tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81904091420060673392023-11-16T07:12:32.393+01:00Authentic Fiction BlogAuthentic Fictionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10498022528891080300noreply@blogger.comBlogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8190409142006067339.post-26578569756174582912023-11-10T15:44:00.019+01:002023-11-10T16:07:54.536+01:0010 years later...Life has happened and Tini and I have moved on from our spinning acitivities to new horizons!
I have rarely touched my spinning wheel lately, but "graduated" to sewing and doing patchwork. Knitting is still my favorite hobby, though, and I did some dyeing and have knitted many socks from speckled yarn as well as a forest catouflage cardigan. Catouflage because our little tortie cat has similar colors of fur as the walnut dyed yarn that I have used.
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Anyways, there is too much cool stuff to learn and do and not that much time in the end.
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I have the great opportunity to have a booth at the American International Women's Club in Geneva this weekend, which is bringing back some memories of yarn fairs (as a seller) and all the cool yarn that I spun in the past.
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I have sewed several project bags that are really great for keeping together a fiber project and they are always so much fun to make. I just love to look for fabrics that go well together.
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Unfortunately our old website won't be revived anyomre (who likes a zombie website anyways?) and probably in the blog not much will go on either. But you are welcome to follow us around on ravelry (<a href="https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/brands/authenticfiction" target="_blank">https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/brands/authenticfiction</a> and as users <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/people/Cheshire-Cat" target="_blank">cheshire-cat</a> and <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/people/Impronerd" target="_blank">impronerd</a>) or request to follow my private instagram account <a href="https://www.instagram.com/cheshire_cat_42/">https://www.instagram.com/cheshire_cat_42/</a>. I am not sure if our shop email address is still working, but emails can be sent to cheshirecat191@gmail.com as well.
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Happy crafting and best wishes!CheshireCathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09928973727445111675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8190409142006067339.post-61797271452642590732013-01-13T18:09:00.000+01:002013-01-13T18:09:09.096+01:00Relaunch! Yippieeeeeeeeeeeee! Oh and a present as well :)Hello everyone,
we are very happy to announce that we have battled colds with success and brains are functioning again at normal capacity (I leave it to you to determine what "normal" means in my world ;-)).
Therefore we have completed our remodelling of our shop.
Which is now open.
Ready for you.
So have fun! The first batts are online (yes invasion of moving boxes has been battled succesfully as well. They are invading another person's home now. Muahahahahahahahahaha...) as well as some new yarns. Sewn goodies and recycled items will follow in time. So watch out. We hope you'll like them.
To celebrate our relaunch we are giving everybody till the end of January 31st, 11:59 p.m., c.e.t. 15 % off on orders. The coupon code is RELAUNCH2013.
Hope to see you all there!
Take care,
Tini
Tinihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01060281837634896768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8190409142006067339.post-64131983636617944032013-01-06T20:01:00.001+01:002013-01-06T20:13:57.087+01:00Ihateit, Ihateit, Ihateit, Ihateit etc.Well, well... I am still sick. The fierce cold has gotten better but my time span for working is still quite short. So yes you can imagine: no relaunch. Wanted to do so much stuff today and had to stop after about 30 % of it. I still need a lot of rest :(. Hopefully this is gonna be over soon. Thus the title.
At least I managed to post some yarn this week. Welcome our newest editions to our yarn family: funny snow, colours in a deep dark sky and Persian carpet. Available in our shop!
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Tinihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01060281837634896768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8190409142006067339.post-91976474891805920482012-12-31T16:53:00.001+01:002012-12-31T16:53:03.678+01:00Happy new healthy year!We want to wish you all a happy new year! May you be healthy and happy!
Unfortunately the new year will not start healthy for me. I am sick and must postpone the shop relaunch to the coming weekend :(. I am really sorry but it just won't work right now...
Hope to see you all next weekend!
Till then, have fun!
TiniTinihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01060281837634896768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8190409142006067339.post-90737573523909633712012-12-24T17:08:00.001+01:002012-12-24T17:08:40.762+01:00Christmas Eve: celebrating something newI have now finally moved to my new flat. I had my last day at work on Thursday, took my motocycle and drove to my new and old hometown and am now happily lying on our couch. I am posting this today because yesterday was the first day in A LONG time where did not have to do anything. So I took a day off and decided to post the last part of our shop renewal today.
Our last addition to our new shop will be a recycling upcycling eco part. Old stuff will shine in a new light i.e. bottle caps as ear rings or teddy bears out of outdated clothes.
We wish you all a merry Christmas and a happy new year. Knit, sew, crochet and be merry. Eat and drink (don't drink and drive!). Wear ugly Christmas sweaters. And have fun with your family and/or friends!
So long and see you an New year's day for the relaunch!!
TiniTinihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01060281837634896768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8190409142006067339.post-53484868480808843492012-12-16T21:14:00.001+01:002012-12-16T21:14:50.362+01:00Third Advent: My bf is playing the Tetris game of his lifeI finally moved all of my stuff into our new flat. But that turned out to be a little tricky: the rental company got us a smaller van than we had ordered (but we give you more free kilometers. That doesn't move my boxes...). So my bf started to play Tetris. And we could move everything. There wasn't space left for a single yarn but hey, I've got it all on one move :-).
