Friday, September 30, 2011

In the shape of a Heart...

Bunny Escape Art ...
silk hankies, hay and straw artistically sculptured by Tilda, TicTac and Trixie




I walked into the studio early this morning to find that the teenage run with Trixie, Tilda and TicTac was empty. Yes you guessed right: they escaped…Lucky for me I had the studio (almost) bunny proofed, but as bunnies do, they did find something: some silk hankie strips I had prepared and left lying around ready to be spindle spun. I found the silk in the middle of the studio as a message from the bunnies to me as it were: all crunched up with some additional hay and straw thrown in to make this cute little heart shape sculpture. It’s a little piece of bunny art !

The Bunny spin in day at the Grandvalley spinners and weavers was a fabulously fun day with heaps of spinners there to hear a bit about English angora bunnies, their care anad ofcourse see Chocolate Topping being clipped. Topping was in more than full coat and she was fine up to a point where the clip and me talking the audience through it got a bit too much and she made a run for it and jumped straight into the baskets in front of the clip table filled with fluff from other bunnies. I wish I had had a camera with me to tape the whole action. It was so funny to see her looking up from the rim of the black basket she fell in saying: I’m half naked, I am not happy at all with the hairdo you are giving me so Hasta la vista Baby!

The rest of the week was filled with taking care and getting the baby bunnies used to grooming and handling. The babies are doing very well and they are so good natured. It is a joy to watch them and handle them. In fact I have never haad bunnies that were so willing to be flipped on their back like these ones. I guess I was just so over the moon with these surprise babies that I handled them much more than I would normally do and that makes all the difference.

Here are some more Bunny photos:




Tackling a leaf part1





Tackling a leaf part 2





Tackling a leaf part3




"oh Bear! what big feet you have!"




Sleepy Buttercup




I had heaps of spinning and dyeing for commissions to do this week so the update of this week is not a huge one but still very special. I had to prepare heaps of natural dye baths for the commission and thought it would be great to take advantage and dye some more Navajo Churro Bunny Tops for you. I used eacalypt, walnut, indigo and lichen. Now Lichens are not easy to find –or classify for that matter… Each lichen haas an upper and lower side and a circular or disc like fruiting body which vary in colour from one lichen to another. There are only a few lichens that contain pigments so please do not harvest heaps only to find out that they do not dye anything. What I do is I collect a very small sample and then determine whether it has the so calles lecanoric acids or orchil acids. They do not react with wtare that much so you will have to use urea (yes urine..lol) or ammonia to see if they react. In Holland we made a preparation known as Litmus and the process shows the colour vivid magenta or carmine. YUM! To test you have to break your sample of lichen into little pieces, put it in a glass jar and cover with a part of ammonia and 2 parts luke warm water. Stop the bottle, swish the solution around. For rich reds and magenta leave the liquid for 28 days! If you do not have any reds you can be fairly certain that you have harvested a lichen that does not have the orchil acids.




Old mans’Beard lichen has great orchil acids which will give you beautiful reds and magentas




Todays offering are Navajo Churro Bunny Tops !
Navajo Churro sheep are very special just like the history they have : The Navajo call them "the Old Ones" and see the Churro sheep as a gift from the Gods. The wool from these sheep are the basis of the Navajo Weaving and also is a wonderful fibre to make socks and ponchos. The sheep were nearly wiped out during the tribe's forced relocation in the 1860s and again in the stock reductions of the 1930s: federal agents just went from hogan to hogan and shot a large percentage of the livestock and horses, more than 250.000 animals were killed and the Churro sheep were almost extinct with fewer than 700 head by 1990! But they are making a comeback, due to the efforts of the Navajo Sheep Project so they can return to their historic place and purpose among the Navajo and that it can benefit the Navajo People. The hand dyed tops that I am offering you here are blends of soft white Churro fleece with Angora Bunny: it makes for a wonderful mix and will make the most wonderful yarn, suited for socks and outerwear as well as sweaters. The Bunny added to the Churro makes it softer to handle and very easy to spin. Help in the fight against Extinction of this rare breed.





