Kickstarting Handspun Yarns

I'm not dead and there are a TON of new things coming for 2013!

First and foremost  HAND SPUN YARNS!! 

Yes i have learned to spin and have even started a kick starter project featuring the yarns.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/karia/handspun-single-sheep-breed-yarns

and sooo much more.

I am however in the middle of a move, but I will be posting much more (mainly from my new phone, but dont worry the photo quality is very good!)

expanding

i have been low on posts lately because i have been dyeing so much.  I have actually decided to expand my dyed yarns business! YAY!! I have been listing more and more on my etsy and www.kouturecrochet.com site.  I have been taking pictures of all my dye jobs and will post some soon.  but in the mean time enjoy this picture with my new camera!!

new dye jobs

say what!

I have been dyeing like made here are some of the jobs i have done

YUM!!! i love it. 

This color is for sale on my etsy website: 

http://www.etsy.com/listing/95446289/hand-dyed-yarn-pure-fine-merino-35oz-red

More Final results

I actually think I forgot to post pictures of the "bison brown" Its a lovely color and very repeatable so i will dye some just to sell.

More Dye jobs

POW!! I have been dyeing like made and i have some great pictures. 

I did a purple, blue white that turned out lovely.

A red made from a cool and warm red.

A teal green ( i am still on a mission to get the perfect teal) 

Two brick reds, one light and one dark.

wow thats lots. 

so far I am finding that dyeing is fairly forgiving and that i really enjoy playing with red, orange and green.  right now blue doesnt interest me much but I will get some silver gray and see what does.  I also feel like i should order some lilac. 

In the end I wont have a choice but to sell some of these yarns because I cant really make that many ties.

Jaquard & Yarns Of Italy brown final results.

I was so excited to get to the final results I woke up early just to check on it and here it is! I LOVE this color.

Yarns of Italy and Jacquard Dyes

This time I wanted to do a brown.  But I was unsure how it would be so I decided to make a small dyebath.  I tried my new yarn from Yarns of Italy 

This is there 100% Merino wool DK yum! super soft and definitely meets my high expectations.

 As always I have to soak it in a acid water solution.

While that soaks I make the bath and add the dye.  I added 1/8 teaspoon of Jacquard dyes because I like my dyes to be slightly under-saturated and uneven.

Oh that looks like... smoke, but its not just part of the process.  I think I can see some nicely uneven brown in there!

OHHHH!!! that looks good!!

Oh thats stunning! WOW!! I love it! I love it so much I might l just start selling this dyed and not work it into ties.  I dont know I feel like the market for dyed yarns is so packed.

Anyway this is the last image of it till it dries,  I love the lights and darks.  The yarn is in the bath room drying and once it is dry i will update you.