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Blue soy silk handspun vegan yarn, hand dyed

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 03:17:04 -0500

$32.00
This soy silk yarn has been hand dyed by myself with professional dyes in different shades of blue.

Discover the gorgeous drape and shine of soy silk yourself!

This fibre is a by-product of the tofu making process, made from waste - recycling at its best.
No chemicals are used in this process and it is entirely biodegradable, which makes soy silk a very environmentally friendly fibre. Due to being plant based it is also suitable for vegans and people with wool allergies.

But it is not only the production which make this a great fibre! The finished yarn is about a worsted weight with a beautifully dense quality it shares with other plant fibres. In addition is has the same lustre and drape as silk and is very smooth and soft.

This skein just feels so heavy and luxurious whilst almost flowing off your hand. It also dries very quickly, which is always a plus.

Soy silk, 80m/88 yards, about 72g/2.5oz, about worsted/DK weight

Allergy advice: spun in an entirely smoke and pet free home. This is a vegan yarn, please hand wash for best results.

Twister, handspun art yarn

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 03:17:04 -0500

$36.00
This is a really special yarn, handspun from a variety of wools, silks and glitz, some of them hand dyed. Little twists come out of this yarn throughout, most of them about 2 inches (5cm) long.
The colours encompass just about everything you can think of, with a fair bit of sparkle. Whatever you create with this will definitely stand out and get some conversation going. ;)

Wools, silks, Angelina, glitz, 86m/94 yards, 82g/2.9oz, about DK to worsted weight

Handspun in a smoke and pet free home.

Hippie chick, handspun art yarn

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:03:30 -0500

$24.00
Can't you just see a cute hippie girl wearing this happy yarn? Throw a few yards around your neck for a lovely Summer accessory or brighten up your day with a sweet little project. Of course this makes a pretty gift as well...

If you need more yardage or just can't get enough of happy colours, check out my sequined hippie chick yarn.

This bright and colourful yarn has been handspun from many different wools and silks, many of them have also been hand dyed by myself. The yarn has then been plied with bouclé thread, giving it an interesting texture.

Wools, silks, cotton/viscose bouclé thread, 52m/56 yards, 66g/2.3oz, bulky weight

Handspun with love and flower power in a smoke and pet free home

Sequined hippie chick, handspun art yarn

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:03:29 -0500

$33.00
Can't you just see a cute hippie girl wearing this happy yarn? Throw a few yards around your neck for a lovely Summer accessory or brighten up your day with a sweet little project. Of course this makes a pretty gift as well...

If you need more yardage or just can't get enough of happy colours, check out my hippie chick yarn.

This bright and colourful yarn has been handspun from many different wools and silks, many of them have also been hand dyed by myself. The yarn has then been plied and threaded with sequins of all shapes: round ones, leaves, swallows, shells, ovals....

Wools, silks, sparkle thread, sequins, 64m/70 yards, 82g/2.9oz, bulky weight

Handspun with love and flower power in a smoke and pet free home

Green soy silk handspun vegan yarn, hand dyed

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 02:55:01 -0500

$32.00
This soy silk yarn has been hand dyed with professional dyes in different shades of green. The listing is for one skein, please let me know if you have any preference from the pictures.

Discover the gorgeous drape and shine of soy silk yourself!

This fibre is a by-product of the tofu making process, made from waste - recycling at its best.
No chemicals are used in this process and it is entirely biodegradable, which makes soy silk a very environmentally friendly fibre. Due to being plant based it is also suitable for vegans and people with wool allergies.

But it is not only the production which make this a great fibre! The finished yarn is about a worsted weight with a beautifully dense quality it shares with other plant fibres. In addition is has the same lustre and drape as silk and is very smooth and soft.

This skein just feels so heavy and luxurious whilst almost flowing off your hand. It also dries very quickly, which is always a plus.

Soy silk, 80m/88 yards, weight varies (about 71g/2.5oz), about worsted/DK weight

Allergy advice: spun in an entirely smoke and pet free home. This is a vegan yarn, please hand wash for best results.

Mint candy, handspun wool and silk yarn

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 02:54:33 -0500

$26.00
This is a relatively simple hand dyed and handspun yarn which can really score with a striking colour combination of teal and light peach.
The teal consists of different fibres with lots of silk, whilst the peach/tan ply is a lofty organic falkland wool.
This is a durable 2ply yarn and would knit up into a nice little project.

Organic falkland wool, Merino wool, silk, 77m/84 yards, 58g/2oz, about worsted to aran weight

Handspun in a smoke and pet free home.

