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SALE Citrus Squeeze, wool spinning, felting batts

Sun, 20 Dec 2009 17:08:13 -0500

$10.80
FUZZ!

These beautiful mini batts are handcarded of merino wool top, blended wool, tussah silk for a bit of shine, angelina for all that sparkle, and some mohair locks for texture. The gorgeous yellow and orange mohair locks in these batts are from etsy seller FiberFancy. The main colors in these batts are a nice mauve, some lemony yellow, and some nice citrusy orange. Combined they weigh 2 oz. and would be lovely for a spinning project, felting, or various other fiber art applications.

Thanks for looking!

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SALE Vintage Curtain II spinning batts

Sun, 20 Dec 2009 17:08:13 -0500

$15.30
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These beautiful mini batts are handcarded of merino wool top, faux cashmere (nylon,) mohair locks, icicle, angelina fiber, and some bamboo. The gorgeous turquoise and orange mohair locks in these batts were from etsy seller Fiberfancy. The main colors in these batts are a turquoise blue, orange, and two different greens on a base of white. I was desperate for color combos again and sat in the studio until I went OH DUH! I have some fabulous curtains hanging right beside me with some lovely colors already picked out! Combined they weigh 2.95 oz. and would be lovely for a spinning project but would probably not felt well due to the nature of the nylon (faux cashmere) as it makes up approximately 30 percent of this batt set. Needle felting would probably not be out of the question though, and certainly not the many other fiber applications that could be used on these lovely wool babies.

Thanks for looking!

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Sage Green Silk/Merino Blend handspun yarn

Sun, 20 Dec 2009 17:08:13 -0500

$15.00
This handspun skein of yarn is about 34 yards in length and is plied upon itself. It is 2.5 oz in weight and is somewhere between sport and bulky. It is made of a merino tussah silk blended roving so it is extra shiny, smooth, and soft. It is mostly a sage green with hints of red, white, and brown.

I will ship anywhere, please convo. me to get accurate shipping for anywhere outside the U.S. before making payment.

Thanks for looking!

SALE Cry Baby wool felting, spinning batts

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:08:22 -0500

$13.50
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These beautiful mini batts are handcarded of merino wool top, icicle, angelina fiber, and mohair locks. The gorgeous yellow mohair locks in these batts are from etsy seller Fiberfancy. The main colors in these batts green, yellow, blue, cinnabar red, and a spicy orange with a base of white. The sugary overtones created from the angelina and icicle really make these batts look like their sour sugar candy namesake. These batts were blended two to three times on my carder (two of them twice, one three times just to shake things up a bit.) If you would like the other two to be blended just ask but I wanted to leave them in their chaotic state, I'm not normally a more than once blender type of girl but these screamed to not be so stripey. Combined they weigh 2.85 oz. and would be lovely for a spinning project, felting, or various other fiber art applications.

Thanks for looking!

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Handspun and dyed, thread plied thick and thin BFL yarn

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:40:48 -0500

$25.00
This wonderfully soft handspun yarn was spun from a beautiful hand dyed BFL roving from pumpkinhaus.etsy.com. It was spun thick and thin and then plied with a coordinating blue quilting thread.

73 yds here for your knitting/hooking/felting/gift giving pleasure!

Thanks for looking!

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Pixie Dust Handspun Art Yarn

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:40:48 -0500

$35.00
This handspun art yarn is a combination of a single spun from a batt disaster (did not turn out how I had wanted,) the carding leftover fluff (wool, angeline, firestar, etc., etc. etc, really it could be anything that I normally use when carding,) that resides in my till its full, some locks spun right in, and many little cocoons in various materials. I plied the resulting single with some fabulous commercial yarn from a cone my mom found me at an estate sale of a fiber artist. It is a beautiful lustrous white yarn with a shiny gold strand through it. Combined this makes for one magical yarn! It is mostly wool and therefore will felt so wash your finished product in cool water if you don't want that to happen! :)

76 yards here for your stitching/hooking/felting/gift giving pleasure!

Thanks for looking!

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Candy Bead Orifice, Fetching Hook No. 1

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:40:25 -0500

$15.00
No spinning wheel orifice should be without one of these hand crafted hooks for fetching your yarn!

I am very proud to finally offer these long ago imagined fetching hooks, a.k.a. orifice hooks. It is hand crafted from one of my own handmade beads from my "Candy" line of jewelry. The hook is hand formed out of copper rod and work hardened.

