We love to make felted soap with ingredients from our farm! Watch Katrina show you how to use wool roving to make felted soap (with any type of soap). www.etsy.com/s...
Such a good video. Many, many thanks! It has been taking me ages to get my wool to felt and it turns out I wasn’t using hot enough water! Happy felting 😊!
This was a very thorough video and I really enjoyed how you not only showed and discussed the method of wet felting, but you went through the reasons why and the details of icelandic sheep wool. I can't wait to get started! Do other types of wool behave mostly similar?
Thank you! The first time I felted soap, I don’t recall what breed sheep it was. I also had some alpaca mixed into it. I would ask who you are buying the fiber from to see if they know if it is a good felting fiber as not all wool will behave the same way. Have fun experimenting!
Hi thank you for making such amazing videos, I really enjoy them. I'm an amateur 24 year old farmer. I've been doing some research on which breed of sheep would be the best for my small homestead farm. Icelandic sheep seemed to fit my bill as they are a tri-purpose breed. Since they are a fairly new breed to become popular, there's little information online. So I just have a few questions, if you could kindly help me out. First, Can they survive in hot Texas climate? Second, Are they single, double or multiple birthing breed? Third, How much milk does a single ewe produce everyday? and quality too? Fourth, Never really had lamb meat, so do people eat lamb meat? Thanks and Keep these awesome videos coming.
Aww thank you for your kind message! Yes Icelandic’s can live in warm climates, although I would recommend you talk to someone in TX with Icelandic’s to see what adaptations they make for them to do well. I would imagine they need shelter from the sun in the summer. Most ewes lamb twins, although triplets are fairly common as well. Sometimes you get singlets and that’s ok too.We o my milk our sheep post lambing for 4-6 weeks to get enough milk for our soap business. Some people do milk longer than that, I’m not sure if they do year around? You couldn’t milk hyphen when pregnant though. They produce between 8-12 ounces/day. Icelandic lamb meat is THE BEST!! You need to find some trusted recipes, but it is tender and mild. Icelandic’s are considered triple purpose sheep- the only ones out there-milk, meat, and fiber. Good luck with your farming ventures!!
Thank you for sharing, personally I like when a bit of soap is coming trough, but does it affect the use of a felted soap while in shower? may it cause the wool coming off eventually?
The soap lather comes through the wool and slowly flattens as the soap is used. But the actual soap bar shouldn’t be showing….sometimes it doesn’t cover perfectly and some sticks out 😄
Such a good video. Many, many thanks! It has been taking me ages to get my wool to felt and it turns out I wasn’t using hot enough water! Happy felting 😊!
You’re welcome! Best wishes!
Loved the video. Going to try felting. Thank you.
Wonderful! Have fun!
Oh man, I love this!
This was a very thorough video and I really enjoyed how you not only showed and discussed the method of wet felting, but you went through the reasons why and the details of icelandic sheep wool. I can't wait to get started! Do other types of wool behave mostly similar?
Thank you! The first time I felted soap, I don’t recall what breed sheep it was. I also had some alpaca mixed into it. I would ask who you are buying the fiber from to see if they know if it is a good felting fiber as not all wool will behave the same way. Have fun experimenting!
Hi thank you for making such amazing videos, I really enjoy them. I'm an amateur 24 year old farmer. I've been doing some research on which breed of sheep would be the best for my small homestead farm. Icelandic sheep seemed to fit my bill as they are a tri-purpose breed. Since they are a fairly new breed to become popular, there's little information online. So I just have a few questions, if you could kindly help me out. First, Can they survive in hot Texas climate? Second, Are they single, double or multiple birthing breed? Third, How much milk does a single ewe produce everyday? and quality too? Fourth, Never really had lamb meat, so do people eat lamb meat? Thanks and Keep these awesome videos coming.
Aww thank you for your kind message! Yes Icelandic’s can live in warm climates, although I would recommend you talk to someone in TX with Icelandic’s to see what adaptations they make for them to do well. I would imagine they need shelter from the sun in the summer. Most ewes lamb twins, although triplets are fairly common as well. Sometimes you get singlets and that’s ok too.We o my milk our sheep post lambing for 4-6 weeks to get enough milk for our soap business. Some people do milk longer than that, I’m not sure if they do year around? You couldn’t milk hyphen when pregnant though. They produce between 8-12 ounces/day. Icelandic lamb meat is THE BEST!! You need to find some trusted recipes, but it is tender and mild. Icelandic’s are considered triple purpose sheep- the only ones out there-milk, meat, and fiber. Good luck with your farming ventures!!
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Hi,thank you for this video.
when the soap finish ,can we replace the other?how?
Once the soap is gone, you cannot reuse the wool. But you have a cute little soap ‘stone’ to decorate with or use as a scrubbie.
Thank you for sharing, personally I like when a bit of soap is coming trough, but does it affect the use of a felted soap while in shower? may it cause the wool coming off eventually?
The soap lather comes through the wool and slowly flattens as the soap is used. But the actual soap bar shouldn’t be showing….sometimes it doesn’t cover perfectly and some sticks out 😄