i found a fantastic giveaway

 

go and have a look for yourself !
http://castleofcostamesa.com/free-for-you/fall-2014-giveaway-on-castle-of-costa-mesa-etsy-store

Dyeing tests with the white Angora

 

here is not much to loose when it doesnt work … right ?

was SOOO hard to get this few hairs wet … i had to squeeze it under water !

strange enough, as rought as i treated it, it wasnt felted at all !

after it was dry i did some test spinning with it …. should have sortet the short parts out, was a pain !

and then i knitted a bit
i sooo see a cardigan comming my way

More white Angora

 

i bought me 600 gram white angora from ebay

not so happy with the quality, lots of work, but hey … *shrugs* i am a nutcase *lol*

Merino with Silk

90% merino with 18 mic carded with 10% silk
so SUPER soft and smooth with a fantastic sheen
5 x 50 grams batts

Some more luxurious Fibres

here i mixed 100gram black merino, 18 mic with 100gram black baby lama
this is extreme soft and slick
4 x 50gram Batts

Alpaca with rainbow (or?) candy silk

 

i got 100 gram of this lovely coloured silks and had also 100 gram of this sweet silky alpaca roving
sooo i thought, its time to make something bright and happy :D
carefully painting layer after layer onto my drumcarder

Grey Angora with Merino and Silk

 

Maybe you remember my grey Angora fibre i got ? Here you can see the beginning Click me
i spun the angora on my little Turkish spindle, made ply tests, knit tests and then ... follow me :D