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Mostly because I’ve been busy!

I am participating in the Hyena Cart Forums fiber for yarn swap.  Buyers sign up to send a spinner both fiber for spinning into yarn (for the buyer) and payment fiber of the same amount for the spinner’s personal use.  So far I’ve completed two swaps, and started the third one two days ago.  I believe I still have two more after this third swap, for a total of five

Shetland in Peony by Spunky Eclectic. Spun to a 2 ply heavy worsted weight.

BFL in Joshua Tree by Spunky Eclectic. Spun the same as Peony.

BFL in Black Cherry by yes, Spunky Eclectic Spun the same as the above two.

And here is the swap I'm working on now. It's 8 oz of superwash merino in Nurturing Thread's Wizard colorway. This is for Stacy herself

My payment fiber

And lastly, I’ve found a new hobby.  Not quite as addicting as say, spinning or dyeing, but still quite fun, quick, and satisfying!

I’m also working on getting new stock ready for my HC re-opening.  I don’t have a set date yet, but I know it will have to be soon as I need more supplies and I’m out of money!  I’m planning auctions, lotteries, and maybe even freebies!  More details will come, well, as soon as I know more!

A few of the fibers I have done for our next stocking on IDC

I’ve been attempting to kettle dye roving all weekend, I’m on my third batch right now.  The first was 8 oz of Falkland, and I really like how it turned out, even though the colors are not right.

And my second attempt on seacell/wool

And at the moment I’m working on some milk protein – that isn’t coming out as planned either.  I’ve got a learning curve on this method of dyeing, that’s for sure!

I had a whole long post written out and I pressed something I shouldn’t and lost it all.  *sigh*  However it was all nonsense so the short of it is, I have everything back like I want it and now here are the goodies!

Firstly, check out the wonderful fiber goodies to be had at my congo, Indie Dyers on Hyena Cart!

Now, onto the custom.  I am doing this as a trade for some website design, and I can’t wait for it to get to it’s destination so that she can get started!

My Ella, on custom spun superfine merino