Category: Yarn - Trickle Creek Mercantile

Another Anniversary

1/3/2017

A year ago while we were displaced & living in a hotel I began working on my first weaving project with our new little table top loom. I talked briefly about the planning for it here. Lil' Miss and I have created shawls with our triangle loom in the past, but this was a new experience!
Unfortunately, I didn't get any pictures of it in progress as we shuffled about during our various moves. I did however get some pics just before I gave it to the recipient, Miss Shelby!
That's something, right?

Rustic Lavender

11/19/2016

As the sun begins to rise and the morning dew glistens, the warm touch on each lavender bud brings a sweet subtle fragrance through the tired, old barn....
Another adventure in Luxury Loft Yarn spinning is about appreciating the nuances of subtle hues.

This luscious your would make any number of lovely wearables....what will you make?

And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:12

Rustic Roses

10/22/2016

I've been working on another hand dyed, bulky yarn creation and I love the muted colors of the subtle pinks, purples, whites and creams along with the rich and softened browns.

Rustic Roses

This luscious yarn is so soft! With Coopworth, Alpaca and Angora along with silk and some Firestar for flare...it has next to skin softness with just a hint of sparkle against a natural backdrop.
Like fragrant roses climbing an aging wooden fence...

Rustic Roses

Whatever they hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; ...
Ecclesiastes 9:10

Introducing... Luxury Loft Yarns!

8/20/2016

Gratefully, we have moved things out of storage and began finding a place for them in our new home and our spinning supplies have been getting organized! It has been quite some time since I've had a chance to enjoy my wheel. Lil' Miss has kept her wheel handy through the summer and is finding she is an excellent, consistent spinner. Her yarns just keep getting better and she has found a niche spinning for a dear friend of ours...

Tri-Loom Weaving with Fine Fiber Blends

12/27/2014

As the cold weather moves along we have been finding more ways to utilize the plethora of wool that seems to consistently grow each year. Weaving has been a long standing endeavor that seemed a bit daunting and we never seemed to get to. Last September, at the Schafer Meadows Fiber Festival, we were intrigued and inspired when Lil' Miss got to try it for herself and we realized how simple the process was. We attempted to make our own tri-loom, even breaking out the power tools, but didn't have the nail numbers accurately varied. Either side of the loom has one quantity of nails, while the bottom has a different. Through our first fumbled weaving attempts, we learned!

Spinzilla Results

10/20/2014

Tech's latest intricate chainsaw carving...

I knew my time would be limited for Spinzilla, but with the last minute addition of the Schafer Meadows event, my days were spent prepping for that rather than spin, spin, spinning away. It was still a treat to attempt some goals, with added motivation.

Fun and Education at Schafer Meadows...

10/16/2014

Creative Spinning Batts by Glorious Beginnings.

If you're looking for a way to learn several heritage skills that engage your mind and offer beautiful results, the Schafer Meadows Fiber Arts Festival is just the event to attend. So many willing hearts and hands eager to guide and teach a number of skills to adults and children alike.

'Lil Miss' created a beautiful pot holder while learning basic quilting; was thrilled to make her own mini shawl on a triangle loom; created a background for a future Glorious Beginnings sign with the wet felting class; took home her own mini back strap loom, and practiced her needle felting too!

She didn't participate in all the offerings either, there were paper crafting classes, blending boards for practicing, spinners available for help and support, other needle felting projects, several types of weaving set-ups...it's just a treat! All supplies were provided free of charge and the classes were staged multiple times through the duration of the event. This is the way gatherings should be!

Prairie Girl Pals

8/27/2014

If you'd like a taste of what can be done with Trickle Creek Fiber Batts, check out our latest blessing of creative contribution from Heather Diane's Studio. A dear friend for many years, Heather shows us what's cookin' on her homestead. She's launching herself into natural dyeing and you get to see what's happening behind the scenes as she has been encouraged (maybe even harassed? LOL) to get that spinning wheel humming once again!

Click on that monster mound of wool to learn more...

Wild Waves of the West

7/27/2014

140 yds, 154 yds, 140 yds, and 102 yds.... Lots of yarn and lots of fun!

We're prepping to demonstrate our spinning and share Angora rabbits again, at the August 1st Orting Farmer's Market, this Friday! We want to be sure to have our examples of what a few colorful batts can create, in various weights. The market begins at 3:00 pm, but we are asked to come at 4:00 pm, to find the perfect spot after vendors have settled in. We stay until closing at 7:00 and enjoy every minute we share! Please join us to see how we harvest fiber from our animals, dye with kitchen items, card fiber, spin and create with it~ it's Wooler to Wearable!

From Fiber to Yarn

7/21/2014

What it takes and what it makes...

We have been asked what quantity of yarn our fiber batts will make. My common response is that it depends on the thickness of your yarn and weight of your batt, and whether you are making a single or plied yarn. To further clarify, we thought it best to share a specific example.