Tag Archives: roving

Pinkie and the Brain

This post has been a loooooong time in the making, so be prepared for a long and picture filled post!  For my after-Christmas business present to me, I ordered a Fancy Kitty Kitten drum carder.  I have a good friend … Continue reading

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Yummy Hand Dyed Corriedale Roving!

Watch out…. I busted into that bump of Corriedale that’s been sitting around here….and wow!! I love it! All of these are 8 ounces….snap them up quick  before I decide to keep and spin them all!!!

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Yarn and Fiber Update…oh my!

I know it has been awhile since I’ve posted new yarn and fiber, so I hope this will appease you! New this week are the Fillet of Sole yarn….it’s a double stranded knitted flat that I’ve hand painted.  You knit … Continue reading

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Fiber….um…Monday?!?

Yep, I was too busy Friday to get these up, so your ‘Fresh from the Dyepot’ fix is coming today.   Ah, the sun is out.  I hope it lasts this week, I don’t think Iowa can hold any more water!  … Continue reading

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Fiber Friday, June 6

At long last, I did some serious dyeing of roving.  Here is what was dry, more to come soon.  I did these in the ‘jar dyeing’ method, so they are a bit randomly dyed, but it beautifully preserves the loft … Continue reading

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Stormy Rovings

This month’s April Challenge for Etsy’s Fiber Arts Street Team is Storms, so I am working on some hand dyed and hand spun yarns for that. This is a pale blue – gray roving with some bits of pink/purple here … Continue reading

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Second Spinning Project

Yes, I know….you already hate me for my first yarn.  What can I say….I have a crafty thumb!  (Or maybe Lizzie learned well from her first owner, and is giving me hints along the way!!)  This project started out as … Continue reading

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Fiber Friday, April 4

Here’s what was dry enough to do something with!! ‘Partly Cloudy with a Chance of Showers’ was part commission, and part EtsyFAST challenge (April’s theme is Storms). She picked one, this is the other! Laceweight Merino. Here is some more Koi Pond….I … Continue reading

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My very first Hand Spun yarn!!!

Ha!  Now you are in for it.  My first yarn has dried (and I’ve finally had time to do photographs), so you get to see my first (poor) efforts at spinning. Here are my singles: Gee, can’t tell which one … Continue reading

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Fiber Friday, March 14

Here’s what is new this week in hand dyed yarns and rovings at ThePaintedTiger! Cheerful (I made more after it sold out the other day!) Olive What She’s Having (lace) Lilac & Citron Roving That 70’s Stove (In Roving, Sock, … Continue reading

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