Would like to invite everyone to join me at 10am ET on February 27th, 2022.
https://www.facebook.com/events/366145138672213?ref=newsfeed
I will be sharing some of my hand spun yarns as well as yarn bases that I have dyed. This has been keeping me busy through our cold Winter as well as being lots of fun! With going “Live” I can actually answer some questions as soon as they are asked in a comment, next best thing to being in person!
As you can see I love playing with color!
We had a great time seeing old friends and meeting new ones. The 4-day show left us happy and tired, and looking forward to returning to it next year. First picture is part of my craft hut display.
I am realizing the amount of time needed to do a monthly virtual show! Since I have found the Facebook group of Wool and Fiber Arts I have met many new fiber enthusiasts as well as reconnecting with others that I’ve met at the in person shows we’ve done.
This is another WAFA show weekend and I will be airing at 4:30 EDT on this Sunday, May 30th. https://fb.me/e/4p3bTS5pE should take you there or at least to the announcement of our event. (I’m still learning this technical navigation)
If you would like to see the full schedule of the activities of this weekend (which started today) here is the brochure https://issuu.com/terramiakat/docs/wafamay2021.. I managed to watch some of them today, and the nice part is that even if you miss the live you can go back to the individual’s page and watch again on a replay. After their show the vendors can also post pictures in an after the sale album of their remaining items.
This month our son Cliff will be showing his needle felted art dolls, while I will have a variety of hand dyed yarns and roving. Stop by and say hi!
As soon as the show is over, we send invoices and mail product and fill the album, then will begin the planning and making for the next show, dyeing some yarn and roving in the colors of the palette of the month as well as getting ready to participate in the challenge of the Tour de Fleece! It is shaping up to be a very busy year!
This Friday at 1:30PM EST I will be presenting another virtual show on my Facebook business Page https://www.facebook.com/BevofMulchandMoreCrafts/ I’ll have several blends of hand dyed yarns as well as fibers to spin, snow dyed silk scarves and some knit hats. Would love to see you drop in for a visit! Leave a comment to let me know you found me through WordPress 🙂
After the live show, during which I had internet problems, I set up an album containing pictures of the felted hats, knit shawls, hand dyed roving, top, and yarns, as well as a little of my hand spun yarn.
Thanks for your interest in my small business.
For anyone interested in using fibers or shopping for things made from fibers check out this 4-day show https://issuu.com/terramiakat/docs/holidaymarket.ver11?fr=sOTZhMDIyMTEzMzM&fbclid=IwAR1tDHvMCzE968S2JWjgV3wB9UgNqvaxix4jnqYVt_8uIIGYnVfF0i4B1ys
I am privileged to be in this month’s show on November 27th from 4:00 – 4:30 pm EST ! I with be showing hand dyed fiber and yarn, hand spun yarn, as well as felted hats and knit shawls. This is only a portion of the things I make, but it feels so good to finally be doing a show. Stop by, this is the year for remote shopping and I’ve been very happy to have been able to shop some of the wonderful vendors who participate in this Facebook group. https://www.facebook.com/groups/wafalive
Now I have to get back to practicing the video part of the new things I’m learning.
Have a Happy Thanksgiving All.
This has turned out to be a very unusual year!
With Craft Shows cancelled we have still been creating new inventory and looking forward to shows resuming next year. Meanwhile I am in the process of starting a Facebook page for business and would like to invite everyone to come take a look https://www.facebook.com/Mulch-and-More-Crafts-227360258455219/
Our two cats (Stanley and Sheldon) are still actively supervising all our activities and approve of most of them. It’s been so long since I’ve posted here that I can’t even insert a picture but will have to go find one!
Stay Safe and Busy!
As we begin a new year I’m wishing everyone happiness!
In our family happiness comes from keeping in touch with family and friends, and playing with color! What brings you happiness?
New Year’s Day my husband added the finishing touches to his newest painting and signed it as complete. He has now started on his next one. The 9″ of new snow which fell the night before tempted me to snow dye two more silk scarves.
Sometimes instead of resolutions and even goals, just doing things that make us happy is much more productive and satisfying. (although the goal of finishing things once started does lurk in the background.)
The following picture is of my “happiness projects” of the last few days.
The black in the center is warp wound on a small loom-still waiting to be threaded through the heddles and reed, then tied to the cloth beam to weave.
The two silk scarves are signed and await a final wash and ironing.
The yarn and fiber were yesterday’s projects. Now they need labeling and maybe some coordinating skeins dyed.
A new dye and more silks arrived this morning so besides projects to finish I have a new (fluorescent) color to play with.
What plans have you made for this new year?
I have been hand dyeing and painting silk scarves for several years now. The exact techniques that I use are hard to describe and will vary depending on how I want to “play with color” on that particular day :). The results range from pastel to very bright, from structured to random.
Then comes the challenge of taking pictures that accurately represent the colors that we see in real life.Dealing with silk, changes in the light will reflect differently, not to mention the differences in peoples monitors. Of the following pictures scarf #17 is a good example, the purple on the bottom part is actually much deeper/brighter and gradually lightens in shade towards the middle (the name sign is white in all of these pictures.) But even the color of the table is different than the realistic color in the other pictures. Think I need a light box?
57″ x 10″ priced at $20
57″ x 10″ priced at $20
57″ x 10″ priced at $20
72″ x 9″ priced at $25
78″ x 9.5″ priced at $25
Now to try to move the picture below into this space…I need a refresher course on picture sizing and placement!
76″ x 9.5″ priced at $25
68″ x 14″ priced at $25
71″ x 14.5″ priced at $25
68″ x 14″ priced at $25
58″ x 10.5″ priced at $30
These (and more) will be going to the craft shows with us in the Spring unless they find homes before then. (You can contact me to check on availability)
I’ve ordered more scarves to dye so I’d appreciate your comments, to learn which styles and colors you might prefer to see.
Wishing Everyone a Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year!
snow dyeing
Snow dyeing is the process of placing dyes on top of snow with the article to be dyed encased in two layers of snow. As the snow melts the dyes are carried onto the fabric, making beautiful and unique patterns. In the following I used silk scarves and acid dyes, which I then heat set to ensure color fastness. Care instructions; Hand wash in mild soap and cool water. Iron while still damp using lowest temperature iron setting. Wear and enjoy!
After teaching a workshop in silk painting at a November Fiber Show I had to keep inspiration going, so the snow came just in time to use this different technique when I returned home.
Each of these are different styles of 100% silk, ranging in weight from 8mm (flat crepe and chiffon) to 12mm (crepe de chine and silk satin) , to the heaviest at 19.5mm ( silk charmeuse.)
58″ x 10.5″ priced at $25
58″ x 10.5″ priced at $25
58′ x 9.5′ priced at $25
58″ x 11″ priced at $30
56″ x 11″ priced at $30
64″ x 12.5″ priced at $30
58″ x 11″ priced at $25
58″ x 11″ priced at $25
The preceding is to answer questions that friends of my daughter had, after seeing her early Christmas present of a flat crepe scarf. If anyone else is interested feel free to contact me. My next planned post will feature my hand dyed/painted inventory of scarves (more pictures to take 🙂 .
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