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Etsy Shop Sale!

Sept 1st sees the start of my UK and US tours. This will mean I'm not here to send out batts for my etsy shop. (see box on right)
The shop will be 'On Vaction' until January. Yes, I did say JANUARY!

So unless you're dropping by my stall at I Knit in London on the 11th September,

the next month will be the last chance to purchase my fibre.

I know it's summer now, but have you thought about your winter spinning?

I've even knocked a few dollars off each batt.
So there it is.... one month and counting.....

and if they're not sold....

I get 6 months' worth of touring to spin them for myself.....

wooooooooooooooo hooooooooooooooo!

Etsy oops

For those of you who dropped by to peruse my shop and found nothing, my apologies.
I was stocktaking and re-listing my fibre after quite a few batts went missing at a recent show.

BUT IT'S BACK - with lots of DELICIOUS photos. And my batts are now at show prices. Enjoy!

Wonder Woman / Wonder Wool

I'm squeezing into my stretchy hot pants, twirling my golden lasso and twizzling all the way to WonderWool.

My pink reef will be exhibiting with Prudence Mapstone.

And my batts will be stocking a corner of the Artisan Yarn stand. Colourways include 'ketchup and mayo', 'lilac and peach sugared easter eggs', 'blue pebbles'

'violet beauregard', 'easter chick', 'snowdrops', 'verdigris','cowgirls love the blues', 'yellow sugared easter eggs', 'woodnymph dreaming' and many, many more.

So if you want something a little different to spin, say a blend of soya, milk protein, silk and many wools, then get on over to Artisan Yarns' stand.

I'll be out and about, wearing a big ravelry badge, so feel free to rockpool candy spot and say hi. I love meeting my blog readers, preferably over coffee, cake and a gossip.

See y'all there!

Happy Easter!

I'm dyeing and carding up all my springtime batts ready for sale on our Guild stand at the Belfast Stitch and Creative Craft show 16th- 18th April.

This wensleydale is making me feel like a real Easter Chick!

I've just about exhausted my fleece stash in my dyeing frenzy, because the week after, I'm off to WONDERWOOL!

 

Hopefully there will be skies as blue as this white-faced woodland.

I've never been before, but the lovely Prudence Mapstone has invited me to show one of my reefs and the equally lovely Anne of Artisan Yarns is stocking up on my batts to sell, so I'm there with bells on!

Believe me - this lilac and peach sugared-egg mix will look GORGEOUS when it's blended (even if I do say so myself).

And, oh, if only the camera really caught this soft apple-green, blue and opal mix.

Then there's the soft-stone dye bath of Swale Dale fleece.

A grey, marled shetland having a few bluey highlights added. 

Tapestry blends - and also the softest alpacas (not pictured here).

So the only question is..... what colour are you going to be taking home to spin?

It's An Easter Shop Stock Up!

 
Hey Hey!

Just a little taste of what you can spin from my new batts.
I've been stocking up my ETSY shop (see right-hand bar button) just in time for Easter.
I'll be dyeing, carding and blending more over the holiday (I've a local white-faced woodland fleece soaking as I type). So drop by my shop - everything's been reduce in price to make way for some new delicious blends.

Go on, treat yourself to a batt of fibery goodness and spin in the Easter sunshine. Many batts are small, one offs. Only you and I will have ever spun the blend.

xx

COMPETITION!

Those of you who know me well, will know that I collect old knitting and crochet patterns. Rarely for the patterns themselves, I must admit; more often for the wonderful cover pics. My walls are covered in them. And I thought, "I want to share my little treasure trove with everyone".

So what better way than to hold an informal competition?

Each month, I'll post a picture from an old pattern. All you need to do is send me a funny caption for it. The person who makes me laugh the longest and hardest will win 100g of my rockpool candy fibre for spinning (or I'll spin it up for those crocheters and knitters who don't spin). It's open to anyone anywhere in the world. I'll pay the postage in return for the laughter.

So put on your funny pants and apply yourself. Here comes picture number one.

It's for Twilley's Health Vest - as recommended by the medical profession, (don't you know!)

Man, I'm laughing already......

Welcome to my shop!

As you can see from the banner to the right of my page, my ETSY shop is now open for business.

Come on in, sit down, have a cuppa and feed your inner fibre fiddler.

Oh, and buy stuff.

xxxx