Thursday, June 25, 2009

When It's Too Quiet...

In a house with a 3 year old boy, too quiet is never really a good thing.


Please note the lipgloss handprints on the wall.  Then there is the pile of hangers on the rug... Those used to be weighting down my handspun single that was drying on the window blinds.


The scissors were shoved under the rug.

Mommy cried.

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On a lighter note...  the other half of this lovely Falkland roving, hand dyed by Lisa at PoppyFlowerFibers, was drying on the rack in the kitchen.  This was too public of a setting for mass carnage I suppose.  So it is safe and squishy and in my etsy shop.  : )

Raise Your Hand Curvy Coiled Art Yarn  21 yards
Raise Your Hand Supercoil Art Yarn Handspun

Here is one that is in my "Veggie Twist" line of Vegan yarns. Bamboo is SO slippery but so shiny and entrancing to spin. I love the amazing gloss of this single. My grandmother Mimi said it reminded her of pulled taffy like she used to make with her Girl Scout troupe. : )

Pulled Taffy 100% Bamboo Vegan Handspun 168 yards (here)
Pulled Taffy 100% Bamboo Vegan Handspun

Had to show this art yarn that I call a "Loaded Single". Another of PoppyFlowerFibers rovings, this time a so soft squishy merino. I spun into the single: pink eyelash, purple fuzzy novelty, super soft white banana fibers, bright pink recycled sari silk, and lots of sparkle.  
Fun! And REALLY purple! LoL. : )

Plum Joyful Loaded Single 60 yards (here)
Plum Joyful Loaded Single Handspun Art Yarn

More updates in the shop ... now I have to work on a new way to use the remains of the yarn slashing from the Quiet Boy. : )

Friday, June 12, 2009

Beauty Blooms ...

Been a busy spinner the last few days.  I got some lovely fibers from "Yarn or a Tale" (thanks Leah!) and have been inspired to spin, spin, spin.  I've been on a coiled kick... but I do have a pretty and thin 60/40 Merino/Bamboo single drying right now.

Spun a thick and thin single Columbian Dorset that puffed up so nicely... then I went into fairy land, I suppose, and plied in pink eyelash yarn, a purple and lavender novelty with little bumps on it, lots of sparkly glitz, and cocoons of white banana fibers.  I strung flower petals and one flower onto the plying thread and then hand-stitched a button to the base of each petal.  It truly did bloom as I created it... I'm in LOVE.  I think I'm keeping it forever.    : )

Here is Beauty Blooms - Curvy Coiled Art yarn 
really super bulky 25 yards 
Beauty Blooms - Curvy Coiled Art Yarn handspun

Beauty Blooms - Curvy Coiled Art Yarn handspun

Ruthie - Supercoiled Art yarn Merino Rambouillet cross  
super bulky 22 yards
Ruthie Handspun Supercoiled Art yarn merino

It's so interesting having both boys home for summer.  There are times when I'm breaking up squabbles and cleaning up messes and wondering how long until school starts again.  But there are also moments of hearing their voices when they're playing make-believe... or seeing their eyes glaze when they are lost in imagination... precious.  They are growing up too fast.  *sigh*

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Entering the Land of Blog...

Well, here I am.  With convincing from Kathy (Kathy's Blog) I'm joining the land of blogging.  My hopes for this blog are to keep friends, family and any fiber lovers that might be interested, up to date on the happenings in my spinning world. 

I suppose I should show my most recent spins:

Cutie Patootie - Falkland novelty art yarn 24 yards
and can I just say SO fun to spin this little cutie... soft pink fringe, boa novelty yarn, recycled silk threads, gobs of sparkle and glitz all plied with a thick and thin single spun from a falkland roving hand dyed by my friend Kirsten  at Chimera.etsy 
Cutie Patootie Handspun Novelty Art yarn wild and sassy!

Purple Mountain - BFL single sport weight 195 yards
still available for sale here
Purple Mountains Handspun BFL wool yarn

Tinted Cloud - 50/50 Alpaca Merino light sport weight 232 yards 
still available for sale here
Tinted Cloud Handspun 50/50 Alpaca Merino yarn

Carnival - a super bulky Falkland Curvy Coiled 24 yards
Carnival Handspun Supercoiled Art yarn

Happy to have another place to share!
If you want to see more yarnie photos ...