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Thankful – November 2015 Tiger Club

One of my favorite holidays is Thanksgiving.  It is a time to reconnect with family, to consider blessings, and …  eat!!  I’ve wrapped up some Thanksgiving meal favorites into this month’s fiber and yarn…..golden brown roast turkey, creamy mashed potatoes … Continue reading

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Fiber Friday, Inventory Edition

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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Shop Update – BFL and Stripes!

I’ve been working hard at the dyepots and have some beautiful BFL wool combed top for you. I love BFL (Blue Faced Leicester)….not only are the sheep attractive, the wool is lovely…soft and shiny. Plus it is a longer wool, … Continue reading

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Fiber Friday!

Despite all indications to the contrary, I have been dyeing plenty (besides club) this summer. Grand Old Flag has been difficult to keep in stock (there are some now)…which is a great problem to have, and of course we have … Continue reading

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Sugar Coated Mitts

I have this tendency to tackle huge long term projects, so it seems I get nothing done at all.  To revive my interest and confidence, I decided to do a little project with the bits of Targhee I dyed as … Continue reading

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Fiber Friday!

It is time for Fiber Friday, I’ve been working hard and have a bunch of new eye candy for you! First up is new lace yarn.  You will find 20/2 Spun Silk and Zephyr 50/50 Silk Merino. The deep blue … Continue reading

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Odds and Ends

Last month, I showed you my lovely stack of boxes full of fibery good stuff…..well it is time to show you a preview of what was in the largest two boxes, since it is the March FotM.  I (of course) … Continue reading

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Fresh from the Dyepot – Wonderful Wensleydale

It is time for a new fiber to join the zoo!  Wensleydale is a lovely luster longwool, which means a staple length of 8 or so inches.  Lovely for lace, or fancy spinning like boucle.  All braids are 8 oz, … Continue reading

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Corriedale Top – Fresh from the Dyepot

Need some lovely comfort spinning for the rainy days of fall?  I have ten new colors of Corriedale wool combed top, all gently  hand dyed.   I love to spin these from the fold, sometimes splitting the top longways first to … Continue reading

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June Tiger Club Reveal

USPS is telling me that all the packages were delivered today, so I’m going ahead with the June reveal.  Here are my inspiration pictures: Day Lily and Rose. I wanted to capture the gradient by hand dyeing from  pink to … Continue reading

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