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Fleece Sampling
I thought I’d give you an update on the Corriedale/Friesian fleece I’ve been working on. The washing is ongoing, but I encouraged myself by doing some sampling. I started very simply, just a lock and a Golding ring spindle. I … Continue reading
Calla Lily – April Tiger Club
May Tiger Club only has one more day to sign up! Here is what happened in April: April is sort of the renewal of the club, as the very first one was in April. Thus I took a look at … Continue reading
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Time to wash the fleece!
Last fall, I purchased this lovely fleece at the Wisconsin Sheep and Wool festival….. I saw it judged as part of the Junior fleece show, and stalked it like a hawk at the sale afterward. I had originally gone looking … Continue reading
ShOcKiNG! March Tiger Club Reveal
Yep, reveal is a wee bit late this month. Thanks for allowing us to take a little vacation. We are back, and ready to start April’s Club dyeing! For March, I wanted to shake up the colors a bit….I’ve done … Continue reading
Driftwood – February 2015 Tiger Club Reveal
I rather enjoyed looking around our home for last month’s ‘Globe Trotter’ inspiration, so I took a cue from this corner for February. Our 50’s home came with this turquoise block wall, and to tone things down I painted the … Continue reading
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Tiger Club Reveal – Globe Trotter – Jan 2015
Ah, winter. Nothing like snow and cold to lend a feeling of cabin fever. With this in mind, I looked for a theme for January’s Tiger Club….and found it in our well used globe. I love how handsome the muted … Continue reading
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Fresh from the Dyepot – Gradients on Merino and Black Silk
Oh my, have I got a treat for you! Creamy merino wool blended with streaks of black tussah silk, and then dyed in bright gradients. Mmmm, mmm. They look like watercolors over charcoal drawings, such a neat effect. Tropical Rainbow … Continue reading
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Project Round Up
I had some time to work on projects over break, and I’m trying to keeping going (moving the computer away from easy reach of my chair has helped.) I finished this Quaker Yarn Stretcher Boomerang shawl first. It was a … Continue reading
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Tagged felting, knitting, knitting machine, mittens, shawl, thrums
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Amazon Cracker – December 2014 Tiger Club Reveal
I found this lovely Amazon butterfly early this fall, and said to myself, ‘Self, you should make something like that for club’. What a challenge. The magnificent blue….not too blue, but not too bold, either. The lacy brown throughout, and … Continue reading
Periwinkle to Petunia – November 2014 Tiger Club
November’s Tiger Club just came together in a serendipitous way. A new yarn was available to me (new! yarn! American grown and spun!), AND Targhee (EEEEeeeee!!!) became available. I wanted something simple, yet lovely to show them off. I took … Continue reading
