Sources of Supplies and Equipment for Feltmakers
Pat Spark
(NOTE: I do not personally endorse all of the suppliers on this list.)
CARDED FLEECE BATTS OR ROVING
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NAME |
ADDRESS |
FIBER TYPE |
| ABC Ranch | 15249 Hwy. 19; Martinsburg, MO 65264 www.abcranch.com | Bonnie Ahrens does fiber processing for people and sells batts and roving. She is a wonderful felter herself, and is sensitive to the needs of feltmakers. |
| Apple Rose Farm |
Apple Rose Farm; P.O. Box 216; Wrightstown, NJ USA; 609-752-0596; mail@applerose.com; www.applerose.com |
Elizabeth Ferraro sells Cormo Sheep fleece, roving and batts & California Red Sheep fleece and roving. |
| Aurelia Wool & Weaving | Aurelia Wool & Weaving, 5012 Old West Saanich Rd., Victoria, BC, Canada V9E 2B2. (250) 479-2446; adl@island.net | Wool from New Zealand. 20 colorways. Halfbred, Correidale, Possum/Polwarth in natural, dyed and glitter rovings. Merino solids. Samples $5. |
| Birkeland Bros. Wool | 3573 Main Street; Vancouver, BC V5V 3N4 CANADA 1-604-874-4734 birkeland@intouch.bc.ca http://www.shared-visions.com/wool | Birkeland Bros. carries dyed merino "felter's batts" and several types of roving. |
| Miriam Carter | Charcoal Rd.; Dublin, NH 03444 USA 1-603-563-8046. | Carded merino in several colors. |
| Crafty Notions |
PO Box 6141; Newark NG24 2FQ United Kingdom. orderline: +01636 659890 faxline: 01636 706948 email: orders@craftynotions.com http://www.craftynotions.com/ |
This UK company sells the Falkland Island wool roving of Rosemary Wilkinson, Dunnose Head Farm (DHF fiber). Works well for both wet and dry felting. Many wonderful colors! Also sold in multi-packs, with a variety of colors in each pack. (Good for pictorial work.) |
| Dreamspin Fibres |
Dreamspin Fibres; 531 Nelson Court; Milton, Ontario, CANADA, L9T 3A7 905-693-9163 maureen@dreamspinfibres.ca http://www.dreamspinfibres.ca/ |
Maureen offers a carding service. She carries high quality felting/spinning fibres: superfine "Nuance" merino from Treetops, cria and superfine alpaca, some blended with silks, Romney adult and lamb, Icelandic, Isle de France, Romney Icelandic cross bred fleece (felts very much like the Pelsau/Gotland wool) Corriedale, various longwools, lots of unique blends, silk gauze and silk chiffon, mosquito netting, fibreglass screening, glass washboards, needlefelting needles and wool, foam pads, merino prefelts, felting books, heat bondable and non bondable Angelina in many colours, tussah and bombyx silk, natural and dyed and various other fibres like hemp, soy, ingeo, bamboo and tencel, and tencel/cotton. |
| Deer Run Sheep Farm |
Deer Run Sheep Farm; Jim & Martha McGrath; HC 72 Box 14D; Franklin, WV 26807 USA 1-304-358-2239 www.deerrunsheepfarm.com deerrun@mountain.net |
The McGrath's carry Coopworth and Blue-Faced Leicester/cross fleeces, rovings and Coopworth felting batts. |
| Fiber Kingdom c/o Sylvia Graham | Box 654, East Broadway; Salem, NY 12865 USA tel/fax 1-518-854-7225 | Fine fiber felting batts (60 x 90), Some wool/angora blends. |
| The Fiber Studio | 9 Foster Hill Rd, P.O. Box 637, Henniker, NH 03242-0637 603-428-7830 http://www.fiberstudio.com/ sales@fiberstudio.com Tuesday-Saturday 10:00-4:00PM Eastern Standard Time | Carries fibers and books for felting. Also has a lot of felting classes. Merino top, merino/tencel top, merino/silk top, Romney carded wool in many colors, Blue-Faced Leicester top. Hand painted silk roving and caps, wool locks, felting needles. |
| Felt Crafts | For address see Felting Needles, below. 1-800-450-CRAFT | Anne Vickrey carries the wonderful heat bondable iridescent fiber that is good for adding "shine" to your felt pieces. Can be bonded together like with iron on silk setting, to create an iridescent paper that can be cut into shapes and felted on to the surface of your felt piece. |
| George Weil & Sons, Ltd. | For address see Miscellaneous Felting Equipment, below. | British supplier of fiber and felting equipment. |
