My First Skein of Artyarn « 7 Yaks Design

My First Skein of Artyarn

My friend Linda came over on Sunday and helped me get acquainted with my new spinning wheel. With her much needed assistance I managed to make my first skein of yarn! It’s a nice blend of merino batts and roving from my fellow Phat Fiber artists along with some fabulous wool locks that Linda dyed and shared with me.

Artyarn

Think I might try the wham bam cowl for this.

Artyarn

Thanks to the following fiber artists who were included in my skein of yarn with the generous donation of their samples to the

Phat Fiber Sample Box:

Altered Visions

Infinity Yarn and Fiber

Maude & Me

Moonwood Farm

Serendipity Fiber Arts

Sweet Pea Fibers

Wooly Hands

August 5, 2009 - Posted by 7yaks | News, Projects | 7 yaks design, altered visions, artyarn, handspinning, handspun, infinity yarn and fiber, locks, maude and me, moonwood farm, phat fiber, roving, serendipity fiber arts, sevenyaks.etsy.com, spinning, spinning wheel, sweet pea fibers, wool, wooly hands, yarn | 1 Comment

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yeah looks great all washed up and pretty!! that would be fun to do the Wham cowl in come join the group on Rav will send you the link! now to get you to spin MORE and MORE!! see you soon!! Bring wheel! big hugs Linda

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I have always loved the arts of all kinds. When I was young my Mom chose day care and summer camps that had my 2 loves: crafts and horses. I learned to ride when I was 3 years old (bought my own horses at 20) and began exploring more advanced fiber arts and enameling in the 4th & 5th grades. Since then I have pursued a degree in metals & jewelry design at the Cleveland Institute of Art. I began dyeing fabric, wool and yarn for a minor in fiber and used the elements of those processes and found ways to apply them to metal techniques creating a unique style that I then had to opportunity to teach to others. For more of my background information, see my linkedin profile.

I am currently dabbling as an engineer wannabe using a laser cutter and other industrial equipment to make knitting tools and accessories. I am also focusing part of my creative energy on dyeing yarn and fiber for knitting as well as custom crafted colorways for skeins of yarn. In the future I will be adding custom dyed fabrics for quilting and sewing related crafts, custom colorways of wool batts and exotic fibers for spinning & felting. Be on the look-out!

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