Friday, December 23, 2011

Friends in Fibre

Snoozing Bear thinking what will be under the Christmas tree for him



Cross roads, doors open when others close, making choices which way to go or not to go : it’s all true. When you make a choice to head in a certain direction, even when you do so in total objectivity and clarity –which I sure haven’t done- even then, you have no guarantee or exact idea what Life will give you back for it. One thing I do know is that if I hadn’t turned into this path of fibre creativity, I would have missed out on meeting and getting to know so many of you wonderful, generous, loving friends: You ! Yes : YOU!
I mean – and I know this for a fact although all of you will get tears in their eyes and roll down the floor laughing- I am quite ..and here it comes…shy… yeah yeah….keep laughing…….recovered yet? What I mean to say is that , well, what all of us have in common is Fibre and craft, and without that common denominator we might not even have met..ever! because everybody is different , but we all have this fibre gene in our system which somehow made us meet here in the blog, on ravelry, at shows, at guilds or at markets, eventhough everybody si different in their way of expressing this fibre gene in their system: some knit, some spin and knit, some love lace, some love art yarn creations, some felt or weave and some like to do everything. Fibre is what holds us all together, it is what we love and I am extremely grateful that I have opened my heart and soul and my home up to each and every one of you. In all the years I have been selling at markets, on line, at shows and writing this blog faithfully every Friday, there you are : you have experienced my pain , my laughter, my doubts, my love; you have gone through the disasters that have struck from raging bushfires to the bunny calici disaster and you have been part of my life every week when I fire up the dyepots and prepped batts and offered you my yarns. It was and always will be “personal” because what you see and read every week, whether it is an offering of hand dyed fibres and yarns or a story about our bunnies: it is part of the fibre that makes up my life and yours. Thank you and from the bottom of my heart I wish you all a wonderful Christmas filled with Love, Compassion and heaps of fibre fun ! Enjoy !



Fifis Kits growing bigger by the hour. No escapes anymore since they all got too big . Spock and Kirk were still escaping on Monday but not anymore ! ;)





This week the IxCHeL clubs are still open for sign up and that goes for the new club as well : the MINI SKEIN CLUB ! For all you hexapuffers and sock blanket fans out there. All the info for all the clubs you find below. Please let me know if you have any questions: always happy to help.

There are Lush Bunny Tops on offer and a very special sock weight yarn blend with angora, lambswool and silk ! Yum !!!



Enjoy !

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 Sock Yarn
+/- 100grams hand dyed , 4 ply , yardage: +/- 380meters /100grams AU$25
lambswool 50%, Angora 10%, Silk 30% Nylon 10%



Circus –4 available-




Mermaids –4 available-




Wood Elves –4 available-




Godess –2 available-





Lush Bunny Tops


100grams+ hand dyed , AU$24
60% superfine organic merino, 10% cashmere, 10% angora, 20% Tencel





Northpole



velveteen Rabbit



Little Red Riding Hood



Fairy Tale Ending



the Shire



Carnival revisited



Soul of Venice



Hoppy



Outback Sunrise



Fibre Art Badges



NEW ! see nrs 60 to 83 !
AU$2 per badge or 6 for $10




badges 1 - 20



badges 21-40



Badges 41-59



badges 60-83 NEW !




the IxCHeL Mini Skein Club



a selection of my “stress-a-gones”/ hexapuffs fiilled with lavender and the December miniskein selection of last week

For all of us hexapuffers, sock blankie addicts and stress-a-gone knitters out there I have set up a monthly selection of mini skeins.
I already started it up in December with a wide range of very smooshy yarns but in 2012 the fun is really going to start FULL ON.
Every month I will be offering a monthly exclusive IxCHeL mini skein selection for everybody. In that monthly selection I will give everybody who orders 10 miniskeins that are hand dyed and or hand spun not available anywhere else and awesome to add to your mini skein projects. Once the Monthly mini skein collecction is announced anybody can order as many as there are available and they will receive a nice colourful pack of ten miniskeins for $23+post.
However, for all the Mini skein fans out there that would like to commit to just hop in and out, I would like to offer something evenn more special:
For those committing to the Mini Skein Club there is a membership of three months and they will receive the monthly selection of miniskeins AND a surprise skein not available to oters PLUS -yes there is more!- 4 more extra mini skeins! that is 15 miniskeins for the price of 10 ! Now how can you say no to that??
Here are all the details for the sign ups for the IxCHeL Mini Skein Club:
Here is the nitty gritty:
For Australia : single serve $69+$18 postage (parcel post)
double serve $130 (=even a better deal!) +$24
For USA + Canada: single serve AU$69+AU$35 (Airmail)
double serve $130 (even a better deal!) +AU$49
For UK,Europe, rest of the world:
Single serve AU$69+AU$38 (airmail)
Double serve $130 (even a better deal!)+AU$57
For Asia: Single serve AU$69+AU$28 (airmail)
Double serve $130 (even a better deal!)+AU$42
Numbers are strictly limited ! Deadline for signing up for the IxCHeL Mini Skein Club is December 31st.
Payment via direct deposit or credit card. Just PM or email me your details :))

the IxCHeL Fibre Club
Sign up for the IxCHeL Fibre club january-february-march 2012 is now 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 #12 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 #12 now. Numbers are strictly limited ! Deadline for signing up for fibre club #12 is December 31st! And the first installment is going to be shipped out end of January:)
Payment via direct deposit or credit card. Just PM or email me your details :))



the IxCHeL Sock-it-to-me-yarn Club

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 (january-february-march 2012) 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 December 31st.
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 :)




the IxCHeL Funky Bunny Batt Club
sign up for the funky bunny batt club #12 (january-february-march 2012) 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 #12 :)) 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#12 now.
Numbers are strictly limited !
Deadline for signing up for the funky bunny batt club #12 is December 31st! And the first installment is going to be shipped out end of January 2012:)
Payment via direct deposit or credit card. Just PM or email me



Dates to Remember:
Bunny Spin in at the Ixchel Fibre Farm (11am-4pm)

There will be BUNNY SPIN INS again in January 2012 !! Yeah!

Saturday January 21st, 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

Thursday January 26th, 11 am – 4pm

February 14th, Warragul Spinners and Weavers Group, Gladstone street
The Fireshed will be filled with fibre ! I will do a bunny talk and bring a bunny with me to “show and tell” and perform a bunny haircut !

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 J
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 ore 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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