| Gleason's Fine Woolies | Joanna Gleason, 1553 Stagecoach Trail, Lyons, Colorado 80540. 1-303-823-0837. http://www.dimensional.com/~gfwsheep/ | Covered, well skirted white, black, and grey Corriedale fleeces. White roving, and 2 ounce 3-color variegated dyed, carded batts. |
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5062 Mount Albert Road East; R.R. #1;Mount Albert, Ontario
L0G 1M0 CANADA 1-800-564-9665 (905) 473-1033 FAX (905) 473-6544 geminifibres@interhop.net http://www.geminifibres.com/ |
Fibres for spinning and among them are some very good rovings - dyed and undyed - for felting. They have needle felting kits and instructions and sell felting needles and books. |
| Leslie Johnson | 7001 N. Air Depot, Dept. N., Oklahoma City, OK 73141 (405) 771-3072 | Leslie carries Karakul wool, in six different natural shades, carded into 2 pound batts, $12.00 per pound. Send SASE for samples. |
| Ironstone Warehouse | PO Box 365; Uxbridge, MA 01569 USA 1-508-278-5838 | Dyed fleece from New Zealand and Australia. |
| Kartehuset (Carding House) | Ulla Winding; Vesterskovvej 8; DK-5792 Aarslev. Denmark. www.kartehuset.dk email : info@kartehuset.com phone +45 65 99 19 19 and fax +45 65 99 19 81. |
This company has many wonderful, unusual to find in North America, hues of merino roving. They also carry good foot lasts for felt boots/slippers. |
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Karen Samanski, ; Karen Samanski,
RR# 1; Edwards, Ontario, CANADA K0A 1V0 1-613-821-2661
kdsfibres@yahoo.ca http://kdsfibres.tripod.ca/
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Karen carries merino roving from Australia, in many different colors. Also other items for feltmakers. |
| Lori Flood Felting Fibers; The Spinster's Treadle; 1640
Tyrone Road Morgantown, West Virginia 26508 (304) 284-0774 home/studio (304) 290-1738 business/cell spinsterstreadle@hotmail.com http://www.spinsterstreadle.com/fiber.htm |
Lori carries a terrific felting batt which is a combination of 50% Gotland and 50% Norwegian Long Wool. It comes in several dyed colors and a natural medium grey. She also carries many other felting tools, books, etc. | |
| Marr Haven Wool Farm | 722 - 39th St. Allegan, MI 49010-9353; tel. 1-269-673-8800; email: mhyarn@marrhaven.com http://www.marrhaven.com |
They have a variety of fibers (batts, roving and top) and supplies (hat
forms, felting needles and patterns) for wet felting and needle felting;
as well as supplies for other forms of fiber art with a secure website for
ordering online.
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| Misty Mountain Farm c/o Linda Witt | 10266 Stillhouse Rd. Delaplane, VA. 20144 1-540-364-1947 Ordering only, 1-800-796-7746. http://www.mistymountainfarm.com/ | Finn fleece felting batts and other felting needs, including glass washboards. |
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84 Cottage St., Easthampton, MA 01027
1-413-527-1188 sales@feltingsupply.com http://www.feltingsupply.com/ |
Chris carries Norwegian felting batts, merino batts, and merino pre-felts. It is great to have a source of merino batts and pre-felts in color!!! Yeah Chris! Chris is also a fine teacher and has her own teaching site: http://www.magpiefelt.com/ | |
| Outback Fibres c/o Jill Gully | PO Box 153; Hewitt, TX 76643 USA 1-800-276-5015
woolshed@juno.com (Jill
Gully) http://www.outbackfibers.com/ |
Merino roving for felting in many wonderful colors. Jill is also a fine felting teacher. |
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1011 N Thor St Avenue Spokane, WA 99202 USA 1-509- 536-7746, Phone orders: 1-888-320-SPIN (1-888-320-7746) E-MAIL paradise_fibers@yahoo.com http://www.paradisefibers.com/ |
Carries many types of wool roving, primarily for spinners. But it will work for felters too, just don't buy any superwash! |
| R.H. Lindsay Co., Wool Merchants | PO Box 218; Boston, MA 02124 USA 1-617-288-1155. http://www.rhlindsaywool.com/ wool@rhlindsaywool.com | Dyed and carded Romney fiber which felts beautifully. (Although in my experience, Romney does take a bit longer to felt than some other wools.) They also carry a 64's white roving, which is probably merino. |
