January Shop Preview

The dye pots have been cooking for the past few days. I started dyeing up some Falkland and Merino fibers in long color repeats and playing around with grey. The grey that I tried for last month didn't come out as expected at all. Poking around at the palettes I created at colourlovers revealed many interesting color combos that paired grey with various colors both bright and deep. So I challenged myself to recreate some of these palettes for January in the Grey series.

The Maki below was spun and navajo plied on my Kundert drop spindle using 1 oz of Falkland top dyed in the Acid Trail palette. It's only about 30 yd of bulky weight but it's very squooshy and I love the color transitions.

I love fiber dyed this way! You can split it for shorter repeats or spin directly from the end for super long repeats (that's what I did with this yarn.) You could also separate the colors for even longer repeats or ply the different colors together for a different effect. The Falkland is crimpy but easy to draft and perfect for beginning spinners.

And don't forget we're having an After Christmas Sale! Come by Play at Life Fiber Arts and check out some gorgeous reclaimed and first quality yarns at a great price!

December Shop Preview

Happy Fiber Friday!!!

December is here and yarn has been dyed! I had been feeling kind

of ho-hum about Christmas but dyeing yarn in such fun colors from my childhood really has gotten me more in the mood. Tomorrow we'll be putting up our tree and I'm hoping all the lights will work!

Jest Sock - Twinkle Lights

Jumping Joy skeins will now have more yardage with no price increase! Older skeins will have their prices reduced and all new skeins will have a full 500yd. That's plenty for knee socks or an infant sweater and two skeins is enough for a Featherweight Cardigan!

Jumping Joy Sock - Blue Spruce

The first December update will be Saturday the 5th. Gift Certificates will be available for purchase in $15, $25, and $50 denominations. Exciting new things to come in January - custom Maki, hand dyed Fibers, new yarn lines!!!

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