http://farmhousefibers.com Tue, 16 Feb 2010 20:42:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I was recently working on a hand-spinning order, and reached back for some additional roving from the bag.  Low and behold, here is our Maine Coon Cat, Toes, cozily napping in the roving bag!  Not sure how much he is helping, but he sure looks happy! http://farmhousefibers.com/2010/02/09/spinning-assistant/ I have not blogged in awhile; perhaps a long while!  ...but today is perfect blogging weather.  We are in the midst of a fairly heavy snow storm, perhaps 4-5 inches or more.  The landscape is just beautiful and untouched.  We can sit by the picture windows and look out at ... http://farmhousefibers.com/2010/01/07/beautiful-snowy-day/ This lot is about 100 yards, at about 10 wpi. It is a heavy worsted weight 2-ply. This yarn is totally unique, made by custom blending a roving of silky white llama with bits of soy yarn in blue, purple and berry. One ply of this yarn was then plied ... http://farmhousefibers.com/2008/12/03/hs11a-llamafetti-silver-llama-yarn-blend/ This lot is about 100 yards, at about 10 wpi. It is a heavy worsted weight 2-ply. This yarn is totally unique, made by custom blending a roving of silky white llama with bits of soy yarn in blue, purple and berry. One ply of this yarn was then plied ... http://farmhousefibers.com/2008/12/03/hs11b-llamafetti-silver-handspun-llama-yarn/ This lot is about 150 yards, at 7-8 wpi. It is a bulky weight 2-ply. This yarn is out of one of our favorite fiber llamas, Tia. It is a honey and cream variation. This is a softly spun yarn and is fine and lofty. It is suitable for bulky ... http://farmhousefibers.com/2008/12/03/hs10a-honeyncream-handspun-llama-yarn/ This lot is about 140 yards, at 7-8 wpi. It is a bulky weight 2-ply. This yarn is out of one of our favorite fiber llamas, Tia. It is a honey and cream variation. This is a softly spun yarn and is fine and lofty. It is suitable for bulky ... http://farmhousefibers.com/2008/12/03/hs10b-honeyncream-handspun-llama-yarn/ This yarn is one ply of our popular llama Michele, and one ply of Tia, producing a light honey and cinnamon colored striped yarn.  The yarn is a worsted weight at about 10-12 wpi.   This is a softly spun and softly plied yarn and is very fine.  It is suitable for many ... http://farmhousefibers.com/2008/12/03/hs9-taffy-apple-handspun-llama-yarn/ This lot is about 90 yards, at 8-9 wpi. It is a bulky weight 2-ply. The color is dark brown and white random variations, giving the yarn a lot of movement and interest. This yarn is more softly spun than HS#6(a), with some thick and thin variation. This is a ... http://farmhousefibers.com/2008/12/03/hs7-wild-west-twist-b-handspun-llama-yarn/ This lot is about 146 yards, at 10-12 wpi. It is a worsted weight 2-ply. This yarn is out of our popular llama Michele, and is a cinnamon brown color with subtle color variations. This is a softly spun yarn and is very fine. It is suitable for many projects. ... http://farmhousefibers.com/2008/12/03/hs8a-michele-handspun-llama-yarn/ This lot is about 132 yards, at 10-12 wpi.  It is a worsted weight 2-ply.  This yarn is out of our popular llama Michele, and is a cinnamon brown color with subtle color variations.  This is a softly spun yarn and is very fine.  It is suitable for many projects.  It ... http://farmhousefibers.com/2008/12/03/hs8b-michele-handspun-llama-yarn/