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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...

Heading to Norman, OK

Retreat and Workshop We (Jen - who works with me - and I) will be heading to Norman, Oklahoma this week for a dye workshop/retreat with friends and customers of...

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Heading to Norman, OK

Retreat and Workshop We (Jen - who works with me - and I) will be heading to Norman, Oklahoma this week for a dye workshop/retreat with friends and customers of...

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Sinderella's Socks!! are Here.....

If she could have worn socks with her glass slippers, these would have been them :o) !! Just a little sassy and very sharp under that gown of satin!

Sinderella's Socks!! are Here.....

If she could have worn socks with her glass slippers, these would have been them :o) !! Just a little sassy and very sharp under that gown of satin!

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...

French Marigolds....

I absolutely adore Marigolds. I love their smell, their audacious colors, they are wonderful in the dyepot. They have many positives and no negatives, as far as I am concerned....

French Marigolds....

I absolutely adore Marigolds. I love their smell, their audacious colors, they are wonderful in the dyepot. They have many positives and no negatives, as far as I am concerned....

Socks Samples!! Cleopatra and Pookie and Van Go...

Cleopatra, Pookie, and Van Gogh are the three colorways that I developed from the winning entries from a colorway naming contest held for me by Jen of WoolGirl. These are...

Socks Samples!! Cleopatra and Pookie and Van Go...

Cleopatra, Pookie, and Van Gogh are the three colorways that I developed from the winning entries from a colorway naming contest held for me by Jen of WoolGirl. These are...

Getting Ready to Go to Chicago.....

A Dyeing Fool - is what I feel like.  We are headed (Jennifer and me) to Chicago (Crystal Lake) on the 15th of July to go to the Midwest Fiber...

Getting Ready to Go to Chicago.....

A Dyeing Fool - is what I feel like.  We are headed (Jennifer and me) to Chicago (Crystal Lake) on the 15th of July to go to the Midwest Fiber...

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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Move to My New Studio

Space Stolen From My Husband!! I have managed to talk my husband into letting me "Steal" his workshop space and turn it into my Studio. I should be moving in...

Move to My New Studio

Space Stolen From My Husband!! I have managed to talk my husband into letting me "Steal" his workshop space and turn it into my Studio. I should be moving in...