Filed under: Dyeing, Fiber Arts, History, Museum | Tags: dye, Dyeing, hand dyed, History, indigo, lamb, Museum, natural dye, sheep, snow, spring, yarn
I’m sorry that things have been so quiet around here lately. My excuse is that things are decidedly not-quiet at work right now. Unfortunately, the not-quiet work situation is going to prevail for at least another week and a half so posts will probably continue to be a little sparse until then. By way of apology and distraction, here’s some baby lamb cuteness.
Last weekend we had one of those freak spring snowstorms that we get in Colorado. The temperature dropped about 40º over the course of just a few hours and by mid-afternoon it looked like this.
PioneerCelery and I were at the museum and ended up lambsitting because PioneerT was concerned that Maggie was too cold out with the other sheep.
Miss Maggie had a busy day of eating lunch, exploring the cabin, nibbling on the rug, and supervising our other project for the day . . .
. . . indigo dyeing!
I’ll be doing another indigo dyeing demo with PioneerJ at the Littleton Museum’s Sheep to Shawl event on Saturday, April 16th from 10 to 3. Stop by for some wooly goodness.
Filed under: Dyeing, Fiber Arts, History, Museum | Tags: dye, Dyeing, fiber, fiber animals, hand dyed, History, lamb, Museum, natural dye, shearing, sheep, Sheep to Shawl, yarn
Wow, where did the last week go? My only excuse is that it was National Volunteer Appreciation Week which makes for a super busy week at work when you work with volunteers. Then MommaCodeMonkey and I did a bunch of work around the house this weekend and I’m basically too tired to move. So while I’m being exhausted and boring, here are some pictures of the Sheep to Shawl event at the museum last weekend.
Here's the before shot.
And the after shot.
And a gratuitous shot of Daisy in the background with a thoroughly nonplussed ewe in the foreground.
I spent most of the day dyeing yarn with PioneerV and PioneerJ.
The root of the madder plant gives lovely oranges and reds.
Yellow from marigold flowers, fuchisa from cochineal, and orange from madder.
Filed under: Colorado, Dyeing, Fiber Arts, History, Museum, Spinning | Tags: Colorado, Dyeing, fiber animals, History, lamb, Littleton Museum, Museum, shearing, sheep, Sheep to Shawl, Spinning, weaving
If you live in the Denver metro area (or don’t, but are willing to travel) and like fiber arts and living history (or just want a nice day out at a farm), mark your calendar for Sheep to Shawl at the Littleton Museum on Saturday, April 17 from 10am to 3pm. There will be sheep shearing, wool processing, spinning, weaving, dyeing, and, of course, baby lambs. If you come, look for me by the dye pot and say hi. Hope to see you there!
Filed under: Colorado, Dyeing, Etsy, Family & Friends, Fiber Arts, Sheared Bliss Fibers, Spinning | Tags: craft fair, Denver Handmade Craft Fair, dye, Dyeing, Etsy, natural dye, park, roving, Sheared Bliss Fibers, Spinning, yarn
Today was the Denver Handmade Craft Fair.
NurseK and I got there early to set up our booth. She was selling some of her really stunning crochet creations and I was selling my hand dyed yarn and fiber and handspun yarn.
It was a small fair, but a good first experience as a vendor. I made a few sales, got to spend a beautiful day in the park with NurseK and LuLu who came to hang out with us for the afternoon, and got a fair amount of spinning done.
I’ll be getting my leftover inventory from the fair posted on Etsy over the next few days so keep an eye on my shop.
Filed under: Dyeing, Fiber Arts, WiP Wednesday | Tags: craft fair, Dyeing, wool, yarn
This isn’t exactly WiP Wednesday, but it’s what I’ve been working on recently. I know I haven’t been talking much about fiber arts lately. It’s not because I haven’t been doing any fiber arts. On the contrary, I’ve been crazy busy with fibery stuff. Specifically, turning this:
into this:
I’ve been in high production mode with my dyeing in preparation for a craft fair this coming Sunday. If you’re in the metro Denver area and are interested in some handmade goodness, you should come check it out.
I’ll be selling my naturally hand dyed yarn and fiber and handspun yarn and there will be lots of other vendors too. Hope to see you there!
Sheared Bliss 