Pretty snow falling Boulder. Expecting 4 to 8 inches!! Yesterday was 80 degrees and today 32. Tomorrow will be in the 50's and the next day in the 70's. Typical Colorado. Feels like a good day to load the fireplace with wood and chill out.
Photos of snowy Boulder to follow, if I don't become too lazy from sitting in front of a cozy fire.
Sunday, October 21, 2007
Snoooooooooooooooow!
Pretty snow falling Boulder. Expecting 4 to 8 inches!! Yesterday was 80 degrees and today 32. Tomorrow will be in the 50's and the next day in the 70's. Typical Colorado. Feels like a good day to load the fireplace with wood and chill out.
Photos of snowy Boulder to follow, if I don't become too lazy from sitting in front of a cozy fire.
Photos of snowy Boulder to follow, if I don't become too lazy from sitting in front of a cozy fire.
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
You can't judge a batt by it's cover.
So, I made 3 batts for a total of 3 ounces of fiber. They consisted of deep plum, hot pink, lavender, and pale peach merino, blended with hand-painted tussah silk and pieces of orange sari silk. The resulting batts were not the most beautiful things to look at, but I had high hopes. So I spun them into a single yarn yesterday, 238 yards, mostly worsted/slightly thick and thin, and I LOVE it! The sari silk added some texture and I spun it woolen so that it is nice and fuzzy. I have plans to knit this into a hat and look forward to seeing how the colors separate and blend as knit up.
And here is a batt for a little project I am working on. It's yak down blended with hand-painted tussah silk. I made a quick batt, spun it, plied it, and am going to do a wet finish on it before knitting up a swatch. I want to knit up a yak hat for a special friend, but since I've never spun yak before I decided it best to do some experimenting first. Here is a photo of the yak/tussah batt. It's pretty simple but it just looks sooooo luxurious to me, and spins up BEAUTIFULLY. I will post photos of the spun yarn once I wet finish it.
Spinning makes me smile. =o)
And here is a batt for a little project I am working on. It's yak down blended with hand-painted tussah silk. I made a quick batt, spun it, plied it, and am going to do a wet finish on it before knitting up a swatch. I want to knit up a yak hat for a special friend, but since I've never spun yak before I decided it best to do some experimenting first. Here is a photo of the yak/tussah batt. It's pretty simple but it just looks sooooo luxurious to me, and spins up BEAUTIFULLY. I will post photos of the spun yarn once I wet finish it.
Spinning makes me smile. =o)
You can't judge a batt by it's cover.
So, I made 3 batts for a total of 3 ounces of fiber. They consisted of deep plum, hot pink, lavender, and pale peach merino, blended with hand-painted tussah silk and pieces of orange sari silk. The resulting batts were not the most beautiful things to look at, but I had high hopes. So I spun them into a single yarn yesterday, 238 yards, mostly worsted/slightly thick and thin, and I LOVE it! The sari silk added some texture and I spun it woolen so that it is nice and fuzzy. I have plans to knit this into a hat and look forward to seeing how the colors separate and blend as knit up.
And here is a batt for a little project I am working on. It's yak down blended with hand-painted tussah silk. I made a quick batt, spun it, plied it, and am going to do a wet finish on it before knitting up a swatch. I want to knit up a yak hat for a special friend, but since I've never spun yak before I decided it best to do some experimenting first. Here is a photo of the yak/tussah batt. It's pretty simple but it just looks sooooo luxurious to me, and spins up BEAUTIFULLY. I will post photos of the spun yarn once I wet finish it.
Spinning makes me smile. =o)
And here is a batt for a little project I am working on. It's yak down blended with hand-painted tussah silk. I made a quick batt, spun it, plied it, and am going to do a wet finish on it before knitting up a swatch. I want to knit up a yak hat for a special friend, but since I've never spun yak before I decided it best to do some experimenting first. Here is a photo of the yak/tussah batt. It's pretty simple but it just looks sooooo luxurious to me, and spins up BEAUTIFULLY. I will post photos of the spun yarn once I wet finish it.
Spinning makes me smile. =o)
Sunday, October 14, 2007
Store update
Some new colorways added. Here's a pic of some of this week's additions. Thanks for looking!
Pigs in blankets. Yuuuuuuummmmeeeeee!
While I was grabbing a few things at the grocery this morning, these beautimous things caught my eye.
I'm not even a wiener eater, but they were so hard to resist. I seriously almost bought them. It was pathetic. I stood there, in the frozen food aisle, gazing with a loving-yet-perplexed expression upon my face. Oh, the crazy 70's memories they brought back. I used to love these as a little kid, and looked forward to them at all the *fancy* gatherings. I just could not believe I had been reunited with them right here in 2007!! But, I resisted. I left them there alone, in the Safeway, where they will probably be for quite some time. But it has not curbed my newly ignited obsession. I have found a non-meaty wieney recipe for pigs in blankets and they WILL be mine, dammit!
