| Friday update |
[15 May 2008|09:14am] |
I'm planning to update The Yarn Wench Friday morning if all goes well. I'm not sure if there will be an update the following week as my calendar looks stuffed with doctor's appointments and other miscellaneous things. I will let you know.
This week there will be some lovely Cotswold locks, a bit of Romney/Merino fleece, two new twin yarns as blogged earlier, and lots of hand-dyed wool top, mostly Falkland. Here is a shot of some of the Cotswold:
 
 
Hope everyone has a nice Thursday. Alex is coming home from college this afternoon - yay!
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| Meet the Fraternal Twin Sisters Polka & Dot |
[13 May 2008|10:48am] |
So here are some shots of the two skeins of Navajo three ply Falkland - not quite identical as they came from different dyepots but in the same colorway. I love how the buttons are reversed in color:
And because Eva asked me I am posting pictures of part of my button collection. These are pretty little keepers that live in a bowl in my living room. I'll never use them for anything because I love just looking at 'em.
Anyone else have any pretty buttons to share? I love buttons! Tiny little works of art...
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| Today's dyepots... |
[12 May 2008|05:22pm] |
Busy day. Lots of dye pots - all Falkland. Did another skein just like yesterday's Mother's Day yarn so now I have about 220 yards or so of the Navajo 3 ply which will be available later this week. Here is a little peek of today's new colorways:
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| Happy Mother's Day |
[11 May 2008|04:38pm] |
Got some sweet (and not so sweet) goodies from my family - a lovely artist-made silver necklace from a great little local gift shop, The Mouse House (sweet), and the Sweeney Todd DVD (rated R for graphic bloody violence - not so sweet). The Johnny Depp collection grows and grows. It is a sickness I suffer from and for which there is no cure.
I spent my Mother's Day doing what I like best - working! And that means spinning. Here is a little picture story of my Mother's Day yarn:
 
 
 
Hand-dyed, handspun Navajo 3 ply Falkland wool as yet unnamed. I've been asked by a number of people if these buttons are happy accidents or if I design the yarn around them. I love this line of buttons and I start with them and do a coordinating dyepot.
And for a little dose of Nerdy Pickle and her Insomniacomics because I know you need yer fix:
And that's all for now. Hope all you Muthas are having a fine day!
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| New loose fibers for this week... |
[10 May 2008|12:02pm] |
Got some lovelies from Sandy of Homestead Wool and Gift this week. Beauteous as usual! Got some new Cotswold lambie locks and some Cotswold adult locks in addition to a beautiful Romney/merino fleece that is just gorgeous - the softness of merino with a longer staple and nice crimp. Can't wait to start dyeing that up!
I did start in on the Cotswold lambie this morning. Oh. So. Yummy. Here is a shot of some of it drying out on the deck:
Of course, it will be really shiny once it's dry. I must say I have become addicted to this fiber and use it in much of my spinning these days.
Thanks to all who shopped yesterday! That was great fun:)
Hope the weekend is a lovely one for you all and that all you muthas out there have a happy Mutha's Day:))
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| Update! |
[09 May 2008|10:09am] |
The Yarn Wench has just updated! This week I cleaned out my studio of all the little odds and ends of wool top I had on hand that were under 4 oz. and I threw 'em in the dye pots. There was Falkland, merino, BFL, and a tiny bit of domestic. I bagged 'em up and am offering 10 new Mixed Bags so please check 'em out. Also, lots of new hand-dyed wool top and a new yarn.
I also did a ruthless mark-down on all of my handspun yarns. I think art yarns are a bit of a luxury in this time of economic woes and I have a mighty stockpile on my hands. I want to continue to spin art yarns but I need to clear out some of what I have on hand. So please check out my drastically reduced yarns!
Here is a shot of this week's Mixed Bags - these are excellent for building up your spinning palette and also a fabulous buy for felters. All wool included is totally feltable. Each bag has between 2-5 different colorways:
Hope you'll stop by!
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| Updating on Friday... |
[08 May 2008|09:35am] |
The Yarn Wench will be updating tomorrow morning provided I get a night's sleep tonight! Only 3-4 hours under my belt this morning and I am moving s-l-o-w-l-y. I still have much to photograph and put into inventory...
Well, getting some java in my system and off to work I go....
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| A glimpse into my world.... |
[06 May 2008|11:01am] |
Every now and then I take my camera around my house and photograph some of my favorite colors, textures, and images. Somehow I use that info to rejuvenate.
Here is today's journey:
 
 
 
 
 
 
I see a few colorways in there! I love how this jumpstarts my brain:)
In other news, send good thoughts to Alex today - she is auditioning for a play at college and got a callback for tonight! She is the only non-theatre major to audition so was very pleased by the second chance. She loved being involved in drama in high school but has gotten away from it over the past few years. I'm so pleased to see her finding her way back into it as she has a real gift. It is a Sam Shepherd play with only one female character. If she gets the part she has to do a scene in her underwear....and gets to knee someone in the balls:) This I gotta see - good luck Alex!
Hope everyone is having a good day.
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| Nerdy Pickle.... |
[03 May 2008|05:17pm] |
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This one was based on an actual overheard conversation in art class. You gotta love emo kids.
And this one is actual geek humor. You gotta love math, I guess:)
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| tee shirts |
[03 May 2008|10:59am] |
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Anyone know where I can find good arty tee shirts? I shopped all day yesterday and came away with 4 pairs of shorts and capris but only one tee shirt. I used to like the shirts at Old Navy but they didn't have much that appealed to me. I don't really like writing on a shirt - just abstract or arty imagery. I'm beginning to think I need to buy some white tees and throw them in the dye pot and work on them with bleach and stamps like I do with my quilts. That is more trouble than I want to go to! If someone can direct me to some awesome tee shirts I'd love it. Artist-made is fabulous. I did get on etsy but was overwhelmed by over 900 pages...Thanks!
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| A reminder... |
[02 May 2008|07:37am] |
My SALE at The Yarn Wench continues until midnight tonight so take advantage of it! Until midnight buy 2 items and get 10% off, buy 3 or more and get a whopping 20% off! I don't often have a sale this big so don't miss it! Thanks to all who bought - I'm starting to feel a little lighter! I haven't sold any yarns yet so I'm going to pimp a few of them - you won't be able to get my yarns this cheaply again for a while so please check 'em out!
  
