Wild Imagination

The last big show of this year is almost there! The Black and Coloured Wool show on Sunday the 29th of September at the Cranbourne Public Hall (cnr of South Gippsland Highway and Clarendon street) starting at 9.30am.

Being only a couple of months after the Bendigo Show where I was cleaned out, it was a huge enterprise to get fluff ready and blended and dyed. Ofcourse I always think I do not have enough and want to have as much as possible at these fabulous shows to showcase what we as a small Australian Fibre farm can offer spinners, felters and weavers and give them to opportunity to “wooldive” ..lol..

There are going to be our IxCheL old time favourite blends there ofcourse, like the Gaga bunny tops, the Lush Bunny tops, the Cashmere flings and magic bunny tops just to name a few! And there will be sock yarns, 3 ply angora and cashmere and mink yarns as well !and then some every exciting new blends like the Wicked tops, the Alpaca angora tops and ofcourse the Grand First Ever Introduction of an All Australian organic Sustainable blend: the Happy Tigerbunny Tops , the first ever ! a blend with the wonderful hemp fibre that is amazing to work with. This exclusive blend will have its first outing at the Show next Sunday so please, come down and have a cuddle and be amazed at the natural colours in the blend and the hand dyed ones. Next week, these Happy TigerBunny Tops will land on this blog with all the information and how this adventure started.

This Week I am offering you a very special blend as well: the Bunny Bison Bliss tops. Bison is a down fibre much like Yak only more magical and soft and super special. It is a rare fibre with a lot of history attached to it and when I had to opportunity to get my hands on some more Bison I couldn’t help myself and blend some up. The Bison is dark brown and the baby camel in the blend is a caramel colour, so in this blend you see little streaks going through in various different colours. I believe that this makes this blend extra special.

When you dye pure white fibres your colours will pop and be bright and a lot of dyers prefer a white base. Me,  being a rebel, I love dyeing on natural coloured bases : it somehow created this deep, dimensional colour sensation you cannot possibly create with just plain white. So my philosophy in making up all these blends, whether it be this bunny bison bliss blend or the happy tiger tops or the magic bunny tops for that matter , is to put together a base that will give it either texture or dimension or both. Spinning a yarn from that kind of blend will not only give you a unique opportunity to experience different kinds of fibres and how they interact, but also create the most amazing one of a kind yarn or felt you can imagine. So, enjoy this weeks update and remember: your imagination is the only limit to what you can create! Have fun !!!

Another “bison pair”:
the Malcolm Fielding Dervish support spindle (Dymondwood and osage orange) and
the natural Bunny Bison Bliss tops seem to be made for each other: both absolutely magical.

Exclusive IxCHeL blend:
Bunny Bison Bliss Tops
50+grams     AU$17
a blend of Bison, Angora bunny, baby camel, cashmere, merino and tencel
super soft to spin and wear !

Zen with Ice

Tundra

Rainforest

Outlander

Gypsy Caravan

Bushwalking

Bunny Bison Bliss tops natural

 IxCHeL Club sign ups ! 

THE LAST CLUBS OF 2013 !!!! but hurry..only a few spots left and the sign ups end October the 8th !!!

The IxCHeL clubs sign ups are open!! for the fibre, yarn, mini skein and batt clubs for October, November and December 2013! Can you believe it is almost 2014 ???  !

 IxCHeL Fibre Club October, November and December 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$22 , 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 #18 and receive your special hand dyed top :)) for three months (October, November and December 2013) is AU$66 + postage (parcel post or airmail). AND there are good value double serves available !!!

 

For Australia : single serve $66+$24 postage (parcel post), double serve $120+$24

For USA + Canada: single serve AU$66+AU$45 (Airmail) double serve AU$120+AU$45

For UK,Europe, rest of the world: Single serve AU$66+AU$58 (airmail) Double serve AU$120+AU$58

For Asia: Single serve AU$66+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 #18 now. Numbers are strictly limited ! Deadline for signing up for fibre club #18 is October 8th! And the first instalment is going to be shipped out end of October. Payment via direct deposit or credit card or paypal. Just PM or email me your details

 

The IxCHeL Sock Yarn Club October, November and December 2013

Every month for three months (October, November and December 2013) you will receive: enough hand dyed luscious yummy yarn to make a pair of socks or a lush shawl or scarf ofcourse! (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

 

For Australia : single serve $78+$24 postage (parcel post) double serve $130 (= one skein FREE!!!) +$24

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 SOCK-IT-TO-ME Yarn CLUB! is October 8th.

