Mammoth tusk spindle, here I come. Well, in 2009 anyway.

After being sucked into that damn L&V Bosworth spindle thread I decided I *HAD* to have one. Of course, I can't afford one right now. So, the solution? The mammoth tusk spindle which is so rare and nearly impossible to get that it's FREE. At least for 2 years. I spoke with Sheila Bosworth and she told me I have about as much a chance of getting a mammoth spindle as I do of finding a mammoth tusk. Well, I can still hope anyway. The soonest I might even be considered for one, and that's if they figure out the current stability issues with the tusk, is June 2009. Wooohooo! I should have the loot for a gen-u-wine mammoth tusk spindle by then. Oh yeah!!

Mammoth tusk spindle, here I come. Well, in 2009 anyway.

After being sucked into that damn L&V Bosworth spindle thread I decided I *HAD* to have one. Of course, I can't afford one right now. So, the solution? The mammoth tusk spindle which is so rare and nearly impossible to get that it's FREE. At least for 2 years. I spoke with Sheila Bosworth and she told me I have about as much a chance of getting a mammoth spindle as I do of finding a mammoth tusk. Well, I can still hope anyway. The soonest I might even be considered for one, and that's if they figure out the current stability issues with the tusk, is June 2009. Wooohooo! I should have the loot for a gen-u-wine mammoth tusk spindle by then. Oh yeah!!

Colorado - home of the man-eating mountains

Just about every week, without fail, all throughout the year, somebody either disappears into the mountains or needs rescuing from the mountains. That's a big part of our daily news..."Today, so-and-so disappeared into the Rocky Mountains." I thought mountains were herbivores. Not ours. I really think our state motto should be changed to, "Colorado, home of the man-eating mountains."

Colorado - home of the man-eating mountains

Just about every week, without fail, all throughout the year, somebody either disappears into the mountains or needs rescuing from the mountains. That's a big part of our daily news..."Today, so-and-so disappeared into the Rocky Mountains." I thought mountains were herbivores. Not ours. I really think our state motto should be changed to, "Colorado, home of the man-eating mountains."

What oh what to do with my alpaca stash? Opinions?

And please don't tell me to go shove it.

I've had this alpaca stash since February and since I am almost out of domestic roving, and my BFL and merino is on order, it is time to attack the alpaca. And it's long past due too.

As you can see from the photo I have chocolate brown, jet black, fawn, white, and then a heather grey roving. The brown, black, and fawn are so gorgeous that I'm just going to spin that up au naturale. The white I might spin to ply with the brown, or I might dye up to add into some hand-carded batts. But the big mystery is the heather grey. To dye or not to dye, that is the question? And if I dye, should I do hand-painting with color changes, or just one solid color? Or maybe I should pick one color and vary the saturations of dye? I've got a *lot* of alpaca, but that doesn't mean I want to ruin it with a bad decision on a dye job.

Any help or opinions would be greatly appreciated!!

**Saturday Night Fever is on the boob-tube playing in the background. I'm such a dork.**

What oh what to do with my alpaca stash? Opinions?

And please don't tell me to go shove it.

I've had this alpaca stash since February and since I am almost out of domestic roving, and my BFL and merino is on order, it is time to attack the alpaca. And it's long past due too.

As you can see from the photo I have chocolate brown, jet black, fawn, white, and then a heather grey roving. The brown, black, and fawn are so gorgeous that I'm just going to spin that up au naturale. The white I might spin to ply with the brown, or I might dye up to add into some hand-carded batts. But the big mystery is the heather grey. To dye or not to dye, that is the question? And if I dye, should I do hand-painting with color changes, or just one solid color? Or maybe I should pick one color and vary the saturations of dye? I've got a *lot* of alpaca, but that doesn't mean I want to ruin it with a bad decision on a dye job.

Any help or opinions would be greatly appreciated!!

**Saturday Night Fever is on the boob-tube playing in the background. I'm such a dork.**

My guild has a Paula's Wool Picker!!!! Holy cow!

I am so stoked! My guild here is awesome...rents spinning wheels, spindles, hand-carders, drum carders, looms, etc, but I had no idea they had a Paula's wool picker for rent!!! The cost is only $3 a week! So I can order a huge load of fleece, rent the carder for a week, and create all sorts of fun things! This adds a whole new dimension to my fibery life! I usually avoid locks like the plague because I HATE to tease, but this picker shines a whole new light on things. I think I might have gone to picker heaven!!!

My guild has a Paula's Wool Picker!!!! Holy cow!

I am so stoked! My guild here is awesome...rents spinning wheels, spindles, hand-carders, drum carders, looms, etc, but I had no idea they had a Paula's wool picker for rent!!! The cost is only $3 a week! So I can order a huge load of fleece, rent the carder for a week, and create all sorts of fun things! This adds a whole new dimension to my fibery life! I usually avoid locks like the plague because I HATE to tease, but this picker shines a whole new light on things. I think I might have gone to picker heaven!!!

New Poppy Flower Fibers LUXURY FIBER CLUB!

I'm so excited!! I had been milling over the idea of creating a fiber club, but I wanted it to be something special, something that I would LOVE using. So I created a 3-month LUXURY Fiber Club which will include at least one BFL roving and the rest Merino, all in at least 4 oz increments. I am so psyched about this!!! Space is limited so that I can focus on quality, but it is going to be so much fun!!!



Anyone interested can go here to check it out:
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=6157343

New Poppy Flower Fibers LUXURY FIBER CLUB!

I'm so excited!! I had been milling over the idea of creating a fiber club, but I wanted it to be something special, something that I would LOVE using. So I created a 3-month LUXURY Fiber Club which will include at least one BFL roving and the rest Merino, all in at least 4 oz increments. I am so psyched about this!!! Space is limited so that I can focus on quality, but it is going to be so much fun!!!



Anyone interested can go here to check it out:
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=6157343