I'm continually working with and testing my fibres. I create samples that are displayed on my stand at shows. They're a really good way to get a feel for how my dyeing techniques work as spun yarn, and how to use them in finished objects.
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Stripe Study Shawl by Veera Välimäki
Shown here in a gradient dyed on Camel, Seacell & Faux Cashmere, combined with a skein of hand dyed commercially spun yarn. |
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Punctuated by Leslie Weber
Shown here in the Colours of Cambria, Mine colour way, with 100g of natural Cambria. |
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Temptress by Boo Knits
Made using 1 Silk Brick Gradient (50g). Spun as a single (400m) Pattern can be adapted to work further chart repeats to use up all of the yarn. |
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On the Spice Market by Melanie Berg
Made using Silk Road Collection. The denser nature of this blend means you need slightly more by weight than the pattern page indicates. I'd recomend buying 2 of the Sample Packs (40g of each shade), plus you'll need a 100g braid of the Tussah colourway. This makes a large, generous sized shawl you can warp around yourself. If you're happy with a smaller shawl it would be an easy pattern to adapt, and you could then get away with just 1 sample pack, plus the 100g braid of Tussah. |
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Hitofude Cardigan by Hiroko Fukatso
Made using 3 Gradient Packs. One pack was carded together to make the yarn for the sleeves. The remaining 2 packs were spun and plied together to knit the body. |
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Nurmilintu by Heidi Alander
Made using Romney, Silk & Linen. Pattern can be adapted to use up all of a skien. I used all of a 100g braid. Details of my minor modifications are on my Ravelry project page. |
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Sugar Maple by Carina Spencer
Made using 3 x 140g Gradient Packs (Team Hilltop Cloud, Tour de Fleece 2016, limited edition colour way- Cobblestones) 2 packs were spun together in to a 2-ply yarn for the body. 1 pack was split in half to make matching skeins for the sleeves. Total weight used 365g, to make size 38in. For more detailed information see my Ravelry project, and stash entry. |
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Peerie Flooers Hat and Mittens by Kate Davies
Sample was made from one 140g Superfine Shetland Bach Pack in the Shale Colourway. In order to not run out of yarn I swapped around the colours I used for motifs with each pattern repeat. In the end there was 25g of yarn leftover. I made a minor alteration to the placement of the thumb, details are on my Ravelry project page. Printed Patterns are available from my online shop. |
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Aranami Shawl by Olga Buraya-Kefelian.
Sample made using the Nordic Collection Yarn was spun as sport weight, and to knit the pattern full size took around 30g of each colour. There's a chart showing how I laid out the colours on my Ravelry project page. |
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Rainbow Socks
Pattern is Afterthought Heels Rvisited by Laura Linneman Made using BFL Sock Fibre dyed as a mirror gradient. I used a commercially spun sock yarn for the heels, toes and cuffs. The pattern is worked toe up to allow you to use all of the gradient. |
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Silk Hankies Woven
Used a plain cheap wool lace weight doubled for the warp. Weft is un-spun silk hankies. I just pulled out to a strip, and then pushed through the shed using my fingers, overlapping to join hankies as I went. Was slightly concerned about pilling, but the warp holds the long silk fibres really securely, and it’s made a lovely fabric. 50g of hankies will make just enough fabric for the fronts of 2 cushions |
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Bag woven from BFL Pencil Roving
Warp was a plain wool yarn, weft was the pencil roving. A 200g hank will make 2 bags of this size. |
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Colour and Weave sample using Hiraeth Collection.
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Akimbo by Stephen West
Main colour is BFL, Alpaca & Seacell, with contrast stripe worked in BFL & Baby Camel |
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Blayter by Felicity Ford
Made from Rainbow Sprinkles, 1 packet (160g) was enough yarn for 3 month size. |
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Sheep Heid by Kate Davies
Made using British Breed Sampler. Printed Pattern also available to buy in the shop. |
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