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 Mini skein Club October, November and December 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+$24 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 October 8th. The first Club mini skeins will be sent out end of October. Payment via direct deposit or credit card or paypal. Just PM or email me your details

 

IxCHeL Funky Bunny Batt Club October, November and December 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 wolf and bison 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 October, November ad December 2013!

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

For Australia : $96+$24 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 October 8th and the first installment is going to be shipped out end of October 2013 :) Payment via direct deposit or credit card or paypal. Just PM or email me

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 !

Dates to Remember:

The black and coloured Sheep breeders Associations of Victoria 2013
Sunday 29th-September 2013 from 9.30am to 3 pm

I will be there with heaps of new fluffy stuff !!

Cranbourne Public Hall (near KFC….)

Join me in all the fun ! There will be a huge amount of new blends and fibres to choose from. Here is the flyer with the information:

 

 RABBIT ON !

((hugs))

Charly

Passions run high and fast

Bear with his "Zoolander" look ..

Another exciting week here at the farm with so many things happening it is hard to know where to start….First of all : the super fantastic new tops I have been working were ready to be picked up at the mill (thank you Trish, Stuart and Ian !!!! you are the best !) and it was decided to call them Happy Tigerbunny tops ! It is looking AWESOME! Working on designing the label now and preparing the dyebaths and pigments for them so they look fabulous when they go on their first outing at the Black and Coloured Sheep Show next week Sunday! (see all the details for that fun event further down in this blog) …

Then ofcourse it was a full on week with getting all the IxCHeL fibre, yarn , mini skein and funky bunny batt clubs ready and labelled and parcelled up ! It was a week without much sleep but I loved every minute of it ! Everything was posted out yesterday and today ! Yeah! Somewhere there is a full truck of fluffy goodies driving to the depot and hopefully they will knock on the doors of all my loyal club members very very soon. Post is a conundrum though I have to say: I found out that a parcel to New York got there faster than a parcel to Western Australia..I mean ..Australia is BIG but you would think that national post is a bit faster than international…obviously not…oh well. Then something very exciting happened. here's the full "coming out"story :

It wasn’t that long ago that I said to a friend of mine: “I love spinning on a wheel and I LOVE dropspindles but I don’t think I will ever get into support spindling!” ..yeah right…you can start laughing and rolling on the floor right now, because I am coming out : I AM A SUPPORT SPINDLE ADDICT!

Last year the gorgeous Emma Gerring from Spun Out gifted me an osage orange Tibetan support spindle made by Malcolm Fielding…(so Emma, it's YOUR fault! lol) .....it spins like a dream and safe to say I adore osage orange so I was hooked immediately ! It spins fine, fast , is easy to handle and is balanced as …it seemed to me that support spindling was actually a lot easier than you think and much much easier on the body : slouching on the couch while reading or watching telly , support spindling away is easy as ! it’s fun and then..

Then at this Bendigo I decided I was going to gift myself a support spindle from Spun Out made by John Leslie from Canada: a Gorgeous Russian type spindle with gold inlaid burl….so luxuriously beautiful !!! So then I had two…

And out of the blue this parcel arrived from my friend Tara who sent me the most magical spindle I had ever laid my eyes on: A Bristlecone glindle. I kid you not! :: as soon as I held it there were little chills going down my spine…it is pure magic…!! (check out the Bristlecone group on Ravelry or spindle candy on ravelry and you will see what I am talking about!) ..... so then I had three support spindles....

As if that was not enough, I "had" to look at spindle stash at a friends house and I just had to buy a Russian spindle (another Malcolm one) made from dyed lacquer wood….this addiction is getting ridiculous!  Four support spindles…thsi is getting serious!...

