This week, I’m having a sale on art batts for the first time in almost a year. Not only are art batts fabulous for spinning, but they are also great for felting and even framing and hanging on the wall. You’ll get 15% off all the art batts and other fiber between now and Monday… Read More A Sale on Art Batts
Good morning and happy Friday! This week, I have the honor of showing you a number of beautiful projects made by others using Purple Lamb yarn and fiber. Before we get started, I wanted to mention that there won’t be a newsletter next week because I will be at the DFW Fiber Fest. In light… Read More Show and Tell September 2022 and the October Club Colorway
Good morning, and happy New Year! I’m hoping 2022 beats the heck out of 2021 and 2020, aren’t you? This week I get to do Show and Tell, and as I have said before, there’s nothing I love more than sharing the beautiful things you all have made. I feel like my yarn and fiber… Read More Show and Tell, Some New Colorways, and the Advent Calendar Reveal
Good morning, and happy Friday! I’m doing a giveaway on Instagram for this set of three lovely skeins: I dyed all three on Super Sport, which is made of 80% superwash merino and 20% nylon. It’s got lovely “squish” and great stitch definition. I think this trio would be fantastic for Andrea Mowry’s Shift Cowl.… Read More Yarn Giveaway!
Of late, the focus for my newsletter has been mostly related to my hand-dyed yarn. This week, though, I thought I would focus instead on the other goodies in my shop–things I have made that would make wonderful gifts for your friends and family or special treats for you, my fellow fiber artists. Fiber Paintings… Read More Gifts and Goodies from Purple Lamb
If you have been wondering if I’m having a sale for Black Friday, the answer is a resounding yes. I’m offering 20% off almost everything, and it starts right now! I’m not including my clubs, gift certificates, or dyed-to-order yarn, but if it’s in stock, it’s on sale. I am including all of the following:… Read More The Black Friday Sale at Purple Lamb Starts Now – 20% Off Almost Everything
Good morning, my wonderful fiber friend! This morning I’m doing something a little different than usual. I decided to show you how to make the fiber paintings I started carrying in my shop some months back. I debated for awhile about whether to keep this as a trade secret or share the fun, and as… Read More How to Make Your Own Fiber Painting – A Photo Tutorial
Happy Labor Day weekend! I always think of Labor Day as the official beginning of “yarn and fiber season”–when it’s finally cool enough to start wearing our wonderful woollies–or at least to start making new ones in hopes of wearing them soon! I know for a lot of us, it’s also the time when we… Read More Labor of Love Big Labor Day Sale
Last time I wrote here, we were heading off for the college graduation of our two oldest children. I am so proud of them! They both graduated with honors. Our daughter got her degree in English Literature with a minor in Italian, and our son got his degree in Computer Science with a minor in… Read More College Graduation, June Club Colorway Announcement, and Flagstaff Wool Festival Preparations
Ideas are weird. Sometimes they come to you in the middle of the night, and they just won’t let go. About six weeks ago now, I decided it was time to take these colorways I love so much and the medium of fiber I relish in and turn them into something you can hang on… Read More Something New & Different – Fiber Paintings
