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Tag Archives: hand dyed
Southwest Sunset – August 2021 Tiger Club
August has been a stretch for me….just a lot going on, some good some bad, and some not-so-great turning into pretty good! So why not stretch my colors a bit, too? I tend to stay away from much orange since … Continue reading
Purple Highlights – July 2021 Tiger Club
I love color (I guess that’s a good thing for a dyer!!), the ironic thing is that I don’t tend to go very bold for my clothing, and definitely not my hair! Someday, though….the white hair is going to outnumber … Continue reading
Yakkity Yak – Shop Update!
Introducing Yakkity Yak, a luxurious blend of 70% Superwash Merino, 20% Yak Down, and 10% Nylon. It’s kitten soft (ok, Yak soft…but I don’t pet many yak), yet with the nylon you can expect your knit or crochet project to last … Continue reading
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Tagged fiber friday, hand dyed, shop update, sock yarn, Yakkity Yak
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Fiber Friday – Falkland and Targhee
I have a great bunch of fibers for your Friday! I picked up a great blend to try on December’s Tiger Club, and I ordered more so I can share with everyone. It’s a lovely blend….80% USA grown and processed … Continue reading
Annestown Beach – March 2018 Tiger Club
March is another month where I went with the colors I wanted, and fit an ‘inspiration’ to it. This has been just a long dreary winter and I was ready for some colors of spring! I love this picture of … Continue reading
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Tagged hand dyed, Safari, sock yarn, spinning, tiger club, Wensleydale, wool
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Gradients – Shop Update!
I’ve been experimenting again, because I really want to make these long smooth gradients without having to knit the yarn into sock blanks first….I’m not fond of the kinks, and although the tweed look is kinda cool, I want saturated … Continue reading
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Tagged gradient, gradients, hand dyed, mcn, rainbows, sock yarn
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Elemental – April 2016 Tiger Club Reveal
Did you know that metals burn in bright colors? Yup, they do! In a really loose form of actually using my Chem minor, I took the ideas of these flames and put together 4 warm colors and 4 cool colors to … Continue reading
Shop Update
I have a shop update for you….Falkland, Targhee, Mawata Silk Hankies, and a brand new striping sock yarn. First up, The Long Winter on Falkland. If you are subscribed to Ply, watch for your issue…..you may just spy this in … Continue reading
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Tagged Falkland, hand dyed, mawata, silk hankies, sock, targhee, yarn
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Fiber Friday – Targhee!!
Yes, it’s true….at long last I have more luscious cottony-soft Targhee!! Can’t wait to get your hands on them? Click here. First up, we have some of my favorites from my striping sock yarns. These are dyed in a graduated … 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