I am very happy to say that what came next was a total and utter surprise but just goes to show you have to go with your gut feeling and not over analyse or anything: sometimes it is just best to just GO FOR IT! I was earburnt on ravelry a month and a bit ago to participate in a read a long of the Diana Gabaldon books and if I could dye fibre for it: Course I can! I LOVE her books (talking about another addiction there ! lol)
So I did my thing and shared the love of fibre and spinning with a passion as you do, and this week this amazing parcel arrives : A gorgeous snow white magic Glindle Im calling Ghostbuster and a walnut Medicine Dancer Goddess Phang from Bristlecone.

Again, there are spindles that are special and if I can say anything about the Bristlecones it is not only that they are special and well made with care and love,  but also that they definitely have a high proportion of MAGIC in them: they are ..well…magical.

So now I am the custodian of 6 spindles……oh and since another friend of mine Monica from Just Ducky in the States makes these gorgeous spindles and bowls, I ordered one from her in canary wood…see…? I am totally in love with support spindling …but I guess there are worst addictions ..lol

Bristlecone Glindle “Sir Lancelot”

Bristlecone Glindle “Ghost buster”

Bristlecone Medicine Dancer Goddess phang in walnut “ÏxChel”

My support spindle family

In the midst of all this beauty and excitement I was dyeing up a storm again for this update ofcourse and although the weather isn’t quite cooperating so my indigo dyebaths couldn’t be deployed..lol…the end results of this weeks fibre offerings are amazing to look at and even more amazing to feel and cuddle!: it is a new blend of the most luxurious out of this world Australian Huacaya alpaca with our angora bunnies ! It is lofty, soft (I did say that already did I? Lol) , airy, so easy to draft and spin ! it is out of this world soft..(yes, Im saying it again…).

And now: drumroll!!!!

Here is the special update of this week ! Enjoy!

NEW!!!!!   Hand dyed IxCHeL Alpaca Bunny Tops100+grams     AU$23
a blend of Superfine Australian grown Alpaca and Angora Bunny
super soft to spin and wear !

AA Tops “Back to the future”

Forest Elves

Fresias…

Mermaids in the Sun

Rainbow

Spring

Tiffany Shadows

Velvet Dream

Bunny Bison Bliss Tops 
50+grams     AU$17

A beautiful blend of super fine merino, bison, cashmere, tencel and angora bunny!!

Bunny Bison Bliss tops

 

IxCHeL Club sign ups are still Open ! 

THE LAST CLUBS OF 2013 !!!! but hurry..only a few spots left and the sign ups end October the 8th !!!

The IxCHeL clubs sign ups are open!! for the fibre, yarn, mini skein and batt clubs for October, November and December 2013! Can you believe it is almost 2014 ???  !

 IxCHeL Fibre Club October, November and December 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$22 , 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 #18 and receive your special hand dyed top :)) for three months (October, November and December 2013) is AU$66 + postage (parcel post or airmail). AND there are good value double serves available !!!

 

For Australia : single serve $66+$24 postage (parcel post), double serve $120+$24

For USA + Canada: single serve AU$66+AU$45 (Airmail) double serve AU$120+AU$45

For UK,Europe, rest of the world: Single serve AU$66+AU$58 (airmail) Double serve AU$120+AU$58

For Asia: Single serve AU$66+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 #18 now. Numbers are strictly limited ! Deadline for signing up for fibre club #18 is October 8th! And the first instalment is going to be shipped out end of October. Payment via direct deposit or credit card or paypal. Just PM or email me your details

 

The IxCHeL Sock Yarn Club October, November and December 2013

Every month for three months (October, November and December 2013) you will receive: enough hand dyed luscious yummy yarn to make a pair of socks or a lush shawl or scarf ofcourse! (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

 

For Australia : single serve $78+$24 postage (parcel post) double serve $130 (= one skein FREE!!!) +$24

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 SOCK-IT-TO-ME Yarn CLUB! is October 8th.

