Spinning

Spinning from Batts

I love spinning from batts.  They’re fluffy and light and full of color and texture, but when I received my very first art batt, I wasn’t quite sure how to proceed.  In case I’m not the only one, I thought I would go through a few different ways to spin from art batts: 1.  If… Read More Spinning from Batts

Uncategorized, Weaving

The Budget Weaver

I love pretty much the whole gammut of fiber arts, but my first love was weaving, and then you might say I worked my way backwards from yarn to spinning to raising angora rabbits. Contrary to what the name suggests, I don’t actually own a purple lamb–not yet anyway. As you probably already know if… Read More The Budget Weaver

News, Uncategorized

A Fresh Start

Today, I changed the name of my Etsy shop from MonetsGardenArtYarns to www.PurpleLamb.Etsy.com.  This small change has been quite a while in coming.  I love Monet.  I love all the images of his garden, and I find inspiration in both for my handspun yarns. Nonetheless, it was too long, too hard to remember, and it… Read More A Fresh Start