I’ve started working on a new product line for the business: Mixed fiber batts for spinning. These are fluffy bundles of wool and silk, ready to be spun into yarn.
For those who don’t spin, batts are made by taking fiber and running it through a drum carder, which makes the fibers parallel and airy. By putting mixed fibers on in layers, you can get these fabulous blends which will spin into equally fabulous yarn. I like these lighly carded mixed fiber batts, which will make yarn that varies from inch to inch, both in fiber mix and color. In the one above, the yellow and orange is merino wool, and the white is Tussah silk.
This and more, now up in my online store!


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October 10, 2008 at 8:42 pm
Tsock Tsarina
Ooooooohhhhhhh.
NOMNOMNOMNOMNOMNOMNOM
WANT.
I can haz, plz? kthxbai.
(Off to check out store NOW.)
October 11, 2008 at 10:54 am
astrbear
High praise indeed — happy to tempt you!
Astrid
October 17, 2008 at 9:41 am
Lilly rose
looks good enough to eat!!!
October 17, 2008 at 5:00 pm
Astrid
Thanks!
January 12, 2009 at 10:21 am
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[...] plate of which you can see. Not only Chukar Cherries, but homemade fried Rosettes. Mmmm! The blended batts sold out, so clearly I have to make more of them. Vendors are asked to donate items for door [...]
January 18, 2009 at 7:06 pm
Donna D'Orio
I just found your blog and love it. Do you sell your dyed roving and batts. How would I go about making a purchase from you.
Donna D’Orio
January 22, 2009 at 1:14 pm
astrbear
Thank you, Donna! I have a shop on Etsy, http://www.damselflyyarns.etsy.com .
There is a link to it at the top of my blog. I don’t have any of the batts for sale at the moment, but have a couple of rovings and will add a couple more of them today. I do want to make more of the batts — they are so much fun, and sell well, too!