Crafty Girly

Timeline of a Spun Yarn

I had a really productive weekend this past weekend. I worked on my car some, I went to a local festival, and I finished spinning and plyed the Seaweed fiber I purchased from the Loopy Ewe. This is going to be a photographical timeline of this fiber. I'm really happy how this came out. The yarn itself is incredibly soft, and I'm considering turning this into the Drawstring Chemise from the latest Interweave Knits for my mom. She loves wearing these kinds of tops, and I figured what a better gift to give her then something that she likes to wear, is incredibly soft, and was completely handmade by me from the yarn used to the end product. I think she'd love it!

Is it time yet?

30 minutes to go before I could leave work! Dying to go home and spin!!!

I think I may have a problem

I think I should start this new post with this:

“Hello. My name is Lissette, and I’m addicted to fiber.”

Yup, that’s right. I’m addicted. I have been spinning for 3 days straight! First it was the Phoenix yarn that I showed you in the previous post. And then, last week I was on Etsy (I should know better by now) and I found some AWESOME fiber from CJ Kopec. Or maybe I heard about her from Lime & Violet, I’m not entirely sure. Somehow though I stumbled upon CJ Kopec’s site and found this…

Isn’t this just beautiful? The picture just doesn’t capture the colors right. I can’t even explain to you the color explosion that there is in this fiber. Seaside Margaritas isn’t just a couple shades of greens, it’s a spectrum of greens down to yellow! It’s GORGEOUS! And Broken Hearts? Oh.my.God. If my heart was bleeding because it was broken that’s exactly what it would look like. The different shades of Magentas and pinks, and then there’s an underlying pale yellow that is really hard to see. I haven’t even mentioned how soft and squishy this is! It’s incredible! Soon, soon, this will be spun up and used in some project. I’m not sure yet what, but it will be used.

Then there’s the stuff I got from the Loopy Ewe. Shopping with Sheri is always awesome! And now that she’s carrying fiber, it’s even better! I picked up this…

Both of these are from Sakina Needles via Sheri at The Loopy Ewe. These colorways that Sheri has are just amazing! The pictures she shows really doesn’t do it any justice.

So what do I currently have on my bobbins? I have a bobbin full of Seaweed and a bobbin full of Phoenix. That’s what I’ve been doing for 3 days after work. I’m almost done with them both, and as soon as I am I’m going to ply them and show them off! I can’t imagine that these will disappoint in any way.

I’ve also signed up for the Spunky Eclectic fiber club. You can’t go wrong with this one. It’s $15 a month for a single order (4oz) of fiber. I pay that much for World of Warcraft, why not for some fiber that can be spun into something nice that I could wear to keep me warm and cozy? The best part? You pay for this on a month to month basis via Paypal AND you can cancel you’re subscription at any time. You don’t have to get this every month if you don’t want to. You’re not obligated in any way, except for maybe that voice inside your head that will scream at you for not getting it because it’s such nice fiber, and it allows you to experiment with different types of fibers. For a beginner like me that’s an awesome way to get something you either wouldn’t normally get or would be too afraid to try.

Ok, that’s my story. Who’s the next addict?