Navajo Churro sheep




cuddling a Navajo Churro sheep




How to order? Please 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.

Next week get ready for some Bamboo Bunny Yarn to make yourself some fabulous socks or shawls !!!! and there will be more bunny news ofcourse and special IxCHeL hand dyed fibres galore !

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


hand dyed Navajo Churro Bunny Tops
(90% Navajo Churro, 10% angora) 100g /AU$20


Buffalo Dreaming

Night Sky Dance -sold-

Walk the red road

Ghost Dance

Buffalo Sky



Harvest Moon -1left-


Wolf Dance -sold-

Silver Moon HEaling -1left-

Peyote Flower -sold-

(my favourite colourblend this week because of its contrast, depth and magic)


yeha Noha


CLUB SIGN UPS OPEN FOR ONE MORE WEEK!
IxChel Fibre Club #11 Sign up October-November-December 2011

The subscription is for a period of three months and you will receive one special hand dyed top/roving per month to the value of AU$20 , and as all of you past members know you get tops that are usually around $24 ! so it is a great deal!

All the tops will be hand dyed and will be especially made for the members of Ixchel Fibre Club !
Price to join the Ixchel Fibre Club #11 and receive your special hand dyed top :)) for three months is AU$60 + postage (parcel post or airmail). AND double and triple serves are available !!! So in short:

For Australia :
single serve $60+$18 postage (parcel post)
double serve $120+$24
triple serve $160+$33
For USA + Canada:
single serve AU$60+AU$35 (Airmail)
double serve AU$120+AU$60
For UK,Europe, rest of the world:
Single serve AU$60+AU$38 (airmail)
Double serve AU$120+AU$58
For Asia:
Single serve AU$60+AU$28 (airmail)
Double serve AU$120+AU$39
If you want to receive a fibre surprise every month then join the IXCHEL FIBRE CLUB #11 now. Numbers are strictly limited ! the first installment is going to be shipped out mid October :)

Payment via direct deposit or credit card. Just PM or email me your details :))

IxChel Sock it to me Yarn Club October-November-December 2011
Every month for three months (october-november-december 2011) you will receive:

enough hand dyed luscious yummy yarn to make a pair of socks; (the hand dyed yarn will be exclusive for the Ixchelbunny SOCK-IT-TO-ME Yarn CLUB and will range from a sockweight yarn or a 3ply or a 4 ply);

Every month a new sock pattern, tips and instructions ! Now is that GOOD or is that GOOD ??! :)
I will even offer a double serve for those of you who like their socks extra long :)

Here is the nitty gritty:
For Australia : single serve $78+$18 postage (parcel post)
double serve $130 (= one skein FREE!!!) +$24
For USA + Canada: single serve AU$78+AU$35 (Airmail)
double serve $130 (= one skein FREE!!!) +AU$49
For UK,Europe, rest of the world:
Single serve AU$78+AU$38 (airmail)
Double serve $130 (= one skein FREE!!!) +AU$57
For Asia: Single serve AU$78+AU$28 (airmail)
Double serve $130 (= one skein FREE!!!) +AU$42

Numbers are strictly limited ! Deadline for signing up for the Ixchelbunny SOCK-IT-TO-ME Yarn CLUB! is September 30th ! And the first installment is going to be shipped out mid October 2011 :)

Payment via direct deposit or credit card. Just PM or email me your details :))
By the way: you don’t HAVE to knit socks if you don’t want to.. the hand dyed yarn is amazingly nice for scarves, cowls, beanies and even tops ! Anything goes :)

IxCHeL Funky Bunny Batt Club #11
Here are all the details and just pm me when you have any questions or want to be part of the funky bunny batt club Movement ;-) Welcome to the blingy dark side ;-D

The subscription is for a period of three months and you will receive one special hand dyed funky bunny batt per month to the value of AU$32 or more . The batts will range in weight from 100grams to 150grams with luxury fibres like camel , angora, cashmere, silk, yak, llama even MINK this time !

