What's on My Bobbin Wednesday

It's Wednesday, right? Wanna see what I've been spinning? Sure you do! The one one the left remains an unnamed colorway of LoopyDoopy supercoils, in 100% merino - mmm, nom nom nom! Pastel squooshiness in robin's egg blue, petal, lavender, and dove gray. Love! Be sure to leave your suggestion in the comments to vote on what I should name this color.

The one on the right, 'Have a Heart', is a decadent mix of cormo & merino wool locks + silk threads + sparkle; from batt to bobbin! So soft you might just want to rub it all over yourself. And just the right amount of bling! Valentine's Day crafting, anyone?

These will be added to my Etsy shop soon; got to soak and dry first, so hold your horses, but soon.

In more Etsy/COLORBOMB news, and coming under the heading 'great minds think alike', my orange BOMBits fiber kits were featured in not one but TWO new Etsy Treasuries yesterday! Thanks to Catskill Mountain Fibers and her Joy of Spinning Treasury, and MidnightCoiler and the Upthings for Somethings Treasury of upcycled/recycled offerings for including me! BOMBits are also currently available in red, yellow, pink, blue, green, black, white, bone, silver, & gold - and they're great for all kinds of crafty DIY projects: felting, embellishment, fiber art, collage, and of course, spinning art yarn! Plenty of materials to make at least 3 or 4 skeins of art yarn. Each contains 3-4 ounces of scavenged, upcyled materials, enough goodies to fill a repurposed & recyclable tennis ball tube, including: 1 ounce wool or mohair fiber, 5 yards each of 3 different millspun yarns, plus an assortment of ribbons, lace, fabrics, sequins, buttons, beads, faux flowers, feathers, sparkle, vintage trim, and other embellishments in coordinating colors.


BOMBits are a COLORBOMB Greenish™ product too, using 100% recycled/upcycled/repurposed materials. Fibers are either mill ends that would be otherwise discarded, or ethically raised & harvested by small farmers. Embellishments are reclaimed yarn & fabric scraps, as well as thrifted & donated trims.

Tags: handspun, yarn, COLOROMB Creations, Etsy

Lots Goin' on in V-World

Is this the cutest baby ever, or what? Welcome Dinon into the world, readers. He was born on 4/20 (insert stoner joke here), and he's the best hat model EVER! I made that hat for him awhile back, before he was even conceived, as a matter of fact; I just didn't *know* it was for him 'til he popped out. I can't get over how much I love those little fists (I think he's sick of campaigning, too). ;) Oh, the hat? Made with Koigu KPPPM, which I can't recommend highly enough for infant hats: so soft! And easy to work with, too.

Put up a custom reserved listing today on Etsy, for a BOMBits Spinning Kit of art yarn ingredients in 'Crayola'. My plan is to make a bunch more kits in a variety of colors to take to Black Sheep Gathering, so if you're planning on attending and you've been jonesing for one, come by my booth for a visit. If you have a color request, be sure to drop me a line and let me know - I'd be happy to try to accomodate your special request.

Guess what arrived a day early? My new carder!!! My beater Fricke that I bought used from Otto Strauch, to complement my Finest that I got for Christmas from my sweetie in '06. Isn't it purdy? Started makin' batts on it immediately, and cranked out enough for a 50+ yard skein of WoolyBear yarn in nothin' flat. Put aside the supercoils for awhile, and spun that up. Now it's back to LoopyDoopy for a few more days. But check back tomorrow for pics of the WoolyBear yarn and batts...

Oh, and I keep forgetting to post this photo of my 'stable' of wheels. I took it a week or 2 ago, after my Pirtle was fixed. L to R: 'Myrtle', Vintage Pirtle Bulky Spinner, c. 1970s; 'Harry', Lendrum DT; and 'Babe', Babe Production DT.

And just to leave you with a weird piece of trivia: I can't believe how many hits in my blog stats come from the search parameter "knitting pattern penis" (and I suppose writing that won't help any either). I think I may have to write one, since there is apparently such a huge clamoring for it. ;)

Tags: COLORBOMB Creations, FOs, handspinning, spinning wheel, drum carder

Hey Spinners: BOMBits are Here!

Last week I added a new product to the COLORBOMB lineup: BOMBits.

Want to spin your own art yarn? Don't have the time or inclination to put together the ingredients? Here's the solution! BOMBits™ Art Yarn Ingredients.

Enough goodies here to fill a recycled tennis ball tube, including at least 1 oz./30 g. of wool or mohair FIBER; plus at least 3 different coordinating millspun YARNS; plus an assortment of RIBBONS, FABRICS, SEQUINS, BUTTONS, BEADS, FEATHERS, LACE, SPARKLE, VINTAGE TRIM, OR OTHER EMBELLISHMENTS. Ready to spin!

About half have already sold, but red, orange, pink, blue, and purple (shown) are still available.

Also wanted to share a picture of the rockin' swap package I got from Mandie at Ewe Give Me the Knits. She responded to my mentioning I'd be willing to swap one of my skeins of Yarn Pirate sock club yarn, and this is what I got. Get over to her shop and get shopping, she's one of my new favorite vendors. Now I've got to get her package in the mail... :)

Lastly, if you're local (to Humboldt), come to Purl 'n Hurl tonight at Mazzotti's on the Plaza - I'm having a 25% off trunk sale of all COLORBOMB Creations yarns in stock - raising funds to pay for the new drum carder on the way. If you aren't lucky enough to live here, don't fret; I'll be extending the sale to the website soon, in hopes of raising enough money to cover travel expenses to attend Black Sheep Gathering. Check back soon!

Tags: COLORBOMB Creations, shop update, handspinning, fiber, swap, trunk sale, BOMBits, artyarn, fundraising, Black Sheep Gathering