There is a lot of information swirling the internet these days about the Nature’s Fabrics Wool, so I thought I would take a moment, while my cheese potatoes cook, to get some info out there.

The new style, we are now calling washable, was done in China. There are a lot of perks to that(price isn’t one of them): the wool is ready in 6 weeks, there is a small deposit, and only require a 500 yd order. They have made new samples, they are mailing them out tomorrow, so I will have them Wednesday or Thursday. I am aiming to make wool like our old style feltable wool, that is what I ordered and that is what I expect in the end.

The wool we have been getting here for years takes at least 12 weeks, I have to order 2000 yds, and pay half down and half when ready.

You can see the math there. very high price, and something I can’t really afford to do. Neither can my customers, so I don’t ask for money down when we make wool. But I can’t take a loan every time I make it either, there isn’t enough profit. If I built in the profit, no one would buy it.

So, here it is. All the wool all comes with Oeko-tek certificates, so there is no difference between domestic wool and the Chinese wool as far as quality goes. I just like to use them for speed and low minimums.

This new washable wool has many excellent qualities, it is super soft, and drapey. It dyes beautifully, evenly and shrinkage is minimal, like about 15% on the length only. So you get more wool for your money. I am told it works as well as the feltable old style, but you do need 2 layers.

I am thinking if carrying this all the time, it is a super product, if they could thicken it up about 20% we would have the worlds perfect wool.

I do have samples coming that the Chinese have done. I have enough coming this time to test and retest. Some heavy users will get a look to see how it feels to them. I should have them this week.

So, where are we?

I have 300 yds of 100% wool interlock available for shipping now. I have 2200 yds of wool blend interlock ready November 1(about). These are both from American Knitters, same people I have been using all along.

I am pricing organic wool. Though, in my experience, the organic is not as soft, or as clean as the non organic counterpart. It simply can’t be because the sources aren’t there to supply the wool. Organic suppliers both at the farm and at the yarn company level are not abundant.

Short recap:

I have 300 yds of 100% wool interlock available for shipping now.

I have 2200 yds of wool blend interlock ready November 1(about). These are both from American Knitters, same people I have been using all along.

If you have questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me.

jeanne

It has been a long time since I have been here. Life moves too fast for me.

The eggs and bacon we posted about are printing now, along with the 2 edition of loving hops. We are making our way through a current pre order of Michael Millers new interlock offerings. They should be fantastic.

We are currently running a pre order of Far Far Away which is also a new line for us and quite exciting. Be sure to at least take a look at these neat wovens.

Red and Black oogas, or Goth Ooga is coming along, that was ordered last week, and as soon as I have the specifics, we are going to start ordering that.

Please feel free to drop me a line if you are looking for anything special.

Jeanne

Eggs and bacon are on the horizon, keep and eye on the website for the newest, hottest offering we have.

All the orders I had pending for ooga are packed and ready to ship. Everything will go on Monday

Ooga is on the road and I expect it to be here Thursday or Friday.
I will get it packed and out asap. Remember I have a cast, and crutches, and well, I am not moving like I usually would.

The Oooga order has been placed with the printer and we are next in line to be printed. That doesn’t mean now, just in the line. I think we are looking at shipping to me around the 1st of March

You know there is only about 15 yds of this left, just in case.

The sale is on until tomorrow, buy 4 yds get the 5th free. Simply put 5 yds in your shopping cart and the system will do the discount, you will also be able to use your 20coop for 20% off the balance. I think it is a very good deal, likely the best one we will run. It has to be fabric from the cotton category.

Hmm, oh, and they don’t have to be 5yds of the same thing, any 5 will do.

I am so excited, and I am such a velour junkie, that I can hardly stand it! It is 80% cotton and 20%poly with the ooga printed on the velour side of the fabric. It is so cool, but also sooooo limted.

It won’t be around long.

Go shopping in the Cotton Fabrics Category, once you have 5 fabrics in your cart
it will give you a free cut of fabric. You MUST buy increments of 5 in order to
receive the discount. If you don’t I will email you to hash it out.
I had some fabrics that are not included, Ooga, Retro Cars, the Giraffes, a few
favorites and the natural organic cotton fabrics. Those have been moved into the
new arrivals for the duration of the sale. They are NOT part of the sale.
This sale begins with purchases made beginning March 17 and running through
3/22. I am glad to combine shipping. Prior purchases are not included, so price
adjustments will not be made. This sale is only for NEW orders placed during the
sale dates.
And thank you so much.
Don’t let the leprechauns getcha

Hey, a final note about our yahoo group. Did you know that Nature’s Fabrics sponsors a yahoo group that offers private sales a few times a month? Right now we are offering solid jersey in cotton/spandex, and also some great stripes.

You are welcome to join us using the this link

You will have access to all the latest information, private sales, and have a chance to give your opinion on new arrivals. I recommend that you chose digest, this is normally a FAST moving group, which results in quite a lot of messages a day.