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Box 28, grp 30, RR#1 Dugald, MB CANADA R0E 0K0 1-800-266-5536. | Australian Polwarth felting batts, both natural and dyed. |
| Rose Haven Farm | Linda Swaine; 13762 Loyalist Parkway, RR #2; Picton, ON,
Canada K0K 2T0 |
Rose Haven has raw fleece and rovings (Romney, Border Cheviot, Perendale, Rideau Arcott), felters batts (Romney, Romney lamb, Rideau Arcott), and mohair. |
| Roskos Farms | Roskos Farms; W-74 Sauer Mill Road; Arcadia, WI 54612 1-608-323-7072 | Dyed & natural wools available in fleece, washed, rovings or batts. Covered Corriedale, Cheviot, Romney, Lincoln, and Crosses. Yarn and Wool Wax Crème. Send US$1 for brochure/samples. |
| Spring Hill Farm | Margaret and Gary Walters; 3723 Beaver Valley Rd.; Port Ludlow, WA USA 98365 (360)732-4856 http://www.springhillromneys.com/ | Romney raw fleeces, washed and carded fleeces, and soft yarns in a variety of natural colors. Also, Romney pre-felted batts. 3' x 4' weighing 12-16 oz. each. |
| Susans Fiber Shop | N. 250 Hwy. A; Columbus, WI USA 53925
1-920-623-4237 For orders only call: 1-888-603-4237 susanfiber@internetwis.com http://www.susansfibershop.com/ |
Susan carries fiber and other equipment for felting, including hat blocks. She has a large line of felting books. |
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5000 CR 4910, Pomona, MO 65789 1-417-469-1151 trf@icelandicsheep.com http://www.icelandicsheep.com/ |
Rex & Susan Mongold have Icelandic fleece and felting batts for sale. |
| Wilde Yarns | PO Box 4662; Philadelphia, PA USA 19127-0662. | Wilde sells the fiber they use for their yarns. The blend used for the 14 dyed colors is now all NZ Romney of a medium texture. The natural colors are achieved by blending romney with Syrian wool and/or English crosses. These blends are richly colored and coarser in texture. All felt readily. |
| Wild Turkey Feltmakers | c/o Polly Stirling; 2774 El. Lake Road; Skaneateles, NY 13152 tel.
1-315-685-6008 or Fax # 1-315-685-6720 http://www.wildturkeyfeltwoolworks.com/WoolPriceList.html |
Merino wool roving for felting in several colors. |
| Wingham Wool Work | 70 Main St; Wentworth Rotherham; South Yorkshire S62 7TN; ENGLAND email: wingwool@clara.net www.winghamwoolwork.co.uk tel: +44 1226 742926 fax: +44 1226 741166 |
This company carries many kinds of wool for felting. In addition, they have felting needles, and needle-punched batts. |
| Woodland Woolworks | 100 E. Washington St.; PO Box 850; Carlton, OR 97111 1-800-547-3725. (M-F 10-5 Sat. 10-3) info@woolworks.com www.woolworks.com | Diane Lyons carries many wonderful fibers for felting. She also has silk roving for fiber paper and felting equipment. |
| Woodscape Artistry | Theresa May-O'Brien; 514 Gifford Hill Road; Oneonta, New
York 13820 607 433-7615 /Mobile 607435-5215 felter508@yahoo.com www.woodscapeartistry.com |
Theresa May O'Brien carries Turkish wool and pre-felts, as well as Turkish felting mats and olive oil soap. |
| The Yarn Tree | The Yarn Tree is located at 347 Bedford Avenue, between South 3rd and South 4th St, in Williamsburg (Brooklyn/New York City). 718.384.8030 http://www.theyarntree.com info@theyarntree.com | Lind LaBelle has lots of fiber for felting, as well as needle felting equipment. |
| Yurt Boutique | Sue Pufpaff; 5038 E. Quimby Rd.; Nashville, MI 49073 USA
1-517-852-1871 or 1-517-852-1970
feltlady@iserv.net http://yurtboutique.com |
Sue sells batts for feltmakers and has a carding mill. She also teaches felting classes and has designed several patterns for making hand felted items. |
| See also Spinners' and Weavers' Housecleaning Pages below. |
UNCARDED FLEECE
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Each area has its own sheep growers. In the USA, you can call your local
county extension agent for information on local growers. I also suggest calling
a local weaving\yarn supply store for information.
