Back to the Grindstone...I Mean Drum Carder!

This week I dove into my enormous stash of custom dyed fibers and created three new Custom Fiber Blend batts. The first one I made is a recreation of a similar set of batts I created a year ago using some of the same fibers and adding additional fibers.

First up is Butterfly Garden. Blue/greens, golds and rosy pinks carded up in stripes. Very soft custom dyed BFL wool along with uber soft custom dyed tussah silk, mohair top and kid mohair locks with a generous dollop of Angelina to add sparkle and bling to the mix.

Next I carded up some custom dyed merino top with some commercially dyed multi-color merino top and added some custom dyed mohair and tussah silk then added a generous helping of Firestar and Angelina in a variety of rich earthy colors to really spice things up. This first batt I carded up in stripes similar to Butterfly Garden. This one is Canyonlands (stripes).

And finally, because I love these colors sooo much and because I had plenty of fibers, I decided to do Canyonlands again using the same fibers only I used a layered technique of applying the fibers to the drum carder, resulting in a more blended version. This is Canyonlands (layered).

I think I need to make another set of Canyonlands for myself to spin up. I love these colors!

Etsy Treasury - Spring is Coming!

I am part of the Etsy Felting Team and team member Olga from kokonok in Heidelberg Germany snagged a Treasury spot and featured items from the felting team. My Green Apple mohair locks are in the treasury - thank you Olga!

http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list_west.php?room_id=43468

Here's a pic of the Green Apple Locks up close. These mohair locks make beautiful doll hair or are perfect for a reroot. Lots of people use these locks to reroot their Blythe dolls. I have two batches of these locks available - both are 2 ounces but one batch has locks that have carefully been separated from the rest of the fleece and laid flat to dry, the other batch has locks that have not been separated.