Friday, September 19, 2008

Blue face leicester wool for sale



Today I am offering a natural white fleece from a sheep that is three quarters Blue face leicester, and a quarter Romney. This fleece is soft and has the typical BFL curls. I washed and rinsed it once, so most of the grease is gone and you won't be paying for grease weight. If I don't sell it, I'll wash and rinse it again and then probably dye it and make it into batts with some angora rabbit fur and maybe some spritzes of contrasting colored silk thrown in. That makes a great yarn. I am thinking of dyeing this fleece a deep royal blue, and the angora will be purple or teal. The silk will be dyed either purple or teal too. I've done it before, and it makes a beautiful yarn.

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

pink angora mohair yarn



There are three of these skeins. Each skein is made of a strand of pink angora rabbit fiber plied with a strand of coordinating pink mohair and a strand of shimmery blue art thread. The yarn is very soft and will get fuzzier as you knit. Each of these skeins yields approximately 90 yds. The yarn is about a worsted weight. It is a delight to work with. So, all together, there are about 270 yds. of this handspun for sale.

Saturday, September 13, 2008

gray border leicester fleece



This is a gray border leicester fleece. Pretty soft, nice crimp, about 3 lbs. 4 ounces. Selling at $10 a pound plus shipping. Or, buy the whole thing for $25 plus shipping

Saturday, July 5, 2008

German angora rabbits and bunnies






I am selling German angora bunnies and rabbits that have great density and will do well for you if you are a fiber enthusiast or like to show rabbits. I have bunnies, juniors and seniors for sale. All on special now at $50 each. Will do a package deal if you buy them all.

Tuesday, July 1, 2008

My first navajo rug



Here is my first handwoven Navajo style rug. All of the yarn was handspun from natural colored sheep. It is perhaps too soft for a rug, because I used garment grade wool. I need to work on my selvages-- the right side is always a little crooked, though the left is straight, when I make rugs. Don't ask me why. I made this rug on my two harness rug loom. I am going to try again using dyed wool, but first, I have to rewarp the loom.