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 Mini skein Club October, November and December 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+$24 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 October 8th. The first Club mini skeins will be sent out end of October. Payment via direct deposit or credit card or paypal. Just PM or email me your details

 

IxCHeL Funky Bunny Batt Club October, November and December 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 wolf and bison 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 October, November ad December 2013!

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

For Australia : $96+$24 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 October 8th and the first installment is going to be shipped out end of October 2013 :) Payment via direct deposit or credit card or paypal. Just PM or email me

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 !

Dates to Remember:

The black and coloured Sheep breeders Associations of Victoria 2013
Sunday 29th-September 2013 from 9.30am to 3 pm

I will be there with heaps of new fluffy stuff !!

Cranbourne Public Hall (near KFC….)

Join me in all the fun ! There will be a huge amount of new blends and fibres to choose from. Here is the flyer with the information:

 

 RABBIT ON !

((hugs))

Charly

Home is where the Rabbit digs its hole

 This sure has been a hectic week! Normally I have a bit of respite after the Bendigo Show to put new blends together and think of new patterns, spin and knit and weave new ideas. It’s my super creative period of the year and a bit of relaxation… well, it sure has not happened this year! It has been full on with so many orders and new exciting stuff happening, I hardly had time to breathe!

This week alone lots of custom orders were dyed, new blends made, new blend ideas hatched and heaps of clipping done , to get a lot of fluffy stuff ready for the black n coloured sheep show at the end of September. On top of that I woke up one morning to find the freezer and fridge had totally defrosted and standing in a pool of water. It obviously had an identity crisis and wanted to be a heater instead of a fidge/freezer. All my frozen foods and ICECREAM was gone, spoilt …..a luxury disaster ..I know, but still totally frustrating. Anyway, enough about that,, I am still without fridge/freezer but thankfully the repairman said he’s come today to fix it and it hasn’t been 30Celsius here so at least my cheese and milk are safe for the time being.. It’s pretty annoying though..grrrrr…especially since it is a new fridge/freezer! Double grumble.

I have been very very busy, preparing new fibres for you and the race is on to get heaps of new stuff ready and dyed for the show at the end of the month again: It is going to be HUGE!!!!

 

Now for the positively amazing new stuff: a new IxCHeL blend is ready this week and I have called “fairytale”…why? Because it is…dreamy and wonderful to spin: it’s a 15micron merino top blended with angora and bamboo. I have two colourways at the moment but more will follow later: these two first fairytale colours are Wonderful wizard of Oz and …Sleeping beauty. It is an absolute dream to spin, super soft and easy to draft !

I also finished making more bunny bison bliss tops so they are on offer this week aas well and !!! if you like some bling and silk I have some very pretty fluff for you this week! One is a glitz in rainbow which works so well when making rollags on your blending board or making batts and the other is pulled silk tops in a vibrant pink/red with heaps of vibrant colours tucked into it even gold threads. You can spin it on its own or again, work little bits and pieces into your rollags or batts or even spin it on its own: it is super silky soft and easy to spin. It is very airy too and will give your yarn a nice textured art yarn look that is out of this world !

And now: drumroll!!!!

Here is the special update of this week ! Enjoy!

NEW!!!!!   Hand dyed IxCHeL Fairy Tale Tops100+grams     AU$23
a blend of 15 micron merino, angora rabbit and Bamboo
super soft to spin and wear !

Fairytale Tops Wonderful Wizard of Oz : a dreamy blend of greens, teals, ochres and magical dusty pinks.

Fairytale Tops Wonderful Wizard of Oz Close up

Fairy Tale Tops Sleeping Beauty; a dreamy blend of soft brows, dusk blues and soft olde worlde pinks. Like walking in a rose garden…

Fairy Tale Tops Sleeping Beauty Close up

Glitz Rainbow Tops
50+grams     AU$12

Wonderful to add to your yarns, batts, rollags. A nice bit of bling any day of the week!

Glitz Rainbow

Glitz Rainbow close up

NEW!!!!!   Pulled Silk Fibres Tops
50+grams     AU $ 8  !!!

Amazing to add to your yarns, batts, rollags. It will give your batts and yarns texture, softness and so much more !!!

