I am very happy to announce that my Etsy shop Damselfly Yarns is now open for business! It’s stocked with all the dyed skeins that I currently have available, and will have new items added as they are created. My goal is to add new items every week. If there is a color scheme you’d like to see, please let me know and I’ll give it a try. You’d be under no obligation to buy, but I’ll give you a head’s up when it’s posted so you’ll have an early look at it.
As a November special to my blog readers, I’ll waive shipping charges — just put “November Blog Special” in the “comments to seller” box during the check-out process, and I’ll refund the shipping charges to the same PayPal account you are paying from. This offer ends November 30th.
My yarn is also now available at Main Street Yarn in Mill Creek, Washington, if you prefer that bricks-and-mortar experience.
Here’s the bale of wooly goodness that I delivered:
Marie had ordered 3 skeins each of 8 different colorways, or 24 skeins. I dyed an additional 9 skeins in autumnal colors and said she could trade out any of her original order if she wanted to get any of those skeins — and she just went ahead and bought them all! “I hope it flies out the door, ” I said as I was leaving. “Oh, yarn doesn’t fly, it creeps,” she said patiently. But we agreed that rainy days make for lots of yarn sales, so I remain hopeful.
In related news, I donated a skein of yarn to the WeaveCast Auction, which is raising funds to send Syne Mitchell to Convergence 2008, the biannual national weavers conference. There is a nice assortment of fiber related items up for auction: handwoven things, handmade jewelry, tools, books, magazines, an ounce of Qiviut fiber, and of course some mighty fine sock yarn! The photo of my yarn makes it look very blue-green — it’s actually one of the light-to-darker blue skeins on the top right of the pile above and has an icy quality to it. Do check out the auction — it ends November 15, 10pm Pacific Standard time.
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November 9, 2007 at 12:51 pm
Tsock Tsarina
Huzzah for the grand opening! Break out the champagne! Bumpers all round, and no heel taps.
Here’s hoping you prove Marie wrong: maybe yarn *does* fly out the door, it just has to be the right yarn….
November 9, 2007 at 4:32 pm
astrbear
Thankee, ma’am, that champagne goes down grateful.
Astrid
November 9, 2007 at 5:17 pm
Harena
*celebrates grand opening as well!*
Harena/Sandy
November 9, 2007 at 5:24 pm
Terran
Ooh, I can’t wait until you present your hand-dyed silk scarves! I’ve been looking for just the right silk scarf to do some beadwork on.
November 9, 2007 at 7:31 pm
astrbear
Champagne all around! A glass for Sandy, a glass for Terran, and whoever else shows up 🙂
Terran, I’ll get busy ironing and photographing the scarves tomorrow. They should be up in the shop by late Sunday.
Astrid
November 9, 2007 at 8:26 pm
gwynivar
That’s a mighty impressive whack o’ yarn there, ma’m! Lovely colors. Absolutely lovely!
November 10, 2007 at 11:22 am
astrbear
Thank you, Jennifer! Coming from you, that’s high praise. Can I tempt you with a glass of bubby?
Astrid
November 10, 2007 at 10:33 pm
gwynivar
Oh for heaven’s sake I thought you’d never ask! Skip the purty little glass & get me a mug!
November 11, 2007 at 9:00 am
Harena
Yay! Champagne!
*gets tipsy & starts playing with all the yarn*
Harena/Sandy
November 11, 2007 at 8:03 pm
bruisinraincloud
CONGRADS!
your goodies look great on there!!!!!!!!!!!!
I will be back! LOL
November 12, 2007 at 10:17 am
astrbear
Thanks, bruisinraincloud! Join the party and grab a mug of champagne — and you rowdy folks in the corner (you know who you are) don’t spill anything on the goods!
Astrid