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Knitting with Silk Hankies
If you love all the wonderful colors of silk hankies and would love to knit or crochet with them but you don’t spin, here’s a great tutorial on how to knit directly from them:
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How to Spin a Fractal Yarn – A Photo Tutorial
Recently, my daughter made this gorgeous new colorway in art batt form that we decided to call Renaissance Festival. Inspired by the colors, I decided this would be the perfect opportunity to make a fractal yarn and show you how at the same time. I have to start with a bit of an explanation. Normally… Read More How to Spin a Fractal Yarn – A Photo Tutorial
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Flagstaff Wool Festival
It’s almost time! For the first time I will be participating in the Flagstaff Wool Festival this year. I’ve been wanting to do it for a few years now, and each time I have gone to it, I have just loved fondling fiber and finding some new and wonderful fibers to add to my inventory… Read More Flagstaff Wool Festival
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Dimensional Yarn – A Photo Tutorial
In my last post, I showed you the finished product from my first skein of the new type of art yarn I just came up with, which I’m naming Dimensional Yarn. The thing that makes this yarn unique is that it goes from thin at one end to super bulky at the other end, which… Read More Dimensional Yarn – A Photo Tutorial
And now for something completely different…Dimensional Yarn
Over the course of the last few weeks, I came up with what I think is a completely new type of art yarn. I am calling it dimensional yarn. There’s thick yarn and thin yarn and thick-and-thin yarn but this is more like thin-to-thick yarn. The idea was to make yarn that went from very… Read More And now for something completely different…Dimensional Yarn
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Rainbow of Colors
I couldn’t wait to share the beautiful rainbow of colors that is my first order from Ashland Bay. I was delighted to see that all their wool is sourced from the UK, including the organic polwarth that came from the Falkland Islands. I got right to work on my new Purple Iris batts here:… Read More Rainbow of Colors
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Ashland Bay!
I have a bit of news I’d like to share. I’ve been using Ashland Bay fibers for years. I keep coming back to their fibers because they have unparalleled quality and consistent dye colors for their fibers. I just got approved as a retailer for their wonderful merino and other fibers. I just placed my… Read More Ashland Bay!
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Knitting with Handspun Yarn – A Guest Post from Sandy of Indigo Kitty Knits
Many thanks to Sandy of IndigoKittyKnits for agreeing be a guest blogger here at Purple Lamb. She’s talking about knitting with handspun yarn and has lots of great ideas to share. Here’s Sandy: I’d like to thank Carla for very kindly inviting me to write a guest post on her blog. She asked… Read More Knitting with Handspun Yarn – A Guest Post from Sandy of Indigo Kitty Knits
How to Spin Silk Hankies
Recently, I had the opportunity to dye silk hankies with my daughter and start spinning them up. Whether you decide to dye your own or start with some of the beautifully dyed silk hankies available on Etsy and elsewhere, I thought it might be helpful to see how to spin these beauties, so grab a… Read More How to Spin Silk Hankies
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I’m a Yarnie! Woohoo!
I am pleased to announce that I am now a “Yarnie” on Ravelry. Yarnies are hand spinners and dyers who can list their yarn creations in Ravelry’s database of yarns. Just in case you haven’t heard of Ravelry, it’s like Facebook for knitters and crocheters and so much more. It combines forums on practically anything… Read More I’m a Yarnie! Woohoo!