Pulled Silk Fibres in Tops

Pulled Silk Tops in close up

Bunny Bison Bliss Tops  50+grams     AU$17

A beautiful blend of super fine merino, bison, cashmere, tencel and angora bunny!!

Bunny Bison Bliss tops

 

IxCHeL Club sign ups are still Open !  THE LAST CLUBS OF 2013 !!!! but hurry..only a few spots left and the sign ups end October the 8th !!!

The IxCHeL clubs sign ups are open!! for the fibre, yarn, mini skein and batt clubs for October, November and December 2013! Can you believe it is almost 2014 ???  !

 IxCHeL Fibre Club October, November and December 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$22 , 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 #18 and receive your special hand dyed top :)) for three months (October, November and December 2013) is AU$66 + postage (parcel post or airmail). AND there are good value double serves available !!!

 

For Australia : single serve $66+$24 postage (parcel post), double serve $120+$24

For USA + Canada: single serve AU$66+AU$45 (Airmail) double serve AU$120+AU$45

For UK,Europe, rest of the world: Single serve AU$66+AU$58 (airmail) Double serve AU$120+AU$58

For Asia: Single serve AU$66+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 #18 now. Numbers are strictly limited ! Deadline for signing up for fibre club #18 is October 8th! And the first instalment is going to be shipped out end of October. Payment via direct deposit or credit card or paypal. Just PM or email me your details

 

The IxCHeL Sock Yarn Club October, November and December 2013

Every month for three months (October, November and December 2013) you will receive: enough hand dyed luscious yummy yarn to make a pair of socks or a lush shawl or scarf ofcourse! (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

 

For Australia : single serve $78+$24 postage (parcel post) double serve $130 (= one skein FREE!!!) +$24

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 SOCK-IT-TO-ME Yarn CLUB! is October 8th.

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 Mini skein Club October, November and December 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+$24 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 October 8th. The first Club mini skeins will be sent out end of October. Payment via direct deposit or credit card or paypal. Just PM or email me your details

 

IxCHeL Funky Bunny Batt Club October, November and December 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 wolf and bison 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 October, November ad December 2013!

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

For Australia : $96+$24 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 October 8th and the first installment is going to be shipped out end of October 2013 :) Payment via direct deposit or credit card or paypal. Just PM or email me

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 !

Dates to Remember:

The black and coloured Sheep breeders Associations of Victoria 2013
Sunday 29th-September 2013 from 9.30am to 3 pm

I will be there with heaps of new fluffy stuff !!

Cranbourne Public Hall (near KFC….)

Join me in all the fun ! There will be a huge amount of new blends and fibres to choose from. Here is the flyer with the information:

 RABBIT ON !

((hugs))

Charly

Wicked in more ways than one...

 I was going to concentrate on telling you all about my new blend and giving you a new natural dye recipe. It was all going to be fun and fluffy and happy this week. However, there is something I need to tell you. Don’t worry, it has nothing to do with the upcoming election and your votes tomorrow….it does however have everything to do with something we all need to be standing on the barricades for and fight to let our voices be heard.

A dear friend of mine and a beautiful angora bunny breeder in Tasmania, Maree or Mareniko Angoras, has been dealt a severe blow: she lost numerous bunnies due to the fact that DPI released a new calici virus strand not too far away from where she lives, with devastating effects.

There has been a lot of suffering  and heartbreak going on at Marees Angora Stud this week, so I wanted to show my support and make sure you know what is going on and how we need to stand up and fight for bunny rights!

 

 It is a terrible thing this calici virus and biochemical warfare that is going on. It doesn’t only kill wild rabbits. It is indiscriminate and attacks all rabbits ! It even has a terrible effect on Australian wildlife and yes, even other animals can get it in their systems-even humans. And although it doesn’t kill us, we are carriers. We have had our carefully bred bunnies taken from us twice with only a handful bunnies remaining and only very slowly are getting our breeding programme back up again. It takes time and years and years of careful breeding to preserve a breed.  Once it is lost, just imagine how your world will change: no more angora fibres to spin or knit with, no more bunnies to cuddle and have as part of the family.   We have to stand up and protest that any kind of funding even is allocated to developing and realeasing these virusses in the wild. Do not be complacent and take it on the chin. We have to act so that this inhumane torturing stops! Calici is released in the wild with tainted bait and can best be described as an ebola like virus. Please show your support to Maree and all rabbit breeders that are trying so hard to keep the rare rabbit breeds alive and sign the petition on line here: http://www.communityrun.org/petitions/stop-using-and-developing-virus-to-eradicate-pests-such-as-rcd-calici-virus or go to various other on line petitions so this cruelty stops once and for all!

