Stuff for me.
I have been throwing a bump of roving into the dye pot at a rate of about one a day, just to get some stuff dyed. I had the intention of putting it in my etsy shop, but I like them so much I think I will be keeping them. …
How artsy of me!
I dyed some rovings and put them up in the shop. They are all about 4 ounces of a super-soft Australian merino roving (21.5 micron), and all were kettle-dyed in my crock-pot. I think that the crock pot method makes the best color blends, and it requires no skill or …
Major shop update
I am in the middle of a major update to my etsy shop in preparation for my debut in the etsy showcase tomorrow. *edit: I am an idiot. My Showcase dates don’t start until Friday* If you would like to be informed of updates to my shop and be privy …
Can I be emotionally abused by a yarn company?
I believe it was because of Tina over at Purls Gone Wild that I first heard of Handpaintedyarn.com . It was love at first visit. I love the kettle-dyed colors (variegated yarn is my favorite), and the prices seemed pretty reasonable. i bought enough merino for a top-down raglan (which, …
What’s Cooking?
Why, it’s some roving!! This summer at the El Cerrito city wide garage sale i picked up a crock pot for $1 in anticipation of using it for a dye pot – and today was the day! I was so sick at looking at sheep-colored yarn, so this weekend i …