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Sheep, wool and related tools and skill

As a beginning spinner, long-time knitter/crocheter, I'd love to see moving into all things yarn. Besides the sheep, there'd be a spinning wheel, which could also spin silk, which could be gotten from the butterfly caterpillars. :)

Needles and hooks for making items out of the wool and silk.

And of course the skills. Spinning, knitting, crocheting. And harvesting silk from caterpillars. Shearing the sheep. Nibbling the sheep for chops. :)

Oh, the mind boggles!

:)

Posted 14 months ago by Tibbi Subscriber! | Permalink

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  • And dying the silk and wool. Colors being gotten from the flowers.

    See, it goes on and on. :)
    Posted 14 months ago by Tibbi Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I will always and ever +1 this every time it is suggested. Tibbi--do a forum search for "sheep" and "bunnies" so you can see all the great ideas around this.

    It was also suggested that we could get silk and poison from spiders. Other multi-purpose, fibre-bearing animals have also been mentioned, like bunnies. And we could weave things too, like rugs and curtains. Fibre me up, baby!
    Posted 14 months ago by Voluptua Sneezelips Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Yes! I love this idea.

    Sheep, fleece, spin, dye, knit and weave
    Posted 14 months ago by IrenicRhonda Subscriber! | Permalink
  • And there could be a feature that lets you design "simple" sweaters.  I always wanted a digital batman sweater.
    Posted 14 months ago by Boe Subscriber! | Permalink
  • sweet. spinning is awesome. :)
    Posted 14 months ago by Grizelda Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Hey, I spin too!

    The game being such as it is (squeezing chickens, etc), I believe wool trees would be preferable to actual sheep. Perhaps plantable Barbary Lambs? :)
    Posted 14 months ago by Gist Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I suppose another connected thought could be that there are wardrobe items that are attainable through fibercrafting rather than free or credit based.... it wouldn't even need to be alot of things, just the ability to wear something I made would be fun. :)
    Posted 14 months ago by Amari Subscriber! | Permalink
  • +eleventy million
    Posted 14 months ago by Kaessa Subscriber! | Permalink
  • llamas!
    Posted 14 months ago by Doctor Barf Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Yes! llamas!
    Posted 14 months ago by Feylin Subscriber! | Permalink