Sunday, February 27, 2005

interesting week

well---
my week has been "interesting". My computer pooped out so I'm working on an older computer that I'm just not used to yet. Can't wait to get my computer back. I got silk!!!! Yeah! I hand painted to silk for the three skeins pictured below. Which one is your favorite? Oddly enough, they are all exactly the same dye pot. Boy they don't look the same at all.

I am starting to sell spinning kits on ebay. I'm kind of excited. The spindles are hand decorated! What do you think?

I got an odd question about how long it takes to spin a yard. I suppose in theory a single yard takes less than a minute. But that doesn't include any of the prep time to get to where I can spin it. Dying takes time. Washing, carding and combing all take time. Spinning takes time. Plying takes time. Steaming to set the spin takes time. a single skein of yarn may take as much as an hour in real time to get completely done. Sometimes more. It just depends.

So, the silk is great. This is Tussah, a honey colored top. I'm debating about price to start those auctions at. we'll see.

drop me a line...let me know what you think....any questions? just ask...

see yah
rn/

"pretty in pink" --half singles, half 2-ply Posted by Hello

sold


red spinning kit -- handmade celtic cross spindle and 50 plus grams of burgundy combed top wool Posted by Hello

sold


green spinning kit -- handmade celtic knotwork spindle and 50+ grams of green wool combed top Posted by Hello

currently on ebay


pink swirls Posted by Hello

currently on ebay


"kool kit" Posted by Hello

sold


"sunkissed" Posted by Hello

sold


dark blue, purple 100% silk Posted by Hello

sold


more silk Posted by Hello

sold


100% silk yarn Posted by Hello

Monday, February 14, 2005

a week+ of spinning

This isn't actually all I've done for the last two weeks of spinning, but it's everything that's ready to sell. there are some other things I've got--a bunch of little bitty skeins that I intend to sell as a kit for a scarf, but I need more colors. and of course some of the nifty pink swirl my Love Ewe from the Spindler list sent me. plus some pale pink variegated that i've got one more skein to finish. anyway, good week...hope yours was the same/

stuff is selling well on ebay...check it out if you are interested. castleman.spf is my seller id... here's a link to my stuff-- http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZcastleman.spfQQhtZ-1

so, i've got more spinning to do, leave me a note, i'd love to hear from you.

rn/

sold


red...and quite a bit of it!!! Posted by Hello

currently on ebay


red and brown variegated Posted by Hello

sold


red, etc. Posted by Hello

sold


really cool red and orange and brown and stuff...I love it!! Posted by Hello

sold


limey green--woohoo! Posted by Hello

on ebay in Kool Kolors


blue variegated singles Posted by Hello

on ebay in Kool Kolors


green--wow! Posted by Hello

sold


blue variegated Posted by Hello

sold


two-ply, variegated blue, pink and purple Posted by Hello