Let's talk about another new addition to our shop profile. Since Cheshire cat and I are vivid sowers (you might have already seen some of Cheshire Cat's work in the shop) we decided to sell some of our sown goodies. So watch out for some nice pillows, cute monsters or little lavender bags.
Hope you enjoyed a nice Sunday!
So long,
TiniTinihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01060281837634896768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8190409142006067339.post-27651537047170222682012-12-09T17:42:00.002+01:002012-12-09T17:42:56.388+01:00Second advent: boxes over boxesThe first part of moving is over. My bf moved into our new flat (soooo awesome) and we are now proud owners of A LOT of moving boxes. Part of my yarn has also found its place in our shelves. My drum carder and my spinning wheel will follow on Saturday.
Drum carder is a good hint. Form January on you will not only be able to buy art yarn but also batts to make you own yarn. Those will not only be good for spinning but also for felting. And you can choose your style of spinning. Core spun, plied or just a simple single: it's up to you!
I wish you a very nice second advent and enjoy some mulled wine and some cookies.
See ya,
TiniTinihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01060281837634896768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8190409142006067339.post-77068063941282022932012-12-02T21:15:00.000+01:002012-12-02T21:15:51.252+01:00First Advent: let it snow (and something boring)I live in a part of Germany that has the reputation of being the hottest, most humid place in this country. So as you can imagine snow is not that common. But this year right on time for first advent, we woke up to a winter wonderland :-).
We are right in the middle of our moving preparations. I am moving back to my old hometown and in with my bf. I will start a new job in January. And we will present to you our shop in a slightly different way from January 1st on. So 2013 will bring a lot of new stuff.
On every advent we will present you one of our shop categories (hint: there will be four ;-)). To make is more spectacular I will start with the most unspectacular one. There will still be wonderful handspun art yarn and the odd hand-knitted and -crocheted piece of unique goodies like mittens, shrugs and I will start freeform crochet. To be honest, don't know yet whether it will be presentable. But I hope you can look out for some monsters.
Until now please make yourself some (soy-)cocoa and eat some Christmas cookies, enjoy watching snow and build some snowpeople.
Till next week then (and there will be real news then ;-)),
TiniTinihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01060281837634896768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8190409142006067339.post-58753582008409410432012-09-07T21:40:00.004+02:002012-09-07T21:40:46.966+02:00Shop relaunchHello everybody out there!
It's been a while. Having settled here in Koblenz and planning on moving back. Moving in my bf. Taking on a new job. Keep your fingers crossed!
Anyway in between things we are remodelling our shop a bit. Not that much, there will still be yarn and fiber, but also a bit of sewn goodies and an attempt to some recycled eco craft.
We will also extent our blog to discussions about food (hell yeah ;-)), arts, sports (MTB anyone? Zumba maybe?), science, all kind of fiction, environment and of course travelling. Our interests. I'm still wondering when work fits into our daily schedules...
So look out for the relauch. Hope you'll enjoy it :-)
Tinihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01060281837634896768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8190409142006067339.post-66536302767452575342012-03-10T11:57:00.003+01:002012-03-10T12:22:12.536+01:00Street Art Scarf<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBfRNBaXlmbtYcxXtt8jfsoU2aHtUFkeJ5P7-NSIum-OiFaIdmAhmNWViXqRNWmrqvvpANCf6yJja1d5-A_jON4YNkEbwmZabaywdyDk4M2xvinBevXiSFn-pgFCL0AAMPLBhrdxFGdao/s1600/P1030723.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBfRNBaXlmbtYcxXtt8jfsoU2aHtUFkeJ5P7-NSIum-OiFaIdmAhmNWViXqRNWmrqvvpANCf6yJja1d5-A_jON4YNkEbwmZabaywdyDk4M2xvinBevXiSFn-pgFCL0AAMPLBhrdxFGdao/s200/P1030723.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718225933613591106" /></a><br />I've been busy. Getting to know my new flat, starting my new job, buying furniture, finding a rhythm. During this time I recognized that my bf did not have a decent scarf. And winter was coming along. So I made him one.<br /><br />Since he is a dedicated mountain biker and thus always repairing (pardon me, "upgrading" ;-))his bike, I thought it would be fun to include some shiny metal parts that resemble shiny bike parts. While walking through the street I would pick up stuff, that was just left there. And the result is amazing!<br /><br />I carded a mixture of white merino, brown Irish, and grey Shetland and spun an even yarn. I used the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/checkerboard-scarf-7">checkerboard scarf pattern</a> and knitted in the metal parts. It is warm and cozy and he is oh so good looking with it :-). Check it out for yourself.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrclIkATCtzmKqF4ntdj03rfn_up1DXeBNZ0i4tIMgrpWEtL5FAFFQKsSE94xiL5W9fP02LqtHtB5hqP3V-gENsjjkuT7JthWwUuPFZdqUD8PzsJfCEsXJe1_SBHYDga8xDCBCDN3dSwM/s1600/P1030725.