I'm not even a wiener eater, but they were so hard to resist. I seriously almost bought them. It was pathetic. I stood there, in the frozen food aisle, gazing with a loving-yet-perplexed expression upon my face. Oh, the crazy 70's memories they brought back. I used to love these as a little kid, and looked forward to them at all the *fancy* gatherings. I just could not believe I had been reunited with them right here in 2007!! But, I resisted. I left them there alone, in the Safeway, where they will probably be for quite some time. But it has not curbed my newly ignited obsession. I have found a non-meaty wieney recipe for pigs in blankets and they WILL be mine, dammit!
Pigs in blankets. Yuuuuuuummmmeeeeee!
While I was grabbing a few things at the grocery this morning, these beautimous things caught my eye.
I'm not even a wiener eater, but they were so hard to resist. I seriously almost bought them. It was pathetic. I stood there, in the frozen food aisle, gazing with a loving-yet-perplexed expression upon my face. Oh, the crazy 70's memories they brought back. I used to love these as a little kid, and looked forward to them at all the *fancy* gatherings. I just could not believe I had been reunited with them right here in 2007!! But, I resisted. I left them there alone, in the Safeway, where they will probably be for quite some time. But it has not curbed my newly ignited obsession. I have found a non-meaty wieney recipe for pigs in blankets and they WILL be mine, dammit!
I'm not even a wiener eater, but they were so hard to resist. I seriously almost bought them. It was pathetic. I stood there, in the frozen food aisle, gazing with a loving-yet-perplexed expression upon my face. Oh, the crazy 70's memories they brought back. I used to love these as a little kid, and looked forward to them at all the *fancy* gatherings. I just could not believe I had been reunited with them right here in 2007!! But, I resisted. I left them there alone, in the Safeway, where they will probably be for quite some time. But it has not curbed my newly ignited obsession. I have found a non-meaty wieney recipe for pigs in blankets and they WILL be mine, dammit!
Saturday, October 13, 2007
Yesterday's dye lots drying
I created three new colorways yesterday that are presently drying inside due to some overcast skies. I'm pretty happy with them. The colors make me smile. =o) I plan to post them to my etsy store tomorrow.
Later today I will begin dyeing some of my massive stash of baby alpaca for some batts. ooooooowheeee!
Later today I will begin dyeing some of my massive stash of baby alpaca for some batts. ooooooowheeee!
Yesterday's dye lots drying
I created three new colorways yesterday that are presently drying inside due to some overcast skies. I'm pretty happy with them. The colors make me smile. =o) I plan to post them to my etsy store tomorrow.
Later today I will begin dyeing some of my massive stash of baby alpaca for some batts. ooooooowheeee!
Later today I will begin dyeing some of my massive stash of baby alpaca for some batts. ooooooowheeee!
Friday, October 12, 2007
Thursday, October 11, 2007
October is a good month
I am loving October. We've been having day temps in the high 70's and nights in the 40's. It's exhilarating to wake up early in the morning with the crisp 40 degree temps and watch the sun rise, casting a pink glow on the foothills. It's times like these that I am very thankful for being able to live in this picturesque area of the country.
So a happy me means a happy dyer. I've been dyeing small batches, and really enjoying it. Here is a small batch from yesterday and I will be dyeing another 4 or so rovings today.
So a happy me means a happy dyer. I've been dyeing small batches, and really enjoying it. Here is a small batch from yesterday and I will be dyeing another 4 or so rovings today.
October is a good month
I am loving October. We've been having day temps in the high 70's and nights in the 40's. It's exhilarating to wake up early in the morning with the crisp 40 degree temps and watch the sun rise, casting a pink glow on the foothills. It's times like these that I am very thankful for being able to live in this picturesque area of the country.
So a happy me means a happy dyer. I've been dyeing small batches, and really enjoying it. Here is a small batch from yesterday and I will be dyeing another 4 or so rovings today.
So a happy me means a happy dyer. I've been dyeing small batches, and really enjoying it. Here is a small batch from yesterday and I will be dyeing another 4 or so rovings today.
Sunday, October 7, 2007
Fiber updated
It's small, but I'm getting back into the swing of things. This update includes some hand-dyed BFL roving, Merino roving, Brown Sheep roving, Targhee locks, and luxury batts.
Fiber updated
It's small, but I'm getting back into the swing of things. This update includes some hand-dyed BFL roving, Merino roving, Brown Sheep roving, Targhee locks, and luxury batts.
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