Category Archives: Dyeing
New Adventures
I launched a new product today (with more coming) and I’m rather excited about them. They’re batt kits for those people lucky enough to own a drum-carder. Coordinating colors in the nice, small amounts you need for blending a batt. … Continue reading
Project Review
I realized I’ve been leaving you in suspense over my purple sweater! It did get finished, and I literally had to take it to Colorado unblocked and block it in a friend’s washing machine, but it got finished. I wore … Continue reading
A Bit Of An Experiment
I took some time out the other day to dye up a few more rovings for Maiden Yarn. Unfortunately, I didn’t think ahead enough, and I found myself with pre-soaked four ounce bundles of roving, and no foil pans big … Continue reading
Send Up Skyrockets!
Announcing the grand opening of my second Etsy store — Filigree Willow Laceweights Come on over and take a peek. I’m so, so excited! And, on that note, I am so, so loving custom orders. You probably remember my first … Continue reading
There’s No Business Like Your Business. . .
Especially when you’ve got two. . . That’s right. I’m going to open a second Etsy store. Filigree Willow Laceweights. This one is designed specifically with lace knitters in mind and will carry only higher-end laceweight yarns that have been … Continue reading
Red Alert
Be amazed! Take a look at this eyeball-searing shade of red. My poor camera hates it, and I love it! This is the result of switching the normal up a bit. To explain. In the natural course of events, I … Continue reading
January Whizzed Past
I really hope the rest of the year won’t decide to follow January’s pacing. At that rate I won’t get much done! I mean, we’re already almost through a twelfth of the year. Yikes! It would be so much easier … Continue reading
In Which I Dreadfully Overplan
I’m a knitter now. Let me be the first to admit it. The dye. . . I mean die-hard crocheter has fallen. I have succumbed to the knitting realm and now have way too many knitted projects planned. And to … Continue reading
In Which Nothing Really Happens, But I Get A Lot Done
This is a post of “finally”s. I finally got around to taking a picture of the progress I’ve made on my cowl. It’s a good five inches long, and I’m coming up on the end of yarn ball number one. … Continue reading
A Gloomy Dye Lot
What with Christmas coming up I was way overdue for another dye run. And, can you believe it? I didn’t feel like dyeing things! Gasp. Earthquake. General turmoil and chaos. Hey, everyone gets bankrupt in the idea department at some … Continue reading