Karakul have very distinctly colored fleeces. The lambs are born black with wavy curls and as they grow the curls open and the color begins to lighten. There is amazingly wide range of shades going form black, silvery blue grays, to golden tan,red-browns, white with other colors and pure white. Interestingly […]
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The Karakul may be the oldest breed of domesticated sheep. Archeological evidence indicates the existence of the Persian lambskin as early as 1400 B.C. and carvings of a distinct Karakul type have been found on ancient Babylonian temples. Although known as the “fur” sheep, the Karakul provided more than the beautifully patterned silky […]
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Deyaneria on January 25th, 2013
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My new year just got busier, crazier, and possibly sexier than I could have ever imagined. I have been working on new batts and yarns for all of you lovely peeps for Valentine’s Day. I just got back from a major meeting and have my first wholesale account. Whooohooo!!!!!! Can you tell I’m excited!!!!! New […]
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The knitting on the socks is going a bit slow as it is traditional sock yarn. So I figured the some spinning I started last week would be a welcome short break. I started with some Opps basic blend batts and a wool/ mohair batt. I used the wool/mohair batt to make […]
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Peru Yarn from Blue Moon Fiber Arts Erin colorway from Maine Woods Yarn and Fiber Combed angora from The Fiber of My Being Share and Enjoy:
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Not literally of course……too cold and wet to spin. I wanted to do some spinning this week. As opposed to all the knitting last week. SOoooooooo… onto the pics. Or how about a silk blank plied with wool and then andean plied back upon itself. I couldn’t believe the amount of yarn I […]
Wow!!! I’m late posting today. I’ve been tweaking and putting new products into the shop all day. I’ve had a slew of new knitting jewelry come in had to get them photographed and listed. Here’s a peek at what’s new!!!!! Knitting Bracelets Stitch Markers Combed Angora Wool Roving Remember to get […]
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