All the batts will be hand dyed and will be especially made for the members of Ixchel funky bunny Club ! Every month you will receive a HUGE luxury funky bunny batt !

Sign up now and you will receive an Ixchel Hand dyed , super luxurious funky bunny batt for the last three months of 2011 !

Price to join the Ixchel Funky bunny #11 :)) for three months is :

For Australia : $96+$18 postage (parcel post)

For USA + Canada: AU$96+AU$35 (Airmail)

For UK,Europe, rest of the world: AU$96+AU$38 (airmail)

For Asia: AU$96+AU$28 (airmail)

If you want to receive a fibre surprise every month then join the IXCHEL FUNKY BUNNY Batt CLUB#11 now.
Numbers are strictly limited !
the first installment is going to be shipped out mid October 2011 :)

Payment via direct deposit or credit card. Just PM or email me





Dates to Remember:
Bunny Spin in at the Ixchel Fibre Farm (11am-5pm)


There will be BUNNY SPIN INS again in October !! Yeah!
Saturday October 15th
Thursday October 27th
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: the bunnies will cuddle you more for it ;D



Gippsland spinners Group Visit Sunday October 16th
I will bring heaps of new yarns and fibres ! Don’t miss out! Contact the Gippsland Group on RAVelry for more info. I will add more info closer to the date as well.

Little Yarra Steiner School Fair & Open Day
Sunday, October 23rd
A very special family fun day : I will be there with heaps of handspun and hand dyed yarns, art yarns, tops, soaps and tea ! no to be missed !

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


RABBIT ON !
((hugs))
Charly

Friday, September 23, 2011

From little things big things grow...

Two Bunny Spin ins, preparing for the Bunny day at Grand Valley spinners next Monday the 26rd of September in Montrose and preparing all the clubs : a huge week. And talking about Huge the bunnies are getting bigger and bigger and furrier every day ! It is really amazing how those naked wrinkly little bunnies grow up so fast ! I am so happy they are in the studio with me so I can keep an eye on them and get to know them so well.




Bear is just adorable and runs up to me whenever I get close to the bunny run and it is so attentive. They are also the most placid lil bunnies ever: pick them up and they just love being handled and rocked in your hand. There is no other word for them but adorable.
It was good to see them getting so much love and it really helps them growing up intto gorgeous loving animals. It's amazing what hugs and love can do :-)




Bunny Spin in photos



Jaz on the cuddle couch




Jo and Zoe cuddling a bunny




Dan with Bear

















a bundle of Joy (Jen with Buttercup)




aaaaaw ;-)




Thank you all for visiting the IxCHeL Fibre Farm ! it was great seeing all those happy faces while cuddling bunnies or fibre ;-)



There are heaps of new photos of the baby bunnies to be seen on my flickr account by the way and I just add all the time: just go to www.flickr.com/photos/ixchelbunny and click on the set Angora bunnies. You can now also find me on YouTube where I have a channel called Ixchelbunny1 with heaps of bunny vids and more to come ! I am working on cleaning up a very special video of Tawnee feeding her babies the other night but it will take some cleaning up (night vision) but the sounds and slurpy noises are just so cute !

Todays offering is LUSH Bunny Tops and sillk merino 4ply yarn that is to die for !!



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


LuSH Bunny Tops
(60%organic merino, 20% tencel, 10% angora 10% cashmere) a new exclusive IxCHeL Blend !


Its for a reason that the Lush Bunny blend labels show you the bunny with the pearl earring ! it is supersoft with the tencel giving it a pearly glow.
100g /AU$24




Complex Universe

Barbie Conundrum

Velvet dusk

Black Pearls

Bush Berries



Wallaby Sunset (one of my favourite colourways this week –together with Bush berries- because of its complexity and use of natural dyes. Really happy how it came out!)


