These cold winter mornings don't seem to worry these girls but I on the other hand am looking forward to seeing the flowers back in the garden. I still have a few fleeces left from last year's shearing so I think I will have to get spinning before summer comes.

Winter dyeing

I have been in the dye shed playing with some colours to brighten up these cold winter days. Now I have to decide how I will spin this up. At first I thought I would just ply it with itself but now I am thinking about using a solid colour. It will be fun either way.

Time to weave again

At the start of this time of isolation I had lots of energy for crafting but as the time passed I found it harder to find inspiration and desire to create. Today I was pushed into starting a new weaving project.  So often it only takes that little nudge like a virtual group to spur us into action. Now to start the weft.

Organising my yarns

I thought I would  spend today trying to organise some of my previous yarns. I still remember the projects made and the skeins I have sold from most of these samples. I feel the pull of the dye pot now I am already thinking of new colour combinations to try. 

New skeins for sale

I have moved to online sales due to the current closure of the spindle tree ( the shop I have been selling my fibre creations in for the past few years).

Sales from these items will go towards helping a local small business survive these uncertain times. The Spindle Tree co op has been producing locally hand made natural items for 30 years. I hope it can survive this short break and reopen one day soon but for now remember that any purchases made here will help keep a local co operative alive. Thanks for your support.

Here are some of my latest skeins for sale

 Grey and tan handspun wool skein
Aprox 88m
Aprox 33g
Aprox 5 ply

$13 AUD


 Natural handspun tasmanian wool
Aprox 76m
Aprox 105g
Aprox 10 ply

$26 AUD

 Handspun tasmanian merino and mohair
50% merino 50% mohair
Aprox 114m
Aprox 132g

$40 AUD

Handspun merino and tencil

50% merino 50% tencel

Aprox 262m

Aprox 130g

$40 AUD

Handspun wool brown and white

50% tasmanian merino

50% tasmanian alpaca

Aprox 126m

Aprox 60g

$15