Friday, September 22, 2006

It's Fall! So Soon?


Hand Painted Shetland Roving

Time is flying by, and I've been busy trying to get things ready for our next craft show, in McLean, Virginia, at the end of the month. Two nice rabbits are going to new homes, and I need to have lots of dyed roving and other items ready for the show. I spent Tuesday and Wednesday dyeing, in between bunny delivery trips and working at the store. I caught a cold somewhere and didn't feel like doing what I did. But you've got to go on when you are the only one to do it all!


Dyed Pure Angora Seconds

When I pulled out the dye pots I had some goals in mind. A customer wants a vest crocheted in angora blend yarn that is "Carolina Blue" so I wanted to see if I could come up with the color. The dyed anogra above is pretty close; the picture makes it appear darker, at least on my monitor.


Dyed Pure Angora

I've also been thinking that a soft peach colored angora yarn would be very pretty. This lot is still wet, but I think that it might come close to what I had in mind when it is spun. It would also make a pretty felted scarf.

I've also been shearing rabbits, spinning, and plying yarn. I finished the red/purple/orange fine wool and mohair roving from The Barefoot Spinner this week; the twist has been set and I have to skein and measure it for sale. Now I have a nice pencil roving from Chester Farms that I'm spinning up for a special order for hats.



Fall Decorations

I started decorating the shop for fall, with some corn stalks from the corn maze field and some Indian corn. I think I need more stalks, and some pumpkins to go with them. The shop is taking on a life of its own now; I'm beginning to think it may wind up being a yarn and book store instead of an antique shop. We'll see!
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