The hook is completed with a bit of my own handspun.

The bead used in this hook is in a cool color study of blue and green hues.

Please Note: The tin in the background is NOT included with purchase. :)

Thanks for looking!

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Pincushion No. 4

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:40:25 -0500

$7.00
This little pincushion was created out of sudden obsessive thoughts about pincushions. While I have made them before, I suddenly couldn't get them out of my head!

The 'cushion' portion was needle felted from a very nice wool in a little dome and then embroidered into it's little pillow home sewn from a fabulous vintage patchwork pattern fabric I scored at an estate sale this past summer. It is stuffed with rice for weight a bit of lavender for a soothing, subtle smell. The felted cushion is secured with an embroidered blanket stitch in a contrasting color to the cushion.

This cushion is about 1.5" x 1.5" and pins are included just as pictured! :)

Please Note: The jar of buttons is not included with this little cushion.

Thanks for looking!

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Pincushion No. 3

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:40:25 -0500

$12.00
This little pincushion was created out of sudden obsessive thoughts about pincushions. While I have made them before, I suddenly couldn't get them out of my head!

The 'cushion' portion was needle felted from a very nice wool in a little dome and then embroidered into it's little pillow home sewn from a fabulous vintage patchwork pattern fabric I scored at an estate sale this past summer. It is stuffed with rice for weight a bit of lavender for a soothing, subtle smell. The felted cushion is secured with an embroidered blanket stitch in a contrasting color to the cushion.

This cushion is about 3"x3" and pins are included just as pictured! :)

Please Note: The jar of buttons is not included with this little cushion.

Thanks for looking!

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SALE Prairie No. 1 wool felting,spinning batts

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:40:24 -0500

$14.40
These beautiful mini batts are handcarded of merino, bfl, cotton, border leicester locks, mohair locks, and angelina fiber.

These batts were inspired by a vintage much I picked up at the thrift store. The colors and design made me think of cornflowers and golden fields. Combined they weigh 3.2oz. and would be lovely for a spinning project, felting, or various other fiber art applications.

Thanks for looking!

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Candy Bead Orifice, Fetching Hook No. 2

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:26:14 -0500

$15.00
No spinning wheel orifice should be without one of these hand crafted hooks for fetching your yarn!

I am very proud to finally offer these long ago imagined fetching hooks, a.k.a. orifice hooks. It is hand crafted from one of my own handmade beads from my "Candy" line of jewelry. The hook is hand formed out of copper rod and work hardened.

The hook is completed with a bit of my own handspun.

The bead used in this hook is in my purple zing colorway.

Please Note: Tin in background is not included in purchase. :)

Thanks for looking!

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Pincushion No. 2

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:23:46 -0500

Pincushion No. 1

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:23:37 -0500

Felted Cuff Bracelet

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:45:04 -0500

$10.00
This bracelet is made of a soft wool that has been felted. It is machine stitched with a funky spontaneous spiral. The closure is a snap sneakily disguised as a fabulous shiny new button. This bracelet measures from snap to snap about 7.5". If you need a different size, convo. me I am more than willing to create any size needed. (maybe even up to a choker?)

I will ship anywhere, please convo. me to get accurate shipping for anywhere outside the U.S. before making payment.

Thanks for looking!

Felted Bracelet/Cuff

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:28:42 -0500

$10.00
This bracelet is made of a soft wool felted with some green meshy tulle fabric. It is machine stitched with a funky spontaneous spiral. The closure is a snap sneakily disguised as a fabulous shiny new button. This bracelet measures from snap to snap about 7". If you need a different size, convo. me I am more than willing to create any size needed. (maybe even up to a choker?)

I will ship anywhere, please convo. me to get accurate shipping for anywhere outside the U.S. before making payment.

Thanks for looking!

Felted Cuff Bracelet

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:28:42 -0500

$10.00
This bracelet is made of a soft wool that has been felted. Some tulle netting has been nuno felted into the wool for texture and detail. It is machine stitched with a funky spontaneous spiral. The closure is a snap sneakily disguised as a fabulous shiny new button. This bracelet measures from snap to snap about 7.5". If you need a different size, convo. me I am more than willing to create any size needed. (maybe even up to a choker?)

I will ship anywhere, please convo. me to get accurate shipping for anywhere outside the U.S. before making payment.