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrclIkATCtzmKqF4ntdj03rfn_up1DXeBNZ0i4tIMgrpWEtL5FAFFQKsSE94xiL5W9fP02LqtHtB5hqP3V-gENsjjkuT7JthWwUuPFZdqUD8PzsJfCEsXJe1_SBHYDga8xDCBCDN3dSwM/s200/P1030725.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718225923006500706" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh37vRvi3EHNDoYF8YJdE3w5GRBXJvIZc4bcVgRzEmqMXfkCzcLsE2I797PX1C4X6qwmVLYrdFsRQ7MDTeqVNIvr43JUrciKdWGK6eWCNc3lBD-5F7aza12Q5UQa9qrlHkYcm2WC4MjJfE/s1600/P1030722.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh37vRvi3EHNDoYF8YJdE3w5GRBXJvIZc4bcVgRzEmqMXfkCzcLsE2I797PX1C4X6qwmVLYrdFsRQ7MDTeqVNIvr43JUrciKdWGK6eWCNc3lBD-5F7aza12Q5UQa9qrlHkYcm2WC4MjJfE/s200/P1030722.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718225911219743154" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb32zj4e3OIRGynh6oyXS_j6I0sQCIHLgnqDlJCMr9qRp48KIZFVCaWhlYpWiIofdbeodLhGJOglr_cyB9dJyJgNg9mqo3CSIegwNiDnPAoSVqKYv4g-lLQKS3rugvFiGfBNxjlUvET9c/s1600/P1030720.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb32zj4e3OIRGynh6oyXS_j6I0sQCIHLgnqDlJCMr9qRp48KIZFVCaWhlYpWiIofdbeodLhGJOglr_cyB9dJyJgNg9mqo3CSIegwNiDnPAoSVqKYv4g-lLQKS3rugvFiGfBNxjlUvET9c/s200/P1030720.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718225901173133122" /></a>Tinihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01060281837634896768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8190409142006067339.post-6888907359810886082011-11-08T08:59:00.004+01:002011-11-08T09:19:21.011+01:00Things you should not do...* go to work when it's a holiday in your home country, while the stupid country you live in does not think so<br />* slide on the stairs and partially break a vertebra<br />* try to stop your sliding with your foot, because you could break a toe<br />* stop breathing<br /><br />And: DON'T PANIC!<br /><br />I just came back from one week of hospital, a bit shorter than before and with back aches when I do the wrong movements. Thank you very much. I am afraid, it will take a while to heal. Knitting is fine, but I don't know about spinning yet, and carding probably won't be so good. I have some other things to do, though, like designing new business cards, writing some blog posts, especially that one on the <a href="http://authenticfiction.blogspot.com/2011/10/giveaway-pumpkin-soup.html">pumpkin soup</a>, sewing a baby quilt for my little niece-to-be and knitting <a href="http://www.livingcrafts.com/blog/knitting/book-review-55-christmas-balls-to-knit">Julekuler</a> and of corse do some home office. *sigh*CheshireCathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09928973727445111675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8190409142006067339.post-20264213967400262442011-10-23T14:16:00.003+02:002011-10-23T14:20:57.508+02:00Settling downAfter a few years of unrest (I'd like to call it "finding myself" ;-)) I have come to tearms with the fact, that a woman needs a proper job with some proper money if she wants to induldge in luxuries (like having some sushi on a regular basis...). So I decided to leave London, move back to my mom's and search for a job. <br /><br />Well, I can say that I have achieved most of my goals (still haven't won the lottery though...). I found a boyfriend( :-) ), found a job ( :-) ) and found a beautiful nice not so little flat here in the city of Koblenz which is a b*** to furnish, but hey this means I can go shopping!! ;-)<br /><br />One of my top priorities will be a drum carder (oh yeah baby...) and a brilliant camera to take some brilliant pics of brilliant yarn for brilliant people. <br /><br />So there is hope that I will lead a normal ordinary regular life. Peace out. Amen. Namaste.Tinihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01060281837634896768noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8190409142006067339.post-23622055053698629012011-10-16T20:44:00.008+02:002011-10-21T00:28:31.196+02:00Giveaway: Pumpkin SoupI thought it is time to liven things up a bit here just in time for the cold but cozy season with plenty of knitting. Well, I myself knit all year round, but anyways... we have a great giveaway! You can win this nice, bright, colorful and very soft yarn:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgchuoYF0o5myjujzZyxYizqcKqjZviA30bTjyHBqcdKOoMucYcFNhs9GZZ78hY5u-otkgLPsn9eZ7kETOMSlCiGJKA3hzPz7e3TdE6Dk-ZlvThmxb-zhqmTpSPcC4bxNzYfjJN9JdD6E5w/s1600/2011-10-12+08.04.30mod.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgchuoYF0o5myjujzZyxYizqcKqjZviA30bTjyHBqcdKOoMucYcFNhs9GZZ78hY5u-otkgLPsn9eZ7kETOMSlCiGJKA3hzPz7e3TdE6Dk-ZlvThmxb-zhqmTpSPcC4bxNzYfjJN9JdD6E5w/s400/2011-10-12+08.04.30mod.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664171153546210418" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I named it Pumpkin Soup, because I was cooking pumpin soup the other day and I was thinking about how nice a yarn in these colors would be: orange of pumkins and carrots, yellow of potatoes and a bit of green. While my veggies were boiling I rushed down to the carder and came up with a well cooked batt of fine merino fiber. I spun it and plied it with a thin cotton thread in orange, and in the end it was 105 g and 113m.