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Silk. Mmmmmmm, Silk!
Today’s update is all about silk. First up are mawata silk hankie sets. And a new product for The Painted Tiger, luscious shiny 20/2 100% Spun Silk lace yarn. It is suitable for weaving (you can see my current project … Continue reading
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Falling Down a Rabbit Hole
Last weekend I attended Stringtopia, where the lovely Sara Lamb was teaching all about silk. I took her Saturday class, which was about weaving with silk. If you’ve followed Sara at all, you know that she has a closet full … Continue reading
April Tiger Club Reveal – Water Lilies
Just like March was about playing colors off the natural cream of fiber and yarn, April was about playing the colors off natural white. I chose as my inspiration a painting inspired by the water lily paintings of Claude Monet. … Continue reading
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Fiber Friday – Rainbows and more
The shelves in the shop needed some color….so time to make some rainbows! I have four different ones for you, they can be found in the shop in the Rainbow section. First up, some superwash merino wool hand dyed in … Continue reading
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Tiger Club – March 2012
With all the excitement of spring and Easter and April Fool’s, I managed to forget to reveal the March Tiger Club…..and here I am dyeing for April! March’s color is one I had made accidentally in the past, and really … Continue reading
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April Fool’s Sale!
Stop by the shop and load up for Ravelymics and Tour de Fleece (or whatever SAL/KAL/CAL you have going on)! Use code FOOL for 15% off of everything…..PLUS I discounted many items for really cRaZy saving! Sale ends at noon … Continue reading
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Spring has arrived!
This was the view from my chair the other morning, and I just had to grab the camera: Here’s a better view…that far horizon is over the Mississippi in Illinois. I’m amazed at how everything has leafed out at once….I’m … Continue reading
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New Sock Yarns
Ok, ok, I did start listing this batch of yarns on Fiber Friday, but just finished today. I hope you agree that this batch of hand dyed sock yarns are worth the wait. There are all kinds and colors in … Continue reading
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February Tiger Club Reveal
A new wool was offered to me this fall, and I jumped at the chance to send along something different. This Portuguese wool is in the Merino family. It is not bred to be as fine as what we typically … Continue reading
Fiber Friday – It’s So Fluffy!!!
After a winter of brown, this morning we woke to a world of fluffy white snow. Hubby enjoyed his 2 hour late start by playing Hearts with the kids. He has symphony rehearsal tonight, so that worked out pretty well. … Continue reading