  
  
  
In other news (which is only exciting to me, I'm sure) I'm headed out today to go clothes shopping for the first time in maybe two years! Squeal! Every shirt I own either has a hole in it or dye on it! I desperately need summer clothes and I'm also armed with a gift card (or three) that I've had for some time. I am really looking forward to this! Happy Friday! xoxoxo
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| Update and Sale! |
[01 May 2008|10:17am] |
I just updated The Yarn Wench with lots of new spinning fiber and a Wooly Mammoth of a yarn. I'm also doing some spring cleaning and would love it if you could help me unearth my dining room which is knee-high in fiber - so I'm having a SALE from now until 11:59pm est tomorrow night (May 2). Until then, if you buy two items from me you get 10% off. But wait! That's not all! If you buy 3 or more items from me you get a whopping 20% off! That doesn't happen often so take advantage and stock up! This sale doesn't include the astrophotographs on my site - but it does include all fiber and yarns. I hope you'll stop by!
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| Update tomorrow |
[30 Apr 2008|02:38pm] |
I'm hoping to update The Yarn Wench tomorrow and don't tell anyone but there may be a sale. Just saying 'cause I likes you:)
Here is a little preview of some of the fibers that will be available:
 
 
 
 
I'll post here tomorrow when it's up and running...
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| Wooly Mammoth |
[29 Apr 2008|10:33am] |
Okay, so I took waaaay too many pics of this yarn but I had such fun with it and I love so many of the details. This one is hand-dyed, handspun Romney/Lincoln lamb, Wensleydale/Border Leicester locks, alpaca, sari silk, angelina, various glittery threads, with a cotton/linen thread core plied up coily around a copper thread. And it is a Wooly Mammoth of a yarn!
 
 
 
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| Alex.... |
[27 Apr 2008|02:46pm] |
It seems I don't blog often about Alex - she is away at college so her pretty face rarely graces my blog (Rachel wishes she should be so lucky!) so here are a few:
This has been a really nice weekend. She just left to go back to school. She finishes up this year in two weeks - a busy, busy young woman. Love you, honey - thanks for the nice surprise this weekend:)) xoxoxoxoxoxo
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| sweet 16 and a surprise visit |
[27 Apr 2008|10:47am] |
Been an eventful couple of days. Friday was Rachel's 16th birthday:) I think she had a really nice day. She celebrated Friday night by going out to dinner at a local cafe with her bf and spending time at his family's house and we took her out for dinner on Saturday night. While she was out on Friday night Kevin and I went to a local Mexican restaurant for dinner. While there Kevin's cellphone rang and it was our daughter Alex calling. She said she was calling to wish Rachel a happy birthday. Kevin chatted for a few minutes, told her we were out to dinner and he'd talk later. Ten minutes passed and who do you supposed walked into the restaurant? Alex! She'd driven home from college to surprise Rachel (and us)! She'd arrived home to an empty house and had phoned to find out where we were. So she had dinner with us and later on we all drove out to pick up Rachel and surprise her.
So I know you are all wondering what you give a 16 year old geek for her birthday?
You surprise her with a book by her favorite physicist, Lisa Randall! Oh, and you get her a 500 in 1 electronics project kit....and 5 of her own-design teeshirts from my cafepress store....
...in addition to some music, earrings, Pokemon, and a few other little odds and ends. A nice day:)
Saturday, however, was not such a nice day - at least it didn't start off that way. I got practically no sleep on Friday night (this is getting old) so was pretty ragged around the edges. On top of that our hot water heater was having some issues so Kevin got to work on it and half-flooded our basement. I was sucking water up with the shop vac while he tried to make a trip to the hardware store for repair items - but a spring on our garage door broke and we were unable to get the cars out! I swear - it all happens at once! We finally got the mess all cleaned up, and we figured out a way to get our garage door up (it took three of us) and we got the cars out. Kevin finally got the part he needed and we are back in the hot water business. But it wasn't the way we had planned to spend our Saturday afternoon! The day ended better than it started - we took Rachel, her best friend, and Alex out to dinner last night which was very lovely.
I plan to enjoy today. It will be our last day of nice weather until Friday. Alex is going to hang around until after dinner before heading back to her last few weeks at college before summer break. For me, life is all about the family. I have a wonderful one.
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| Update! |
[25 Apr 2008|10:54am] |
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The Yarn Wench has just updated! There are three new yarns and a bunch of new spinning fiber including merino/silk. Please stop by!
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| I wanna be a kitty.... |
[23 Apr 2008|06:14pm] |
Zip is the narcoleptic hedonist in the family. I envy his ability to sleep anywhere and in any twisty position. I will admit though that after my exhausting sleep-deprived day yesterday I managed to pretty much sleep this way last night. I feel so much better.
A warm muggy day today - and warm temps in the forecast through Tuesday when it is supposed to only reach 47 degrees! I'm into my capris and sandal-wearing mode. I will not be amused if I have to pull out my winter coat again. Nature is such a damn tease.
I'm looking at a Friday update at this point. Yesterday was pretty much a waste for me so I had to catch up on some dyeing today. Tomorrow it is photography and inventory. If all goes well I'll launch on Friday morning.
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