<br />One lucky winner will be the new owner of this beautiful yarn. If you want to participate, you just have to send us your favorite pumpkin recipe. We will evaluate them and choose the one we like best. It should be a full recipe you tried yourself (we would not appreciate it much if you just copy & paste something from the internet), or some really super secret or traditional or innovative thing you do to your pumpkins. Oh and it can be salty and also sweet (including baking).<br />Please send the recipe by email to info(at)authenticfiction.net (replacing the (at)). A ravelry message to <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/people/cheshire-cat">cheshire-cat</a> or <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/people/impronerd">impronerd</a> is also fine. You have time to do so until<span style="font-weight: bold;"> October 22nd</span> and we will then decide the days after who is the lucky winner.CheshireCathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09928973727445111675noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8190409142006067339.post-63883154838149137422011-09-13T14:28:00.005+02:002011-09-13T15:07:18.280+02:00Blue?I owe you some pictures of the indigo-dyeing! So I followed the instructions in "A Dyer's Garden" by Rita Buchanan, but I just had about half the indigo leaves that I should have for the amount of fibers I used.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLnqRf0fHpsQoWSPPlUFTZHy4FgwRHK0WF92rfaL0D9TAHh_ViLXb2K4pBNhycz9RzdX25zgsQA3JKpk_nqR7tFBrrx-HVoUAYaz78Qq4PLUCFcA53A0XwPahJnYHRo9MOpfl0viUthDOS/s1600/2011-08-21+16.37.51.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLnqRf0fHpsQoWSPPlUFTZHy4FgwRHK0WF92rfaL0D9TAHh_ViLXb2K4pBNhycz9RzdX25zgsQA3JKpk_nqR7tFBrrx-HVoUAYaz78Qq4PLUCFcA53A0XwPahJnYHRo9MOpfl0viUthDOS/s400/2011-08-21+16.37.51.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651822530980926290" border="0" /></a><br />It was a lengthly process, I think I managed to keep everything at the right temperature and the pot-in-a-pot waterbath system worked quite well. In the end the soup was quite smelly, so I thought I could have used urine after all, because that spectralite stuff can't be anything much different. I put in two portions of wool and wool/silk fibers and awed at the magic of color changing after airing the dipped fibers. The second portion was already much paler than the first one, so I decided to give them a second dip. And I am not completely sure, because it was already late in the evening after the first dip and I could not see the colors very good, but I think after the first dip the colors were deeper and not so pale. Anyways, I will try on it further if my plants ever grow back sufficiently. Here is my result:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn2ldGMlFPsrhO1RY2aj8I7ulUftR2SFdFkxM3WPwEIYSpkL-yby7xfd9hrLqyTET2iJOW3VdiJPfDOC_ASYYnLLHLkmF8df6KlZ0AmSjE7eaRWx7mSE-3fR27qDJvCHLk_mEyWgdbmngq/s1600/2011-08-26+07.50.48.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn2ldGMlFPsrhO1RY2aj8I7ulUftR2SFdFkxM3WPwEIYSpkL-yby7xfd9hrLqyTET2iJOW3VdiJPfDOC_ASYYnLLHLkmF8df6KlZ0AmSjE7eaRWx7mSE-3fR27qDJvCHLk_mEyWgdbmngq/s400/2011-08-26+07.50.48.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651822797588334098" border="0" /></a><br />The second portion has hardly any color and it looks more greyish. I think after the first dip it still had some ice blue, but if it faded because of the second dip or because of drying and washing I can't tell. Oh and the silk did not seem to take up the dye as much as the wool.CheshireCathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09928973727445111675noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8190409142006067339.post-74898165395857168452011-08-21T17:20:00.003+02:002011-08-21T18:33:42.807+02:00True BlueJust a note: though Tini is going to move, my humble self is still in the business. Though I am quite occupied, but whenever there is an order coming up, I surely will fulfill your wishes and ship any yarn your heart desires.
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<br />Now back to the topic! Since I have a small garden now (and own the book "A Dyer's Garden" by Rita Buchanan for even a while longer), I finally could go and grow indigo and dye with it. The indigo dyeing can be a smelly and lengthly process, using a fermented soup which includes urine, but Buchanan describes a fast method with fresh leaves, and using spectralite and no urine. I had to order the spectralite in Britan, which took a strangely long time to arrive. I did not use "real" indigo, but polygonium tinctorium (japanese indigo or dyer's knotweed) but that has the same color pigment as indigofera tinctoria. I had started the seeds in spring in a small greenhouse, and later I planted them to a sunny garden patch and crossed my fingers that they will grow readily. To my delight, they did so! Now they even start to flower which makes me hope to harvest some seeds later that year. Here they are in their green beauty:
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<br />I just cut off around 90% of it, I just left the stems with the most evolved flowers. It is said that it will regrow readily so I maybe can dye with it again later that year. I picked all the leaves from the stems and started the extraction process. Until now it looks good, I have a liquid which seems to be of a dark green, but there are several more steps to follow. I will keep you posted on the results!
