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Frog Princess!! is Our New Colorway's Name!

Frog Princess was the leader in the poll from the start and maintained its position throughout the voting! Wildflower Meadow came in second and Hollyhocks came in third. I will...

Frog Princess!! is Our New Colorway's Name!

Frog Princess was the leader in the poll from the start and maintained its position throughout the voting! Wildflower Meadow came in second and Hollyhocks came in third. I will...

Colorway Naming Contest - Time to Vote!!

The Colorway Naming Contest has been incredible!! Over 1000 great name suggestions from over 800 people! Amazing! Just to review: The winner gets a choice of 2 skeins of sock...

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Colorway Naming Contest - Time to Vote!!

The Colorway Naming Contest has been incredible!! Over 1000 great name suggestions from over 800 people! Amazing! Just to review: The winner gets a choice of 2 skeins of sock...

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New Shawl on the Needles

I have been holding onto this fiber for a while...some of it sold, but it was a slow seller. Its name was Jester. It sort of reminded me of a...

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New Shawl on the Needles

I have been holding onto this fiber for a while...some of it sold, but it was a slow seller. Its name was Jester. It sort of reminded me of a...

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Next Year's Shows and Plans

The shows this year were good for me and I am planning to do a busy show schedule for next year. I will be doing 3 of the Stitches events...

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Next Year's Shows and Plans

The shows this year were good for me and I am planning to do a busy show schedule for next year. I will be doing 3 of the Stitches events...

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Getting Ready for Winter, Stitches East, and Ra...

11-14-08 Today is a warm day, so it is hard to think of snow coming sometime soon, or that Thanksgiving is 2 weeks away, or that Stitches West is 3...

Getting Ready for Winter, Stitches East, and Ra...

11-14-08 Today is a warm day, so it is hard to think of snow coming sometime soon, or that Thanksgiving is 2 weeks away, or that Stitches West is 3...

Cleopatra Colorway

This post was on my front page and I need to change that for some new information, so I thought I would transfer it here to my blog. Knit Scene...

Cleopatra Colorway

This post was on my front page and I need to change that for some new information, so I thought I would transfer it here to my blog. Knit Scene...

New Idea for a Yarn Club - A Dyer's Co-op

I am joining with 5 other indie dyers to create the Color Co-Op, a yarn club that starts in November! Here's what the bit on Ravelry says: A multi-dyer club...

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New Idea for a Yarn Club - A Dyer's Co-op

I am joining with 5 other indie dyers to create the Color Co-Op, a yarn club that starts in November! Here's what the bit on Ravelry says: A multi-dyer club...

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Packed and Almost Ready to Go!!! Chicago or Bust!!

We finished packing the yarn, the fiber, all of the booth "stuff". Now we gotta pack ourselves. We're taking two days to travel north and west...it's only 700 miles, but...

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Packed and Almost Ready to Go!!! Chicago or Bust!!

We finished packing the yarn, the fiber, all of the booth "stuff". Now we gotta pack ourselves. We're taking two days to travel north and west...it's only 700 miles, but...

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Show Preparations...Getting Ready to Go....

We have been busy dyeing and reskeining and labeling and just generally in the last throes of heading to a show. Here's some of the yarn we will be bringing...

Show Preparations...Getting Ready to Go....

We have been busy dyeing and reskeining and labeling and just generally in the last throes of heading to a show. Here's some of the yarn we will be bringing...

Medusa in Saturn

Well, I know I don't post very often and I plan on trying to do better in the future. I have lots of pictures to share, but thought I just...

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Medusa in Saturn

Well, I know I don't post very often and I plan on trying to do better in the future. I have lots of pictures to share, but thought I just...

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Osman Felting and Traditional Turkish Natural D...

Two and a Half Wonderful Days of Felting and Dyeing! We started on Sunday evening with a presentation by Theresa and Mehmet showing pictures of felt and seeing many examples...

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Osman Felting and Traditional Turkish Natural D...

Two and a Half Wonderful Days of Felting and Dyeing! We started on Sunday evening with a presentation by Theresa and Mehmet showing pictures of felt and seeing many examples...

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Late Spring Use of the Woodstove

What a Way to Treat a Woodstove! At the end of spring, I had a bunch of yarns that needed a resting spot to do that last bit of drying...

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Late Spring Use of the Woodstove

What a Way to Treat a Woodstove! At the end of spring, I had a bunch of yarns that needed a resting spot to do that last bit of drying...

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