Friday, May 4, 2012

FLUFF for a CURE !


the Angora Bunny MoBeau who gladly donated his hair to the World record scarf and now already has a months new growth of fluffy angora bunny hair ! 
The Fluff for a Cure Cancer Council webpage is live ! yeah! Finally the event is on its way and ready to accept all donations, big or small to help the Cancer Council. The person who donates the most money will receive the world record Angora bunny scarf made at the Sydney Royal Show in 2 hours 26 minutes and 55 seconds , by clipping 4 bunnies and then spinning and knitting their fibre in the shortest possible time. A team of 6 people were involved in this whole Back to Back Bunny event, Emma Brien, Siobhann Colley, Sheridan Femia, Christina Heaphy , Louise Stephens and me. More about the whole event and the photos can be read right here: http://ixchelbunny.blogspot.com.au/2012/04/back-to-back-bunny-world-record.html.

The ultimate goal is to raise aas much as we can ofcourse, so don’t hold back and go to the FLUFF for a CURE fundraiser website to do your thing : http://vic.cancercouncilfundraising.org.au/FLUFFforaCURE

Here are some photos of the awesome scarf that weight about 193grams and is 3.6 meters long ! yes, three hundred and sixty centimers !!!! Now that is a lot of bunny to wrap around you !
How to wrap 3.6 meters of Bunny around your neck …. lol
all the textures and colour differences of the angora bunnies that were clipped on that day, show up beautifully
The Handknitters guild Victoria Mini Wool Show was a huge success and a lot of fun on the Saturday the 28th of April!!! And there was a big chance for all of you who visited and spent over a certain amount of money at my fluffy stall, to win a very exciting prize : a $200 fibre and yarn pack !!
This morning our Bunny Bear helped to pick the lucky winner, by jumping on the chair where the winning ticket was lying  ( yes, bear now jumps and sits on chairs and yes, it took about 3 hours of careful watching and non coaching!  to see which chair he jumped on ...lol....Chair jumping, is  his  autumn/winter pass time it seems, so I thought it was fitting to let him choose the winner!)

and the winner of the prize of the mini wool show is………..drumroll………………………….

SARAH WONG !!!!


Congratulations Sarah ! You will receive a very fluffy parcel in the mail very shortly !

I would like to thank everybody who visited me at the Hand knitters guild with all my heart and you will receive a nice token of my appreciation in your mailbox as well , so in a way: everybody is a winner ! Just the way I like it ..lol

Here’s this weeks Shop blog Update! Enjoy the goodies and don’t forget to go to Fluff for a Cure ! If you can make it to the Fluff for a Cure Spin in , please let me know : it is going to be heaps of fun !!!!

Enjoy snaffling and creating !

How To Order:You can email me on ixchel at rabbit dot com dot au or message me on facebook or ravelry where I am Ixchelbunny. I will email you right back with all your order details and payment methods. Any questions? Please don’t hesitate to ask! Always happy to enable.

Thank you so much for your help and support !
(((HUGS)))
Charly


Bunny Mink 3 ply spun and hand dyed yarn

Animal friendly harvested Mink 70%, Angora bunny 30% , meterage 300m per 50 grams
50+ grams AU$23
A wonderful luscious yarn. Hand dyed , this yarn is amazing to work with!

Blue Fish
Dawf

Bippo No Bungus
Bumble Tub
Solla Sollew

Flummox

Ghair

McFuzz

Duck Dog

Lagoona Baboona

Hooey

Glotz

Horton

Happy Hunch

Grinch

Lorax

Fox in Sox


Gotland Tops

The famous Stansborough Farm Gotland Sheep tops also known to be used to weave the beautiful Hobbit Capes in a Shadow weave pattern.
100+ grams AU$19
A wonderful strong wool. Natural and with such gorgeous shades of grey !

natural Gotland Top


Magic Bunny Tops Tops

Superfine Merino with hand dyed Glitz and Angelina! Amazing to spin and knit with. As soon as the sun or any light source hits it, the magic begins !.
100+ grams AU$22

Fuddle Dee Duddle

North Going Zax

Utterly Splutterly

Yeps

Dates to Remember:

FLUFF for a CURE celebration Spin in at the Ixchel Fibre Farm (12am-4pm)
FRIDAY May 11th !
Come visit to help the Fluff for a Cure Cancer Counccil Fundraising event be a total success ! Enjoy the company of friends, cuddle some bunnies, nice snacks and a coffee or tea, spin, knit or just chat ! the World Record Scarf will be on display and can be hugged and will be auctioned off ! All proceeds will be donated to the Fluff for a Cure Fundraising event. Even when you cannot make it please check it out on line and donate what you can for a good cause !


Bunny Spin in at the Ixchel Fibre Farm (11am-4pm)
Every Third Saturday and every fourth Thursday of the month!
Saturday May 19th, 11am-4pm and
Thursday May 26th, 11am – 4pm
Bring a plate to share your wheel or spindle, knitting or crochet, yourself and a smile and have a fun day out amongst bunnies and friends ! Please contact me to secure a spot ! Bunny food like cabbage, bok choi or broccoli is always welcome as well ! : the bunnies will cuddle you more for it ;D

May 31st
IxCHeL Yarn and Bunny Show
the Hand knitters Guild Warragul
Uniting Church Hall, Waragul.
A big fibre and yarn display and some bunny fun ! Please join us !

The Bendigo Sheep and Wool Show 2012
Friday 20th-Sunday 22nd of July
I will be in the Flower (bunny) shed again this year with heaps of new fluffy stuff and in full bunny regalia !!
This year it is even going to BIGGER and more HUGE than ever !!!
Join me in the fun !
The woolcraft schedule is published and the IxCHeL Fibre farm is sponsoring a catergory this year in the handspun yarn classes in Natural Animal Fibres class 23 and 24 !!! We feel it is very important to get the word out . Angora fibre and cashmere and mohair and alpaca and baby camel is amazing to spin, felt, weave, embellish and crochet with! Start planning and working on your entry for the show and get your art work out there for everybody tot admire and win prizes !! yeah ! What could be better eh?
Check out the website here for more details : www.sheepshow.com and for questions relating to the woolcraft schedule and more contact Dot Vallence at Dotv5 at optusnet dot com dot au

Contact me on Ravelry where I am Ixchelbunny, message me on facebook or email me on Ixchelbunny@yahoo.com.au or ixchel@rabbit.com.au

RABBIT ON !
((hugs))
Charly
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2 comments:

Marinella said...

Why is 'Duck Dog' barking at me?? See you soon... Marinella

Marinella said...

Why is 'Duck Dog' barking at me?? See you soon, Marinella