'Nicked Shaving' is Scrappy Goodness!

It's Wednesday, boys and girls, so let's see what's on my bobbin! Mmmm, scrappy goodness, that's what. I've been working (slowly, been feeling very lazy ass for awhile) on a (S)craptastic style yarn - and it's done!

"What the hell is a (S)craptastic yarn, Velma?" Glad you asked, reader! (S)craptastic yarns are one of my Greenish products, made of 100% repurposed and reclaimed materials. In this case, it is naturally-colored gray Shetland wool that I bartered for (go, green!), filled with loads of yarn scraps all in RED in honor of the Valentine's crafting season. When I plied it, I threw in tons of beehives, coils, and stacks for added visual & tactile stimulation. Here's the pertinent details:

46yds./42m., .4.7oz./139g., 3-5WPI - Super-bulky weight

Available on Etsy!

Wanna see how it's made? Guess what? You CAN! I made 2 more spinning videos for YouTube consumption, one showing the spinning process, the other how I plied it. They're both pretty crappy vids, but you can at least get an idea. Sorry that the 2nd video is cut off; my battery crapped out before I finished!

EDIT: I'm having trouble getting the videos to upload. You'll just have to come back for them. :( Sorry for the inconvenience.

Tags: handspun, COLORBOMB, yarn, art yarn, video, Etsy

Dagnabit, I Missed It!

Following up on my earlier post, I was SO excited to see my yarn 'Clown Pants' featured during the ShopLive event in the Etsy.com Virtual Labs today, and was thoroughly enjoying Garth Johnson's Extreme Craft picks (knit & felted brass knuckles! Louis Pasteur finger puppets! Lost in Space plates!), when my (admittedly free) wifi connection CRAPPED OUT, and I got booted from the chatroom! Doh. Super sad Velma, I managed to *miss* my yarn's virtual debut!

But, it wasn't a complete wash. I managed to get back in just in time to get this screencap with the thumbnail for my yarn still visible (you can even see me crying into my beer about being dropped if you look close). And I picked up a couple of new 'Hearts this Shop' and 'Hearts this Item' hits, as well as untold exposure. All in all, a super positive experience for this spinner.

If you want to read about Garth's other picks, check out the Spotlight in The Storque by daniellexo.