Author Archives: ThePaintedTiger

Superwash Merino – Fresh from the Dyepot

Posted on October 5, 2011 by ThePaintedTiger

To continue the listing marathon, I have a few colors of soft foofy Superwash Merino for you. Deb Menz cleaned me out of gradients in this fiber to use in her class at SOAR (what an awesome problem to have….I … Continue reading →

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Romney – Fresh from the Dyepot

Posted on October 4, 2011 by ThePaintedTiger

I’m challenging myself to list something every day this week…..today’s offering is Romney!

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Polwarth – Fresh from the Dyepot

Posted on October 3, 2011 by ThePaintedTiger

Yummy, squishy, soft, and cuddly warm Polwarth!  Pretty and like a cloud.  The last time I had some, it didn’t last long….so if you see something you like, snap it up!

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Planned Pooling Project – Third Time’s the Charm

Posted on October 2, 2011 by ThePaintedTiger

Well, hope you enjoyed my trials and tribulations with trying planned pooling with the knitting machine.  Even my seed stitch didn’t work out….pretty, but it was going to end up about 17 inches long….more pillow-cover-ish than scarf-ish.  So on to … Continue reading →

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Wildlife….

Posted on September 15, 2011 by ThePaintedTiger

The cable to run the self-propelling part of our lawn mower broke, and hubby has just not gotten to fixing it. So our yard is becoming a bit overgrown, neglected, and prime wildlife habitat. We have plenty of squirrels of … Continue reading →

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Tiger Club Reveal – August 2011

Posted on September 12, 2011 by ThePaintedTiger

Time for another reveal!  August was about the waning days of summer, and enjoying those last pretty evenings before we have to worry about bedtimes and homework.  “Sunset over Sage” is a glorious purple-coral-straw sunset over a field of sagey … Continue reading →

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July Tiger Club Reveal

Posted on August 23, 2011 by ThePaintedTiger

All right, all right, so not everything got done on my to-do list before vacation. I totally missed getting the July reveal up. So at long last, here it is. For the last hurrah of summer, I wanted to do … Continue reading →

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Shelter

Posted on August 4, 2011 by ThePaintedTiger

Yesterday I overdyed some wool.  I wish I had taken a before picture, because it is wonderful what overdyeing can do.  The wool was all kinds of weird colors, dyed from remnants of dyebaths when I was just teaching myself … Continue reading →

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Rainbows!

Posted on July 29, 2011 by ThePaintedTiger

Rainbows are always popular at The Painted Tiger…..I love to make them, and knitters and spinners love to make stuff with them.  I’ve been overdue for a batch, so here’s what came out of the dyepot one sunny afternoon! These … Continue reading →

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Introducing Safari Sock Yarn!

Posted on July 23, 2011 by ThePaintedTiger

After long development and Tiger Club testing, I’m ready to release a new yarn to the line up. This is Safari, which is 75% superwash colonial wool and 25% nylon, this means sturdy and pill resistant. It has been knit … Continue reading →

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