Congratulations to Pam W. who won the Choose Your Yarn Adventure Giveaway. Pam chose the Odysseus colorway from the four skeins of Silky Cashmere yarn I offered, so I’ll be sending that out to her. To everyone else who entered, I want to offer my thanks. Keep an eye on your inbox for a thank… Read More And the winner is…
In thanksgiving for my 800th sale on Etsy and to celebrate my brand new website, I’m doing another Choose Your Yarn Adventure Giveaway. To enter, just choose your favorite of any of my four Odyssey collection skeins above. The winner will receive his or her favorite. You can get extra entries by liking, following,… Read More 800th Sale Yarn Giveaway
As I have mentioned before, I’ve spent the last several weeks creating a new shop. That means I haven’t had a lot of time to actually create new yarn and fiber, but this morning, I got up before the little ones awoke to do some uninterrupted carding on my Ashford drum carder. While I was… Read More An Experiment in Carding
I am tremendously excited to announce the opening of my new shop today! As many of you know, I have been selling handspun yarn, hand-dyed yarn, and fiber for spinners and felters on Etsy since 2011. The time has come to have my own online shop. The best part is that you can search for… Read More Grand Opening of My New Shop!!!!
I have some exciting news. If you are wondering why you haven’t heard much from me of late, it’s because I have temporarily set aside my dye pots while I’m working on a new website. It’s coming together nicely, and I actually do enjoy web design, but I miss making yarn and art batts! One… Read More Website in the Works
This month, I’m interviewing Noreen, the owner of Stitching Wren Crochet. Until now, I have interviewed people who design clothing and accessories, and all of them have been knitters. This month, I have something completely different for you. Noreen makes patterns for 3-dimensional crocheted saint dolls that are just amazing! Let’s see what she has to say. Noreen’s… Read More Designer of the Month: Noreen of Stitching Wren Crochet
I wanted to let you know about a collaboration I’m doing with Mary of Hooking Joy Designs. When you buy yarn from me between now and Mothers’ Day, I’ll send you a coupon code for 20% off Mary’s wonderful stitch markers. She’s also including her lovely crocheted bracelets as well. Other than that, I wanted… Read More Mothers’ Day Special on Stitch Markers and Fabulous New Yarn
I’m going to keep it short and sweet today. First of all, Mothers’ Day is sneaking up on us. If your sweet mamma is a spinner or felter, you might consider getting her a subscription to my Art Batt Club. She’ll receive a completely new and never-before-made 2-ounce art batt each month. You can choose… Read More Mothers’ Day and Sock Blanks
This month, I’m interviewing Jenny, who goes by SweaterFreak on Ravelry. Jenny has some really unique and fascinating knitting patterns, and I love the clean modern lines. As usual, my questions and comments will be in black, and her responses will be in purple. Jenny, tell me about how you got started in fiber arts.… Read More Designer of the Month: An Interview with Jenny of SweaterFreak
I wanted to tell you about my newest yarn collection. Lately, I have been combining my love of classic literature with my love of yarn and fiber. This time, I dyed the four main characters from The Odyssey, and I dyed them on a new luxury fingering-weight base made of superwash merino, silk, and cashmere. It’s… Read More Introducing The Odyssey Collection
