Cook Can Spin Dye » merino http://www.cookcanspindye.com time-honored hobbies Fri, 20 May 2011 00:01:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 A Tropical Beach! http://www.cookcanspindye.com/posts/285 http://www.cookcanspindye.com/posts/285#comments Wed, 08 Dec 2010 17:10:14 +0000 Sarah http://www.cookcanspindye.com/?p=285 One of the hardest aspects of my work is (surprisingly) coming up with names for my products.  They already have item numbers, but who wants to see product DIY20001 on the title?  Boring!

A more recent fibers that I dyed was one that reminds me of a tropical beach.  It was fun to work [...]]]> One of the hardest aspects of my work is (surprisingly) coming up with names for my products.  They already have item numbers, but who wants to see product DIY20001 on the title?  Boring!

A more recent fibers that I dyed was one that reminds me of a tropical beach.  It was fun to work with because it is a combination of merino wool and tussah sulk.

There is the color of the ocean, the brown from wood that has washed up on the beach, tan to capture the sand, and silver to define the glint of water in the sunset.

All of my items can be found on Etsy, btw.  Here is a link to this particular product. Enjoy! :)

]]> http://www.cookcanspindye.com/posts/285/feed 0 Dune-Inspired Merino Yarn http://www.cookcanspindye.com/posts/164 http://www.cookcanspindye.com/posts/164#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2010 23:53:39 +0000 Sarah http://www.cookcanspindye.com/?p=164 With school being as hectic as it has been, I confess that I have been neglecting both this blog and my yarn business.  But, I did manage today to get my Dune-Inspired Yarn listed.  I hand-dyed the merino wool fiber and then hand-spun it.  Isn’t it wonderful??  In case you are wondering, that is [...]]]> With school being as hectic as it has been, I confess that I have been neglecting both this blog and my yarn business.  But, I did manage today to get my Dune-Inspired Yarn listed.  I hand-dyed the merino wool fiber and then hand-spun it.  Isn’t it wonderful??  In case you are wondering, that is “dune” as in Indiana Dunes where I was married at last September.  Well, technically I was married on the National Lakeshore right next to it, but it is pretty much all of the same stretch.

There are 250 yards of this bad-ass yarn.  You can find it for sale in my Etsy shop.

]]> http://www.cookcanspindye.com/posts/164/feed 0 Pretty Dyed Fiber – Spring is coming! http://www.cookcanspindye.com/posts/147 http://www.cookcanspindye.com/posts/147#comments Tue, 16 Feb 2010 20:41:00 +0000 Sarah http://www.cookcanspindye.com/?p=147 So, in a more concentrated effort to get my Fancy Arbor business off the ground, I hand-dyed four sets of merino top fiber this last weekend.  If you aren’t sure what these exactly are, they are fibers dyed to use for spinning yarn.  They could also be used for felting, though this particular brand [...]]]> So, in a more concentrated effort to get my Fancy Arbor business off the ground, I hand-dyed four sets of merino top fiber this last weekend.  If you aren’t sure what these exactly are, they are fibers dyed to use for spinning yarn.  They could also be used for felting, though this particular brand of superwash Merino is better for spinning.  They turned out so pretty!!  I like to name my yarns and fiber off of favorite anime shows and movies, so that is why they have unique titles.

Tears to Tiara Fiber

Le Chevalier D’Eon Fiber

Noein Fiber

These colors remind me of the beginning of Spring, when there is still a lot of snow and mud, but there are also buds and peeking early Spring flowers.

If you would like more details on the fiber, please click on their titles.  Each has a link to the item in my Etsy shop.  Enjoy!

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