Sea Turtles

Flux Capacitor ( I was very happy with this rainbow combo that is just a bit different: its tone although rainbow, has that 1950s kind of look about it that just is so fabulously retro)

Swimming with Dolphins


Whalesong






Hand dyed Silk Merino 4 ply sock weight yarn (50% silk, 50% merino) 400-420meters/100grams
100+grams /AU$30

Super soft yarn with a fabulous shine.




Berry Monster



Black Purl







Scarlet letter




Belize




Ocean Grove




peacock




Back to the future



IxChel Fibre Club #11 Sign up October-November-December 2011
Sign ups for the IxCHeL Fibre club #11 is OPEN!
The subscription is for a period of three months and you will receive one special hand dyed top/roving per month to the value of AU$20 , and as all of you past members know you get tops that are usually around $24 ! so it is a great deal!

All the tops will be hand dyed and will be especially made for the members of Ixchel Fibre Club !
Price to join the Ixchel Fibre Club #11 and receive your special hand dyed top :)) for three months is AU$60 + postage (parcel post or airmail). AND double and triple serves are available !!! So in short:

For Australia :
single serve $60+$18 postage (parcel post)
double serve $120+$24
triple serve $160+$33
For USA + Canada:
single serve AU$60+AU$35 (Airmail)
double serve AU$120+AU$60
For UK,Europe, rest of the world:
Single serve AU$60+AU$38 (airmail)
Double serve AU$120+AU$58
For Asia:
Single serve AU$60+AU$28 (airmail)
Double serve AU$120+AU$39
If you want to receive a fibre surprise every month then join the IXCHEL FIBRE CLUB #11 now. Numbers are strictly limited ! Deadline for signing up for fibre club #11 is SEPTEMBER 30th ! And the first installment is going to be shipped out mid October :)

Payment via direct deposit or credit card. Just PM or email me your details :))

IxChel Sock it to me Yarn Club October-November-December 2011



What is the deal? hmmm it is sooo good and fun and sockaliscious you just will HAVE to join :)
Here are the details:
Every month for three months (october-november-december 2011) you will receive:

enough hand dyed luscious yummy yarn to make a pair of socks; (the hand dyed yarn will be exclusive for the Ixchelbunny SOCK-IT-TO-ME Yarn CLUB and will range from a sockweight yarn or a 3ply or a 4 ply);

Every month a new sock pattern, tips and instructions ! Now is that GOOD or is that GOOD ??! :)
I will even offer a double serve for those of you who like their socks extra long :)

Here is the nitty gritty:
For Australia : single serve $78+$18 postage (parcel post)
double serve $130 (= one skein FREE!!!) +$24
For USA + Canada: single serve AU$78+AU$35 (Airmail)
double serve $130 (= one skein FREE!!!) +AU$49
For UK,Europe, rest of the world:
Single serve AU$78+AU$38 (airmail)
Double serve $130 (= one skein FREE!!!) +AU$57
For Asia: Single serve AU$78+AU$28 (airmail)
Double serve $130 (= one skein FREE!!!) +AU$42

Numbers are strictly limited ! Deadline for signing up for the Ixchelbunny SOCK-IT-TO-ME Yarn CLUB! is September 30th ! And the first installment is going to be shipped out mid October 2011 :)

Payment via direct deposit or credit card. Just PM or email me your details :))
By the way: you don’t HAVE to knit socks if you don’t want to.. the hand dyed yarn is amazingly nice for scarves, cowls, beanies and even tops ! Anything goes :)

IxCHeL Funky Bunny Batt Club #11
Here are all the details and just pm me when you have any questions or want to be part of the funky bunny batt club Movement ;-) Welcome to the blingy dark side ;-D

The subscription is for a period of three months and you will receive one special hand dyed funky bunny batt per month to the value of AU$32 or more . The batts will range in weight from 100grams to 150grams with luxury fibres like camel , angora, cashmere, silk, yak, llama even MINK this time !

