Shop News
Well, not a whole lot of things. Cotton, cotton, cotton. Oh how I would love to get everyone spinning and using cotton! Outside of that rant, we have been playing with making felt for upholstery. It has been a wonderfully creative process. We are having another play day on Thursday, August 25. Anything can happen! Come play if you are brave enough.
Here is a photo of upholstery (click on thumbnail)
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Felted chair and stools are not quite complete in this photo as the bases need to be finished (painted).
Soon to arrive - Schacht's new SIDEKICK spinning wheel! Unique portable design that spins like a production wheel!
October 2010 - Beautiful new sportweight yarn in a Polwarth and Tussah silk blend. Available in bulk skeins and ready for the dyepot. Suitable for all your projects. New shaded BFL and Tussah Silk Top, ready to spin, along with Lincoln, Gotland and new Northern Lights colors. All books are 25% off. More combs and hackles from Sunrise Metalworks.
Just arrived: A natural color blended top of BFL in white, brown and grey. Spins up into a beautiful yarn. Also new a superwash 50%merino and 50%tencel top. Great for those lustrous and drapey coat scarves. Try handpainting this one!
NEW beautiful hand made wood spindles from Sunrise Metalworks. Gorgeous wood that is perfectly weighted for spindling.
New! New shipment of great books! Some new "one skein" project books. I love these infinitely portable projects. Great for gifting. Also some new notions, stitch markers, locker hooks, brass reed and heddle hooks along with some 6 hole weaving cards.
NEW in the shop - Pre-reduced indigo dye kits. No longer do you have to work with the NaOH to reduce the indigo so that it can be dispersed! Easy to set up a 3 gallon dye pot. Kit has all you need, plus I have the pre-reduced indigo and auxiliaries in separate quantities.
NEW in the shop - Sunrise Metal Works Wool Combs. A beautifully made tool at great prices. They make wool combs, Viking style combs, petite combs, hackles and some beautiful hand spindles
NEW in the shop - BUTTONS! SHAWL STICKS! Unique handmade glass, wood, stone and horn buttons along with a great selection of shawl sticks and pins
NEW in the shop - Spinning fibers - Organic Romney carded slyver. Lots of sheen and spins like a dream, from a hand spinner's flock in Canada. A great BFL natural top, very fine and with good length. Polwarth is not easy to find, but this roving is soft as butter, and spins with excellent loft.
All books are now 25% off. There is just no competing with Amazon! <G>
NEW in the shop - Ashford has some great new kits. First, a nuno scarf felting kit that includes all you need for making a nuno felted scarf. Beautiful color ways and good directions.
New to needle felting? Try one of Ashford's animal felting kits. All you need plus excellent instructions.