Tag Archives: merino
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
More Samples
So my sister got some absolutely fabulous pictures of the many kinds of samples I sent, and I thought I’d share them.
Even Dyers Impulse Buy
When I first began dyeing my own yarn and fiber, some people thought I would never “need” to buy colored stuff again. Ha ha ha ha. That’s like saying “You cook, so you won’t ever need to buy food at … 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
She’s Alive!
Hello, everyone. I wish I could say I’ve been spending these last months in darkest Peru, learning the secret arts of cochineal dyeing, but that would be far from the truth. The truth of the matter is that . . … Continue reading
Garbage Bags
To lots of people garbage bags carry negative connotations. They symbolize things thrown away, things unwanted, smashed cereal boxes, banana peels, yesterday’s bacon grease, and other smelly things. But, for spinners there is a magic about garbage bags because, when … Continue reading
Knit For Your Life!
So I’m nuts. I want to finish my sweater project before the nineteenth. I see many late night efforts in my future. As you can see, it’s grown quite a bit, and I’m now into my third ball of yarn … Continue reading
New Year’s Dash In The Pan
Alright. So. First off I would like to know who the wise guy is that made me think I had started last year’s New Year dash the day after Christmas? And who kept me from doing some simple math? I … Continue reading
What The Cotton Didn’t Do
So before my aunt left we ran an indigo vat and dyed some cotton yarn. The yarn was a pale creamy yellow when we started, and now it’s sort of a silver gray. We dipped it twice. You can see … Continue reading
Battle of The Spinning Wheels
Ta-da! All two pounds of fiber dyed blue and dry. Now we come to fun part. Spinning them. And spinning them ASAP. At the time, I wanted to have all this yarn spun up by mid-October, and I still do— … Continue reading