Posted in Spinning, etsy on August 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Parakeet Handspun, originally uploaded by mandalinn.
Here are my two latest yarns. The first is Parakeet, a Corriedale X yarn, spun from some awesome pin drafted roving off of Ebay. 110 yards of thick & thin candy striped goodness. So soft & squishy. Available on Etsy. http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=6921054
I am working with the dyer to get a [...]
Posted in Spinning, dyeing on August 27, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Dyed wool, drying by the pool!, originally uploaded by mandalinn.
LOL! I found this wiley fiber sunbathing by the pool today.
Lincoln Locks, Finn-Dorset-Targhee X wool and Border Leciester Locks. All scoured & dyed by hand. My first time processing from scratch and might be my last. LOL! I have a bit of greasy fleece [...]
Posted in Spinning, etsy on August 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Whimsy Handspun 2-ply, originally uploaded by mandalinn.
Here is my first finished spun yarn in a while, it is Whimsy; 140 yards, 2-ply, sport weight to bulky weight. Contains: Falkland, Merino, Recycled Denim, Mohair & Nylon. Batts were from Hobbledehoy on Etsy. www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=23459
I love how it turned out and it is super soft & squishy. Still [...]
Posted in Spinning, carding, dyeing, etsy on August 24, 2007 | 1 Comment »
New batts done up today and posted in my shop! I love how they turned out and will be making more soon. Let me know what you think!
Watermelon Twist—2.5 oz dyed & carded wool blend.
Navajo—4 oz dyed & carded wool blend, this color looks off in the photo, it is much brighter and is coral, [...]
Posted in Spinning, etsy, friends on August 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Well everyone, I am hope from my trip to California. It wasn’t quite as relaxing as I’d hoped. Flew in on Tuesday night, both flights were delayed. Next day my pregnant friend broke her toe very badly. Then the day after that I ended up at urgent care with a raging ear infection (and no [...]
Posted in Spinning, dyeing on August 14, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Here is a one sneak peak of some of the new fibers I got dyed up. Some will be in my shop, some will be made into handspun.Flames-dyed mohair locks 3.0 oz of hand-dyed Texas mohair locks. They are shades of pink and orange.
Flames-dyed mohair locks, originally uploaded by mandalinn
They came out so cool.
With that [...]
Posted in Spinning on August 13, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Well I just got one of many boxes coming with fleece/roving/locks to me. YIKES! I am so excited but I cannot play now, since I leave tomorrow for Cali!
Today came:
3 lbs of Falklands roving….I was out and it will be listed soon undyed and then dyed when I get back [...]
Posted in Spinning, etsy, family, friends on August 11, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Once again I have a lovely handspun bamboo yarn. The roving came from the talented HollyEQQ of course.
Here is Dancer; 2 oz, 250 yards, 18-21 wpi-fingering weight.
I also got 2 packages yesterday, one from Holly with a gorgeous bag of dyed merino locks and the other from TravelingRhinos on Etsy [...]
Posted in Spinning, carding on August 6, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Taste the Rainbow Batts, originally uploaded by mandalinn.
Here are some batts from my brand new Louet JR drum carder. I think I am in love!!!!!!!!
First up is Taste the Rainbow, 2.1 oz of mill ends hand-dyed and carded.
Then Pink Sunday, 1 oz of BFL locks dyed by Holly EQQ, carded twice with lots of texture [...]
Posted in Spinning, dyeing on August 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Sunkissed, originally uploaded by mandalinn.
Finally done! 245 yards of superwash merino plyed with holographic thread, handspun thick & thin. Roving was from Funky Carolina (vedabliss) on Etsy.com.
This one came out so soft & squishy that I just cannot help touching it. I have to think of a great project for this one because it is [...]
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