Returning to the Blog Months Later!

I love how my last post was about how I was going to have more time to blog for my store and my spinning with me to return months later. I am in my last semester at West Texas A&M, and just found out I am graduating with honors! YAY! But enough about my life, lets talk shop and spinning.

In the spinning world, I just recently received two wonderful alpaca fleeces. Now if you are a spinner you are probably thinking "WOW! Pricey!", but you are wrong friends! Right now a wonderful lady named Sands is trying to clear out last seasons fleeces for the shearing season, so they are $50 each. Yes, you read that right....$50! The fleeces are simply amazing, in fact my dogs are obsessed with them because they are so soft. If you are interested in getting a wonderful fleece check Sands site! You will all so see a certain Mr Peanut Butter





So, what am I going to do with two whole alpaca fleeces? I am processing all of them, spinning it, and crocheting two blankets. One will be a larger one for snuggles on the couch, and the other will be sent my husband during his deployment. My first priority will of course be my husbands, and I will blog about the whole blanket process I am sure!

Also in my spinning world I have been spinning art yarns on my new Babe Bulky Wheel which was a Christmas present to myself. I am enjoying art yarns more so than "regular" yarn, but I am still working on some roving I bought at a fiber festival back in October.

Now onto the shop! What is new with the shop?! I hit 200 sales this month, and I am already well past it. If you have bought a spindle, bowl, or fiber from me...I love you and thank you. I hope you are enjoying using whatever you purchased! Mainly what is new in the shop is..COLOR! I love color and paints but I didn't have many options in my shop for them. I now have many colors added though for you to mix and match, just simply add the option to your cart! I am also adding roving that I have dyed along with some new batts coming soon. Not only did I had color but I added a new spindle, an art yarn spindle! This bad boy weighs in at 3 oz! I have ordered more supplies to make more in other colors along with a plain option, so be on the look out for that.





So, that is all that is new over here at Spinerosity. Make sure to check out the shop for all the new items and updates. Like us on Facebook, follow the blog, and favorite the shop! It all is much appreciated!

Happy Spinning!!

Fiber Fun

Fiber I played with last weekend, minus the fleece that I dyed and the picker which will be in a post tomorrow! Finally starting to feel better so I'm back to fiber fun today! I have to finish 4 swaps I'm doing as well, all fiber fun ones, so be on the look out for 25 hearts, 40 granny daughters, magic yarn ball, and spinning fiber swap.



Hook 'em Horns



Dyed by Caroline:


Dyed by Jase:


20 of 40 granny daughters

New Handpspun Yarn

Vista Fiber Fiesta

Saturday we drove an hour up north to Vista, CA to go the fiber fiesta. I stupidly forgot my camera and hate myself for it! It was a wonderful event, lots of spinners sitting and spinning on gorgeous wheels, and people everywhere grabbing up yarn and fiber. There were only a few vendors but they were great! So I'm sure you all want to see the yummyness that I got, so here it is!

1.5 lbs of Alpaca for $20 seriously! Thats dirt cheap, and it is amazing fiber!



4 oz of Merino/Tussah Silk


Silk cocoons without the worms



Last but of course not least, a hand carved crochet hook


Also that day I got my wonderful twindle in the mail yay! I'm not a blue person but it spoke to me!

It's all about the homemade fiber tools

Introducing my homemade grand wheel, it soon will be painted yellow, but we wanted to test it and tweak things before we started painting.


Ever heared of knooking? It's knitting with a crochet hook, and so much faster than knitting! You can buy a Knook set (which I have) but I wanted more sizes. So I made my own :) Today I am knooking socks.


The set you can buy: (if you want one, go to Walmart, they are $5 there)
http://www.leisurearts.com/knook-beginner-set-for-medium-weight-yarn.html

And of course my bright orange babe wheel, isn't it awesome! I painted the flyer black too :)

Batts, Batts, & More Batts

Snapped some really quick photos of the recent batts

Part of the Fleece Project:

Fleece to Yarn Project

Objects Being Used:
Drum carder
Dye
7+ lbs of raw corriedale fleece
Spinning Wheel
TIME!

Raw Fleece


After Just One Bath


Dyed (excuse our patio, its in the middle of being redone)




Now to remove more vegetable matter, and card into batts. Also need to dye more!

My Upcoming Life

Texas Trip - Part 1

We are back from our two weeks in Texas, and it was a wonderful trip! The first week was un eventful but that weekend we got to send FOUR whole days kid free in San Antonio! Sloan is going to be gone for our 5th year anniversary so we chose that weekend to be our celebration. We stayed in a hotel that was originally built in the 1800's and there are only 13 rooms. It was an amazing hotel! I only wish we could have stayed longer, and that I would have taken more pictures!!!

Our room, each is named something different but all have something to do with San Antonio

Every room has a betta in it

Yes I took pictures of our bathroom because it was that amazing!

Part of the riverwalk, we could see from our room

More tomorrow!

The rainbow and Little Tom

Yesterday afternoon we got the promise that a huge storm was coming in, it hasn't rained here in months so I was excited. I love rain! The storm came in, but no rain, not even a drop. I did get to see a perfect rainbow, gorgeous!

My drum carder also came yesterday! A Fancy Kitty Little Tom! Sigh it was love at first sight! I made a batt during naptime, and oh how i loved it!!! He is a big boy but worth it! I had to move some things around and his new home is now next to my electric wheel on craft desk. I surprisly still have room to work right there so I think he will stay there.

(If you think I'm weird for calling him a he or naming my fiber tools, I'm really not! Everyone actually does it, just part of the addiction)