BFL Splash

I got some white BFL locks from Out of the Blue If you have not visited that site yet make sure you do. Anyways back to the locks. I ran the tips over one of my hand carders to open them up a little and carded some white onto my carder.

Dyes some of the locks sapphire blue and violet. The blue shows up better than the violet in this pic but the locks took dye VERY well.

I then "hand painted" them onto my carder (sorry I should have got a pic of that) and ran it through the carder 3 times.

I still have some more to play with then I will be spinning. If I remember I will post pics of the finished yarn before I knit it into whatever it becomes. I have really liked working with this BFL I may have to rethink my sheep thoughts. God Bless!

Back on line!

I am finally back on line at home and everything is working well. My computer was really old so when they redone the phone lines and I needed a new DSL modem I had to get some kinda card put on my computer well I went ahead and bought a new rebuilt computer instead so I am all up to date now. Works like a dream, fast, smooth, takes no time at all to surf and find things now its great! So now its time to see how it does with uploading pics for my blog.

This is Rambouillet, Angora, and bronze Angelina that I blended on my drum carder. I had a hard time getting the angora to blend in, not sure if its just cause I am new at this or if its because the angora was from first clips so it was very fine, anyways I did not get as much angora in it as I wanted.

This is pure angora that I had dyed. I was blending it on hand carders, the drum carder was much faster and easier. I have more of this to get carded and have wondered if I should not blend it with some white wool and add angelina to get a multi colored sparkly batt. God Bless hope your all staying warm!

No Net :(

My internet at home is not working so the only time I can check email or anything is at work. Hopefully it will be fixed by the beginning of next week and I will get back to blog updates. God Bless hope all of you are staying warm!

First Snow & Drum Carder!

I took this pic this morning before I left for work it is the first snow here in Southeastern Indiana we got about an inch. It was all melted away before I got off work this afternoon.

I picked up this Louet Drum Carder from my friend Joyce this weekend. So far I am really enjoying using it. I have carded a couple batts one I blended in some Firestar for shine and blended 2 colors of dyed angora in another. I got some Angelina in mail today for blending as well. Stay tuned for pis of crazy batts. God bless and stay warm!

Have you ever.....

Wondered who I get bringing animals home from? Its from my Dad without a doubt! Friday night he went to his coon hunters club for a hunt and he brought home another puppy! This time I am very excited, for once its not a coon hound, not even a hound at all! Her name is Annie and yes this one is defiantly mine LOL.

Annie is a Border Collie! The cutest little thing and smart too, she already knows her name. I took her to my brothers today to pick turnips if she wondered to far I called her by name and she came running!

This pic is after she got her belly full and ready is ready for a nap now. I have heard Border Collies are very smart little dogs I can wait to see what all we can do! God Bless I pray each of you have found salvation through Jesus Christ!

Sheep Talk!

There has been some talk around the house about getting some sheep for both wool and meat. It is not something that will happen soon because I will have to build a small barn and fence off part of the pasture for grazing. I am only wanting 3-4 sheep that would include a ram and a couple ewes. That will give more wool than I need so would have some for sale and give us lambs to put in the freezer. I am thinking Babydoll Southdown sheep A small easy keeping sheep that will still give plenty of fine wool for spinning and enough meat for the 3 of us and a lamb or 2 to sell. I will know more once I spin some Southdown wool that I just finished washing. I have been saying for along time I wanted Rambouillets but they are rather large so would need more grazing room, and would give way more wool than I would ever need. Another possibility would be Icelandics or Cheviots but the Cheviots I have been around were always kinda crazy so I don't see that one happening at all. Thinking all kinds of thoughts about sheep and barns right now. God Bless!

Ranger

Guess who got another new hound? Well Dad brought him home but I was quick to snatch him up and give him a name :) This is Ranger who came to live with us a couple weeks ago.

While I was plucking a goose he thought he would lay down and take a nap in the feathers. Ranger is part Walker and part English Red Tick, he looks all Walker. Just like Molly is very spoiled and I let him come in the house to hang out as well. Mom is never very happy with my hounds in the house.

This is a little English Angora if you look close you can see it in all the wool. Not sure the sex on this little guy yet.


Its the first English born in my barn in a long time. English were the first angoras I had but I had sold them and my other breeds to make more room to work on my Giants. The mom was a rescue but for some reason has special place in my barn, maybe its just her color since she is an opal. The father my friend Joyce gave me he is half Denantz lines which is Debbie Eldridge where I got my very first Angora. God Bless hope you all had a very wonderful holiday!