All the batts will be hand dyed and will be especially made for the members of Ixchel funky bunny Club ! Every month you will receive a HUGE luxury funky bunny batt !

Sign up now and you will receive an Ixchel Hand dyed , super luxurious funky bunny batt for the last three months of 2011 !

Price to join the Ixchel Funky bunny #11 :)) for three months is :

For Australia : $96+$18 postage (parcel post)

For USA + Canada: AU$96+AU$35 (Airmail)

For UK,Europe, rest of the world: AU$96+AU$38 (airmail)

For Asia: AU$96+AU$28 (airmail)

If you want to receive a fibre surprise every month then join the IXCHEL FUNKY BUNNY Batt CLUB#11 now.
Numbers are strictly limited !
Deadline for signing up for the funky bunny batt club #11 is September 30th! And the first installment is going to be shipped out mid October 2011 :)

Payment via direct deposit or credit card. Just PM or email me




Dates to Remember:
Bunny Spin in at the Ixchel Fibre Farm (11am-5pm)


There will be BUNNY SPIN INS again in October !! Yeah!
Saturday October 15th
Thursday October 27th
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: the bunnies will cuddle you more for it ;D



Grand Valley Spinners Guild hall, Montrose
Monday 26th of September, +/- 10am til 3pm
A bunny presentation and a chance to cuddle a bunny and some new fibres and yarns!

Gippsland spinners Group Visit Sunday October 16th
I will bring heaps of new yarns and fibres ! Don’t miss out! Contact the Gippsland Group on RAVelry for more info. I will add more info closer to the date as well.

Little Yarra Steiner School Fair & Open Day
Sunday, October 23rd
A very special family fun day : I will be there with heaps of handspun and hand dyed yarns, art yarns, tops, soaps and tea ! no to be missed !

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


RABBIT ON !
((hugs))
Charly

Friday, September 16, 2011

Bunny vs Wild: The Adventures of Bunny Bear Grylls and more...

It was promising to be an eventful week: Millie should normally be delivering on Monday the 12th, Tuesday I had to go into hospital for the regular poking and prodding sessions for my cancer check ups and the studio had to get ready for the first bunny spin in after the whole disaster that happened to us with the mutated calici outbreak end of May , start of June.
Millie was getting less and less grumpy and made almost no attempt to make a nest. We opened the nestbox and put heaps of hay and straw and now it was up to Millie to make the bed. Meaning , insulate the nest with some of her fur and sculpt the bed so her babies would sleep comfortably and stay warm.


Millie proved to be a very chaotic mum to be: instead of using the nestbox, she dragged almost all the hay and straw out and made two piles in her cage. None of them showed any promise. And everytime we started the grand design of nest building, in half an hour Millie had destroyed the nest, thinking she could obviously do it better. All that time she hardly pulled any fur out to put in her nest either. Monday the 12th went and nothing happened. Typical…and on the Tuesday I had to go to hospital. Typical. We prepped everything as best as we could and would just have to hope for the best.

Safe to say, I was ill at ease going to hospital and did not really want to be there at all. Homecoming was chaotic at best: Millie had managed to deliver 6 babies, but all were dead. It is devastating to see that happening. Millie was obviously agitated but seemed to be healthy. I immediately cleaned the cage area out and examined Millie to see if there were any problems, obstructions. She seemed fine and immediately started munching on fresh broccoli and parsley. I think Millie is one of those bunny mums you need to keep an eye on at all times, so in the future when we mate Millie, I will put her in the studio and keep vigil at all times. The 6 babies looked like 3 dark and three light coloured ones and it is such a shame ! After I got home all the attention had gone to Millie and the cleaning up, I did not even go into the studio to check up on Tawnee and her babies.


I immediately knew there was something wrong when I looked through the door window: Tawnee was agitated and …..ALL BY HERSELF! I quickly unlocked the door, looked in Tawnees’run and yes, I did not imagine it..they were ....GONE!

