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Septemberfarven “Bærbusk” / “Berry Bush”

Her til september måned har jeg valgt at farve på polwarth, en merino/silke-blanding og så luksusblandingen finuld/(grå)merino/lama.
Farveholdningen er denne gang en gradient. I den ene ende af fiberbåndet er der flere grønne nuancer, der via en gyldenbrunlig går over i bærfarverne kirsebærrød og rødviolet.
Her ses “Bærbusk” på merino/silke:

"Bærbusk" på merino/silke / "Berry Bush" on merino/silk
“Bærbusk” på merino/silke / “Berry Bush” on merino/silk

Herunder har vi farven på polwarth uld:

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Polwarth

Og på finuld/(grå)merino/lama:

Finn/merino/llama
Finn/merino/llama

Jeg er ret glad for denne farveholdning, så jeg fandt min nye Bosworth Midi i Swiss Pear frem og begyndte at spinde finuld/merino/lama-blandingen. Også for lige at prøve hvordan denne nye blanding er at arbejde med. (God!)

"Bærbusk" udsat for Bosworth Midi håndten / "Berry Bush" with my new Bosworth Midi spindle
“Bærbusk” udsat for Bosworth Midi håndten / “Berry Bush” with my new Bosworth Midi spindle

Jeg vil have et 2-trådet garn med nogenlunde intakte farveskift, så jeg har delt fiberbåndet på langs, spinder to “bolde” og håber så at farverne passer nogenlunde sammen når der skal tvindes …
Nu vi snakker Bosworth: Jeg bliver da nødt til lige at vise min Moosie!!

Bosworth Moosie with Shackte Vega shaft
Bosworth Moosie with Shackte Vega shaft

Den er overmåde smuk, min Moosie, og den spinder fantastisk! Virkelig en håndten i topklasse. Det er helt klart juvelen i min samling.

I shoppen kan man finde “Månedens farve” / “Colourway of the Month” her:
http://garngalleriet.bigcartel.com/category/colourway-of-the-month.
– Lige i skrivende stund står der desværre “udsolgt” ved dem alle, men jeg er i fuld gang med at farve mere! Jeg modtager også gerne bestillinger på mail. Husk at den lave pris gælder hele måneden! 🙂

English summary:
The September colourway is available on 3 different fiber types: polwarth wool, merino/silk blend and a luxury blend of finn/(grey)merino/llama.
The name of the colourway is “Berry Bush”, and it can be ordered throughout September at reduced price.
http://garngalleriet.bigcartel.com/category/colourway-of-the-month.
Two new Bosworth spindles to show off: A midi in Swiss Pear and a wonderful Moosie! They both spin wonderfully 🙂

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Club Fiber of May

A few days ago I sent off the club fibers for May, so I think it will be okay to show off the colorway now! 🙂

Here it is on a BFL/silk blend. I call the colorway “Icarus”, after the small butterfly that inspired me to pick these various blue, lavender and golden shades. Polyommatus icarus. A beautiful butterfly that fortunately still is quite common where I live.
I also dyed it on falklandwool:

I must say, I love it on both fibers, and hope the club-members like it just as much!

These days I’m in the process of creating next months club-colorway. I will not reveal anything about it yet, just that the June colorway will be very different from the “Icarus” of May..

To find out more about my fiber-club, please visit my Etsy-shop.
It runs as a 3-months subscription, and there’s still room for more clubbies.. 🙂

Bye for now, I have some knitting to attend to.

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What’s in a name?

A couple of days ago I was picking my brains for a good colorway-name for a new brown/golden color. This one (on BFL-fiber):

It reminded me of some animal. But which one? A squirrel, a fox, a camel, a bison ox? I couldn’t get my head around it, until suddely I looked over at the couch where our cat Rosa was taking her afternoon nap. Then I knew: it was the dark brown, reddish brown and golden colors of our sweet kitty!

For the second new colorway that I’m going to present in this post, I seeked naming help in a dictionary over the local herbs and flora. I named the blue-violet color “Cow Vetch” and it looks like this, dyed on silk hankies:

You can see this and all the other fibers I painted in these 2 new colorways, over at my Etsy-Shop!
What do you think? I’d be happy to read your opinions about my colors.. 🙂