Thanks for looking!

Marvin the Turtle

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:28:42 -0500

$15.00
Marvin is just a wee little turtle. His head barely makes it an inch high from the ground and he is only about 3.5 inches in length but he's full of spirit. As far as I can tell he is a "painted" turtle because there are all kinds of splotches in that shell of his. He'd love to come home to anyone that needs a good giggle, as his hair is constantly a mess.

All my little felted creatures start as a lump of wool that I poke until a specific creature takes shape in my head (much like cloud watching and figuring out that the one over yonder looks like a dragon.) I then finish off the overall shape with the personality so you can see it too. They are meant purely for silly purposes to keep you company where ever you need a slight chuckle now and again.

I will ship anywhere, please convo. me to get accurate shipping for anywhere outside the U.S. before making payment.

Thanks for looking!

Candy Bracelet in Yellow, Blue, Green studies colorway, hand felted wool, copper, stainless steel, brass

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:28:42 -0500

$40.00
This bracelet is from my revamped "Candy" line of jewelry. The color combination shown here, Yellow, Blue, and Green studies, is the color you will receive.

Each candy bead is handmade with a lot of joy and love. They each feature 4 teeny weeny little needle felted balls securely trapped inside of a vinyl tube with two hand cut, formed, and finished (with a liver of sulfur patina to bring out the detail work) copper end cap disks, all connected with a brass tube rivet. The bracelet is then all tied together with bits of handmade stainless steel chain. It is completed with a nice lobster clasp.

I will be posting many different color combinations of this bracelet, as well as earrings and necklaces in this line so keep checking back.

Please Note: although I assembled the chain, I did not make the rings, these were provided by fellow etsyians UtopiaArmory and nottoto to keep the elements handmade while still keeping me sane. :)

thanks for looking!

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Candy Bracelet in Purple Zing colorway, hand felted wool, copper, stainless steel, brass

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:28:41 -0500

$40.00
This bracelet is from my revamped "Candy" line of jewelry. The color combination shown here, Purple Zing, is the color you will receive.

Each candy bead is handmade with a lot of joy and love. They each feature 4 teeny weeny little needle felted balls securely trapped inside of a vinyl tube with two hand cut, formed, and finished (with a liver of sulfur patina to bring out the detail work) copper end cap disks, all connected with a brass tube rivet. The bracelet is then all tied together with bits of handmade stainless steel chain. It is completed with a nice lobster clasp.

I will be posting many different color combinations of this bracelet, as well as earrings and necklaces in this line so keep checking back.

Please Note: although I assembled the chain, I did not make the rings, these were provided by fellow etsyians UtopiaArmory and nottoto to keep the elements handmade while still keeping me sane. :)

thanks for looking!

www.bricolagestudios.blogspot.com
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Candy Earrings in Purple Zing colorway, hand felted wool, copper, brass

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:28:41 -0500

$25.00
These earrings are from my revamped "Candy" line of jewelry. The color combination shown here, Purple Zing, is the color you will receive.

Each candy bead is handmade with a lot of joy and love. They each feature 4 teeny weeny little needle felted balls securely trapped inside of a vinyl tube with two hand cut, formed, and finished (with a liver of sulfur patina to bring out the detail work) copper end cap disks, all connected with a brass tube rivet. The bead is then placed on a copper headpin with a bead and hung from some of my handmade drawn bead earwires.

I will be posting many different color combinations of these earrings, as well as bracelets and necklaces in this line so keep checking back.

thanks for looking!

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SALE Aurora of the Sea wool spinning, felting batts

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:28:41 -0500

$13.50
FUZZ!

These beautiful mini batts are handcarded of merino top, firestar (windrose,) and angelina fiber (loop.) No other add-ins in this one! These batts are not very typical of me but I love the colorway that resulted.

The main colors in these batts are a nice bright blue, a darker shade of blue, magenta, dijon yellow-green, sunny yellow, and various shades of brown and tan. I am currently spinning up a set of these and they are a dream! Combined they weigh 3 oz. and would be lovely for a spinning project, felting, or various other fiber art applications.

Thanks for looking!

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Wool and Alpaca Blend Handspun

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:27:52 -0500

$15.00
This lovely handspun is very soft and was a joy to spin. The wool used was a blend of 50/50 wool/alpaca from Defecta Farms in Ann Arbor, Michigan. I have bought their wool a few times at the Chelsea Fiber Festival and have yet to be less than thrilled with their products.

