Greetings Glorious People of the page,Â
One of the the few big days has come and the send outs have started... Socks tiers and Badges went in the post yesterday, from Rachel - now we all know that the royal mail is under a lot of pressure at the moment and…
Blackfell Fibre - Handspinning wool!
by Rachel + Sarah in Caldbeck, England, United Kingdom
We did it
On 30th March 2020 we successfully raised £6,152 with 42 supporters in 28 days
We are looking for support to invest in new equipment: a large electric carding machine to help us make more handspun wool.
Greetings Glorious People of the Page,Â
No clickbait or build up here. We won extra funding based on the strength of our campaign. So we had a lovely boost of £2020 to our funds. We have already earmarked the money for other items on our wishlist, in fact, Rachel has already…
Greetings Very Glorious People of the Page,
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. We did it! Well, you did it glorious backers and well wishers and we salute you all. We shall put in the order for the Ekelund Electric Drum Carder as soon as we are able. This…
Greetings Very Glorious People of the Page,
If you haven’t seen it already we have made target. THANK YOU. We have now hit the last 24hr mark so if you feel the need to donate more or tell a few more people about our campaign - please feel that freedom. There…
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90% on target - and it's all now very exciting. THANK YOU all again for being here, donating and sharing about our start-up. We can almost smell the new carding machine now... almost... keep sharing the campaign. Our stretch goal, if we get that far,…
Rewards
This project offers rewards in return for your donation.
£20 or more
3 of 20 claimed
Featured
For the Fibre Spinners and Artists
200g of mystery wool batts, ready for spinning. The batts will compliment to one another and will be dyed and blended ready to go. Plus the badge and the downloads.
(Plant fibre offered also, please message for detailing)
£5 or more
A great big thank you! (And knitting patterns)
THANK YOU. Your support means a lot to us. May your craft projects always work out, speaking of which after the campaign we shall send out digital downloads of some of our tried and tested patterns for knitting and crochet for you to try out.
£8 or more
3 of 20 claimedEARLY BIRD BADGE TIER
For getting in early we're offering you a discount on the badge tier. Wear your Pixel the Sheep with pride and know you not only got a bargain to delighted some independent business owners. Downloads come with this too.
£10 or more
7 of 100 claimedPixel the Sheep Badge
You might not be crafty but you might like a fun badge to wear. Meet Pixel the Sheep our logo and be the first to get your hands on this cute enamel 35mm badge.
£30 or more
6 of 10 claimedHat and matching Snood
Who doesn't need a hat and infinity scarf? Hand spun Cumbrian fleece and either natural tones or dyed. Badge and Downloads also included.
£40 or more
0 of 1 claimedHerdwick Bag
As featured in Update Four. Cmes with the badge and downloads, of course. This is a Herdwick handbag - handspun, hand dyed wool, made by Rachel. Herdwick crochet striped handbag, lined with canvas type purple fabric and closes with a button.
The yarn was hand processed, spun, dyed and is from local Cumbrian sheep. 9 inches wide, 10 inches tall and a 52 inch long strap.
£50 or more
4 of 5 claimedHandknitted Socks, fancy!!!
1 Pair of hand knitted socks. Made by Rachel. These socks will be hand spun from Cumbrian fleece and knit to the size needed.
Also included: a limited edition badge and the downloads.
£60 or more
2 of 5 claimedBeginners spinning class, 1-2-1, (Caldbeck, UK)
Not only will you get 600g of fibre, which will be a mix of plain wool for learning and coloured and blended for practice. The badge and downloads but an afternoon (three hours, of date to be discussed) of spinning tuition with Sarah on either a modern or traditional wheel (you can use both on the day). Refreshments will be provided.
£100 or more
3 of 10 claimed£100 Etsy Voucher for Blackfell Fibre
Come talk to us about your woolly projects. For backing us on Crowdfunder we'll give you 20% bonus.
£4,000 or more
0 of 1 claimedName the Carding Machine
That's right, you can name our new carding machine, as you've paid for it, so Cardy McCardface or Card Von Trappe - whatever, it's up to you. We shall have a plaque made to be put on the carder so everyone will know of your great generosity.
We'll send you a letter of gratitude, a one-off art print designed by Rachel + Sarah, badge, pattern downloads, pair of hand knitted socks, hat, snood and arm warmers all to match.
£400 or more
2 of 2 claimedBlanket
A blanket of up to 2kg/2m square of wool. Either Grannie Square or Virus design (see main page for pictures) in up to 5 colours. Please message if you have any questions or design ideas in mind.
Plant fibres available also, please message for options.
£600 or more
2 of 2 claimedEverything you need to start spinning
One reconditioned Haldane traditional spinning wheel - She's a beautiful wheel in dark wood stain, 6 fibre processing and spinning classes and 1kg of fibre - ready to go. You can wear the badge as you spin if you like. Classes will be held in Caldbeck with tea and biscuits on tap. Classes can be over a long weekend or several weeks.