Good morning and happy Friday! First off, I want to say thank you to everyone who took part in my big sale last week. It is a huge help to our family as is your patronage of Purple Lamb all year long. I’m grateful to you. I have a few things to share with you… Read More Christmas Colorways, the Club Colorway Vote, and Advent Calendar Day One
Good morning, and happy Friday to you! I’m actually writing this on Thursday, and it’s getting very cold outside–cold enough in fact to wonder if the Texas electrical grid will withstand it. It was 46 degrees when I got up this morning, and now it’s 17 degrees! I’m wrapped up in a poncho I knit… Read More Merry Christmas! New Colorways, January Club Painting, and the Fiber Arts as Stress Relief
Good morning and happy Friday to you. I’ll keep it short and sweet today. I just wanted to announce the painting I’ll be using as inspiration for November’s club colorway. Beginning about three months ago, I decided to start going in order by major art period. This month will be a painting from the Rococo… Read More November Club Colorway
Good morning, and happy Friday to you. First of all I want to say thank you to everyone who took part in my Mother’s Day and 10th Anniversary Sale. It went really well, and I appreciate all of you so much. I also wanted to tell you what I chose for the June club colorway… Read More June Club Colorway and What’s New in the Shop
Good morning and happy Friday to you. Today I’m going to keep it short and sweet. I just wanted to show you a few new colorways and colorway combos I have dyed up this week. I also want to let you know what I’ll be using as inspiration for my September club colorway. Hand-Dyed Silk… Read More Silk Scarves, New Yarn, and the September Club Colorway
Good morning and happy Friday to you. Aran Go Baa This week I have been dyeing up Aran Go Baa. This Aran-weight yarn is about halfway between a light worsted and a bulky yarn. It’s a good strong 4-ply yarn that comes in big 115 gram or 4 ounce skeins. It’s made of 100% superwash… Read More Aran Go Baa and a Rembrandt for February
Happy Friday! I hope you and your loved ones are healthy and safe and nowhere near fires or hurricanes. This week I wanted to announce the painting that will inspire the October club colorway. After a few months of club colorways with a lot of earth tones, I decided to go bold this month. I… Read More October Club Colorway, Halloween Yarn, and a Lovely DK Fade
Good afternoon and happy weekend to you! Today I wanted to announce the painting that will inspire my August club colorway, and I also wanted to tell you about a new yarn base I have started carrying and show you a few new colorways too. A New Worsted-Weight Yarn Base Let’s start with the… Read More August Club Colorway and a New Yarn Base
Good afternoon! It has been a couple weeks since I talked to you, and since we last spoke, we have moved from northern Arizona to Texas. It has been a bit of a wild ride. I’ll tell you a bit about our moving adventures soon. Independence Day Sale First, though, I want to let you… Read More Independence Day Sale, Club Colorway, and Our Move
Good morning! I hope you are doing well this week and finding some time to enjoy the fiber arts. This week I want to announce the June club colorway and show you some colorways on a few different yarn bases. June Club Colorway After a couple months of rather somber colorways, I decided to go… Read More June Club Colorway and Some Great Yarn Bases
