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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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Fiber Friday, May 23

As promised, oodles of yummy yarn!  Clicking the titles will take you directly to the yarn’s listing.  Can you tell at all that I have summer on the brain?!? Rainbow Worsted Hand Dyed Yarn I had a request for this … Continue reading

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It’s Thursday!

These are the titles you get when my brain is fried!  Today I’ve been busy winding, photographing, and uploading new stuff to the store.  The Fiber Friday post will actually occur in the morning, since it is all written.  (Yay … Continue reading

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Fiber Friday, May 9

Ah, at long last, some new yarn pictures for you to drool over!!! Below is Green Goddess, which is a blend of yellows, greens, blues, and navy on 100% merino wool sock yarn.  The yarn is kettle dyed randomly, so … Continue reading

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Fiber Friday, April 11

My Partly Cloudy with a Chance of Showers lace yarn sold out within 5 minutes on Etsy last week, so I made 2 more.  One will go up later today on Etsy, the second to follow when the first sells. … 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 28

Here’s what is ‘Fresh from the Dyepot’ this week! Designer’s Challenge – I saw this combination in a shelter magazine. The sofa was blue, the walls chocolate, and the lamps and throw pillows were orange. Although not my style for … 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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