Wednesday WIPing 2/23/08
Well, yeah. Not so much fiberly progress this week. Although there are a few more nekkid buns out back. And another pound of dyed fiber drying on the deck. Pink. A soft pleasing pink, but no pictures because by the time I got it done today, light was fading and my muscles all said Sit. Down. Now.
I did get a sneak preview of some really. Really. Luscious. Yarns. No photos but you need to touch these yarns to get the jaw dropping effect. Trust me. I know soft. And these yarns are a Jack Kennedy not just soft. The are amazingly delicous. Created with obvious pride by the geniuses at Still River Mill. They've got some llama that almost defies that label. I think Deirdre said it was 22 or 23 microns or so. And some cashmere blends to tempt even me (can I admit this safely publicly? I'm not normally a fan of cashmere). Especially the natural black lace weight cashmere llama blend (I think - all that exotic softness kind of kerfloozled the old noggin). They've got a samoyed yarn dyed up in their new line of non-toxic non-hazardous acid dyes, and a sample hat knit in stripes of each color. Adorable! Not everything is on the website yet but I believe that's coming. The stuff is all dreamy. When these folks get the time to dream up yarns, they go all out.
temptress!
Posted by: vanessa | April 24, 2008 at 06:53 AM
Yeah. Temptress! And shearing/dyeing counts.
Posted by: Laurie | April 24, 2008 at 09:27 AM
I'm very interested in the dyes. Will they be bringing any to Maryland by any chance?
Posted by: Jessica | April 24, 2008 at 09:34 AM
What Vanessa said - and she knows temptresses when she sees one, too!
Posted by: Cathy | April 24, 2008 at 01:14 PM
Aren't they usually at CTSW? I hope so, so I can see some of their new things.
Look forward to seeing you on Saturday!
Posted by: Karen | April 24, 2008 at 06:23 PM