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Author Archives: ThePaintedTiger
New – Batts!
For the first time I am offering batts! There are some art batts with sparkle, and some smooth spinning batts with BFL and Silk. Hope you enjoy them! Purple Rain is layered shades of purple and grey from pale to … Continue reading
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No Fuss Fractal Loving Forest Shawl
Yes, my friends, I actually cast on for a knitting project. Don’t panic. But let me back up….. I finished spinning my Forest Targhee, which I used a fractal technique for (the link is to prior blog article about spinning … Continue reading
Mineral Ore – October 2013 Tiger Club Reveal
In the picture inspiration thread on Ravelry, a couple of people had posted pictures featuring copper. Since we’ve had bright orange recently in the club, I decided to go a little ‘earthier’ with the copper idea, and went back to … Continue reading
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A Dozen Polwarth
I’ve been busy at work here in the studio, and I have twelve fresh from the dyepot colors of Polwarth for you. This wool is great, it has the soft hand of merino without the slipperiness. You can see all … Continue reading
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Stripes are Here!
At long last, I have new striping yarns on our fantastic Journey Sock Yarn! Why did these take so long? Well, self striping yarn is a whole different animal. The yarn has to be wound into long repeats, and I … Continue reading
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Whew, it’s Friday!
So, yeah. I promised striping yarn today, didn’t I? I should know better, because when I set myself deadlines like this, life crops up. So, you can have a teaser! Here is Koi Pond, on Journey, which is a fabulous … Continue reading
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Ancient Tomes – September 2013 Tiger Club Reveal
Ah, September. A time for back to school, apples, and cool evenings curled up with a cup of tea and a good book. I have always enjoyed the look of a well stocked library….books with colorful bindings, gold leaf lettering, … Continue reading
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Shop Update – BFL and Stripes!
I’ve been working hard at the dyepots and have some beautiful BFL wool combed top for you. I love BFL (Blue Faced Leicester)….not only are the sheep attractive, the wool is lovely…soft and shiny. Plus it is a longer wool, … Continue reading
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Villa Nove – August 2013 Tiger Club Reveal
Our family was driving toward our Colorado vacation this summer, and with hubby driving I decided to enjoy my May/June issue of Hand Woven. A few pages in, and WHAM! I knew I had to make these … Continue reading
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My New Dye Studio
It finally became apparent to me that I just needed a little more space to dye, and many fewer steps to accomplish it. I’ve just (mostly) finished moving around and remodeling our laundry room to make it easier to work. … Continue reading
