Woolie Acres

Heather's Shawl is Finally Done!! WOOHOOO!!

noreply@blogger.com (Debra) — Wed, 07 May 2008 21:18:00 +0000

It still needs the edge crocheted and a good long soak ,that will happen tonight.. but it is off the loom!! I am anxious to see how it will turn out. Some of the yarn I used I know exactly how it reacts to a good soaking.. but I also used some handspun.. so I am curious to see if I get a rippled effect or if it will all come together nicely. I can't wait!

The Shawl That Took On A Life Of It's Own....

noreply@blogger.com (Debra) — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 22:43:00 +0000

This is the story about how a certain alpaca shawl decided to take on a life of it's own. I have never had this happen before so I was not prepared.. Shawl is woven out of a sock weight alpaca.. So the weave was very loose. The yarn is Atacama I believe. I put it in a tub for a good hot soak- which usually fluffs up the fiber and allows it to fill in a bit. This did not happen.. So it had to go into the washer for a bit of hot water aggitation. The shawl was quite large so I wasn't worried it would shrink up.. When I took it out I was very surprised to find that the yarn fluffed up like a boucle! And the yarn had shifted all over the place. The only thing to do was to allow it to felt a bit to fill in the holes. So off for another hot water aggitation. The shawl was still quite large before going in but it came out half it's size!! And now it looked like I had woven it with a heavy boucle yarn. And one side didn't felt as well as the other- so one side is large than the other side.. From the front it is fine- as you see I pinned a brooch on that side. But from the back you can see the difference.
I feel horrible. Mary has waited so long. I love the look of the yarn.. as a felted wrap it is awesome but as a shawl... not so good.

Susan's Shawl is Done!

noreply@blogger.com (Debra) — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 18:13:00 +0000

I must be honest... this one is going to be hard for me to part with... It is soft, spongy, light as air... It drapes well.. I absolutely love this shawl... It is made out of Katmandu yarn from Queensland yarn.. I am going to be asking Santa to get me some of this yarn.. I must weave myself a shawl out of this stuff!!! I hope Susan loves it as much as I do!

Blue and White Wool and Silk Shawl

noreply@blogger.com (Debra) — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 19:30:00 +0000

It is done.. Now for fulling..

Silk Shawl Done...

noreply@blogger.com (Debra) — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 17:24:00 +0000

I love the texture of this shawl... I don't know if I will use as thin of a yarn as I did again.. but I do like the overall look..This shawl has commercial and handspun silk, boucle, chenille, handspun wool, hemp, and handspun alpaca. These pictures are before a good soaking.. I hope Ann likes it..

Brown Shawl Finished... It's reversable!

noreply@blogger.com (Debra) — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 22:56:00 +0000

I finished the brown shawl and was pleasantly surprised to find that I had 2 different looks in one shawl..

Ok, the above pictures are of the front side with the eyelash type yarn- this is a handspun wool plyed with this novelty yarn.. You can see the texture of the handspun yarn- I used locks of wool from different breeds.. then there is brown merino and cream wool down the middle.. Now on to the back side- when you are feeling more subdued.. not so artsie...

Once I finish pulling all of the little eyelashes to the front side this will be the more conservative side- a totally different look but still full of texture.. I love this shawl..

Woven Dishcloths and Boutique is open!

noreply@blogger.com (Debra) — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 17:14:00 +0000

So here is my woven dishcloths with crochet edge. I just love them and they are available for sale in the boutique

Brown Shawl and Shawl Barter

noreply@blogger.com (Debra) — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 00:34:00 +0000

I have been working feverishly today to finish my brown shawl.. Why do I need to get it done?? I bartered a shawl for a drum carder.. Look at all the luscious yarns she is sending for me to use in her shawl.. silk, wool, mohair I think.. How fun..

So here is the progress on the brown shawl. The all brown yarn is some of my first handspun.. The furry yarn is handspun from my friend Tina of Take Heart Farm, the lock spun yarn is spun by me. There is a wide variety of wool breeds in this yarn.

Spindle Spun Yarn Challenge

noreply@blogger.com (Debra) — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 16:15:00 +0000

Last Sunday I challenged myself to see how much yarn I could spin up on my drop spindles in one week.. All spun in bits of time that I am doing something but my hands are free- like helping a child with school work, walking (exercising), waiting for the water to boil for dinner...etc... Here is the results.

I am pleased with how much I got spin. The middle row of novelty yarn- I love this yarn. I think I will use it in a shawl or shrug for my daughter. So if you think you can't get a lot spun on a spindle... think again.

My new wheel!

noreply@blogger.com (Debra) — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 19:07:00 +0000

I found her on Ravelry.. As soon as we get paid next month she will be winging her way to me!

My fiber room

noreply@blogger.com (Debra) — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 19:30:00 +0000

I love my fiber room.. It is centrally located so that I can stay in it pretty much all day and still do other things and be there for the children.. I have a big comfy chair- even though it is ugly. Everything I need to weave, knit, sew,crochet and spin are right at my fingertips!