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<br />CheshireCathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09928973727445111675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8190409142006067339.post-89883233992107302642011-08-20T11:23:00.002+02:002011-08-20T11:28:28.158+02:00Times they are a-changingA lot of changes has happend in the last couple of months. next to some personal changes am I starting a new job in the middle of September and will move to the beautiful city of Koblenz in Germany. but before then I will go on my long awaited holiday (I know, unemployment is hard..;-)) so I will not be able to reply to requests or send out orders till Aug 29th.
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<br />Wish you all a wonderful summer or winter!
<br />So long, TiniTinihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01060281837634896768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8190409142006067339.post-54528811657023775392011-07-12T16:18:00.003+02:002011-07-12T16:34:13.387+02:00TdF Day 10 & 11I got my spinning wheel running again and after being held up with work and family I am now a proud member of Ravelry's "Spinkult"-Team :-). And having fun.<br /><br />Day 10 was just a plain simple soysilk warm-up. Nothing fancy but so soft and cuddly *sigh*<br /><br />Day 11 turned out to be a shipwreck. Not me, but the yarn. Blue, white and light green merino with mohair locks and some wooden beads. Stormy sea and a sunken ship = shipwreck. No harm was done to humans, animals or actual ships. Promise ;-).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW98jdRlefMFieydPCMI177Wg1xdVXORch6rBfk-fiabAq30hzisErWm9uc6yDLQNoFqmcq5B5nvYQORKe5-mVrQx4yWigkp_Nse_RyTYc-eK0zRv28yHJORev038Cuu9EqTM0w6ibE7g/s1600/Foto0083.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW98jdRlefMFieydPCMI177Wg1xdVXORch6rBfk-fiabAq30hzisErWm9uc6yDLQNoFqmcq5B5nvYQORKe5-mVrQx4yWigkp_Nse_RyTYc-eK0zRv28yHJORev038Cuu9EqTM0w6ibE7g/s200/Foto0083.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628473628890855026" /></a>Tinihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01060281837634896768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8190409142006067339.post-82492686233110103452011-04-29T09:57:00.003+02:002011-04-29T10:34:59.910+02:00Busy BeeI know it has been a while since the last post, but I was well occupied with moving, working, a bit of travelling, seeing the family and also creative stuff. I hope I can catch up with that in some future blog posts.<br /><br />But what I would really announce now is that I will show up at a local craft fair tomorrow! *Squeee*<br />I just wrote them to add me to their mailing list to be notifyed earlier next year, but they said that a free spot is available because someone cancelled. It is totally unexpected and I have to organise a table, chairs, table cloths etc. and go through the things I would like to sell.<br />I will share with Katharina, like for the <a href="http://authenticfiction.blogspot.com/2010/12/phew_04.html">christmas market</a> and expect it to be quite fun. Here are the details:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Marché Artisanal de Mies</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">9 am to 6 pm</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Saturday, April 30</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">In front of the Administration Communale,<br />1, rue du Village, 1295 Mies</span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br />You can have a look at <a href="http://mies.ch/archives/mam1_main/index.html">photos from the 2009 edition here</a>. It seems to be a very nice market, with even a small flea market, animals, music and plant sellers. I just hope the weather will be fine, because we don't have any tent or pavillion. If you are in the area, come and have a look!<br /></div></div>CheshireCathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09928973727445111675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8190409142006067339.post-89490845199390917332011-04-10T13:02:00.002+02:002011-04-10T13:09:17.401+02:00It's a baby!I finally finished two projects I have been drooling over for quite some time. "It's a boy!" and "It's a girl!". <br />I found the blue polka dot baby buttons in Cardiff and the were screaming out "spin me in, spin me in!". How could I resist that? And when I ripped off my pearl necklace in the same week I knew I also had to spin a girl equivalent. And they are sooooooooooooo cute! You just want to hug and cuddle them all day, make them laugh and sing them to sleep...<br /><br />Take a look for yourself<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPkb_d1CE9I54aYtAYtowzuoMFAZbX7MBq_ukzC0743ghv7vB_mkh2h9xIXKor1BT69szCoLwavPtypzIJLqOcgmJWcHBZWuzE3cfUd6PG8r5iHuQDDBQCxL81_ceNKccGxW2T593JtLM/s1600/Bild0017.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPkb_d1CE9I54aYtAYtowzuoMFAZbX7MBq_ukzC0743ghv7vB_mkh2h9xIXKor1BT69szCoLwavPtypzIJLqOcgmJWcHBZWuzE3cfUd6PG8r5iHuQDDBQCxL81_ceNKccGxW2T593JtLM/s200/Bild0017.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593910108883709730" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWkPaiPyebX3rEcpo89FDoR5rFAY45eHtfcveZfHbvEjZ0cqbLX9pFdiNQ_-qVqHSC_ue0QVdw_dbDlUWdYpJT754-v9HnOjnoXxpBWUB6rqBLS99B2yBGQaTrxTI6tVKTn8DfyyPtgNg/s1600/Bild0019.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWkPaiPyebX3rEcpo89FDoR5rFAY45eHtfcveZfHbvEjZ0cqbLX9pFdiNQ_-qVqHSC_ue0QVdw_dbDlUWdYpJT754-v9HnOjnoXxpBWUB6rqBLS99B2yBGQaTrxTI6tVKTn8DfyyPtgNg/s200/Bild0019.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593910110859983202" /></a><br /><br />Wanna hold?