulation, that isn't as refined as Thermafleece, not cut to size for fitting between joists etc, but does the sort of job you are looking at.
I thought that wool insulation was all the bits that had been though a washing process for felt making spinning but didn't make it or to small and Marie pebble was the girl on the back of the farmers guardian.
@delilah I think I might be this person!
"Someone really needs to take a look at this and come up with a cheap and cheerful system for carrying out the bare minimum of processing raw fleece to make an industrial spec insulation, that isn't as refined as Thermafleece, not cut to size for fitting between joists etc, but does the sort of job you are looking at."
Would you be up for a zoom call to chat about all things scouring? I sent an email to the website email address as well. Very inspirational work you're doing!