Bunny Bison Bliss

Today I want to offer you something so special and so amazing it is hard to keep from squee’ing and excitingly jumping up and down. It is alsi hard to put my Malcolm Fielding Tibetan support spindle down spinning our new IxCHeL blend: Bunny Bison Bliss Tops.
The American Bison,, so great that the scientific name for them is Bison bison, is the largest land animal currently living in the Americas and Australia ! (yes you heard right, there are bison in Australia! See this website for more information: http://www.dhtc.com.au/bison.php ) . Enormous herds of bison once occupied the American Great Plains, and were critically important to Native American Plains tribes as sources of meat, hides, horn, bone and sinew. American Bison were hunted close to extinction by white settlers and the American military during the western migration, but they were given protected status and the population rebounded in the second half of the 20th century. There are now substantial populations living in the United States and Canada; all the wild-ranging herds are found in state, provincial and national parks. In addition, there are several herds owned by private ranchers.
As a spinner and weaver I love to play and experiment with all sorts of fibres and the Bison being so close to my heart and heritage, I could not resist to try and design a blend that woud not only do it justice but also excel in its beauty, handle and all over amazing way to spin and use in our fibre art. This new IxCHeL blend is ready to be shown to the world today and I am so proud to say that it is by far the best ever blend I have ever spun with. If you thought that our camelbunny silk is out of this world, think again, this beauty is out if the universe…! It has the following ingredients: Superfine 17micron merino (50%), angora bunny (10%), Bison (15%) Baby Camel (10%) cashmere (5%) and tencel (10%). It spins like a dream! I have managed to spin so fine on my Tibetan Spindle with that blend that it is finer than sewing thread! More importantly, the tops are extremely easy to draft even without pre drafting : it is like butter in your hands so to speak. It holds together beautifully while still open and super super soft. Especially when spinning with a support spindle it is very important to have a very fluffy open easy to draft top to work with. I found that spinning on the support spindles that I prefer to spin with batts or fauxlags. Well, that time has definitely gone! I LOVE spinning with the Bunny Bison Bliss tops! Try it and you will never ever look back. This week I have the natural beauty of the bunny bison bliss tops on offer, but I will have some hand dyed bunny bison bliss available soon. Here are some photos of some gorgeous Bison, the bunny bison bliss blend and the bunny bison bliss yarn in progress:

socialising with the Bison (Dungong Farm NSW)

 

the spin of the bunny bison bliss tops is amazing !

 

a Bison pair

Also, for December I want to offer you a very special  IxCHeL Gift Voucher offer :

IxCHeL Christmas Gift Vouchers

 

Want to give somebody something special and still let them pick out their fav colour or fibre blend? Well, search no more: I offer an IxCHeL gift voucher package that is so hard to resist you even want to buy one for yourself ..lol Here’s the deal:

 

AU$25 Personalised Christmas giftvoucher Pack

Comes with a personalised Christmas giftvoucher, free post for the receivers first order in Australia ! and a badge

 

AU$50 Personalised Christmas giftvoucher Pack

Comes with a personalised Christmas giftvoucher, free post for the receivers first order in Australia !, a badge, a bunny photo and last but not least some amazing fluffy stuff in a gift pack

 

AU$100 Personalised Christmas giftvoucher Pack

Comes with a personalised Christmas giftvoucher, free post for the receivers first order in Australia !, a badge, a bunny photo and last but not least some amazing fluffy stuff and yarn in a gift pack!

 

Just let me know what giftvoucher pack you would like to gift to a friend or yourself! And I will send you all the details.

In the meantime, with all this exciting stuff happening I have also been upgrading aome of the older blends I already offered you in the past. My GaGa! Bunny blend now also has cashmere in it and it feels even more awesome! More on that next week!

How To Order from this Shop blog

 until the website www.ixchel.com.au is up and running –which will be sooooon-ish!-yeah yeah start laughing will yaYou 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.

Payment : direct bank deposit, card or paypal ! easy !

Thank you so much for your help and supporting our little fibre farm !