This wool was mostly white with a bit of a lovely pinkish red and a nice darker cornflower blue blended throughout. I spun this as a single and then plied it with a commercial lace weight white merino.

There are 65 yds in this skein and from the photos you can see that this a fairly evenly spun yarn, just little "human" errors and no funny business. I personally am a big fan of funny business but even that gets boring after a while without anything to break it up all that slubby goodness. =)

Thanks for looking!

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SALE Daisy Chain wool spinning, felting batts

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:27:51 -0500

$13.50
FUZZ!

These beautiful mini batts are handcarded of bfl top, merino top, angelina fiber, firestar, cotton, afghan salvage, mohair locks, and some fuzzy little chenille neps. The angelina is from loop.etsy.com and the mohair from fiberfancy.etsy.com, and firestar from windrose.etsy.com

The main colors in these batts are a dijon yellow green, two different colors of yellow, and a patina brown color on a base of white bfl top. Combined they weigh 2.85 oz. and would be lovely for a spinning project, felting, or various other fiber art applications. The fuzzy little neps reminded me of the lovely pollen centers of daisies. I just planted a really gorgeous daisy in my garden and got lots of the pollen on my shirt in the process! :)

Thanks for looking!

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Handspun Earrings

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:47:33 -0500

$25.00
These earrings are made from some of my own handspun art yarn that has been core-plied in a supercoil over copper wire. they are completed with some pre-fab chain and rings with handmade oxidized sterling silver earwires. They are created in the style of a chandelier earring. Super light weight and completely unique, these earrings are sure to show some character and sass while you can hardly tell you're wearing them!

Check back soon for necklaces and earrings in this line of jewelry.

thanks for looking!

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Handspun Earrings

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:47:30 -0500

Handspun Earrings

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:47:28 -0500

Handspun Earrings

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:47:26 -0500

Handspun Earrings

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:47:21 -0500

$25.00
These earrings are made from some of my own handspun art yarn that has been core-plied in a supercoil over copper wire. they are completed with some pre-fab chain and rings with handmade oxidized sterling silver earwires. They are created in the style of a chandelier earring. Super light weight and completely unique, these earrings are sure to show some character and sass while you can hardly tell you're wearing them!

thanks for looking!

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Spinning Wheel Bag handspun yarn, vintage button

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:47:18 -0500

$15.00
This adorable little bag was crocheted with love from some of my own handspun art yarn. No pattern was used just a little experimentation to get it going. :) This bag was made from a thread plied yarn of and a batt from evonnewee.etsy.com with bits of cotton added in as slubs and some nice royal blue polyester thread. It is completed with a vintage button from my enormous button stash.

Never misplace your orifice hook or oil again! just toss em' in this little beauty and you'll have them just an arm's length away.

While not created for the sole purpose of hanging from your spinning wheel, it could be used for various different purposes such as crochet hooks, small scissors, etc.

This bag is primarily wool and will felt so handwash in warm water when necessary.

NOTE: The orifice hook and oil pen pictures are not included with purchase of this bag.

Spinning Wheel Bag handspun yarn, vintage button

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:47:17 -0500

$15.00
This adorable little bag was crocheted with love from some of my own handspun art yarn. No pattern was used just a little experimentation to get it going. :) This bag was made from a two ply yarn of a nice white and from part of a batt from jazzturtle.etsy.com. It is completed with a vintage button from my enormous button stash.

Never misplace your orifice hook or oil again! just toss em' in this little beauty and you'll have them just an arm's length away.

While not created for the sole purpose of hanging from your spinning wheel, it could be used for various different purposes such as crochet hooks, small scissors, etc.

This bag is primarily wool an will felt so handwash when necessary in warm water.

NOTE: The orifice hook and oil pen pictures are not included with purchase of this bag.

SALE Vintage Garden wool spinning, felting batts

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:47:07 -0500

$16.20
These batts are made up of merino, bfl, chenille neps, cotton, angelina fiber, and firestar all custom blended through my drumcarder. The combination of colors remind me of a vintage flowery victorian valentine. Combined they weigh 3.35 oz. and would be lovely for a spinning project, felting, or various other fiber art applications.

Thanks for looking!

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Candy Bracelet in Marigold colorway, hand felted wool, copper, stainless steel, brass