| Spinners' and Weavers' Housecleaning Pages | Internet Link to Fiber Suppliers | Wool growers, people with equipment to sell, etc. |
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| Fine Fiber Press and Studio | c/o Kathe Todd-Hooker, 604 1st Ave. E., Albany, OR 97321-2744 USA 1-541-917-3251
http://www.peak.org/~spark/fine.html info@finefiberpress.com |
Carries merino, needlepunched batts. For use as a needle felt background (for dry felting) or to cut up as pre-felt shapes for wet felting. Can be dyed for color, including tie resist techniques such as shibori. These are the batts used by Pat Spark as the background for her wall hangings. (As described in Pat's chapter of Anne Vickrey's new book (Needle Felting, Art Techniques and Projects). |
| Spring Hill Farm | Margaret and Gary Walters; 3723 Beaver Valley Rd.; Port Ludlow, WA USA 98365 (360)732-4856 http://www.springhillromneys.com/ | Romney pre-felted batts. 3' x 4' weighing 12-16 oz. each. |
| Taos Mountain Wool Works | PO Box 327; Arroyo Hondo; NM 87513 1-505-776-2925 |
This company has needle-felted merino wool quilt batts which can be used as prefelts in felt inlay techniques. |
| Wingham Wool Work | 70 Main St; Wentworth Rotherham; South Yorkshire S62 7TN; ENGLAND email: wingwool@clara.net www.winghamwoolwork.co.uk tel: +44 1226 742926 fax: +44 1226 741166 |
Merino, Finn and Gotland needled batts in grey or white, and in three different thicknesses. |
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| Ateliers c/o Leslie Blythe-Lord | Camelot, Amacre Drive; Hooe, Plymouth;
Devon. PL9 9RJ
ENGLAND http://www.ateliers.demon.co.uk/Tools.html |
Leslie has designed a special tool for holding felting needles. It will hold a variety of sizes of needles. She also sells needles for fine felting work and for use with coarse fiber like sisal or hemp. |
| Black Sheep Designs c/o Sharon Costello | PO Box 56; Rensselaerville, NY 12147 USA ; 518-797-5191 http://www.blacksheepdesigns.com | Sharon carries felting needles and other items of interest to felters. Teaches classes on felt sculpture and the use of the needles. |
| Celtic Moon Fibreworks c/o Becky Lavell |
Maple Ridge, B.C., CANADA (604)462-8539 http://www.feltdesigns.com |
Becky carries felting needle holders and felting needles. She also carries llama and Romney fiber for felters. |
| Eau Claire, WI 715-832-4522 715-579-7780 http://www.doubletakedesignduo.com/ | Books and kits for the needle felter. | |
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Anne Vickrey and Don Evans; P.O. Box 5887, Woodland Park. CO 80866 USA www.feltcrafts.com 1-800-450-CRAFT. info@feltcrafts.com |
Anne carries felting needles, fiber, books, kits and other items for the feltmaker. Also wonderful multi-needle holders. |
| Dianne Stott, Vermont. http://felt-o-matic.blogspot.com/ http://woolwinds.blogspot.com/ | Felting needle tool with spring action that covers a large area. | |
| Fine Fiber Press and Studio | c/o Kathe Todd-Hooker, 604 1st Ave. E., Albany, OR 97321-2744 USA 1-541-917-3251
http://www.peak.org/~spark/fine.html info@finefiberpress.com |
Carries felting needles. Ultra-Fine= gauge 42; Extra Fine= gauge 40 triangular blade; Fine= gauge 38 triangular blade; Fine Star Blade= gauge 38 star blade; Medium= gauge 36 triangular blade; Coarse= gauge 32. |
| George Weil & Sons, Ltd. | George Weil, Old Portsmouth Road; Peasmarsh, Guildford; Surrey GU3 1L
ENGLAND telephone: + 0 (44) 1483-565800 fax: +0 (44) 1483 565807 www.georgeweil.co.uk md@georgeweil.co.uk |
British supplier of felting needles, fiber and other felting equipment. |
| Gnome Sweet Gnome | Gnome Sweet Gnome; 5197 Hykawy Road; Duncan, BC V9L 6V5 CANADA
1-250-709-2214 http://www.gnomesweetgnome.com/main.htm info@gnomesweetgnome.com |
Lori Owen's company carries items of interest to Waldorf Schools and needle felters. This includes felting needles, felting needle kits, and fiber. |
| Halcyon | Halcyon Yarn, 12 School St., Bath, Maine 04530 USA 1-800-341-0282.
