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Stash Appreciation– Be a Color Explorer

by Lisa Check | Aug 17, 2015 | Blog, color, Stash appreciation

Most makers I know have a stash of one kind or another. It may be beads, fabric, yarn, roving, threads, magazines, papers or all of the above. Yes, I do have a stash. Even though I dye my own yarn all the time, I also buy yarn and roving that calls my name. Very...

Why You Should Use The Good Stuff

by Lisa Check | Aug 10, 2015 | Blog, knitting

“I’m just learning, so I’m going to use cheap yarn/roving until I know what I’m doing. I don’t want to waste it.” I hear those words all the time in my spinning and knitting classes. I even said it myself when I was learning how to...

Stash Appreciation–Spinning with Alpaca Fiber

by Lisa Check | Aug 3, 2015 | alpaca, Blog, Stash appreciation

Spinning Alpaca How do I get alpaca fiber? Alpaca is available as a commercial top for spinning or you can go to your local alpaca farm and buy fleeces. Fleeces are sheared from the animals once a year. They are usually graded at the time of shearing into 3 to 7...

Stash Appreciation–Alpaca Part 2

by Lisa Check | Jul 27, 2015 | Blog, Stash appreciation

What about alpaca yarn? Remember I said it was really warm. When you consider making a garment with alpaca, consider the warmth requirements of the wearer. Don’t make a sweater for someone with hot flashes, just sayin’. But that same lovely person, may...

Stash Appreciation–Alpaca Part 1

by Lisa Check | Jul 20, 2015 | alpaca, Blog, Stash appreciation

Just one look in those eyes with their long, long lashes and everyone falls in love with an alpaca. Of course that is right before they spit on you. I have been smitten as well. I do not personally own any alpacas. They have been offered to me, and I have just always...

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