Fiber Arts Friday – Page 11 – Dutch Hollow Acres

May 6, 2011May 5, 2011

Fiber Arts Friday – Spinning

Ok, I really don’t feel like typing much this week. I just got back from drinks and a dinner with a friend and to be blunt, I’m tipsy. Weeee! Beer!

Weekly recap! The Green Fan Shawl is finished and has not been purchased yet so if you’re interested it’s still available.

Materials: Deborah Norville Collection Serenity Garden Yarn
Color: Grass
Content: 100% Microfiber
Size: appox 6′ tip to tip and 3′ depth
Price: $80

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Other than drinking I have been spinning. I managed to spin all of these lovely skeins done this week. I dunno, I’m just in the spinning groove so I’m going with what feels good.

Lastly I just want to say I love my little ugly duckling moriesian filly. The more she grows up the more I’m impressed with her conformation and movement. Isn’t Ellie adorable? *burp*hiccup* ok I’m done.

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April 29, 2011April 29, 2011

Fiber Arts Friday: Back in the Groove

Welcome Back Fiber Arts Friday Followers!

I’ve finally gotten back into my fiber groove. However it’s a bit all over the place but who cares, it’s all fiber.

Last weekend the weather STUNK so I stayed inside. I’m actually thankful from the physical break of farm life and to sit on my couch and spin. I actually managed to spin up 4 skeinsin all. (1) Cat skein for my friend, (1) Golden Yellow and (2) natural beige. Sorry I don’t have photos of all of them.

If you’re curious about the Green Shawl…. It was on the hook ealier this week but recently I took it off and am working on blocking and fringe.

I hope to have the shawl finished in time for a little showing at Fiberarts International. Girls night out this Saturday! Yippy!

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April 22, 2011April 22, 2011

Fiber Arts Friday: A bit of everything

Welcome back to Fiber Arts Friday!

I’ve had a case of Fiber ADD again this week. I think heading up to Jay NY for the shearing seminar got me motivated to play with everything alpaca again.

If you frequent my Fiber Wordless Wednesday you’ve seen my shearing job so I won’t bore you with that again. If you haven’t seen it check it out or think about participating next week, share anything fiber animal related from sheep to rabbits and everything in between.

With my hands on all that alpaca fiber at shearing made me want to spin so I got to work on this bobbin. I haven’t spun in a while and I’m amazed how I’m doing so poorly and getting lumps when I’m trying not to get them. Ugh.

My green shawl has stalled. I got 2 more pattern rows done since you last seen it but at least that was enough to get me onto my last skein! I’m almost there.

Lastly… Here’s the start of the heather gray alpaca shawl using the same pattern as the green shawl. See why I decided to sell the green one and keep this one?

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April 15, 2011April 12, 2011

Fiber Arts Friday: Fiber Funeral

Welcome back Fiber Arts Friday fans.

This week I lost a good friend, neighbor and equine enthusiast, David Britt. Of all things David died encephalitis after getting the flu. I’m so thankful that my last memory of him (a day before he got sick) is when he saw me riding by on one of my horses. He couldn’t help throwing open a window, hanging half way out, screaming out my name and waving feverishly just to say hello and wish me a good day. David was that kind of guy and so full of love for life and everyone in it. I’m going to miss him and so will the horses, who drag me to a stop at his driveway because they know he’d always come out with some carrots.

So, why this talk of death? Well it’s my only release really. Sorry to unload on you folks but just getting it out there really helps. Thank you for tolerating me.

Ironically Stephanie (Hog Island Sheep Rancher) sent me over a TIME article about woolen caskets on Monday. It just seemed to mesh into what I was going through this week so why not look into fiber funeral options?

There is a rather inventive wool mill in Britain called Hainsworth who has been in the mill business for 225 years and make everything from felt for billiard tables to the uniforms for the Queen’s guards. With economy tanking and the “green” initiative soaring the company figured out a way to tap into a traditionally wood and metal market with their felted wool caskets and cremation presenters.

I’m a bury me in the back yard in a pine box type of personality but I’m thinking oh wouldn’t an alpaca casket be even better?! Ok, can you tell I don’t handle death well? Seriously though wouldn’t it would be the perfect send off for a fiber artist. You could needle felt a flower to it instead of real flowers.

Ok that’s it I’m done, I can’t type any more but if you want to check out their wool caskets Click Here.

Have a great weekend everyone I’m off to learn how to shear alpacas.

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April 8, 2011April 8, 2011

Fiber Arts Friday: New Foal

Welcome back Fiber Arts Friday fans!

Ok, I must admit that I have not being getting much done fiber arts wise this week. The reason, we have a new baby!

I present to you DHA Reno’s Southern Belle

The only fiber stuff I’ve done this week was 1) buying new alpacas and 2) dying some alpaca yarn for a customer. I”ll have 3 new Accoyo Huacayas joining our herd in a few weeks. Yeah! My herd is growing, hello more fiber!

As for the dying, here she is cooking away in the crockpot. I’m not sure why it looks bloody in the photo but the end yarn is a dark cranberry. It’s currently hanging in the basement drying by our coal stove. The yarn’s new owner has just gotten into knitting and blogging and with any good luck she’ll join in on the fun.

This just in at 5:30am! The yarn is already dry! Isn’t it pretty? Yarn is off of 2 of our alpaca girls Bella and Vanilla and is OH so soft.

I will not be participating in next week’s FAF as I will be off taking a searing seminar. The farm will be in the trusted hands of the hubba and both our mom’s. Hope everyone stays in their pastures and doesn’t cause them any troubles!

Don’t worry Fiber Market Monday’s will still be on so come join in the fun and highlight some of your handmade goodies that are for sale!

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