<br /><br />Take care, TiniTinihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01060281837634896768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8190409142006067339.post-19363071075131746182011-02-11T11:07:00.005+01:002011-02-11T11:59:00.126+01:00Wakey wakey, have some tea!So the <a href="http://authenticfiction.blogspot.com/2011/02/wake-up-and-smell-coffe.html">coffee dyeing</a> went fairly well. Definitively a way to destroy coffee. I also found my two value packs of british black tea I had bought just for dyeing a while ago. I am also no big fan of black tea, because it makes me feel quite weird. But the smell is very pleasant - I was just concerned that the vapours of so much tea would cause some insomnia but it seemed to have no effect whatsoever.<br /><br />I found a recipe which said something like 8 tea bags for 5l, which would dye 100 g of yarn and I was surprised, checked my tea pack and realized I could have dyed 1kg of yarn with those 80 tea bags which were in it. I re-checked the reicpe and it said it would become some kind of beige, so I decided to make some experiments on my own.<br />First I used 10 bags, and that gave some quite dark beige, bright brown. Then I used the same dyebath again, put in new fiber and another 20 bags and reached a nice caramel brown. In the end, it put in the rest of the 50 bags and put in more silk and wool/silk blend and got some dark copper.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlApYGhE9QcHXgB6nixbe876cSrltnUe7XeoXiswUiRAxrGtWA2bsSNa2dSQ31NKLcpmdrFQXAjRJ6PNyd2JqmQD0586D3vZUW_jwlISPwBneEFH4lFR6LPqDPnWNR_ul0vIJBOz6XimNp/s1600/DSC02668.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlApYGhE9QcHXgB6nixbe876cSrltnUe7XeoXiswUiRAxrGtWA2bsSNa2dSQ31NKLcpmdrFQXAjRJ6PNyd2JqmQD0586D3vZUW_jwlISPwBneEFH4lFR6LPqDPnWNR_ul0vIJBOz6XimNp/s400/DSC02668.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572384176949097282" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I like the colors, and it is really easy peasy with the tea bags, no filtering neccessary and no dirty fibers (as long as no tea bags burst open). And very nice colors for a low price.CheshireCathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09928973727445111675noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8190409142006067339.post-69162222031144065432011-02-07T11:22:00.004+01:002011-02-07T11:38:02.590+01:00Wake up and smell the coffe!As I already reported, we will move soon to another apartment. I took this as a reason to go through my things and sort out what I don't need anymore, because I don't want to drag along all those things I never use from one place to the other.<br />I came across an old packet of coffee. I must say, I don't drink coffe because I just don't like it. I'm more the tea and hot chocolate type, and the only way I ever consume coffee is in coffee flavoured chocolate. This beforementioned packet of coffee is a leftover from my mum and I kept it because I planned to do some dyeing with it. Well, I never came around to do it, and now I thought why should I move coffee and undyed roving, when I also can just move dyed roving? And also, the process was not very difficult, as it seems as no mordant was needed. The only bad side effect was that the appartment was filled with smells of coffee and vinegar, and thats something neither me nor my boyfriend like much. Anyways, here is the result:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJMOoZFfUZFL4uBtNZtLW7wf2M98OSMqE2NMKByBfOLydKlgK1C_sX6EBAhyniMY2P7DZH3uzeDlKPHEDGb84QHXa1TcfOWWGCitDkfbwlO2mKlyy1OFGdGrTL6Mu0UHRm9FmHitODdU0D/s1600/2011-02-07+09.04.12.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJMOoZFfUZFL4uBtNZtLW7wf2M98OSMqE2NMKByBfOLydKlgK1C_sX6EBAhyniMY2P7DZH3uzeDlKPHEDGb84QHXa1TcfOWWGCitDkfbwlO2mKlyy1OFGdGrTL6Mu0UHRm9FmHitODdU0D/s400/2011-02-07+09.04.12.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570894067697393746" border="0" /></a><br />I used merino roving, which I put in at two different times and some tussah silk. I really like the colors, soft brown and beige, and the silk really looks amazing. I am just afraid that I can't spin it before we move, because there are two or three more yarns to finish before and I have so much other stuff to do. There are also two packs of black tea which emerged from the depths of the junk room...CheshireCathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09928973727445111675noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8190409142006067339.post-3465905749725972082011-02-05T19:10:00.006+01:002011-02-05T21:25:19.536+01:00The Patchwork VentureI think I have mentioned my patchwork affinity some time, and in the last weeks it set out in action. After collecting many pretty fabric pieces I planned to sew a cozy for my android phone after <a href="http://www.modabakeshop.com/2010/05/ipad-sleeve-three-ways.html">this tutorial</a>.<br /><br />Well, I never finished it. But I got inspired by the stripes and since it was getting cold outside and I dragged out my rapeseed heating pillow I got from my dear sister in law for christmas the year before, I thought this might be a nice first project to practice my sewing skills. And I did not just do one, but already a bunch because it was so much fun to do it (and I had to get rid of 5 kilos of seeds). Here are a few:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqGIKnqTR6-2J5IZ6u4hy70FF1kT6s-0_cvIM5wDeO1V2HFUBz5wXdHAZc0mlcBWs6wgc5R6RyNBIFQclLI-qrhyphenhyphen-t4RzOFSgft2STJOsYEwXL3DdQAGDuEkSqPAoqUJz11mdVrYQruIO2/s1600/2011-02-03+08.39.50.