Mango salad, handspun yarn

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:56:31 -0500

$55.00
"Mango salad" is a snuggly 2ply yarn featuring hand dyed indigo blue Merino wool, a marigold yellow Merino/silk mix and hot pink pure Tussah silk.

This is quite a big skein and the thickness of the yarn varies from DK/worsted weight to thin aran weight. The perfect yarn for a hat, some gloves or a nice scarf.

Merino wool, Tussah silk, Mulberry silk, 217m/236 yards, 92g/3.2oz

Allergy info: handspun in a smoke and pet free home.

Grey elegance, Alpaca and silk handspun luxury art yarn, with real pearls

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:56:31 -0500

$48.00
This handspun Alpaca and silk yarn is pure luxury! It is a soft but densely spun 2ply yarn in natural grey with white silk. Throughout are strand of dark grey sequins and the yarn is beaded with real dark and light grey freshwater pearls.
This would make a gorgeous accent on a hat or some cardigan sleeves.
Why not try wearing a few strands as an avantgarde necklace or skinny scarf?

The last picture shows the fibre and add ins that have gone into this yarn.

50% grey Alpaca/50% white Tussah silk, freshwater pearls, sequins, sparkle thread, 39m/43 yards, 93g/3.3oz, bulky weight

Handspun in a smoke and pet free home.

Alotau, handspun Merino/silk art yarn with gems

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:56:31 -0500

$48.00
Alotau is a place in Papua New Guinea and since that to me is already quite exotic in its own right, this yarn features only the finest fibres and gems.
The Merino/silk mix has been hand dyed in a lush range of yellows and pinks. The yarn has then been handspun with the addition of large coral beads and small gemstone beads and chips. The golden sparkle of the Lurex thread adds a nice something to it.

This yarn is just waiting to be transformed into a stunning accessory!
The last picture shows the beads that have been used in this yarn.

50% Merino wool/50% silk, gems (rose quartz, citrine, red coral, peridot, honey jade cubes, olive jade), lurex thread.

100m/109 yards, 118g/4.2oz, worsted-bulky weight

Handspun in a smoke and pet free home.

Love and Dance, over 5oz of handspun art yarn

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 04:29:49 -0400

$48.00
This is the yarn every dancer would like to get her hands on... it captures the magic, even as a scarf on a cold winter's day. None of these pictures really capture the different sparkles coming from this yarn in bright red, dark pink or copper.

The yarn has been spun from dark red, burgundy and dark purple soft Merino wool with some hand dyed bits of a light grey/purple Merino and also lovingly dyed light pink mohair curls.

To really give this bulky 2ply yarn some glamour, lots of Angelina sparkle has been spun into short sections. Another major show-factor are several sections of hot pink, dark purple, lipstick red and copper sequins respectively.

To top it all off, the mohair locks stick out at random distances to create an amazing structure.

Merino (mostly commercially dyed), hand dyed Mohair curls, Angelina sparkle, sequins, 59m/64 yards, 152g/5.4oz

Handspun in a smoke and pet free home.

Handspun rose grey alpaca yarn, 2ply, 5.6oz

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:31:03 -0400

$58.00
A classic but luxurious yarn, handspun from completely hand processed alpaca in the rare natural colour rose grey (light grey with brown tips). This is an incredibly soft and cuddly 2ply yarn.
To achieve the amazing texture and life in this yarn, I bought the raw fibre from a local farm and washed and combed it myself before spinning it into this stunning yarn. Many hours went into the whole process and I hope you can turn this yarn into an amazing project!

Alpaca, 120m/131 yards, 159g/5.6oz, about a worsted weight

Handspun in an entirely smoke and pet free home. Due to the handprocessing you might still find some small remnants of leaves or grass, see it as a sign of authenticity. ;)

Pink Lime, handspun organic Falkland wool yarn

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:11:25 -0400

$38.00
This hand dyed yarn has been spun slightly thick and thin. The hand dyed colours range from chartreuse or lime greens to beautiful pinks. This should knit up as a really interesting pattern!
The wool used comes from an organic farm in the falkland islands and no pestizides or bleach has been used.
It is a nice and soft 2ply Falkland wool yarn of about a bulky weight.

Organic Falkland wool (Merino cross breed), 97m/106 yards, 101g/3.6oz

Allergy info: handspun in a smoke and pet free home

Sunshine, handspun organic Falkland wool yarn

Sun, 20 Sep 2009 08:08:14 -0400

$30.00
The hand dyed colours of this handspun yarn range from yellows over oranges to light browns with slight hints of purple, just like a beautiful sunset.
The wool used comes from an organic farm in the falkland islands and no pestizides or bleach has been used.
It is a nice and soft 2ply Falkland wool yarn of about a bulky weight.

