It’s almost Halloween
We have a ‘FREE-ky and Bewitching treat for you from 7 Yaks Design.
Do you knit, crochet, felt, or make jewelry? Do you need costume ideas? Are you making Halloween Crafts?
Are you into making homemade Halloween decorations? Need supplies?
For every order over $25 (excluding shipping) during the month of October you will receive a gift worth at least $10.
What is the gift? Well, it is a surprise!
And we will be offering 25% off everything in the shop!
(excluding clearance items and shipping)
Now there’s some magic you can use 
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.
Think I might try the wham bam cowl for this.
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:
Art Yarns & Tweeds
I ventured out to Woolfest at Lake Metroparks’ Farmpark last weekend with my friend Linda. I have been completely bitten by the spinning bug after looking at oodles of gorgeous fibers. I tried a drop spindle a few years back and frustrated myself right out of that. I should have known better! I am just not coordinated enough to do several things at once.
I tried this already with glass blowing. I really wanted to be a glass major at school. In fact, I made my decision to attend the Cleveland Institute of Art based on that desire because of their reputation and that of the glass department. Two weeks into the course I realized it requires 3 activities performed all at once. Keep it moving, work fast enough to keep it hot and turn it into something all at the same time. YEAH, Riigghht! So I switched to enameling, which is applying ground glass to metal, and firing it in a kiln. It’s a beautiful blend of glass that waits for me, and the focus that became my major, metals and jewelry design.
But now I want to try spinning again and with the help of Linda and our local spinners guild I am going to suck it up and try really hard! I just love art yarns and tweeds and I have lots of fibers, including cashmere noils, that will make spectacular yarn. Abby Franquemont has inspired me as well with her blog Making a Tweed Blend. She gives wonderful directions with lots of photos for making batts and spinning tweed yarns.
Handspun Tweed
In case you needed some inspiration of your own, check out the batts and awesome yarns that Linda has spun – FABULOUS! Be sure to look her up on Etsy too for more eye candy.
Sunny Day
Batt with Cashmere Noils
Wild Skies
Phat Fiber Batt Giveaway for May
I was able to play with my new Louet drum carder for the first time today! I had almost forgotten how much I love blending fibers. It’s a lumpy, textural mixed batt of Suffolk and Perendale wool with a hint of merino and a good dollop of cashmere noils. Just in time for blooming spring flowers…
Phat Fiber Giveaway for May
It reminds me of pansies, a garden staple of mine, when I decide which flowers I’m going to plant each year.
Phat Fiber Sample for May
This is the Phat Fiber sample for May’s box. It’s a 1/4 ounce of hot pink 100% cashmere noils. Maybe you will find one in your box 
It’s also available now in my Etsy shop too.
Spinners,Felters-8 Roving Colors. You choose. Mix and Match.
Custom select your own 8 color choices of wool roving (1/2 oz. packs) for a total of 4 oz. Bulk rate prices, too.
Mix & Match Your Roving
Spinners and Felters will appreciate being able to choose 8 beautiful colors of roving for their next project. This is a deal when you consider that they get more of a bulk price.
Example of some color choices.
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