Wednesday, July 6 2011
Wednesday, July 6 2011. fibre dyeing
I am always looking at different yarns or fibres to dye for your delight, and today I put 3 new items up in the shop. Up first ..... 100% shetland fibre:Each braid contains approximately 200g of fibre. Most braids are closer to 210g. I don't dye much fibre, but from time to time I enjoy dyeing […]
Tuesday, February 15 2011
Tuesday, February 15 2011. Knitting
Dyeing: The Fibre is up in the shop. I'm really enjoying the fibre dyeing again. I've had a bit of a break from it, but with encouragement from someone who's opinion I value and who very kindly said she loved my dyed fibre, I decided to get back into it. So there it is. I hope you like it. At […]
Sunday, February 13 2011
Sunday, February 13 2011. fibre dyeing
Well despite the lusciousness of the fibre I showed you yesterday, I'm afraid that when I got out my spinning wheel it was another coil of fibre which called me:[caption id="attachment_3875" align="aligncenter" width="419" caption="Be my […]
Saturday, February 12 2011
Saturday, February 12 2011. fibre dyeing
I'd forgotten just how much fun it is to dye fibre. I've been trying to get back into it and I'm enjoying myself!Now I need to dust off the spinning wheel and see how it spins up.
Friday, November 13 2009
Friday, November 13 2009. Scotland
It's been quite a week for one reason or another, and Tuesday and Wednesday were taken up with a course and meetings meaning I was leaving home around 9.00 and not getting back home until the back of 10.00pm, so blogging has suffered this week I'm afraid. Another disadvantage of rushing about was […]
Monday, September 14 2009
Monday, September 14 2009. Knitting
The Inga Hat is complete. I had a very stubborn model (I think he thought the hat a bit "girly"):but eventually I managed to get a reasonable shot of the hat.I think it is due to the colours I chose to use, but it doesn't have the same definition that the original pattern picture […]
Sunday, February 22 2009
Sunday, February 22 2009. Blogroll
Sorry, there'll be a slight delay getting the new yarn and fibre up on the site. This weekend has been taken up with adminy type things - not my favourite! Here's a preview of one of the fibres that I'll be dyeing next week. This one was going to go up on the shop, but I decided to spin it up […]
Thursday, February 19 2009
Thursday, February 19 2009. fibre dyeing
It's been an odd week. On the one hand I've had one major problem with a delivery that's giving me a real headache, and on the other hand there has been fantastic little gems that have occurred. It puts things into balance.First gem, another picture of socks in the January club yarn from one of […]
Sunday, January 4 2009
Sunday, January 4 2009. Scotland
We've had some incredible weather over the last few days. Clear, crisp days, ideal for walking. We decided to visit the lighthouse and Stevan took some fantastic photographs, but this one is particularly lovely:Stoer Lighthouse was built in 1870. It was one of Stevenson's lighthouses and […]
Tuesday, December 16 2008
Tuesday, December 16 2008. Knitting
At this time of year I always feel a sense of winding down. I never want to be too far from home, and I generally want to have lots of time to think. I don't have a great love for the hustle and bustle of Christmas, especially the mad frenzy that takes place year after year in the supermarkets […]
Thursday, September 18 2008
Thursday, September 18 2008. Knitting
After all the excitement of last week with the workshop being built, and Winifred being found, this week has been much quieter, but still very busy. I've had my hands full with the dyeing, although the weather hasn't exactly been helpful! We have had such a lovely summer, compared to the rest of the […]
Friday, September 12 2008
Friday, September 12 2008. fibre dyeing
Just before I get back to the grand building of the workshop, a quick update on Winifred. She spent a comfortable night with us on Monday night, after polishing off a fillet of mackerel. She just woke up once during the night and started to cry, which was pretty heartbreaking. But after going […]
Wednesday, September 3 2008
Wednesday, September 3 2008. Scotland
I mentioned in my previous posting that besides the Italian Chapel, Stevan had also visited Skara Braeand the Ring of Brodgar.He was completely blown away by both sites. He was also disarmed by the frankness of the guide at Brodgar, who quite simply admitted they had no idea why the stones were […]
Thursday, August 7 2008
Thursday, August 7 2008. Scotland
I was so excited to receive an e-mail from Chris this week, along with a photograph showing what she'd done with some of my hand dyed yarn. Isn't it lovely?Oh, and the beautiful Hardanger cushions in the background ... also all the handiwork of Chris.Although it was my sock yarn that Chris used, it […]
Thursday, July 31 2008
Thursday, July 31 2008. fibre dyeing
You may have noticed a new banner at the top of the page (thanks Stevan!) I hope you like it. I've also made some changes to the Ripples Yarn page, and I welcome any feedback.
Sunday, April 13 2008
Sunday, April 13 2008. Knitting
It's a busy time at this time of year if you're a farmer. In the field in front of our house we have a lot of sheep who are not only pregnant, but VERY pregnant. All of them are expecting either triplets or quads. The farmer tried to time lambing to start a little later this year in the hope that […]
Sunday, March 23 2008
Sunday, March 23 2008. Knitting
Do you remember this? Well, I've been trying my hand at dyeing again, and I'm pleased to say that this time it looks a bit more as I had hoped my first attempt would look:Now it is a different yarn (4 ply sock yarn as opposed to handspun bluefaced leicester), but I used exactly the same dyes and dye […]
Friday, February 29 2008
Friday, February 29 2008. fibre dyeing
I have not a clue about the project on which I am about to embark. Dyeing fibre. All I know is that if others can do it, I can do it! Foolish thinking perhaps.But ever the fool I sent off for two kits:One using procion dyes, and one using natural dyes and mordants.Inside the Procion kit there were […]
