I’ve been dyeing all weekend to see these. Ok not really but I have been dyeing all weekend. I have some new yarn types and new fiber for the shop so how about some Yarny/Fibery Goodness Eye-candy!!!!!! These yarns are all 100% bamboo. There are more colors available at The Fiber of […]
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No…. I’m not carding the sweater after blocking it……whew…… just wanted to get that confusion out of the way. I’ve been steam blocking and pulling into the correct measurements. Here is a unblocked sleeve. Looks much better blocked. Amazing the difference it makes. Since I block on the wrong side I had to […]
The knitting on the socks is going a bit slow as it is traditional sock yarn. So I figured the some spinning I started last week would be a welcome short break. I started with some Opps basic blend batts and a wool/ mohair batt. I used the wool/mohair batt to make […]
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Wow!!! I’m late posting today. I’ve been tweaking and putting new products into the shop all day. I’ve had a slew of new knitting jewelry come in had to get them photographed and listed. Here’s a peek at what’s new!!!!! Knitting Bracelets Stitch Markers Combed Angora Wool Roving Remember to get […]
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I hope you got a laugh out of this one like I did. Anyway here’s a few pics of me painting the tunis: Share and Enjoy:
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Tunis wool is suprising soft with an almost downy handle , I usually see in down sheep types. Colors can go from light ivory to cream, natural colored fleeces are obtained from first and sometimes second shearings of lambs. The staple is long a minimum of 3.5 inches but usually longer 4-6 […]
Tunis is one of the oldest breeds of sheep, it is thought that they are descended from the fat-tailed sheep written about in the Bible. They originate in Tunisia on the norther coast of Africa. The earliest know importation to the U.S. was in the 1700’s a gift of Tunis Sheep given to Judge […]
As I explained in the last post I’m working on a custom fiber processing and spinning order for a customer. We had decided to blend 50% newfoundland dog fur with corriedale wool to make it more spinnable. This why I did a blend: Hair doesn’t have the scales the same way wool does to catch […]
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Since my lovely bamboo and banana fiber have yet to come in for me to play with I had some Falkland wool here. Falkland sheep are from the Falkland Islands. I find it interesting that the wool has some great history. Falkland Island wool is considered to be a superior wool fibre and has historically […]