(Outside the US, dial 1-207-442-7909.) fax 1-207-442-0633 service@halcyonyarn.com http://www.halcyonyarn.com/felting.html |
Felting needles and other felting equipment. |
| Hooked on Felt | Suzanne Higgs; 213 Gilkey Street; Plainwell, MI 49080 USA
1-269-685-2438 www.Hookedonfelt.com hookedonfelt@accn.org |
Suzanne has needle felting supplies, including foam bases for needle felting hats. |
| Leslie Samson | Leslie Samson, R.R. #1; Brantford, Ontario, Canada N3T 5L4 1 519-758-5650 | Leslie carries a nice needle tool with spaces for 6 needles. Easy to change needles to different sizes or replace broken needles. |
| Lofty Llama | c/o Shirley Estrada; Route 2, Box 51E; Gladstone, VA 24553-9209 fax 1-804-933-4391 SEstrada1@cs.com |
This company carries various felting equipment, including color coded felting needles. |
| Mielke’s Farm Fiber Arts | Amy, Adam and Andrea Mielke; 2550 Co. Rd. II; Rudolph, WI 54475-9409 http://www.mielkesfarm.com/Products/felting.htm | This company carries Adam's Needle Felting Punches and needles. These punches are very nice needle holders in a variety of sizes. |
| Shepherds' Spring Farm | c/o Ann McElroy sheepfarmer@sympatico.ca |
Makes an eight needle holder. |
| Moore Walnut Works | Joe Moore, 865 J. Hwy; Peculiar, MO; 64078 http://www.MooreWalnutWorks.com Jmoore9553@aol.com | Joe carries several different style of felting needle holders. |
| Stony Mountain Fibers | 939 Hammocks Gap Road; Charlottesville, VA 22911 USA 1-434-295-2008 http://www.angelfire.com/va2/fibers/ Barbara@stonymountainfibers.com | Barbara Gentry has several interesting felting needle holders for sale, including one that holds 16 needles. |
| Wingham Wool Work | 70 Main St; Wentworth Rotherham; South Yorkshire S62 7TN; ENGLAND email: wingwool@clara.net www.winghamwoolwork.co.uk tel: +44 1226 742926 fax: +44 1226 741166 |
Felting needles and felting needles holders in several sizes. |
FELTING MACHINES
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| FeltCrafts c/o Anne Vickrey and Don Evans |
Anne Vickrey and
Don Evans; P.O. Box 5887, Woodland Park. CO 80866 USA www.feltcrafts.com 1-800-450-CRAFT. info@feltcrafts.com |
Anne and Don have designed different widths of felting machines - rolling type. Also a device that fits into a sewing machine to hold felting needles. |
| Mini-Mills Ltd. | RR #1, Belfast, Prince Edward Island Canada C0A 1A0 Worldwide & Fax: (902) 659-2248 Toll Free: 1-800-827-3397 http://www.minimills.net/feltmaker.htm Formerly known as International Spinners Ltd.. Email: jackie@minimills.net |
Make a flat bed felting machine which is called, The Feltmaker.