I saw that somehow Trixie, Tilda or TicTac had managed to move the run and the barricade a bit and that the little ones could have slipped through the tiny opening. I immediately looked if I had closed the door to the kitchen…..OPEN!….carefully stumbled to the living room…..door to the bedroom..OPEN!…they could have hopped anywhere! They could have gotten under the couch, under bookcases, behind the fridge, under the cooker, under the bed ..anywhere!
I checked again and they definitely were not in Tawnees cage. I looked in the cage of Tilda, Trixie and TicTac and could not see them either …but wait!


I checked again and there I could just see a little foot peeping out of the playtunnel…..could it be? And yes! There was the tiny goldy fawn coloured baby sleeping in the playtunnel and just a bit further its sibling was happily dozing off at the other end of the tunnel.. phew ! what a relief……! Two found one to go..the dark brown one, who has lovingly been named Bear Grylls (Thank you Sheridan for the suggestion after its first escapade, it truly deserved an adventurous name and apparently the bunny is totally living up to it!) Now we normally do not name baby bunnies this early, (we give them their name after about 8 weeks), but Bear deserved its name way ahead of time.


Unfortunately Bear does not respond to its name…. Bunnies seldom come when called, even when they are older and have been housetrained and know the lay of the land. Not Bear! Bear obviously decided it was time to test survival rates and showed No Fear! Me on the other hand was slowly falling apart, after a not so pleasant poking and prodding session at the hospital, dealing with Millies disastrous miscarriage and now looking frantically for tiny baby bunnies. It was Tuesday the THIRTEENTH alright! “Bear!, Bear!”, I chanted almost continuously, while fending off Jazz the bunny dog who obviously was not intending to be of any bunny sniffing use to me, “Bear! Beee-aa-rr?! Bear! Bear????!!! BEAR!!”.

No Bear…….nowhere….I looked everywhere and just when I wanted to crawl on my hands and knees for the umpteenth time, Paul comes home, calm as a cucumber, while I try to explain I have been trying to find Bear now for 2 hours. We were standing in the studio and then, just then, out of the corner of my eye, I see this teeny tiny shadow peeping around one of the huge orange rug yarn cones: “BEAR!” and ofcourse by the time I can get to Bear, it decides to quickly slip back the way it came: in the dangerous crevices of the Yarn Himalayas in the studio.
Now we know where Bear is, all we have to do is wait til Bear makes a move and then get Bear back to safety with its mum….It doesn’t take that long before the Brave Bear comes out again, tries to quickly pass us and unfortunately for the intrepid bunny adventurer, moves into a corner where we can easily and gently pick Bear up…. What a day !

Some more photos and there is also a video !! see the end of todays'blog:


just leaning



posing

snoozing baby angora sandwich



Tawnee “Kid, you ‘re sitting in MY foodbowl!“



Tilda:"no grooming until I get more food!"




There are heaps of new photos of the baby bunnies to be seen on my flickr account by the way and I just add all the time: just go to www.flickr.com/photos/ixchelbunny and click on the set Angora bunnies. You can now also find me on YouTube where I have a channel called Ixchelbunny1 with heaps of bunny vids and more to come ! Enjoy !

Todays offering is Glitz Bunny Tops and Cashmere Fling tops ! The Glitz bunny is amazing super blingy and the cashmere fling has been compared to spinning butter but better ;)

Also some hardware on sale this time: the Tara Wheel has been sold but the super fantastic 8 shaft table loom is still waiting for a new home! C’mon: don’t be shy. Weaving is amazing and with this baby you will be able to create amazing stuff !!!

