We had an absolutely lovely time at Hammond Castle which played host to our second festival this year. If you missed it, you missed a very fine time. I will be updating the site with photos of all remaining items, and, with luck, will be able to open the commerce portion of the site by September 1, 2011. There will be plenty of shopping days to your winter holiday of choice… Share on Facebook
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- Tweety Bird
Hand dyed tonal 100% Merino Wool. My youngest daughter said “Mama, you should do some yellow”. So I did. We got a great yellow color, with a total of three different related yellows. 100g skein Share on Facebook
- Kermit’s Pad
Merino Silk (70/30) blend fingering weight sock yarn. I was experimenting with creating a wide variety of greens and this was the result. It reminds me of the greens that make up Kermit the Frog. 100g skein Share on Facebook
- Chocolate and wine
Peruvian Highland wool, worsted weight. Tonal browns from milk chocolate to deep dark chocolate paired with lush purpley burgundy. 100g/220 yards Share on Facebook
- Tweetie Bird Yellow
A requested color by my youngest child. Paler than the image shows, this yarn is 100% Merino fingering weight Share on Facebook
- Peacock
Hand painted 100% merino top: approximately 4 oz braid. This was great fun: I was working towards getting a wider variety of greens, and tossed in a little bit of purple , blue and yellow and viola! Boatloads of great colors. Share on Facebook
- Water Fairies
Peruvian Highland Wool. A combination of blues, greens and deep grey-blue: all the colors a water fairy might love. 100g/220 yards Share on Facebook
- Ruby’s Heart
Superwash merino/nylon fingering weight. An experiment with darkening colors, and getting an deep red, burgundy and black tonal sock yarn. The picture, while wonderful, still doesn’t capture the depth of this yarn. 100g (2 available) Share on Facebook
- Cupcake Goth
Just under 4 oz of Blue Faced Leicester hand painted fiber for spinning or felting. My oldest daughter wants to be goth, but loves pink just a bit too much to give it up: hence “Cupcake Goth” Black, purple, a bit of red and pink. And she’s only 8. Share on Facebook
Thank you Winslow Farm and Winslowshire Ren!
A lovely, lovely time was had by all, despite the weather, which was exceedingly rainy the day before and the night between. The animals were charming (particularly the roosters who had broken crows: all cock-a-doodle and no doo as my friend Kathy said), the patrons were gracious and the rennies, well, to a one, the merchants and performers and crew were all top notch. I am proud of my community and can’t say enough how much we enjoyed ourselves. In addition to all of that, I laid hands on some amazing alpaca fleece: the farm had just shorn their three…
9 days and counting
Well, then. Between the day job and the dye pot, I’ve been a *very* busy girl. Right now there are approximately two dozen posts related to the yarns and fibers I had photographed before getting sidelined with life. Since then, I’ve done many more skeins, dyed many bundles of fiber, gotten spindles, and have been spinning and knitting. There hasn’t been time made to photograph the newest items, but on the plus side, my other half has gotten a fancy new camera which will make it easier. I’ve been challenging myself to actually complete some of the *cough* many projects…
Faire
merino Silk blend, fingering weight. Tonal blues and greens that I remember from many faire outfits including one of my favorite bodices. 100g. Share on Facebook
PINK!
100% merino wool fingering weight. This is pink. Pink, pink, PINK. Tonal dyes with as deep a pink as I could manage. 100g/ 440 yards This item has sold, but can be special ordered. Share on Facebook
Zinnias
Merino Silk blend, fingering weight. This started with the idea of fall hillside and became more of a bouquet of zinnias. Pinks, oranges, yellows, salmons, mauves, a bit of green and white. 100g Share on Facebook
Cherry Bomb
Thick and thin handspun yarn: this was taken literally as this came off the bobbin, so it has not been finished yet, so it still has a LOT of intensity to the spin. There are tones of reddish pink, yellow, and orange. Yardage and weight will be posted once it’s completely finished. Share on Facebook
Lavender-blue
Merino Silk blend, fingering weight. This skein has lavender and purple tones and has speckles of bright blue. 100g/440 yards Share on Facebook
Sprout
100% merino fingering weight. A tonal yarn of palest greens, up to new leaf green. The picture is slightly more yellow than the skein is in real life. 100 g/440 yards. Share on Facebook
Orchard blossoms
100% superwash merino wool. Bulky weight tonal yarn in all of the pinks you’d find in a spring orchard. 100g/137 yards. Share on Facebook