Bully wool fibre

This is a box of fibre that arrived today from Bullywools fibre in Port Moody
I now have to decide what to order for the shop but it's so difficult!
I think I will have to have some alpaca but the merino is gorgeous too
Also visiting the Campbell River fibre fest this weekend, it's been so long since I could go to any fibre event.

First spun yarn by me

This is the first yarn that I have spun from my own custom designed dyed Blue Faced Leicester fibre, specially imported from the UK
I love it and I think I am actually learning to spin on my drop spindle, although I can see why spinning became mechanized lol
It's very satisfying to produce your own yarn though and I can name it as well
Here's to a lot more projects, I think I am addicted

South African Yarns Cotton and Bamboo

This is the 100% cotton yarn dyed and hand balled by a women's co-operative in South Africa

It is beautifully soft and would be great for new babies and reborn babies knitting

Below is the 70% cotton with 30% bamboo yarn! the bamboo gives a lovely sheen and again ideal for new babies and reborn baby knitting

The pastel colours are great 

Salish wristwarmers

I have decided to pull out the Salish wristwarmers and start again, it has been a while since a did knitting in the round and the joins between the needles was not satisfactory, too loose.
Sigh! Will start again tomorrow

Rare Breeds Black Shetland with Tussah Silk Roving

I really love this mixture of black shetland and Tussah silk, the silk really mellows the slight harshness of the Shetland roving and makes it so much softer to spin.
Just got to learn to spin now
Anybody out there with any experience of spinning this mixture

Rare Breeds Roving Shetland

Here is one of the first Rare Breeds Rovings, this is Shetland Roving.
The Shetland Islands are located off the North of Scotland.
Some very remote and beautiful islands.
The Shetland sheep are a hardy breed and there is a long history of sheep rearing, spinning and knitting from these islands
The famous "wedding ring shawl" a shawl knitted with such fine yarn that it can be pulled through your wedding ring originated here.
See listing on 
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Blue Faced Leicester Roving

This is the Blue Faced Leicester roving that is part of a large order that I have imported from the UK
I have had it specially dyed for "Woolnlove" and so it is unique and called "Purple Evening"
I have 500g of this gorgeous roving available to spin although I may use one myself.
I have set aside this Easter weekend to try drop spindle spinning again
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