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Wild Fibres Natural Fibres - version history - 2008 - 2026
2026
17 Mar	We have now closed the Wild Fibres Store and all the catalogs for fibres sales but you can continue to study and learn about Natural Fibres on our web site
2025
01 Feb	We are no longer at The Custard Factory
2023
24 Jul	Eri silk price reduced.
2022
22 Aug	Fibre orders: Please note that we are on a short break from Tues 23 August to Sun 4 September. Any orders received after midday on Monday 22 Aug, will be sent out in early September.
2021
30 Nov
05 Jan	England in Lockdown from 05 Jan for an extended period. We continue to trade but orders may take longer to pack, ship & arrive!
2020
12 Oct	Shipping: We regret to report that UK 1st class post is often very slow at the moment and some is taking 2 weeks or more! This appears to be especially a problem in London. Some Airmail is also taking a long time and may take 5 to 8 weeks to the US and 3 to 5 weeks in Europe.
01 Oct	Covid19: We are in the studio & shipping orders only 2 days a week, usually Monday & Thursday.
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16 Oct	Spinolution accessories available
11 Jun	Fibre educational packs available
11 Jun	Wool & Luxury fibre catalogs now available
04 Jun	Silk fibre catalog now available
03 Jun	Plant fibres and Flax seeds are now available
03 Jun	We are re-opening the fibres catalogs (but part-time)
23 Mar	Coronavirus alert!
2019
25 Mar	Angora tops & Silk caps each reduced by £2
01 Mar	200 gm packs of flax seed back in stock
11 Jan	Grey Jacobs tops back in stock
2018
20 Nov	Carded Cocoon Strippings back in stock
25 Jun	Eri silk tops in golden red - NEW!
13 Feb	Gallery of silkworm & silk moth photos re-published
07 Jan	St Distaff’s Day!
05 Jan	Make your own Cone Distaff for spinning flax!

2017
30 Dec	New page on Types of Flax Distaffs
20 Sep	NEW - buy black, grey & white jacobs tops
31 Jan	From 01 Feb, we have changed address, see page footer
2016
19 Sep	Rose fibre is back in stock
15 Mar	Jute fibre is back in stock
20 Jan	Angora & cashmere tops now in 50 gram packs
2015
05 Dec	Silk carrier rods back in stock
14 Oct	NEW - plant fibre for spinning - Rose fibre tops
30 Jun	NEW - Natural & Bleached tussah silk tops
17 Jun	Rosewood Rakestraw spinners back in stock
17 Apr	NEW - Buy all 3 educational fibre packs & save
24 Mar	New home page for Silk - check it out!
14 Mar	New Silk Fibre pack - great teaching aid for textile students
26 Feb	Why buy Silk? 9 reasons to use silk
23 Feb	NEW - Bleached natural Hemp fibre tops
20 Feb	NEW - 100 grams of Silk Cocoons
8 Jan	How to dress a flax distaff for spinning!
2014
31 Dec	New section on structure of flax stem & retting your flax
18 Dec	NEW - 100g Flax stricks in stock
21 Oct	Fibre flax seeds now available in 50 gram packs
30 Sep	Black Bamboo Silk tops
13 Sep	Soy silk tops now in stock
04 Sep	Natural flax tops now back in stock
18 Aug	Bamboo Tops & bamboo staple fibre
12 Aug	Give a Gift Voucher to spend at Wild Fibres!
10 Aug	Mulberry silk bricks & silk caps
28 Jul	natural & bleached flax/linen tops
08 Jul	Prices of Mulberry & Tussah silk tops reduced by 7-8%
28 May	6 colours of Alpaca tops to spin & dye
13 May	Buy Hemp stricks and Lincoln longwool tops
27 Apr	White Shetland tops back in stock
24 Apr	Talk on Silk - book a talk here!
10 Mar	Silk Throwsters waste for silk paper, textured yarn & fibre fusion
24 Feb	Silk noils for handspun yarns, silk fusion & felt making
11 Feb	Silk carrier rods for silk paper, embroidery & felt making!
29 Jan	Baby Alpaca fibre back in stock
24 Jan	buy Cotton Bolls here
08 Jan	Brown Yak fibre for spinning
06 Jan	vicuna fibre for spinning
02 Jan	New page on vicuñas & vicuna fibre

