Category Archives: Fresh From the Dyepot

I’m so confused – Shop Update

Posted on August 21, 2014 by ThePaintedTiger

So, I missed Wooly Wednesday, and I’m too early for Fiber Friday….but hey, I’m doing a shop update anyway. Yummy stuff! I have a new fiber for the shop, Gotland. It is a fiber from the Island of Gotland of … Continue reading →

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Finally Fiber Friday…..

Posted on June 13, 2014 by ThePaintedTiger

I quietly uploaded a number of new things to the shop this week, and I’m excited to share them with you.  There are a few kinds of wool, plus silk in both fiber and lace yarn! I found some Shetland … Continue reading →

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Ssssssstripes!!

Posted on April 17, 2014 by ThePaintedTiger

I’ve been hard at work in the studio the past week and a half cooking up scads of self-striping sock yarn. They are all now listed in the shop! In this update:  Column 1 – Favorite Sweater, Forest.  2 – … Continue reading →

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Shop Update – Masham and new Striped Sock Yarn

Posted on February 11, 2014 by ThePaintedTiger

The cold weather seems to have slowed everything down, so I apologize for being tardy with the shop update.  I think you will find it worth the wait! First I’d like to share a wonderful fiber.  I introduced this to … Continue reading →

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Fiber Friday, Inventory Edition

Posted on January 10, 2014 by ThePaintedTiger

It was that wonderful time of year last week….the time when I pull all the fiber and yarn, dyed and undyed, out of the studio and weigh and count it all.  In the process, I found these lovely yarn and … Continue reading →

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Tiger Club Reveal, plus New England Wool Top

Posted on December 4, 2013 by ThePaintedTiger

Time to post about November’s Tiger Club!  This month I was inspired by a yarn I had made several years ago.  At the time, I just made one of a kind colors, no recipes or repeats.  I also was using … Continue reading →

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New – Batts!

Posted on November 15, 2013 by ThePaintedTiger

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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A Dozen Polwarth

Posted on October 25, 2013 by ThePaintedTiger

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!

Posted on October 22, 2013 by ThePaintedTiger

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!

Posted on October 11, 2013 by ThePaintedTiger

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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