ThePaintedTiger | August 29, 2009
*Sigh* I fear I will never become the host or a guest of one of my favorite shows….This Old House. Kevin might understand, but the other guys…… Let me back up……(insert wavy remembery sequence here) *Snort* I made an inadvertent funny! It all started with a back up. Mr. Tiger went to the basement and [...]
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ThePaintedTiger | August 28, 2009
This past week I’ve been dyeing like crazy to get some fiber ready for the Fiber Barista club. Here it is, all sepia-d. This is a new fiber to ThePaintedTiger, and you’ll be seeing it, plus several other kinds, in the shop in September. var addthis_pub = ‘ThePaintedTiger’; var addthis_language = ‘en’;var addthis_options = ‘email, [...]
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ThePaintedTiger | August 20, 2009
For today’s update, I have a pile of newly dyed Corriedale tops. I love spinning Corriedale …..it has the softness of merino (it’s a merino cross), but a longer staple length making it easier to spin. Longer fibers tend to wear longer, also. Hover over for titles, or just visit them all in the shop! [...]
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Tags: corriedale, hand dyed, roving, top
ThePaintedTiger | August 10, 2009
These days, I find myself glancing at the for sale forums at Ravelry, and other places for wheel destashing. I swear there is something added to each wheel that makes them addicting. Maybe they have a herding instinct or something. For example, there’s a Majacraft Pioneer up there right now. Barely used. Do I need [...]
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ThePaintedTiger | August 3, 2009
I keep waiting to blog until I have a great picture or something of amazing significance to tell you, but the summer is just getting away from me! Next Friday, hubby is back to school, which means we’ll start our homeschool then, too. We’ve had the busiest and most fun summer ever with the kids, [...]
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