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Author Archives: CrazyVet
Wavellite
I was thinking of dyeing another green yarn, this time with more yellowish hues in it, and when I saw this wavellite, I knew I wanted to make a yarn in these exact colors. I’m so happy with the results, … Continue reading
Ruby corundum
Inspired by this lovely piece of ruby corundum from Tanzania. I wanted to mix redish shades of purple, and highlighted them with a bit of yellow to make them more muddy. As always, each fiber has taken the shades a … Continue reading
Rhodonite
I wanted to dye another red colorway, but this time more delicate and subtle than my rhodo-red from last year. I mixed a little bit more blue into it, matching my inspiration this time, the mineral rhodonite: Again, the different … Continue reading
Turquoise
When I mixed the colors for these yarns, I wanted to get bright turquoise hues, with a dash of green and blue, inspired by this lovely piece of turquoise mineral: The different yarn bases took on the colors differntly, the … Continue reading
Getting ready for the anual gathering
I’ve been working really hard to make sure I’m all set for the anual gathering tomorrow. Here’s a little preview of the yarns I dyed especially for the ocasion: Hope to see some of you there tomorrow, and whatever’s left … Continue reading
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Tagged anual gathering, hand dyeing, yarn
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Rhodo-red
I’ve always had a thing for reds, I just can’t help it. I wanted to dye some yarn in very red tones, having something like this rhodochrosite crystal as my inspiration: (credit and thanks to Orbital Joe for allowing to … Continue reading
Posted in Dyeing
Tagged crystals, hand dyeing, inspiration, red, rhodo-red, Rhodochrosite, yarn
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Exchangeable needle case
I have two sets of interchangeable knit picks needles and their case was always messy and disorganised. I decided to put an end to that, and make myself a new case, using some of leftover fabrics form one of my … Continue reading
Home made comb
I really like working with blended fibre for spinning, but I don’t have a comb or the budget to buy myself one. So after looking up a little bit over the internet, I decided to make myself one, using long … Continue reading
Posted in Spinning
Tagged comb, fibre, fibre blending, fibre preparation, roving, spinning
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Kindle case
I got my kindle over a week ago, but wouldn’t use it until I had a proper case for it, for fear it would be damaged. I found these two fabrics at my mother’s stash (the colours are a little … Continue reading
Some more baby sweaters
Two lab colleauges are pregnant and expected to deliver sometime in December, so I made them both tiny sweaters for 3-6 months old babies. For the one having a boy I made a baby surprise jacket in variegated adelyn microfibre … Continue reading