Another skein of this yarn is available if needed, please contact me.

Organic Falkland wool (Merino cross breed), 63m/68 yards, 96g/3.4oz

Allergy info: handspun in a smoke and pet free home

Old brick road, handspun Merino and silk yarn

Sat, 19 Sep 2009 08:04:28 -0400

$22.00
This skein is handspun from a hand dyed luxurious fibre blend. The blend consists of soft and snuggly Merino wool as well as 50% Tussah silk, giving it a wonderful shine. The hand dyed colours are variations of reds with hints of brown, reminiscent of old red brick buildings.

50% Merino wool/50% Tussah silk, 79m/86 yards, 62g/2.2oz, bulky weight, I would recommend needle size 6mm-8mm

Allergy advice: handspun with love in a smoke and pet free home.

Luxury latte chunky version, handspun yarn

Sat, 19 Sep 2009 08:04:14 -0400

$44.00
To achieve the beautiful texture, Merino wool and Mulberry silk has been handcarded together with light brown baby camel, milk coloured silk noil, golden soy silk and matching transparent Angelina sparkle.
A fingering weight version of this yarn is also available.

Merino wool, Mulberry silk, baby camel, silk noil, Angelina sparkle, 77m/84 yards, 76g/2.7oz

Handspun in a smoke and pet free home.

Ocean sparkle, handspun art yarn with shells

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 08:25:24 -0400

$49.00
Ocean sparkle is a yarn including a variety of handspinning techniques and materials. The fibre is handcarded soft wool, silk and Bamboo. The wool has previously been hand dyed in a range of beautiful ocean blues whilst the bamboo is left in natural white, just like waves.

This mix has then been handspun into a slightly thick and thin bulky single yarn before being plied with a sparkle thread beaded with sequins, glass beads and real natural shells. All along the yarn are also little bumps made from Angelina sparkle, a man made fibre that gives extreme shine and sparkle to any project. Whole strands of sequins also lend some more glamour to this yarn.

A new technique I used in this yarn involves stopping spinning the fibre and instead securely fixing a silvery braided trim in the yarn. This will give short net-like section in the finished project.

Soft wool, silk, bamboo, Angelina, sequins, glass rocaille beads, natural shells, braided trim

102m/111 yards, 94g/3.3oz, bulky

Handspun in a smoke and pet free home.

Handspun yarn destash, 3 balls of wool/silk 2ply

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 09:27:07 -0400

$26.00
I am doing some destashing and would love for this handspun yarn to find a nice home! It was originally intended to become a scarf, but I never got around to more than winding the yarns into cute balls. As this is destash it is priced a lot lower than my 'properly' measured yarns.

The yardage is unknown, but these are 3 balls of a bulky weight 2ply yarn, a bit thick and thin for texture. I spun this from a mixture of German wool and Tussah silk and the colour is undyed beige. The fibre is reasonably soft, but may be a little rough for some skin types.

German wool, Tussah silk, 110g/3.9oz

Handspun in a smoke and pet free home.

Soy silk handspun vegan yarn

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 05:54:21 -0400

$26.00
+ As seen in knit.1 magazine Sring/Summer '09! +

Discover the gorgeous drape and shine of soy silk yourself!

This fibre is a by-product of the tofu making process, made from waste - recycling at its best.
No chemicals are used in this process and it is entirely biodegradable, which makes soy silk a very environmentally friendly fibre. Due to being plant based it is also suitable for vegans and people with wool allergies.

But it is not only the production which make this a great fibre! The finished yarn is about a worsted weight with a beautifully dense quality it shares with other plant fibres. In addition is has the same lustre and drape as silk and is very smooth and soft. The natural colour is a creamy gold with just a hint of copper.

This skein just feels so good, heavy and luxurious whilst almost flowing off your hand. It also dries very quickly, which is always a plus.

This listing is for one skein but I can pretty much spin as many of these as you need.

Soy silk, 80m/87 yards, about 80g/2.8oz

Allergy advice: spun in an entirely smoke and pet free home. This is a vegan yarn, please hand wash for best results.

Delilah, 2 skeins of handspun art yarn

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:20:46 -0400

$64.00
Delilah is a soft and lofty handspun yarn made from hand dyed wool. In this mainly chartreuse and purple yarn are lots of coordinating glass beads in green and pink, sequins as well as golden Angelina sparkle fibres. The yarn has also been plied with a golden thread to complete this statement look.
You will receive both skeins with this listing, so there is plenty for a nice project.
The yarn is about Aran weight, slightly thick and thin and the two skeins are very similar but not entirely identical.