Woven Dishcloth

noreply@blogger.com (Debra) — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 20:19:00 +0000

I finished my first woven dishcloth! I hope to get faster. All in all it was quicker than knitting.. I will post picture of the washed dishcloth when it gets out of the dryer. It shrunk up a couple of inches- I am glad I went with the 14 inch loom. I enjoyed the process very much and can't wait to start another dishcloth!

2 New Shawls!

noreply@blogger.com (Debra) — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 23:49:00 +0000

I have been busy.. I got my Oregon Coast Shawl done and added a simple single crochet edge.. I love this shawl.. It bled a good deal so the colors aren't as vibrant as they were before I washed it :-(.. but it still reminds me of the water...

Then I started a shawl last Wednesday for my sister. She is going through hard times right now. This is my prayer shawl for her. The fringes still need to be trimmed.. It drapes nicely and is warm- gotta love Lionbrand Homespun yarn.. Nice and thick- hardly any shrinkage.. She is smaller than I am so it will wrap her up in my love and prayers..

I am going to be offering these shawls for sale.. The ones out of Lionbrand Homespun will be $125. The ones out of handspun wool will be $250-$350. I am looking for a spinning wheel- if anyone out there with a extra wheel wants to barter for a shawl please drop me a line! When I get a chance I will have a boutique up on the site but for now I just had to list on this here blog!

Life is good and busy, just the way I like it! Oh! My square loom from Hazel Rose Looms will be here anyday! I can't wait to weave dishcloths!

What's up on the homefront???

noreply@blogger.com (Debra) — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 19:44:00 +0000

On the needles: Rowan's Lynton from RYC Coast.

What is on the loom: My Oregon Coast shawl.. It will be done today!! Yay! Then I think I am going to do a Lionbrand Homespun shawl. I want to experiment with some fringing techniques that I have read about.. the best yarn to experiment with is lionbrand homespun.. Besides my Aunt can use a shawl..
What else is going on: I am waiting on a square loom from Hazel Rose looms.. I will use it to weave dishcloths. I can't wait!!! Something I can do in bed watching tv. My dad's Aunt is coming over tomorrow. I haven't seen my Aunt Fan in 7 years! It turns out she lives right around the corner from us!
I am off to finish my shawl..

2 Shawls Fulled Today!

noreply@blogger.com (Debra) — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 00:46:00 +0000

The first is Kimberly's shawl. The lighter grey fulled much denser than the rest.. Especially along the top of the shawl. It will look great with an awesome shawl pin. I hope she likes it.
The next one is my hug from Lynn shawl. It fulled nicely. It is about 7 ft across. I was worried about how this one would full since it has so many different types of yarn in it but it came together nicely.
I have already started on my Oregon Coast shawl. The yarn has merino in it so I know it will felt easily- so I will have to be extra careful with it. It will be a lighter and lacier shawl than the other 2 that I just finished. I already have my yarn pulled for the next shawl. My friend Tina at http://takeheartfarm.com sent me some lovely yarn in deep shades of pink and green- reminds of Monet's Garden- so that is what it will be called.

Another pic of A Hug from Lynn

noreply@blogger.com (Debra) — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 19:48:00 +0000

A hug from Lynn is done!!

noreply@blogger.com (Debra) — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 14:47:00 +0000

My dear Christian sister Lynn provided the yarn for this shawl. We were doing a granny square swap with handspun pastel colored yarns, we got busy and it fizzled. So I decided to unravel the squares and make a shawl from the yarn.. I love it.. So bright and cheerful..

Now to straighten rows and take off the loom.

Quilt and Fiber Show

noreply@blogger.com (Debra) — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 19:37:00 +0000

Here in my home town... my itty bitty home town. And I met lovely people. They have a quilt group that meets every week that I can go to for a hour or so- I can learn how to quilt. I met a lady named Cindy makes the neatest backpacks- I encouraged her to sell them. I hope she does- cause I want one!! I met Lee- another weaver.. Looking forward to learning more from her in the future. I bought some yarn from a gal I didn't get to meet but the yarn is soft and in colors that remind me of the water- back when we lived in Oregon.. I can't wait to weave a shawl from the yarn..

Let's see if I can get blogger to load some quilt pictures.. My favorite quilt was this one.. Of course I love pink and flowers so it was a given that this would be my favorite..

Here are a few others...

Kimberly's Shawl is done!!

noreply@blogger.com (Debra) — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 15:22:00 +0000

Well, it needs to be fulled but it is done! I have even started on another shawl.. so here are the pics..

Casa de la fe

noreply@blogger.com (Debra) — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 16:55:00 +0000

I hope you are all having a wonderful day today! We are all sick here.. We recently moved into our new home dubbed "Casa de la fe" which means household of faith in spanish. I got sick the day we moved in, everyone else soon followed. We are still coughing and sniffling..
We are slowly but surely settling in. We love our new house. You can see pictures on my website My Vintage Home I will post new pictures of the house all decorated soon. Well, as soon as I find my camera..
I am knitting away on dishcloths and have a shawl going on the loom. My mind is whirling with color schemes for new shawls. Can't wait to get this one done. Here is a shawl that recently winged it's way to Ginger...