Tag: handspun yarn

March 25, 2013

A Fiber Fun Weekend with Friends

What a great weekend! On Friday, we found out The Twisted Purl beat Daisy Outdoor Products in the Battle of the Brands. We still need you help! Please vote for The Twisted Purl in Bracket 3 at http://arksourcelink.com/brands

This week we are up against Mountain Valley Spring Water. That’s another BIG BRAND! I am still just in shock and amazement my little ole company of one has made it this far in the competition. We could not have done this without you. Here are a few funny meme photos fans have made for us:

Here’s a beautifully chosen basket of fluff selected by Jeanetta Darley. It turned into the below yarn:

This yarn is available here.

September 13, 2012

Handspun: From Fluff to Yarn Video

The journey of one of the handspun yarns made by The Twisted Purl go from fluffy fiber through a drum carded and a spinning wheel, to the completed yarn.

July 1, 2012

Spastic Spinning Saturday

Yesterday was a very productive day! I completed four skeins of handspun yarn plus got in some solar dyeing. Below are the pics from the spastic spinning day.

Above it the fiber soaking in the dye in the hot, humid Arkansas sun. Yesterday it reached 103!

Once my fiber was soaking in the sun I got to work on these new yarns:

We are gearing up for the Vermont Shelburne Museum Art & Craft Festival the end of this month. Hope to see you there!

May 2, 2012

Inspiration to Create New Handspun Yarn

Friday we celebrated our 10th Wedding Anniversary. The darling hubby had the most beautiful flowers delivered. The colors were so inspiring, I had to turn them into yarn. &hearts;

April 25, 2012

Conway Art Walk Video

Below is a video made by Eric White from The Log Cabin. It’s of all the vendors setting up and selling during the 2nd Conway Art Walk on April 13, 2012. Keep an eye out for one of my sheep Pompoms! Love it!!!

The next Conway Art Walk is May 11, 2012. I’m going to be yarn bombing a bike during the event, so stop by and check it out!