[53"L, 41"W, 88"H] Electrical energy requirements at 110 VAC: Starting Amps: 12 / Running Amps: 8 |
| Duncan Fiber Enterprises | 21740 SE Edward Dr.; Clackamas, OR USA 97015; 1-503- 658-4066. | Pat especially likes this carder for color blending. It has and added brush which makes it able to card fine fibers as well as medium or coarse. The carder makes 16" width batts and can be ordered with both manual and electric control. |
| Fricke Carders now manufactured by Strauch Fiber Equipment Co. |
Otto R. Strauch; Strauch Fiber Equipment; Co.; Rt. 2 Box 1075; New
Castle, VA 24127-9418
540-864-8869 Fax 549-864-7769
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Table model drum carders. |
MILLINERY SUPPLIES: BLOCKS, STIFFENERS, HAT LININGS,
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| 721 South Spring St.; Los Angeles, CA USA 90014; (213) 622-8746. http://www.californiamillinery.net/ calmil@earthlink.net | Carry a full range of millinery supplies. | |
| Carol Marston, Hat Shapers | 4725 N. Sturgeon Rd.; Midland, MI 48642 http://www.hatshapers.com |
Carol makes some very nice hat blocks in different shapes. |
| Corning/Revere Consumer Information Center | PO Box 1994, Waynesboro, VA, 22980 | You can sometimes purchase the two quart bowl used for blocking the Round Brimmed Hat (shown in Pat's Scandinavian-Style Felting Book) at stores where Revereware is sold. It is sold in a set of 3 nesting bowls, with a one and three quart bowl. In some areas, the Corning/Revere Outlet Stores carry them. The Product Number is F98300 and the SKU Number is 71456. If you cannot locate the bowl, contact the Corning/Revere Consumer Information Center. They carry the bowl, but their price will be higher than your local retail outlet. |
| http://users.erols.com/fjraab/ fjraab@erols.com | Fred makes wooden hat blocks, even for dolls! | |
| 7252 Heil Avenue; Huntington Beach, CA USA 92647 (714) 847-0707. mfrank@franksupply.com http://www.franksupply.com/hatmakingsupplies.html#hatblocks |
While primarily a basket materials supplier, this business is the importer of the Australian hat blocks which are made for braided raffia hats, but can be used for felt as well. These are the least expensive hat blocks currently available. | |
| Hooked on Felt | Suzanne Higgs; 213 Gilkey Avenue; Plainwell, MI 49080
Phone: (269) 685-2438
http://www.hookedonfelt.com/forms.htm hookedonfelt@accn.org |
They carry foam hat forms for doing needle felted hats and felting needle equipment. |
| Lacis | Lacis, 2982 Adeline, Berkeley, CA 94703 (510) 843-7178. http://www.lacis.com/ | While primarily a supplier of goods for lace makers, Lacis does carry hat supplies as well. They sometimes carry blocks. (Millinery Supply catalog = $4.00) |
| LaMode Hat Blocks | LaMode West, P. O. Box 5326, Hopkins, MN 55343 Phone: 952-934-8072 Fax: 952-934- http://www.lamodewoodhatblocks.com/ richardlamode@lamodewoodhatblocks.com | Makers of wooden hat blocks, including the balsa skull (utility) blocks. |
| Laura Harrawood | Laura Harrawood; PO Box 2931; Leslie, MO 63056 laurah@fidnet.com | Cotton twill hat sweat band material. Comes in black, grey, and white. Can be dyed. |
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www.hatsupply.com hatsupply@aol.com
P.O. Box 170, Odell, Oregon 97044
1-541-354-2600 Questions 1-800-817 HATS-(4287) |
Hats by Leko, carries hat blocks, felt stiffener, sweatband ribbon, and many other hat related supplies. She sells retail and wholesale. | |
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Postal Address: 104 S. Detroit
St. |
Millinery supplies, classes on blocking commercially made felt hoods. | |
| 63 West 39th St.; New York, NY USA 10018; (212) 840-2235 or 2236. http://www.mannys-millinery.com/ | One of the largest suppliers in the US. | |
| Weaving Works | 4717 Brooklyn Ave. NE; Seattle, WA USA 98105 (206) 524-1221 fiber@ix.netcom.com http://www.weavingworks.com/ | Carries many supplies including fleece and hat blocks. |
MISCELLANEOUS FELTING EQUIPMENT, WASHBOARDS,
SLIPPER-SOCK BOTTOMS, ETC. (back to
