Posted on March 1st, 2011, by Nuri
I’ve been experimenting with different types of fiber, different preparations, and using worsted and woolen spinning techniques. One great way I’ve found to try out these many different fiber options is to play with combining samples or to swap things I have plenty of (hand-dyed yarn) for things I don’t (batts!). Of course, there is [...]
Tags: batts, fiber, lessons, merino, phatfiber, roving, spinning, top, yarn
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Posted on October 13th, 2010, by Nuri
This month’s Phat Fiber box has a Steampunk theme, and the pictures I have seen so far are awesome! You should definitely give it a try this month if you can get a box. I’ve sent in three different colors (on 4 different yarns) for the boxes. These, and a few others, will be going [...]
Tags: cashmere, dyeing, Etsy, Laputa, merino, phatfiber, silk, steampunk, superwash, thrift, wool, yarn
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Posted on May 11th, 2009, by Nuri
The Fire In The Sky colorway is officially launched! I love the way these colors mix. This colorway has long runs of blue and orange separated by brief spurts of purple. I’m not usually a huge fan of the blue/orange combination, but I think this time it came out perfect! My original inspiration for this [...]
Tags: blue, disaster, dyeing, Etsy, fire, merino, new, orange, purple, recycle, thrift, wool, yarn
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