Here is my newest dyed yarn. Most of it is kool-aid dyeing, but the yellow in the citrus colors (the yellow, orange and green yarn) is actually lemon sugar free jello. Kool-aid does not have a bright yellow so I thought I would try this and it seemed to work. In the cornucopia colors (yellow, red, green [...]
Archive for July, 2008
Dyeing – Hand Dyed 100% wool
Posted in Knitting, Yarn Stash, dyeing, tagged dyeing, hand dyed, kool-aid, sock yarn, wool, yarn on July 30, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Knitting – the Fibersphere
Posted in Knitting, tagged circular needles, fibersphere, Knitting, two socks at a time, yarn, yarn keeper on July 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I stopped in at a local knitting shop yesterday while I was wedding shopping with my daughter. OMG! Look what I found. They are called the Fibersphere. They are really neat. They keep your yarn clean and the coolest part is you can put two together and use them to keep your sock yarn from getting all [...]
Spinning – Telling on myself!
Posted in Funny, Stuff, spinning, tagged belt, laugh, spinning wheel on July 23, 2008 | 3 Comments »
You know if you can not laugh at yourself, you should learn how. I just have to share this story from today.
Well, first I broke the belt on my spinning wheel. This is the first time I have ever done this and it was from either to much use or it just broke. I will go [...]
Spinning – hand spun Soy Silk
Posted in Knitting, Yarn Stash, spinning, tagged hand spun, lace, lace weight, silk, soy, soy silk, spinning on July 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I am spinning Soy Silk for a very special project. I can’t say what for just yet as she reads my blog. (but some of you already know)
It is soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo soft! It is going to stay the natural color. I am so very excited and can’t wait to design the pattern for this [...]
Dyeing – Acid Dyed Yarn (my first)
Posted in Knitting, Yarn Stash, tagged acid, acid dye, custom, dyeing, enchanted yarn and fiber, yarn on July 20, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Today at Enchanted Yarn and Fiber, I took my second dyeing class. The first was the kool-aid dye. I did not get a picture of it up but I did get pictures of this class yarn. I made 2 skeins of sock weight yarn and I am going to cable ply them. I [...]
Quilting – Underground Railroad by Eleanor Burns
Posted in Quilting, tagged eleanor burns, quilt, Quilting, sampler, underground railroad on July 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We are about to start the Underground Railroad Sampler by Eleanor Burns at Sit and Sew at church. yayyyyyyyyyyyyyy I have not finished a quilt in a while so it will be nice to get back to it. Time to shop for material!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This will be the first quilt I have ever made [...]
Spinning – So much to spin so little time
Posted in Knitting, spinning, tagged fiber, shawl, soy silk, spinning, spinning wheel on July 16, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Guess I have been neglecting my blogging for spinning. I will post what I have done soon. Right now I have been spinning soy silk for a shawl. A VERY IMPORTANT shawl. It is so soft and very luxurious. (I have always wanted to use that word, Velma does all the [...]
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