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqGIKnqTR6-2J5IZ6u4hy70FF1kT6s-0_cvIM5wDeO1V2HFUBz5wXdHAZc0mlcBWs6wgc5R6RyNBIFQclLI-qrhyphenhyphen-t4RzOFSgft2STJOsYEwXL3DdQAGDuEkSqPAoqUJz11mdVrYQruIO2/s400/2011-02-03+08.39.50.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570304045369549858" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjioycXPkkRnEvhXg6Pvza2Ht3ObaVg-HxjNCoZtdE8-Ijd8wZ7vjB-6g0qQqcKBKvtRBDEykyznF8S18q0ijllrmbZSNo2plhqmuMG1vcAIQ-llr-gyKOKwtvUsqjQuNmz1paACnnUJEZi/s1600/2011-02-03+08.39.50.jpg"><br /></a><br />I really like my heating pillow and the rapeseed is just perfect because it is small and stays hot for a long time, it was still functional after using it for one year and the ingenious design of separated chambers keeps the seed in place. They are easy and quick to be heated up in the microwave or also cooled down in the freezer. Combined with the pretty cotton fabric they are just adorable. And I sewed them with two layers of fabric to keep it stable and also to give it a bit more of thermal isolation. I decided to have one side built up by fabric strips, and a solid piece on the back. Some pillows are gifts for friends, and one I made with my favorite fabrics for myself, voila:<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgan3YFwtfWa2uGUuWYS0sYfMZ2KZgD_qo_CLNCNBt0gdw0tgXi1GLvl4ID_z456M9_6l9rCc0P7_zkVMxEFsQPxTcxFBq_XzCnokdInrTHPUxLNtXhYGhbeGRq3dPh8ffFolyaoN0DPnS-/s1600/2011-02-05+10.41.11.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgan3YFwtfWa2uGUuWYS0sYfMZ2KZgD_qo_CLNCNBt0gdw0tgXi1GLvl4ID_z456M9_6l9rCc0P7_zkVMxEFsQPxTcxFBq_XzCnokdInrTHPUxLNtXhYGhbeGRq3dPh8ffFolyaoN0DPnS-/s400/2011-02-05+10.41.11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570303349449749842" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvo6A13IbsLUGoCduszEsVOYKy4FKr_E2CYFRVjTguvKIkHiq08VI05FKt_eTHOaY7D4HKmw4ThDNuSzXGpiJs_BGLWvPpJCaQlQAl5aExxEEFvQSZWSJI_RAdnZ8wIXXkglskapcJDKS1/s1600/2011-02-05+10.41.11.jpg"><br /></a><br />But there are five more I consider to put into the shop and give it a try. And there are so many more small projects I can think of I would really much like to do and which could go well in the stripe scheme, next might be a knitting needle roll, because I need one for myself anyways. So stay tuned if you are in for a little bit of "off-topic".CheshireCathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09928973727445111675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8190409142006067339.post-27283709091438097762011-02-01T12:18:00.005+01:002011-02-01T12:33:03.260+01:00Making Glass BeadsLast weekend was quite short because I took a one-day-course in making lampwork beads. Since there was no offered course in the close area, I had to go to Bern which thus meant getting up at quarter to 6. On a saturday. yay. We started out making simple round beads, then advanced to some different shapes like cubes, cylinder and flat beads.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipmYK47yAp5m2aq6YYOQikEPt9O91-ux4Paguh7NTFGhW9-hyX3IN-1NoR0mbn8Ev0opdFJw0boboGjeWxE2oeRVDxBDS_rWMup7O0_wOt2RDRHIVSKbuXY-Vq8atqAhoqAclWWyooL8S_/s1600/2011-02-01+08.24.28.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 192px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipmYK47yAp5m2aq6YYOQikEPt9O91-ux4Paguh7NTFGhW9-hyX3IN-1NoR0mbn8Ev0opdFJw0boboGjeWxE2oeRVDxBDS_rWMup7O0_wOt2RDRHIVSKbuXY-Vq8atqAhoqAclWWyooL8S_/s320/2011-02-01+08.24.28.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568680812788471586" border="0" /></a><br />After that went pretty well, we learned how to mix different colors and add little knobs and dots etc. There is really a lot you can do! Unfortunately some of my nicest beads broke at the end after taking them off the sticks or while cleaning. Obviously I should have let them cool off more smoothly. Anyways, here they are:<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM9dYsX8wQYyq9KRlIMv3ixfUzhAbPaB4f0OByT6JeSUsyIVXAT54gmHoxDttw3tgJzSXT_b-VgkJ8378jpZbAoqQgWINAvG-Gi8weW2EipUXoec39MVNKkVkqk9ySDh3dnR4krIUZqBzH/s1600/2011-02-01+08.25.34.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 192px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM9dYsX8wQYyq9KRlIMv3ixfUzhAbPaB4f0OByT6JeSUsyIVXAT54gmHoxDttw3tgJzSXT_b-VgkJ8378jpZbAoqQgWINAvG-Gi8weW2EipUXoec39MVNKkVkqk9ySDh3dnR4krIUZqBzH/s320/2011-02-01+08.25.34.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568681511518602418" border="0" /></a><br />They don't look very exciting, but after some practice I think I could make some which are prettier. Also, I don't have the experience yet which colors go well with each other. Our teacher also had some mouth-watering examples from earlier classes and I am considering to continue and take an advanced course some time.CheshireCathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09928973727445111675noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8190409142006067339.post-64442285832555125052011-02-01T10:31:00.004+01:002011-02-01T12:07:46.945+01:00Moving Sale!It really took a while to find a new appartment, but we finally suceeded! I am excited and can't wait to move. It also means:<br />- I am going to try growing some dyeplants because we will have a tiny bit of garden and a much sunnier appartment! I already bought some indigo seeds (japanese indigo and woad to be precise, as I heard that other species of real indigo are hard to grow in our region and I could still try them next year) , hollyhock, safflower and asperula tinctoria, and I will see what else I can scrape up.<br />- I am thinking about getting a real loom with 4 shafts, but that will depend on the space which will be still free after we settled in and if I feel much like weaving. Recently I did some backstrap/loom-less weaving which was not too bad, and I still have my Kromski Harp dormant in my bookshelf, but still, a real loom would be something nice...