Items in Deloraine Fair 2014

Art Yarn Necklaces

Merino Scarf

Lace weight Natural coloured Scarf

Art Yarn Cowl Scarf

Art Yarn Cowl Scarf

 Art Cowl Scarf 

Alpaca Scarf

Knee rug or Cot Blanket

Fun Dyeing

More Blending

first I dyed the white Alpaca fleece

then blended it with a natural grey, spun it

Then knitted a scarf

Blending board fun

Laying on the colours

then brush them in to combine

then hey presto - gorgeous rolags

roughly spun single and plied with a solid colour

the finished hank

What a change a colour can make

These two hanks were both spun using the same multi coloured silk/alpaca/merino blend for the thick and thin singles.
One was plyed  using a commercial dyed plum and the other a soft sage green

My first attempts with a Blending Board

I bought a Blending Board from Janet Knoop 'My Spin on Things' at the Bendigo Muster

my first little 'rolags'

Then spun as a single and some of the dyed greens (Landscape colours - Moss, Flax and Mustard) spun into thick and thins for coils

the result

Finish of my 'All from one fleece' challenge

Continuing on after the Tour de Fleece - I carded and spun the left over multi-coloured and dyed some more a complimentary purple....   

this was the result

this was the left overs of the multi pinks plyed with some olive green - into a bulky art yarn

this is some singles I dyed - I just love the colours

Here is the whole lot - many hours of fun later.