September 26, 2008 – 7:54 pm
All three of the new base yarns, undyed, left to right, Bamboo, Silk/Seacell, Cotton/Milk Protien:
Close up of the 100% Bamboo:
The silk and seacell lace weight:
And the cotton and milk protein sock yarn:
One more shot of the cotton, which shows off the twist and texture a bit better:
Will be dyeing some of these up tonight, fingers [...]
September 25, 2008 – 10:43 pm
Wow, I’m tired. Been a really busy day. And on top of that. as I was taking pictures for this post, my camera battery died! So no pictures. But I said I’d write about the new base yarns, and I am going to. I know it’s not as good as pictures, but those will be [...]
September 24, 2008 – 7:56 pm
Hand spun I’ve been working on for ages for a good friend of mine, custom colors.
100% Bamboo, currently around fingering weight, dyed after being spun, fading from brown to orange. Will be plied once fully dry to blend colors a bit. The goal is for the final knit item to resemble autumn leaves. (:
I think [...]
September 22, 2008 – 5:21 pm
Wow, it’s been a while! I’ve really missed writing here, but each time I sit down to write, I realize I don’t have much in the way of pictures of new yarns ready to share or photos of knitting progress! And the day to day stuff of running a business probably isn’t all THAT interesting. [...]