<br />- I am dreaming about having a nicely organized spot for all my fibers, yarns, fabrics and supplies, because at the moment they are just in ugly cardboard boxes, and also a dedicated place for sewing would be so cool...<br />- I will try to keep my yarns for sale easily acessible, so I don't expect any delays in shipping time.<br />- I will be grateful if we have less stuff to drag around, so I decided to make a little moving sale. I reduced the prices of the following ten yarns, so this is your opportunity if you like them:<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/49023968/vive-la-france-handspun-merino-silk-yarn">Vive la France</a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_570xN.150052437.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 570px; height: 760px;" src="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_570xN.150052437.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/12733812/citrus-sorbet-handspun-handpainted-yarn">Citrus Sorbet<br /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_570xN.30041165.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 570px; height: 428px;" src="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_570xN.30041165.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/52381037/uruguay-handspun-merino-yarn-soccer">Uruguay</a><br /><br /><a href="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_570xN.161272483.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 570px; height: 427px;" src="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_570xN.161272483.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/11415819/triad-handspun-and-handpainted-silk">Triad</a><br /><br /><a href="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_570xN.74679034.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 570px; height: 428px;" src="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_570xN.74679034.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/16437468/black-glass-handspun-handdyed-artyarn">Black Glass</a><br /><br /><a href="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_570xN.41997082.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 570px; height: 428px;" src="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_570xN.41997082.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/12177051/blue-fire-handspun-merino-silk-art-yarn">Blue Fire</a><br /><br /><a href="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_570xN.28126064.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 570px; height: 760px;" src="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_570xN.28126064.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/24119806/rustic-green-handspun-natural-dyed-yarn">Rustic Green</a><br /><br /><a href="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_570xN.67608565.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 570px; height: 428px;" src="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_570xN.67608565.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/50394351/cameroon-handspun-merino-yarn-soccer">Cameroon</a><br /><br /><a href="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_570xN.154631136.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 570px; height: 428px;" src="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_570xN.154631136.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/51215456/chile-handspun-merino-yarn-soccer">Chile</a><br /><br /><a href="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_570xN.157373234.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 570px; height: 760px;" src="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_570xN.157373234.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/51278094/south-africa-handspun-merino-yarn-soccer">South Africa</a><br /><br /><a href="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_570xN.157583899.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 570px; height: 427px;" src="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_570xN.157583899.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Finally, I will have to think about shipping costs. Because going to France will not be so easy anymore (unless I find another French village nearby) and the Swiss Post is just unbelievable expensive. But maybe Tini is willing to host my yarns and ship them from Germany, which apparently has become even cheaper. We will see what we figure out.<br /></div></div>CheshireCathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09928973727445111675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8190409142006067339.post-21636212195395321472011-01-10T18:18:00.003+01:002011-01-10T18:25:37.224+01:00And the winner is...... drumroll...<br />... more drumroll...<br />... even more drumroll...<br />... just a bit more drumroll...<br /><br />Dova113! She has faved our shop on etsy and was chosen by the very impartial random number generator. Congratulations!!!<br /><br />But all you other folks, don't be sad, because you still will get %offs! You will be contacted individually in the next days and you will receive a personal code word and the amount of your %off. If you order something and communicate the password, we will refund you afterwards. Thanks a lot for joining in, it would be nice if you keep following us and we will surely give you another opportunity to win.CheshireCathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09928973727445111675noreply@blogger.com1