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Category Archives: Clubs
Lavender on the Mountain – April Tiger Club 2020
Knowing that I was going to make a self-striping yarn this month, I looked for a color palette that wouldn’t play nice as a variegated yarn. The deep pink-purple of the heather against the vibrant greens would invite muddy brown … Continue reading
Tropical Pop – March Tiger Club Reveal
In February, I told you about some new dye colors I purchased. Well, I really wanted to let them shine by themselves, so March Club was all about mixing my new Fluorescent Yellow with Fluorescent Pink (that really leans toward … Continue reading
Tabby – February 2020 Tiger Club
We are currently owned by two tabby sisters, one is a more standard mackeral, the other leans Torbie (and she has the Torbie ‘Tude). While our girls have green eyes, I couldn’t resist this brilliant blue. With a few new … Continue reading
Blue Plate Special – January 2020 Tiger Club
Read about the inspiration and dyeing of January’s Tiger Sock Yarn and Fiber Clubs. A few sock spots are open for February through the 15th. Continue reading
Mermaid – December 2019 Tiger Club
The Holidays of December call for some bling, plus soon we’ll be facing the bleak mid-winter, so I wanted to dye something light and fun and sparkly. I actually chose the colors first, so no inspiration photo this time, but … Continue reading
A Blue Truck Holiday – Tiger Club Nov 2019
Since club ships at the end of the month, I knew you’d be receiving this in the thick of ‘all the packages’ and the festive busyness that December brings. For a theme, I was thinking of the vintage trucks hauling … Continue reading
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Almond Blossom – Tiger Club October 2019
Tiger Club for October explored “Almond Blossom”, a work painted by Vincent Van Gogh for his infant nephew in 1890. The work contains strong features of the Japanese Ukiyo-e prints that Van Gogh had been collecting. These elements include:Cropping of … Continue reading
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Dappled Autumn – September 2019 Tiger Club
For a little September inspiration, I chose this picture taken at Bear Mountain in New York. The picture has a really wide range of colors, though, and I was looking for something a little less wild. A tight crop, and … Continue reading
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Apple for Teacher – August 2019 Tiger Club
We started back to school the last few weeks of August, DD in her 3rd year of college, DS in his second of high school, DH his 29th of teaching, and me on year 20. The apples start ripening this … Continue reading
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Deepening Twilight – July 2019 Tiger Club
While this picture captures the inspiration pretty well, I was actually inspired this month by last November’s Receding Twilight. I wanted to make something that would go with it, particularly with the fiber (see below). I started with the deep … Continue reading
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