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


Glitz Bunny Tops
(Angora, Tencel and Glitz) 100g /AU$20


Glitz Bunny tops have a gorgeous sheen and lustre and quirky Glitz fibre that is heaven to spin and felt. An absolutely awesome blend and exclusive to the IxCHeL Fibre farm !
Plethora (2 available)

Tussie Mussie (sold)

Gadgeteer(2 available)


Welch Rabbit

(=I found this explanation in the Grose 1811 Dictionary: [i. e. a Welch rare-bit] Bread and cheese toasted. The Welch are said to be so remarkably fond of cheese, that in cases of difficulty their midwives apply a piece of toasted cheese to the you know what to attract and entice the young “Taffy”, who on smelling it makes most vigorous efforts to come forth. …I just thought that was too hilarious and had to share)

Hubble Bubble -sold-

It’s a Daisy -sold-

Huckleberrry-sold-





Hand dyed Cashmere Fling Tops (5% Cashmere, 40%tencel, 40% glitz, 15%bamboo)
100+grams /AU$22

another Unique IxCHeL hand dyed top you can spin beautifully and feels butter soft..YUM! Very fine, super soft with a fabulous shine.



Fiddle Faddle







Periwinkle










Steampunk -sold-





Moonshine -sold-



(absolutely LOVE the 3 D effect dyeing in this colour combo!)





NiffyNaffy




Supernovaembulous




Hubbub -sold-



(really amazing 3D effect dyeing process created these effects. Great fun)




Nigmenog



Twiddle Diddle




IxChel Fibre Club #11 Sign up October-November-December 2011
Sign ups for the IxCHeL Fibre club #11 is OPEN!
The subscription is for a period of three months and you will receive one special hand dyed top/roving per month to the value of AU$20 , and as all of you past members know you get tops that are usually around $24 ! so it is a great deal!

All the tops will be hand dyed and will be especially made for the members of Ixchel Fibre Club !
Price to join the Ixchel Fibre Club #11 and receive your special hand dyed top :)) for three months is AU$60 + postage (parcel post or airmail). AND double and triple serves are available !!! So in short:

For Australia :
single serve $60+$18 postage (parcel post)
double serve $120+$24
triple serve $160+$33
For USA + Canada:
single serve AU$60+AU$35 (Airmail)
double serve AU$120+AU$60
For UK,Europe, rest of the world:
Single serve AU$60+AU$38 (airmail)
Double serve AU$120+AU$58
For Asia:
Single serve AU$60+AU$28 (airmail)
Double serve AU$120+AU$39
If you want to receive a fibre surprise every month then join the IXCHEL FIBRE CLUB #11 now. Numbers are strictly limited ! Deadline for signing up for fibre club #11 is SEPTEMBER 30th ! And the first installment is going to be shipped out mid October :)

Payment via direct deposit or credit card. Just PM or email me your details :))

IxChel Sock it to me Yarn Club October-November-December 2011



THE SOCK YARN CLUB SIGN UPS ARE NOW OPEN ;-)

What is the deal? hmmm it is sooo good and fun and sockaliscious you just will HAVE to join :)
Here are the details:
Every month for three months (october-november-december 2011) you will receive:

enough hand dyed luscious yummy yarn to make a pair of socks; (the hand dyed yarn will be exclusive for the Ixchelbunny SOCK-IT-TO-ME Yarn CLUB and will range from a sockweight yarn or a 3ply or a 4 ply);

Every month a new sock pattern, tips and instructions ! Now is that GOOD or is that GOOD ??! :)
I will even offer a double serve for those of you who like their socks extra long :)

Here is the nitty gritty:
For Australia : single serve $78+$18 postage (parcel post)
double serve $130 (= one skein FREE!!!) +$24
For USA + Canada: single serve AU$78+AU$35 (Airmail)
double serve $130 (= one skein FREE!!!) +AU$49
For UK,Europe, rest of the world:
Single serve AU$78+AU$38 (airmail)
Double serve $130 (= one skein FREE!!!) +AU$57
For Asia: Single serve AU$78+AU$28 (airmail)
Double serve $130 (= one skein FREE!!!) +AU$42