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| By the Bay Creations c/o Elaine Almquist | 1887 Union Ave.; North Bend, OR USA 97459 http://www.the-baglady.com baglady@harborside.com |
Elaine carries felting needles, Textra cloth for 3-D templates, washboards and other equipment for feltmakers. |
| Clearly Natural Glycerin Soap |
http://www.clearlynaturalsoaps.com/ 1-800-451-7096
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A good soap for feltmaking. |
| Chad Alice Hagen | Photos and information at www.ChadAliceHagen.com , or call 828-252-6830 or email chad@chadalicehagen.com . T | FELTMAKING T-SHIRTS, NOTECARDS & REFRIGERATOR MAGNETS: Four different full color images. 2" x 3" Magnets, short sleeve, all-cotton, white T-shirts and 5" x 7" Notecards available. |
| Cline Glass | 1135 SE Grand Ave., Portland, OR 97214 1-800-452-0189 | This company carries Hide Glue. Stained glass artists use it for Glue Chipped Glass, but it is the same type of glue we use as a brim stiffener. |
| Columbus Washboard Co. Inc. | 14 Gallagher Ave.; Logan OH 43138 1-800-343-7967 www.columbuswashboard.com | This is the last washboard company in the USA. They make a great glass washboard. |
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Anne Vickrey and Don Evans; P.O. Box 5887, Woodland Park. CO 80866 USA www.feltcrafts.com 1-800-450-CRAFT. info@feltcrafts.com | Anne has kits, books, felting needles, flexible rubber balls for hat making and other felting equipment. |
| Fine Fiber Press and Studio | c/o Kathe Todd-Hooker; 604 1st Ave. E/ Albany, OR USA 97321 1-541- 917-3251. http://www.finefiberpresss.com finefiberpress@comcast.net | Carries the mosquito net that Pat Spark uses in her classes. |
| Gingher Scissors |
info@gingher.com . 1-800-446-4437 |
This company makes my favorite scissors for cutting felts, patterns and templates. Because Pat can sharpen them easily with a whetstone, she even uses them on cardboard! Model # 9480C-8. They are an industrial shear. |
| Hancock Fabrics |
http://www.hancockfabrics.com/ Call Toll Free 877-FABRICS (877-322-7427) to order by phone. Item# 709857GN- |
Mosquito Netting Fabric |
| Jean Lampe | 1293 NW Wall #1501; Bend, OR USA 97701 1-541-389-3159 | Jean carries wooden fulling boards and hand-held felting tools that are used for fulling knitted goods, but can also be used for traditional feltmaking. |
| http://www.itsastudio.com/surface%20design%20supplies/chemicals_&_more_2.htm | These work like Solvy---you cut them apart, make a sandwich with fun little scraps of fabric or paper or whatever in between, stitch them down, throw the whole thing in water (hot tap water is fine), scrub it around a bit, and the bag disappears, and you are left with a lacy, funky textile. | |
| http://www.laundry-alternative.com/drying.htm | Have a centrifuge used to remove water from felt at various stages so that you can check for its "hardness" | |
| Logan Covina Hardware | Logan Covina Hardware; 307 N. Citrus Ave.; Covina, CA 91723 USA
Phone 1-626-332-2505 toll free: 1-877 220-2422 fax:
1-626-915-0978 email: dgm10@earthlink.net http://www.covina.com/hardware/ http://www.covina.com/hardware/products/washbrds.htm |
An internet source for glass washboards. |
| Leo F. MacIver Co., Inc | 75 Ames Street; Brockton, MA 02403 (508) 583-2501 | This company sells slipper-sock bottoms for the felt boots or slippers. |
| Scottish Fibres | 23 Damhead Lothianburn, Edinburgh, Scotland EH10 7EA Tel/Fax: 44+(0) 131 445 3899 enquiries@sottishfibres.co.uk http://www.scottishfibres.co.uk/acatalog/copy_of_Felting.html | Carries shoe lasts, hat blocks and other equipment for feltmaking. |
| Simple Shoemaking Company | Simple Shoemaking;
145 Baker Road;
Shutesbury, MA 01072
Telephone: 413.259.1748
Fax: 413.259.3773 Email: raystar@valinet.com http://www.simpleshoemaking.com/ |
Sharon Raymond makes soles specifically for felt boots and shoes. |
| http://www.spin-x.com/ | They make a centrifuge used to remove water from felt at various stages so that you can check for its "hardness". |
FELT LAMINATION FABRICS/DYES
