These just arrived and while I’m so so so very tempted to start on the 2nd one from Squoosh, I’m wondering if I should work on the ones that have been part of my stash for a while already.
Yes, I have just finished spinning up my current WIP and will get started on plying it tomorrow. Hopefully I’ll be done with it by Friday since we’re leaving for Lyon to spend Easter with Nil’s parents. When we get back, it’ll be up for sale.
Didn’t you know? I have a job and it’s running my shop. 
…excluding a fibre club shipment that’s on the way, the practice stash (about 400 gms of mixed wools and etc), the WIP stash (another 400 odd grams) and naturally, the shop’s stock of undyed goodies…
In a nutshell, there are all sorts of wool fibres in there (Gotland, Falkland, Corriedale, Merino, etc), blends like merino/bamboo, merino/seacell, BFL/cashmere, Shetland/silk and then lovely soft stuff like alpaca. To find out more about them, click on the pictures and check out the notes!
And like Nil said, this isn’t junk…it’s money and I’m not kidding. 
Despite the snow, I thought it best to whip up the camera and snap some pictures anyway. The keyword, if you will ignore the mention of snow, is SOME.
Yes, my fiber stash is overflowing and right now, it’s for a good reason. But rest assured that unlike my knitting, I spin up stuff relatively quickly.
I thought this blog might be in need of some colour-related cheerfulness. Over the course of a few weeks, I’ve caved and purchased OR handdyed some fibers to spin up for either keeps or the shop. So my fiber stash has grown somewhat considerably, even more than the stock for the shop, dare I say. What’s worse is that I haven’t had the time to photograph them all. ARGH!
On the list of To-Take-A-Snapshot are…
- Romney in Creme Brulee (8 oz) from ironjohn04
- Seawool in Delight (4 oz) from Dyeing For Colour
- Seawool in Scottish Heather (4 oz) from Dyeing For Colour
- Seawool in SR25 (8 oz) from Creatively Dyed
- 60/40 Merino-Bamboo in Evening Shade (4 oz) (FatCatKnits) from a trade on Rav
- 50/50 Merino-Tencel in Green Tea (4 oz) (Pigeon Roof Studios) from a trade on Rav
Of course, I shouldn’t forget the fibers that are supposed to be on their way or will be on their way over the next few months!
On the list of Items-To-Be-Received are…
There is a perfectly good explanation for this stash enhancement…
Unfortunately, I can’t say it. You’ll find out soon enough.
A very lovely orchid from my MIL & SIL, five ounces of superwash merino in Orchid colourway (my own handdye) and some yummy Gotland roving in Oxford colourway from Spindlefrog over on Etsy. YUMMMMM!
More to come…really…just one more! 
Yup, my birthday was just a week ago and since then I’ve been waiting for a flurry of gifts to arrive. Well, I wouldn’t exactly say for sure that it is a personal gift, more like me buying up supplies in the name of a birthday gift to myself but what the heck!
It was an unexpected purchase really, but since I was branching out into items for the store, I thought why not. You may think it’s strange purchasing items that I could easily dye up for myself but don’t be surprised. Sometimes dyers themselves buy from others…especially when it comes to blends which are hard to come by in this part of the world/Europe. So for your viewing pleasure, may I present some fibrey goodness…which soon will be turned into handspun yarn for the shop.
And oh, another gift that came by my way involves some Swiss/French keys, Vista and a very yummy function. Nil got me this simply because I was hogging his PC for far too long. The timing is right, really. With the shop and all, I am now able to update as and when I like without interfering in his online activities. And of course, I have no excuse when it comes to churning out my wedding dinner album, which is still in the works. Time to kick my own butt, really.
And oh, there is the matter of some gift baskets or such lying around…I ought to take a snapshot of that. When the next gift(s) arrives, you can bet that I’ll blog about it!
My own handdyes which are NOT for sale!
Yes, I plan to spin these up into yarn so keep your eyes peeled out for more goodies!
Pastel Spring I
Fibre | New Merino Wool
Weight | 50 gms
Dye Type | Wiltons
Colours | Brown, Juniper Green (*) + Black, Moss Green + Kelly Green, Ivory + Buttercup Yellow
Pastel Spring II
Fibre | New Merino Wool
Weight | 50 gms
Dye Type | Wiltons
Colours | Brown, Juniper Green (*) + Black, Moss Green + Kelly Green (*), Ivory + Buttercup Yellow (*)
(*) denotes dominant colour
This time, I used less dye and soaked it for about 45 minutes to an hour in 300 ml of vinegar and half a bucket of water (approximately 6 litres). I’m planning to spin and then ply this up, hence the very subtle difference in colour intensity. Yes, I’m still experimenting with the amount of dye and the level of colour intensity.
Still, I like the pastel soft hues. I’m hoping to get more fibre soon (but mostly wools) to concentrate on these little dyeing experiments. With any luck, I think I’ll end up with more fibre than yarn for the special project!
Y’know, sometimes I wonder why I get assignments like this – auto insurance online quote. I don’t even own a car!!!!
