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Please note that products and prices during the life of this catalogue are subject to change.All prices and products featured on the website are, to the best of our knowledge, current.We recommend you check the website before placing an order.48PLANT FIBRESSee also Flax Tow and Reclaimed Cotton BlueJeans fibre on page 7.White Cotton SliverIndigo Dyed Cotton SliverHAND COMBSLouët Hand CombsSingle and double row light weight combs inlacquered hardwood for hand held worstedcombing of smaller quantities of open fibre.Spin directly from the sliver or card and roll intoa puni for traditional long draw spinning.100g £4.20 FF16600Tencel FibreOrganic upland cotton sliver, a good qualityfibre about 2.5cm long, easy to spin with a lowtension, high twist, and long draw technique.100g £4.20 FF16300BUY MORE & SAVEorder 10 or more of anyone fibre & save 10%Natural Coloured Red &Green Cotton SliverA very fine high lustre fibre from wood pulpwhich feels similar to white silk thereby needinga little more twist than wool when spinning.100g £2.85 FF17110Water Retted Line FlaxThe best quality flax which has been treated inwater. It has very long fibres for easy spinninginto a linen yarn. See also Flax Tow on page 7.100g £3.70 FF16900Bamboo Sliversingle row, pair £55.15 FS21000double row, pair £84.75 FS21100DizFor drafting thefibres from thewool combs.Craftsman-madein polishedsheep horn.each £17.00 FS15000Schacht Dizzy Yarn GaugeBamboo fibre is smooth and glossy.100g £4.40 FF17121Bamboo FibreThe Dizzy Yarn gauge combines a Diz andsimple yarn measure, made in Maple.each £17.10 FS15200SYNTHRAPOLFibresBest quality American sliver selected andprepared for hand spinning from naturallycoloured cotton. The fibre is about 1cmlong, and spins to give a valuable yarn. Thenatural colouring is enhanced by boiling theyarn in an alkaline solution after spinning.100g, Red £4.20 FF16400100g, Green £4.20 FF16500A short fluffy fibre similar to raw cotton withlustrous fibres running throughout. This derivativeof the bamboo plant will spin as cotton andcashmere and produce a textured yarn. Thecurly cellulose fibre will give interest and varietyin paper making.100g £3.40 FF17120there’s even more online at: www.georgeweil.comA mild non-ionic and low temperature, concentrateddetergent, useful for a number of applications.Prepare fabrics by rinsing out starchesand surface residues before dyeing, printing orpainting, and after use to prevent back stainingby removing colour which has not combinedwith the fabric. Rinse the finished item in a solutionof half a teaspoon to 5 litres water. Makea more concentrated solution when boiling outbatik wax, or use up to 2 tablespoon to 5 litresof cold water when cleaning fleece ready forspinning. This product does not contain sodiumcarbonate which contributes to colours fading,and is often found in domestic detergents.250ml £5.10 SY2004New products and Special offers are featured on our website atwww.georgeweil.com