New winkle Listings

There are four new listings on Etsy.

A Kitty Cat sitter and three sheep sitters, you can visit them on my Winkle page or go directly to Etsy. These are paper mache (clay), sitters. They are great for creating the unexpected, onto of books or window sills, anywhere that excepts there legs and dimensions, let your imagination go wild. 

Hooking

FIBER ARTS

I have spent the last couple weeks, making a hooked rug that is long and narrow for a bench in my dining room.  For years I have used the bench for a Knick Knack space. I thought for a change it would be nice with a cushion on top and maybe some pillows. Just after Christmas I always take a little time off for me. Relax the body and clear my mind. So I decided to hook, which is very therapeutic. I am almost finished! The finishing of the edges is all that is needed and that will be done while I watch TV in the evenings. The days will now be spent for a week or so, coming up with designs for my Winkles. If you would like to see the results and process of the hooked bench seat head to my Fiber Arts page!

Alpaca and Merino

For Sale on Etsy

Hand spun, and hand dyed Merino

For Sale on Etsy

Hand spun Natural Alpaca

These are my hand spun skeins that I have found to be very interesting on there own as scarves. They are very warm extremely soft yarns that have been bound in areas so they can be worn. If you prefer to knit or crochet with them just nip the bounded areas and you have a skein. They are listed with the yardage, and the prices very because of the materials and the yardage. Alpaca costs a little more because it is more labor intensive. I buy the sheared coat from local alpaca farms it must be cleaned, dyed and combed before it can be spun.  But the Alpaca is so soft, and such a luxurious fiber, that it is worth the labor. I prefer to spin a mixture of Alpaca and merino to bring a softness to the yarn that is like no other.