2013
09 Nov	NEW - carded jute fibre for sale
30 Oct	NEW - What are Natural Fibres? & 9 reasons to use Natural Fibres
19 Oct	Ramie & Black Shetland tops are now back in stock
03 Sep	NEW - Plant fibre discovery pack now available
19 Jul	up to 12% off wool tops prices
25 Jun	Buy plant fibres for spinning
24 Jun	New page on Ramie fibre
19 Jun	See our Luxury fibres - cashmere, angora, mohair & more
12 Jun	Moorit Shetland tops for spinning
03 May	pages on sisal fibre
06 Apr	page on kapok fibre
02 Mar	page on jute fibre
06 Feb	2 new carded batts dyed with natural dyes - Harvest Gold & Madder
19 Jan	Beautiful dyed carded batts for hand spinners & feltmakers
16 Jan	Educational fibre packs for colleges, schools & fiber enthusiasts
2012
25 Dec	New section for Alpacas and Camels & new Animal Fibres page
10 Dec	buy soapwort seeds
29 Nov	silk hankies back in stock
17 Nov	page on Spider silk, tougher than Kevlar
27 Aug	page on Soapwort - a traditional soap
24 Aug	Oak & Walnut Rakestraw spinners back in stock
16 Aug	Brown Blue-Faced Leicester & Black Shetland tops
29 July	Mulberry silk tops & silk hankies for spinning
29 July	Fibre for spinning - some prices reduced up to 16%
02 July	SpinOlution Lazy Kate reduced to £79.75 for limited period - buy it now
23 Jun	Fibre-East is 14th & 15th July in Thurleigh, Bedfordshire
18 June	Andean plying & plying methods for your Rakestraw spinner singles

2011
05 May	SpinOlution Queen Bee wheels back in stock
27 Apr	1000 years of Spinning Wheels
19 Mar	Wild Fibres will be at Fibre East with SpinOlution wheels in July
15 Mar	How to use a Rakestraw spinner with arthritis
13 Mar	Fibre for spinning & dyeing - wool and silk blends
27 Feb	Buy fibre for spinning and dyeing

2010
04 Dec	Buy Monster Flyers & bobbins, & Frankenstein orifices
10 Oct	Grow & process your own flax & buy flax seeds
28 Aug	Mach 2 spinning wheels with Oversize Art Yarn Flyers
26 June	Weaving needles for Hazel Rose & Weave-it looms
13 June	Rakestraw Spinners in Lacewood, Cocobolo & Ebony
23 May	Buy Rakestraw Spinners in Teak & African Blackwood
26 Apr	Buy Rakestraw Spinners for hand spinning fibre
14 Apr	SpinOlution Lazy Kates now in stock
27 Feb	Articles on Spinning and Spinning wheels
30 Jan	SpinOlution Hopper travel spinning wheel available
2009
29 Dec	SpinOlution Mach II spinning wheels in stock
09 Dec	SpinOlution Mach 2 spinning wheels added to Store
25 Nov	SpinOlution spinning wheels - Bee travel and Echo wheels
27 Feb	Graphical timeline for history of textiles!
2008
27 Sep	pages on Silkworm Life Cycle and Silkworm Gallery
10 May	Photos linked to the Images page for enlarged images
21 Apr	Add Social Networking bookmarks & Email a Friend (top left)
18 Apr	choosing fibre and fibre sizes
14 Apr	fibre from alpaca, angora rabbits, cashmere, mohair & yak
08 Apr	Nettle and Hemp fibres
30 Mar	Flax and Linen production
28 Mar	History Timeline page providing context to natural fibres
22 Mar	More sheep breeds added
06 Mar	Pages on sheep, wool, silk, cotton, soybean fibre and bamboo
26 Feb	Natural fibers for weaving, spinning, dyeing & re-enactment
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