in between lots...

G'day from Dyer's Central in Queenstown, Port Adelaide. Today is a Sherwood Forest day. For SIOz fanatics, this is a good day.

There are a few colour groups that I repeat, and the Robin Hood colours are some of the more popular combinations. Sherwood Forest -- I can't even remember who or why it was named that, but it stuck. Depending on the season, and my eye on the day, the colourway varies a bit, but it's always SF.

I am always interested in hearing opinions on hand-painted yarns -- should the colourways vary? Should they be consistent? Since I'm an independent dyer, I take every opportunity to paint the best yarn I can, so for me, that means changing and improving on what I do.

My friend V says it's like hearing someone play music live -- you get the interpretation that night. So, I guess I do jazz yarn... doobie doobie dooooooooooooo.

This week, besides SF, I'll be mixing the faved McLaren Vale (traditional style) as well as some decidedly wilder blends.

Back to the dye mixing... see shopblog for this week's yarn updates, which include restocks of some Namaste bags and accessories.

Thanks!

Yarns on the dyetables this week:

banana palm silk

Australian wools in various weights 

and the new shipment of soy, including SWTC's fab Pure -- for those of you who just don't like the soy tape-type yarns, this one is plied like regular 'ole wool. Substitute it for your old wool 8ply! SWTC soy yarns are made from 100% recycled material. 

Customer colourway suggestions received this week, include Waaaay Over the Rainbow Sock, McLaren Vale Sock, and more purple.

Below are some yarn shots to entice you:

Rewound Hanks of Way Over the Rainbow 2ply merino

lace wool $40.00AU per 100gm

New Colourway - Robin Hood (I found him) shown in

Handspun Hemp and Wool $8.00AU per 50gm (below)

and Soy DK (above) $15.00AU per 100gm

Took a while to settle on which colour RH would be, but I'm pleased with this choice. 

The latest stock of McLaren Vale in Nepalese ($10.00AU per 50gm) as well as

Coloured Sheep Wool ($15.00AU per 50gm)

Some Autumnal reds with purple - shown in merino tape yarn (sample) -- This dyelot was run in 5ply Aussie wool as well as laceweight and the merino tape.  The laceweight sold on Sunday, but the other yarns are in stock.  Pure Australian Coloured Sheepwool 5ply $22.00 per 50gm grown in Victoria.

 

Thank you and...

Thank you to everyone who came by the Port Markets yesterday. It was great to see you all and to catch up on your knitting and spinning, and all matters fibre.

This week's yarns and fibres:

Spinning Fibres:

1 lot of McLaren Vale hand-painted sliver $12.50 per 100 grams
1 lot of Serendipity blues hand-painted sliver -- in shades of blues and a touch of grey $15.00 per 100gms


1 experimental lot of suri alpaca roving in Betty's Yarn - blues, greys, light purple, and a light olivey green - Exact weight pending finishing of process, approx. 100gms $22.00

Suri Alpaca Roving in Betty's Yarn

Yarns:

Serendipity 50gm skeins of 10ply-equiv. mohair blend in blues/greys $15.00
1 X 50gm lot left of Luxor in alpaca/silk lace -- blues/greys/light purple with "a touch of asp" as my friend V says.

Vellan's Handspun THICKIE wool shown in colourway Luxor

The rest of the McLaren Vale yarn has been snatched already. For the dye tables this week:

McLaren Vale Nepalese Laceweight

McLaren Vale - vineyard colours: got a fibre fixation? Plenty of different fibres to choose from to make your dream project. In-stock fibre list in sidebar.
Semaphore - greens, blues, and seaweed
and a request for Friar Tuck (shades of browns, oranges, and a hint of greens)

Keep those colour requests coming.

As soon as the lots are batched, photos are added.

Alpaca/Silk Lace in McLaren Vale

As always, thank you for your support and enthusiasm. Melissa, still SIOz