Good afternoon! It has been a couple weeks since I talked to you, and since we last spoke, we have moved from northern Arizona to Texas. It has been a bit of a wild ride. I’ll tell you a bit about our moving adventures soon. Independence Day Sale First, though, I want to let you… Read More Independence Day Sale, Club Colorway, and Our Move
If you have been wondering if I’m having a sale for Black Friday, the answer is a resounding yes. I’m offering 20% off almost everything, and it starts right now! I’m not including my clubs, gift certificates, or dyed-to-order yarn, but if it’s in stock, it’s on sale. I am including all of the following:… Read More The Black Friday Sale at Purple Lamb Starts Now – 20% Off Almost Everything
Good morning, my fellow fiber artist! Just this week our weather shifted from the heat and humidity of monsoon season back to dry and really hot, but as I write this, I am enjoying the cool of the morning and awaiting the time when it really starts to feel like fall and I can pull… Read More Sale on Fiber, News about Spin Together, and Plans for an Advent Yarn Calendar
Good morning! I have something new and wonderful in the shop this week–gift certificates for Purple Lamb! When I was figuring out the details, I thought about what I like and don’t like about gift certificates to make them the best of all possible gift certificates. I hate it when gift certificates expire, so mine… Read More Introducing Purple Lamb Gift Certificates – and a Gift for You Too
Today I am officially launching my fall collection. I thought I would share the collection with you as well as some of the creative process that goes on behind the scenes. I also have a couple other things to share with you as well having to do with a giveaway and a sale that are… Read More Introducing the Fall Collection Based on Moby-Dick
Good morning, everyone! I wanted to talk to you about two related things today. First, I have a new yarn base I’m introducing. Second, I am really excited about a new dyeing technique I’m using and wanted to share it with you. First the yarn base… I’ve been searching for the perfect sock-weight yarn for… Read More Introducing a New Dyeing Technique and a New Yarn Base
I wanted to mention that I’ve divided my art batts into two different sections in my shop–the repeatable ones that I intend to keep making and try to keep in stock and the limited edition batts that I probably won’t be repeating, so if you see something you love there, you should probably snap it… Read More A Change in My Shop and a Few Old Batts
This week I thought I would give you a peak into the process of creating a new yarn collection. About six weeks ago now, I decided I wanted to make a new yarn collection based on the characters in Jane Austen’s wonderful novels. The first step was to decide on a yarn base. I’ve been… Read More The Making of a Yarn Collection – Jane Austen Lace
Good morning, everyone! A few months ago I had this crazy idea for a scarf with a squiggle of handspun art yarn with all its wonderful texture and variation running through the fabric of a hand-dyed millspun scarf as well as a cowl with the same basic idea. It sounded like the coolest thing, but… Read More Introducing the Handspun Highlight Scarf & Cowl Kits
One of the things I have noticed over many years of working with fiber and yarn is that colors tend to soften with each step. In other words, if I make an art batt or dye a braid of top and then spin it into yarn, the yarn has softer colors than the art batt.… Read More An Experiment in Color: How Colors Soften with Each Step