Numbers are strictly limited ! Deadline for signing up for the Ixchelbunny SOCK-IT-TO-ME Yarn CLUB! is September 30th ! And the first installment is going to be shipped out mid October 2011 :)

Payment via direct deposit or credit card. Just PM or email me your details :))
By the way: you don’t HAVE to knit socks if you don’t want to.. the hand dyed yarn is amazingly nice for scarves, cowls, beanies and even tops ! Anything goes :)

IxCHeL Funky Bunny Batt Club #11
sign up for the funky bunny batt club #11 (October-November-December 2011) is now officially OPEN :)

Here are all the details and just pm me when you have any questions or want to be part of the funky bunny batt club Movement ;-) Welcome to the blingy dark side ;-D

The subscription is for a period of three months and you will receive one special hand dyed funky bunny batt per month to the value of AU$32 or more . The batts will range in weight from 100grams to 150grams with luxury fibres like camel , angora, cashmere, silk, yak, llama even MINK this time !

All the batts will be hand dyed and will be especially made for the members of Ixchel funky bunny Club ! Every month you will receive a HUGE luxury funky bunny batt !

Sign up now and you will receive an Ixchel Hand dyed , super luxurious funky bunny batt for the last three months of 2011 !

Price to join the Ixchel Funky bunny #11 :)) for three months is :

For Australia : $96+$18 postage (parcel post)

For USA + Canada: AU$96+AU$35 (Airmail)

For UK,Europe, rest of the world: AU$96+AU$38 (airmail)

For Asia: AU$96+AU$28 (airmail)

If you want to receive a fibre surprise every month then join the IXCHEL FUNKY BUNNY Batt CLUB#11 now.
Numbers are strictly limited !
Deadline for signing up for the funky bunny batt club #11 is September 30th! And the first installment is going to be shipped out mid October 2011 :)

Payment via direct deposit or credit card. Just PM or email me

8 shaft Table loom AU$400 ono
This table loom is amazing! It is foldable and so easy to transport. Has a huge amount of heddles that are easy to thread. The 12 inch dent is in immaculate condition. Easy to warp up. I will give the lucky buyer extra shedsticks and heaps of yarn as well. Pick up preferred or courier can be arranged. It is also a double wide one so you can make extra wide cloth on it and even wider when you do double weaving ofcourse : width +/- 80 cm !!! , height 44cm, depth 74cm

If you are new to weaving this is an excellent easy loom to master . If you want, you can even purchase my beginners course for weaving on a 4 and 8 shaft loom for $20 which explains everything from warping to designing and understanding all different weaving patterns and even making your own ! I am working on a digital version of my Weaving Manual which will be available shortly !



8 Shaft table loom




8 shaft table loom top view



8 shaft table loom side view



the 12/inch dent




easy to thread heddles




all folded up and ready to go to its new home





Dates to Remember:
Bunny Spin in at the Ixchel Fibre Farm (11am-5pm)


There will be BUNNY SPIN INS again in September!! Yeah!
Saturday September 17th
Thursday September 22nd
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: the bunnies will cuddle you more for it ;D



Grand Valley Spinners Guild hall, Montrose
Monday 26th of September, +/- 10am til 3pm
A bunny presentation and a chance to cuddle a bunny and some new fibres and yarns!

Gippsland spinners Group Visit Sunday October 16th
I will bring heaps of new yarns and fibres ! Don’t miss out! Contact the Gippsland Group on RAVelry for more info. I will add more info closer to the date as well.

Little Yarra Steiner School Fair & Open Day
Sunday, October 23rd
A very special family fun day : I will be there with heaps of handspun and hand dyed yarns, art yarns, tops, soaps and tea ! no to be missed !

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


RABBIT ON !
((hugs))
Charly







and here's what you 've been waiting for:another bunny video starring the amazing killer leaf eating ......Bear Grylls !!!! YeaHhHHh!!!(this is me doing a Kermit the frog impersonation...)