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| Dharma Trading Co. | PO Box 150916; San Rafael, CA USA 94915 1-800-542-5227 http://www.dharmatrading.com/index.html | Dharma carries several fabrics used in felt lamination. These include, silk habotai (5mm), silk gauze (3 mm), and cotton bubble gauze. |
| Omega Dyes | Omega Dyes, 10 Corsend Road, Hartpury, Gloucester, GL19 3BP, UK
Tel: 01452 700492 http://www.omegadyes.fsnet.co.uk/home.html |
Dyes sold by British feltmaker, Bailey Curtis for use on wool, felt and other fibers. |
| PRO Chemical & Dye Inc. | PO Box 14; Somerset, MA USA 02726 1-508-676-3838 www.prochemical.com |
PRO Chem carries dyes, chemicals and equipment needed for dyeing wool and other fibers. |
| Ruppert, Gibbon & Spider | PO Box 425; Healdsburg, CA USA 95448 1-800-442-0455 | This company carries silk gauze and silk habotai, as well as Jacquard Acid Dyes for wool and silk. |
| Thai Silks | Thai Silks, 252 State Street, Los Altos, California 94022
1-650.948.8611 1-800.221.7455 (Toll free in California) 1-800.722.7455 (Toll free elsewhere in the US) 1-650.948.3426 (Fax) Hours of Operation: 9am to 5:30pm (PST) Mondays through Saturdays http://www.thaisilks.com/ silks@thaisilks.com |
Fabrics include, silk habotai (5mm), silk gauze (3 mm), Silk/Cotton Blend Batiste. |
SILK PAPER MATERIALS
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| Treenway Silks Ltd. | Treenway Silks, 501 Musgrave Rd., Salt Spring Island, B.C., Canada V8K 1V5. Toll free: 1-888-383-7455, email: treenway@coastnet.com. website: www.treenwaysilks.com | Karen Selk carries wonderful silk fiber and has kits for making fused silk (her version of silk paper). . |
| Woodland Woolworks | 262 S. Maple Street (PO Box 400); Yamhill, OR 97148-8420 1-800-547-3725. | Carries silk fiber. |
| Michaels Craft Stores | Check Yellow Pages for a store near you. | Carries Glossy Acrylic Medium. |
| Art Media | 902 SW Yamhill; Portland, OR 97205; 1-503-223-3724 | Like any good art supply store, this store carries Methyl Cellulose. |
| Daniel Smith | 4150 First Avenue South; Seattle, WA 98134 1-800-426-6740 sales@danielsmith.com http://www.danielsmith.com/ | This mail order company carries methyl-cellulose. |
| Earth Guild | 33 Haywood Street; Ashville, NC 28801; 1-800-327-8448; 1- 828-255-7818; fax: 828-255-8593; inform@earthguild.com; http://www.earthguild.com/ | This mail order company carries methyl-cellulose.
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FELT PUBLICATIONS AND LITERATURE (back to top)
| Chad Alice Hagen | Photos and information at www.ChadAliceHagen.com , or call 828-252-6830 or email chad@chadalicehagen.com . T | Author of Weekend Felter and Fabulous Felt Hats. |
| Echoes; Newsletter of International Feltmaker's Association | International
Feltmakers' Association
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This is the newsletter of the international organization for felters. |
| Felt Crafts |
Anne Vickrey; 492 South Main, Geneva NY 14456 www.feltcrafts.com 1-800-450-CRAFT. |
Anne has published several books on feltmaking. |
| Fine Fiber Press and Studio | 604 1st Ave. E, Albany, Oregon 97321-2744 1-541-917-3251 info@finefiberpress.com www.finefiberpress.com | Publishes books on feltmaking and tapestry weaving. |
| Mirabel Naturals | Jackie Fenton for price and shipping: 185 Peak Road; Stone Ridge, NY 12484 Email: mirabelnaturals@mac.com | "Nunofilt book by Norwegian felter, May Jacobsen Hvistendahl. Exclusive English page-by-page translation (CD in pdf format). |
| North American Felters' Network; Edited by Pat Spark | 1032 SW Washington St.; Albany, OR USA 97321 1-541-926-1095 http://www.peak.org/~spark/feltmakers.html spark@peak.org | Quarterly publication with calendar, articles, hints, reviews, etc. |
| Unicorn Books and Crafts | 1338 Ross Street; Petaluma, CA 94954-6502 1 800-BUY-YARN. http://www.unicornbooks.com/index2.asp | Carries books on many fiber subjects, including felting. |
LINKS TO NET FIBER SOURCES (back to top)
LIST OF FIBER SELLERS/PRODUCERS ON THE INTERNET |
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LIST OF SOME MILLS WHICH CARD BATTS |
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LIST OF NEEDLE FELTING SUPPLIERS |