(((HUGS)))

Charly

 

BUNNY BISON BLISS tops 

A wonderful magical blend of Superfine 17micron merino (50%), angora bunny (10%), Bison (15%) Baby Camel (10%) cashmere (5%) and tencel (10%).
100grams+    for  AU$30
 

Bunny Bison Bliss Tops

bunny Bison Bliss tops braided up

It is amazing to spin this top on a support spindle (here you see it with my Malcolm Fielding Osage orange Tibetan Support spindle from Spun Out) but it spins just as beautiful on a spinning wheel or a drop spindle, anything goes, even felting

Bunny Bison Bliss tops close up

Angora Bunny 3ply Yarn   

50grams AU$22   

this yarn is very soft lush yarn and has an amazing meterage of 400meters/50grams ! 

bunny rainbow

Purple Bliss

Ocean Rainbow

Bunny at Dusk

Rose

Tasman Sea

Natural Angora bunny 3ply yarn

 

Club Sign up time again !!!!

The new clubs start again in January 2013 and sign ups are open now til the 4th of January 2013 !

IxCHeL FIBRE CLUB January, February and March 2013

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 or more ! 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 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+$21 postage (parcel post), double serve $120+$21
For USA + Canada: single serve AU$60+AU$45 (Airmail) double serve AU$120+AU$45
For UK,Europe, rest of the world: Single serve AU$60+AU$54 (airmail) Double serve AU$120+AU$54
For Asia: Single serve AU$60+AU$36 (airmail) Double serve AU$120+AU$36
If you want to receive a fibre surprise every month then join the IXCHEL FIBRE CLUB now. Numbers are strictly limited ! Deadline for signing up for fibre club is January 4th ! And the first installment is going to be shipped out end of January:) Payment via direct deposit or credit card or Paypal. Just PM or email me your details :)

IxCHeL Yarn Club January, February and March 2013

Every month for three months 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+$21 postage (parcel post) double serve $130 (= one skein FREE!!!) +$21
For USA + Canada: single serve AU$78+AU$45 (Airmail) double serve $130 (= one skein FREE!!!) +AU$45
For UK,Europe, rest of the world: Single serve AU$78+AU$54 (airmail) Double serve $130 (= one skein FREE!!!) +AU$54
For Asia: Single serve AU$78+AU$36 (airmail) Double serve $130 (= one skein FREE!!!) +AU$36 Numbers are strictly limited ! Deadline for signing up for the Ixchelbunny Yarn CLUB! is January 4th. Payment via direct deposit or credit card or paypal. 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 January, February and March 2013

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 Yak 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 January, February and March 2013 !
Price to join the Ixchel Funky bunny for three months is :
For Australia : $96+$21 postage (parcel post)
For USA + Canada: AU$96+AU$45 (Airmail)
For UK,Europe, rest of the world: AU$96+AU$54 (airmail)
For Asia: AU$96+AU$36 (airmail)
If you want to receive a fibre surprise every month then join the IXCHEL FUNKY BUNNY Batt CLUB now. Numbers are strictly limited ! Deadline for signing up for the funky bunny batt club January 4th and the first installment is going to be shipped out end of January 2013 :) Payment via direct deposit or credit card or paypal. Just PM or email me

IxCHeL Mini skein Club January, february and March 2013

Every month I will be offering a monthly exclusive IxCHeL mini skein selection for Club members. In that monthly selection there are 12 hand dyed miniskeins that are hand dyed and or even hand spun and awesome to add to your mini skein projects.
Here are all the details for the sign ups for the IxCHeL Mini Skein Club:
For Australia : single serve $69+$21 postage (parcel post) double serve $130 (=even a better deal!) +$24
For USA + Canada: single serve AU$69+AU$45 (Airmail) double serve $130 (even a better deal!) +AU$45
For UK,Europe, rest of the world: Single serve AU$69+AU$54 (airmail) Double serve $130 (even a better deal!)+AU$54
For Asia: Single serve AU$69+AU$36 (airmail) Double serve $130 (even a better deal!)+AU$36 Numbers are strictly limited ! Deadline for signing up for the IxCHeL Mini Skein Club is January 4th. The first Club mini skeins will be sent out end of January. Payment via direct deposit or credit card or paypal. Just PM or email me your details :))

Dates to Remember:
Bunny Spin in at the Ixchel Fibre Farm (11am-4pm)
Every Third Saturday and every fourth Thursday of the month!

Last bunny spin ins of the year !!! 2012

Saturday December 15th, 11am-4pm and 

Thursday December 27th,)   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  !

Any questions or special requests?

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 !
and say a little prayer for our beloved chooks may they rest in peace ...

((hugs))

Charly