Wool, Angelina, glass beads, sequins, about Aran weight

A: 216m/235 yards, 89g/3.1oz
B: 70m/76 yards, 57g/2oz

Handspun with love in a smoke and pet free home.

Soy silk polka dot wrist warmers, from handspun yarn

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 17:19:22 -0400

$36.00
These elegant, sweet and eye-catching wrist warmers have been hand knitted by myself from my own handspun soy silk yarn.

Soy silk is a by-product of the tofu making process and completely biodegradable. It is an ecofriendly fibre sharing the properties with pure silk. It has a gorgeous shine and natural, golden colour as well as a bit of a halo similar to tussah silk. This fibre is soft and has some weight to it, lending it a gorgeous drape.

To complete this elegant look, a brown polka dot fabric has been laced through the top. They measure 6 inches or 15cm long and feel very luxurious. They should fit most female hands.

Handspun soy silk and viscose fabric, 6 inches/15cm long.

Handmade with love in a smoke and pet free home. Ps, the wrist warmers you will receive are not the actual ones pictured, but they will be just the same.

-- Knitters: This yarn is also available in my shop (if it isn't listed, just contact me about it. :) ----

Fruit cocktail, handspun art yarn

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 11:56:48 -0400

$56.00
A really vivd mixture of hand dyed colours are joined in this soft handspun Merino yarn. Throughout are green glass beads, smaller yellow glass beads with black stripes, larger pink and white plastic beads which look like candy and as a real eye catcher there are polymer clay beads shaped as lemons, limes, strawberries and kiwi. Those fruit beads have been handmade by etsy's own and very talented Lilley, check out her shop as well: http://lilley.etsy.com
This is definately an adventurous yarn, perfect for anyone who likes little surprises when using yarn.

The yardage is very high for an art yarn and it is also a durable 2ply yarn, so this is suitable to a variety of projects.

Merino wool, polymer clay beads, glass beads, plastic beads, thread, 178m/194 yards, 118g/4.2oz, about Dk weight

Handspun in a smoke and pet free home.

A sunset in spring, Merino and silk corespun yarn

Sun, 16 Aug 2009 07:11:46 -0400

$45.00
The technique of corespinning really makes the hand dyed colours of this Merino/silk yarn stand out beautifully. I also added some Mohair curls and lots of Angelina sparkle.
The colours range from yellow to orange, pink and even some bits of a fresh spring green.

Corespinning is a slow technique which lets the fibres wrap around a core thread at almost a 90 degree angle, showing off the different fibres. It creates a very soft yarn which would make a great scarf, hat, mittens or form a nice accent in a larger project. I could imagine this well combined with some plain white yarn as a real eye catcher!

<50% Merino wool/ <50% Tussah silk, Mohair curls, Angelina sparkle, cotton/viscose boucle core thread
133m/145 yards, 79g/2.8oz

Handspun in a smoke and pet free home.

Red handspun pure silk yarn, over 200 yards, 3.4oz

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:35:19 -0400

$72.00
Beautiful shades of red have been hand dyed for this yarn on pure Tussah silk. There are also some hints of grey-ish blue and light peach. This is a large skein of over 200 yards of 2ply yarn! It took many days of spinning and I hope it will go to a nice home. :)
Tussah silk has a beautiful shine combined with some warm fuzz and it will create a really luxurious item with excellent drape.

Tussah silk, 207m/225 yards, 96g/3.4oz, about a heavy fingering weight yarn

Handspun in a smoke and pet free home.

Explosive color, handspun yarn

Sun, 09 Aug 2009 17:12:03 -0400

$30.00
This handspun yarn really makes a statement. The majority of the handcarded fiber mix is beautifully soft white Merino/silk, but explosive colors of wool, silk, Alpaca and Angelina sparkle have been added to it. Especially the turquoise, pink and yellow really pop out from the white background.

This yarn is very soft and a nice amount for some wrist warmers or a lacy scarf.

Merino wool, silk, Angelina sparkle, glitz, baby Alpaca, 140m/153 yards, 57g/2oz, about fingering to DK weight

Handspun in a smoke and pet free home.

Redwood, naturally dyed handspun wool yarn

Sun, 09 Aug 2009 14:19:35 -0400

$26.00
Here we have a set of two skeins of pure wool yarn, which has been lovingly hand dyed using the slow process of natural dyeing. I used redwood, which gave this yarn just a subtle hint of red.

You will get *both* skeins:

Soft wool, 102m/111 yards, 55g/1.9oz,
Soft wool, 81m/88 yards, 49g/1.7oz

The yarn is about a DK weight

Handspun with love in a smoke and pet free home.