Etsy Shop Update

I have taken my etsy shop off of "Vacation Mode" and I have added a few new hand spun yarns. So, make sure you stop by and check it out!

Quick Update

I have officially finished my winter/spring semester at school! That means I have 4 months off, well... I'll be working of course, but it gives me more time to create things for myself and my etsy shop. I have already started spinning the Merino/Soysilk blend I purchased at Fibers West in March. I'm trying to spin it fairly thin, so I can ply it into a DK weight/12w.p.i. (I'm hoping). Well, like the title says, this is just a quick update. Hopefully I will have more blog posts over the summer.

P.S.
I'm picking up a drum carder from school tomorrow for the summer! I am SOOO excited!

Thrum Yarn

A few weeks ago, my Design teacher asked if I could try spinning some thrums from her machine embroidery projects, into yarn. This is the result:
The yarn is approximately 15 yards - 2 ply - with cotton thread. I wish I would have taken a picture of the cut up threads, in the ziploc bag she gave me, but I didn't think of it at the time. My teacher is giving me more to spin though, so I'll make sure to have a picture of the before and after *wink*

I'm going to be the happiest textile girl ever!

Last week my teacher told us that we are allowed to borrow equipment from school for over the summer! I was so excited to hear this because the "equipment" includes drum carders! Why is this so great you ask? Well, I am addicted to spinning. I have more fleece than a herd of sheep. hehe. So, I was a little concerned that I would have to hand card (slowest method ever!) all my fleece before I could spin it. Which would seriously slow down my production over the summer, for my Etsy shop. But, never fear! I will have a drum carder here! (I talked about the drum carder in a previous post). That will also give me more inspiration for blog posts, which will be nice because I've been slacking a bit. Well, wish me luck on lugging that thing home! Here is a picture of something random, just to add some interest to the post! *wink*

did you know?

2009 is the "International Year of Natural Fibres"?

I haven't had a chance to read the website yet, because I'm on my way to school today, but I'll be dreaming of it all day... Well, before and after my Art History final exam today *gag* lol. So, enjoy the site, leave comments of what you think! :D I'm pretty excited. I'm going to spread the word to my textile friends at school.

For all those designers out there...

I found this t-shirt.

(From: http://funkyduds.blogspot.com/2009/03/at-mysoti-for-us20.html)

Owl Swap

Last month I participated in a craft swap on Craftster and it was owl themed. This is what I sent:
Left to right:
- Reverse applique tshirt
- Hand made/hand embroidered Pillow cases
- Hand spun yarn
- Needle felted pin
- Knit dishcloth

Fibers West Show

Today we had a field trip to Abbotsford for the Fiberfest West Show. Look what I bought!

Starting from the top left:
- 4oz. Merino/SoySilk (multi-colored)
- 1lb Raw Polworth fleece (white)
- 100grams 80% Romney 20% Possum (dark brown/grey)
- 1.75oz. Firestar (sparkly!)
- 80grams Soysilk (natural)
- 3oz. Mohair locks (purple/red)
- 4oz. Adult Mohair locks (blue/purple)
- 4oz. Viscose Rayon (white)

The show is on until tomorrow/Saturday. Check the website for details!

Weaving project Color Teaser

Where did February go?

Well, that went by fast. I understand that February is a shorter month, but why did it seem to go by like it was only a week?! I haven't done a whole lot of art making this month, besides for school, BUT I did receive my package from the last swap, of 3, on CraftsterIt was owl related! (ignore the cheezy picture of me, modeling the jewelry I was sent) Everything is wonderful! I was spoiled rotten! I especially love the yellow wristlet!