ThePaintedTiger | April 29, 2009
Ready for more drum carding photo blogging? This time I’ve taken some mill ends from my Brown Sheep box. This is the same fiber that is spun into Lamb’s Pride. 85% wool, split between mostly red, and a bit black, and 15% white mohair. Some of this pile has very long fibers, and other areas [...]
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ThePaintedTiger | April 24, 2009
Here’s the latest yarn up for Fiber Friday! These are all available in the shop. Also…this is the last week to sign up for the Fiber Barista’s Fiber Club. I’m looking at all the yummy fun fibers I can order for this…..enable me!!! var addthis_pub = ‘ThePaintedTiger’; var addthis_language = ‘en’;var addthis_options = ‘email, favorites, [...]
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ThePaintedTiger | April 23, 2009
It’s time to show off the two clubs (Transitions and Fiber Barista’s ‘PostCards from Home’) I shipped last Friday. As usual, if you don’t wanna see the Fillets reknit, don’t click ‘more’!!! Both sample tubes were knit in stockinette with 64 stitches at about 7 stitches per inch. Both would run about knee highish on me. YMMV [...]
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ThePaintedTiger | April 22, 2009
What are you doing to conserve and help our Earth? Although it seems tough to do the big things (like hybrid cars and solar panels), even little things help make a difference. To honor Earth Day, I’d like to share with you some of the ways ThePaintedTiger has gone ‘green’. 1. Packaging. Yep, I gotta [...]
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ThePaintedTiger | April 21, 2009
While I’m twiddling my thumbs (ok, not really….dyeing like crazy here!) waiting for my netbook to arrive, I did a little browsing to bring you a new Tiger Find. As you see, I can hardly pass up a rainbow!! Click the pic to go to the listing. This is on ArtFire, but she is also [...]
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ThePaintedTiger | April 17, 2009
Whew!!! That there is 40 packages that I took to the post office this morning. That includes the Fiber Barista Club, my own Transitions Club, plus an amazing order from a new customer (thanks!!!) I’ve invested quite a bit of time in getting all of this done (you’ll understand that even more once you see [...]
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ThePaintedTiger | April 14, 2009
For today’s Tiger Find, I’d like to introduce Ruth. She is a designer, and I just love her patterns! (And yes, I’m a little biased….she is my friend.) On Ravelry her designer name is ‘The Yarnarian’, and has 26 different patterns to choose from. If I had to just pick two, these are my favorites: Diamond Modular [...]
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ThePaintedTiger | April 10, 2009
Hello! Sorry I’ve been light on content this week. I’ve been working up a storm on an extra special treat for the final shipment of my Transitions Club, and dyeing up yarn for the Fiber Barista’s sock club….all of which ships next Friday. Can’t wait to see the look on the faces of the people [...]
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ThePaintedTiger | April 3, 2009
Happy Friday!!! I have some pretty new hand dyed yarns for you!! Pastel Rainbow Tabby Lace Monet Sunrise II – Tabby Lace Koi Pond – Tiger Twist Sock Yarn Designer’s Challenge – Tiger Twist Sock Yarn Tweedy Green – Tiger Twist Sock Yarn Tweedy Russet – Tiger Twist Sock Yarn The Times – Tiger Twist [...]
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Tags: fiber friday, hand dyed, hand dyed yarn, hand painted, lace yarn, merino, sock yarn, update, wool, yarn pr0n