— Assigned Pooling, Dyeing, Felting, Kits, Knitting, Pattern, Show and Tell, Spinning, Tutorial, Yarn and Fiber Club —

More Goodies – Starry Night and Silk Hankies

March 10, 2023

Good morning, and happy Friday to you! This week, I have been doing a lot of work on things I can’t show you–dyeing up club colorways and also turning big skeins of Stained Glass Sock into mini skeins for my Eight Days of Easter kits. I wish I could show both of those to you… Read More More Goodies – Starry Night and Silk Hankies

— Crochet, Dyeing, Felting, Knitting, News, Spinning —

Silk Hankies, a New Colorway, and My Beautiful Grandson

February 11, 2023

Good morning and happy Saturday! I’m a day late sending the newsletter, but I have a very good reason for it. My oldest daughter had her first baby a week ago Friday, and I drove down to help. I’ll tell you the rather dramatic and beautiful story at the end of the newsletter, but first… Read More Silk Hankies, a New Colorway, and My Beautiful Grandson

— Crochet, Felting, News, Sale, Spinning, Weaving —

Thank You Sale!

December 26, 2019

I hope you are having a joyful Christmas season! I wanted to say thank you for such a fantastic year at Purple Lamb and share my own happy news. On a personal front, all seven of our children are home for Christmas, and nothing could be better than that. On the business end of things,… Read More Thank You Sale!

— Dyeing, Felting, Fiber Paintings, Knitting, News, Spinning, Tutorial —

Gifts and Goodies from Purple Lamb

December 5, 2019

Of late, the focus for my newsletter has been mostly related to my hand-dyed yarn. This week, though, I thought I would focus instead on the other goodies in my shop–things I have made that would make wonderful gifts for your friends and family or special treats for you, my fellow fiber artists. Fiber Paintings… Read More Gifts and Goodies from Purple Lamb

— Dyeing, News, Sale, Spinning, Yarn and Fiber Club —

Spin Together, Silk Hankies, Dream Sock, and More

September 6, 2019

Good morning! First of all, thank you to everyone who took advantage of my Labor of Love Labor Day sale! It was a huge success thanks to all of you, and now I have some room to dye up some more goodies. Spin Together is going really well. We have had a few crazy days… Read More Spin Together, Silk Hankies, Dream Sock, and More

— Dyeing, Knitting, News, Pattern, Spinning, Yarn and Fiber Club —

Announcing the September Club Colorway and Yarn Advent Calendars

August 23, 2019

Good morning! I hope you are doing well and finding lots of time to enjoy the fiber arts. I wanted to tell you about two important things this week. September Club Colorway First of all, I decided to use “Girl with a Pearl Earring” as the inspiration for my September club colorways. Here it is:… Read More Announcing the September Club Colorway and Yarn Advent Calendars

— Knitting —

Knitting with Silk Hankies

May 11, 2017

If you love all the wonderful colors of silk hankies and would love to knit or crochet with them but you don’t spin, here’s a great tutorial on how to knit directly from them:

Purple Lamb Fiber Arts

indie-dyed yarn inspired by the classics

Tag: silk hankies