Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Merino / Angora yarn

This is a super soft light fingering weight yarn that is composed of 65% merino wool and 35% angora rabbit fiber. This angora merino yarn is a four-ply that is both warm and soft. Yet it is light in weight making it a perfect choice for socks, or any next to skin garment that you don't want to be too bulky, yet want the warmth and comfort of wool. It is not scratchy--but rather, is velvety soft. Each skein yields approximately 125 yards, and weighs about a half of an ounce. Many in stock. Yarn comes in camel brown and black.





Thursday, December 17, 2009

Wool blend cone yarns Sold

Hi all,
Am offering the three following Large cones of yarn for sale. Great for machine knitting, or double these for hand-knitting. Texture and colors are nice!

Lace weight cone weighing 1 lb. 10.9 oz. of yarn, feels and looks like wool. Barley color. Possibly a wool blend.


Sold, but hope to have more later!!















Large 2 lb. 8.1 oz cone of a medium gray lace weight yarn that is 70 percent acrylic, and 30 percent wool. Very nice color and texture.





















Large 2 lb. 4.9 oz. cone of black lace weight yarn, probably a wool-acrylic blend. Picture coming!!

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Oak yarn winder for sale


I don't know exactly how this works, or how old it is, but someone told me it is for winding yarn or rope. Anyway, you can add this to your collections of yarn tools.

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Synthetic cone yarns lace wt





Here are some lace weight cones I have going right now:

A. One lb. of gray orlon acrylic "Oxford Heather"

B. One lb. Christmas green orlon acrylic

C. One lb. wheat yellow (unmarked, but probably acrylic or else an acrylic wool blend)

C. 7.7 oz. turquoise (unmarked but probably acrylic or acrylic wool blend)

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Sea Mist angora wool batts





These are pictures of batts made of a mixture of angora rabbit fiber, and garment grade wool. Color is a heathery aquamarine with flecks of white and rose angora.

Saturday, October 17, 2009

Brunette Brown mohair blythe reborn berenguer doll hair



Here is some beautiful, soft mohair that comes from a kid angora goat. It has been shampooed, rinsed, dyed to lovely, modulated shades of brunette. It has been combed and conditioned. This mohair doll hair reminds me of real human hair because it has highlights and lowlights--just like human hair. It is about nine inches long, so it is really easy to work with. You can either make a really good wig for your doll, or else use it for rooting. This mohair has been used by doll hair artists who make reborn dolls, trolls, Blythe doll wigs, Berenguer doll hair rooting, and other kinds of doll wigs. Use this brunette brown mohair doll hair for all of your doll hair needs. Whenever you need a realistic brunette doll hair, this is it!!

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

dyed angora wool batts




These are some batts I have been working on. These dyed spinning batts are a blend of angora rabbit fiber and soft wool. The colors are a blend of blues, violets and greens. These colors work very well together to produce a beautiful soft yarn.

Thursday, July 2, 2009

Superwash merino wool sock yarn handpainted




I am offering two skeins of a superwash merino wool fingering weight sock yarn. The yarn is 90 percent superwash merino, and ten percent nylon. It is a four ply fingering weight yarn that has been hand-painted to undulating tones of teal, violet, butternut and cream. I call it "Arizona Evening." The yarn is perfect for socks, or any next to skin garment. It has that cool, soft comfort feel that you get with real merino wool. Each skein yields approximately 370 yards.

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

wool mohair blend batts





I have been making some gorgeous batts on my Pat Green drum carder, using some fine soft wool from a merino cross lamb, and some lovely mohair. I have dyed the wool to shades of violet, moss green and blue--teal, and a cerulean. The mohair is dyed grape. I have been swirling in spritzes of mohair to the wool onto the drum carder and am quite pleased with the results. I call these batts "Mediterranean Summer"

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Machine knitting cone yarn thread for sale


















I am offering more cone yarns for sale. These cones each weigh a little over a pound. The yarn is a thin polyester lace-weight, like a thick sewing or quilting thread. It works for machine knitting or serging as well as for embroidery or crochet. I use it in hand spinning to ply in with my wool singles to make a boucle yarn. It adds strength and color to your wools. You can also ply several of these together for a delightful novelty yarn. These cones are big, and will last you a very long time. I have the following colors:

cypress brown
silver
melon yellow
rose
lemon yellow
lilac
periwinkle blue
nile green (pale aqua)
blue-green (turquoise)
grass green
olive green
peacock blue
light wine rose
dark wine (burgundy)
goldenrod
dark apricot
copenhagen blue (slate)
graphite gray
apricot rose
petunia pink (almost fuschia)

Monday, June 8, 2009

Rayon lightweight cone yarn


These cones are 100 percent rayon. I have three available. They weight approximately 9 ounces each. The color is a very pleasing, translucent antique pink. They work especially well for weaving projects, but I use them also for plying with my wools and any singles that need to be strengthened or livened up a little. It's a lace weight yarn. I think it is lighter than my browser indicates. I call it "antique rose" --it is a shiny, but muted pink, like a pale pink rose petal, or some of the antique pinks you see in quilts. A lovely yarn.

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Poly lace weight cone yarn thread

















These cones are a light lace weight yarn. Each weighs a little over a pound. They work well for sewing thread too. I use them often to ply with my softer yarns to add strength, color and pizzazz, especially if you need a yarn that can be used for a weaving warp. If you are a spinner, one of these cones will make piles of yarn. I have the following cones for sale:
lilac
rail gray
wine rose
rose-salmon
Wine plum
golden wheat
silver gray
peacock (teal)
olive green
fuschia
Peach