As I have mentioned before, I’ve spent the last several weeks creating a new shop. That means I haven’t had a lot of time to actually create new yarn and fiber, but this morning, I got up before the little ones awoke to do some uninterrupted carding on my Ashford drum carder. While I was… Read More An Experiment in Carding
I’m going to keep it short and sweet today. First of all, Mothers’ Day is sneaking up on us. If your sweet mamma is a spinner or felter, you might consider getting her a subscription to my Art Batt Club. She’ll receive a completely new and never-before-made 2-ounce art batt each month. You can choose… Read More Mothers’ Day and Sock Blanks
I wanted to let everyone know that I am participating in Etsy’s big sale this week from today through the 28th. I have 37 different items on sale, including art batts, handdyed yarn, and handspun yarn. There’s a wide variety of colorways on sale, and I tried to make sure there was something for everyone.… Read More 20% Off Sale!!!
I wanted to mention that I’ve divided my art batts into two different sections in my shop–the repeatable ones that I intend to keep making and try to keep in stock and the limited edition batts that I probably won’t be repeating, so if you see something you love there, you should probably snap it… Read More A Change in My Shop and a Few Old Batts
Good morning, everyone! I have several different things to share with you this week. I have a sale going on. I also have a few WIPs to show you, and I want to tell you about all the fun we had last week when I was the “artist of the month” at our local library.… Read More Sale, WIPs, Local Artist of the Month, and New Yarn Bases
Good morning, everyone! A few months ago I had this crazy idea for a scarf with a squiggle of handspun art yarn with all its wonderful texture and variation running through the fabric of a hand-dyed millspun scarf as well as a cowl with the same basic idea. It sounded like the coolest thing, but… Read More Introducing the Handspun Highlight Scarf & Cowl Kits
One of the things I have noticed over many years of working with fiber and yarn is that colors tend to soften with each step. In other words, if I make an art batt or dye a braid of top and then spin it into yarn, the yarn has softer colors than the art batt.… Read More An Experiment in Color: How Colors Soften with Each Step
If you don’t have the time to read about what I’ve been up to, feel free to just scroll down to the bottom for a way to get 15% off. What have I been up to? The answer is lots. First of all, remember the slouchy beret I knit for my daughter? Well, I liked… Read More A Little of This and a Little of That and a Coupon Code to Boot
I thought I would take this week to show you guys a few things I have been knitting and weaving recently. Some are going to be Christmas presents, and some are gifts I have already given for other occasions. I’ll tell you about the pattern as well as the yarn I used, and I would… Read More What I’ve Been Making
Spinning Mini Skeins, Wraps per Inch, Using a Drum Carder… Read More Spinning Multiple Minis, Some Tips on Carding Art Batts, and a Discussion of Wraps per Inch