Although you can vaccinate against the calici virus , it is not guaranteed because there are so many different strains. If this were to happen to race horses, or cattle or dogs or cats, there would be an instant outrage. All creatures should be treated with equal respect and we have to refrain from any biological or chemical warfare! I am mad beyond belief , I am saddened and I am afraid every moment of every day for my bunnies and the bunnies of others. However diligent you are protecting your loving bunnies, there is a high probability that a fly or a mosquito can get in or that we , unknowingly as carriers, can infect bunnies. It should not be like this. This repulsive warfare has to stop. Save Pet Bunnies ! Now !

My thoughts are with you Maree and I hope that this horror will go away very very soon ! big hugs!

 

Now for the positively Wicked stuff: a new IxCHeL blend is ready this week and I have called “wicked”…why? Because it is…lol

It is a totally awesome sexy blend of suri alpaca, silk, merino and angora and it is shiny, and soft and wonderful to spin. I have started spinning some on my Bristlecone support spindle and it is a dream !!! Suri Alpaca is a very silky soft fibre. The Suri alpacas were originally a royal animal , only royalty wore their fibre because it was so luxuriously soft , silky and has an amazing drape. Well, what better fibre to team up with an extra dash of silk and angora and super superfine 17micron merino to make into this super WICKED top to spin or felt with eh? So, here is this weeks update with some very WICKED tops ! I have dyed some variegated and some semi solid ones that go oh so well together !!! An Absolute DREAM!
And now: drumroll!!!!

Here is the special yarn update of this week ! Enjoy!

NEW!!!!!   Hand dyed IxCHeL Wicked Tops
100+grams     AU$24
a unique IxCHeL blend of Suri Alpaca,angora rabbit,17 micron Merino and Silk
Silky, slinky, lustrous and super soft to spin and wear !

Wicked Rainbow

Wicked Peacock

Wicked Elven Green

Wicked Velvet

Wicked Walnut Rose

Wicked Zen

Wicked Rose-

Wicked Ice Blue

Wicked Dusky heather

Wicked Indigo

Wicked Moss Green

IxCHeL Club sign ups are Open ! THE LAST CLUBS OF 2013 !!!!

The IxCHeL clubs sign ups are open!! for the fibre, yarn, mini skein and batt clubs for October, November and December 2013! Can you believe it is almost 2014 ???  !

 IxCHeL Fibre Club October, November and December 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$22 , 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 #18 and receive your special hand dyed top :)) for three months (October, November and December 2013) is AU$66 + postage (parcel post or airmail). AND there are good value double serves available !!!

 

For Australia : single serve $66+$24 postage (parcel post), double serve $120+$24

For USA + Canada: single serve AU$66+AU$45 (Airmail) double serve AU$120+AU$45

For UK,Europe, rest of the world: Single serve AU$66+AU$58 (airmail) Double serve AU$120+AU$58

For Asia: Single serve AU$66+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 #18 now. Numbers are strictly limited ! Deadline for signing up for fibre club #18 is October 8th! And the first instalment is going to be shipped out end of October. Payment via direct deposit or credit card or paypal. Just PM or email me your details

 

The IxCHeL Sock Yarn Club October, November and December 2013

Every month for three months (October, November and December 2013) you will receive: enough hand dyed luscious yummy yarn to make a pair of socks or a lush shawl or scarf ofcourse! (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

 

For Australia : single serve $78+$24 postage (parcel post) double serve $130 (= one skein FREE!!!) +$24

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 SOCK-IT-TO-ME Yarn CLUB! is October 8th.

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 Mini skein Club October, November and December 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+$24 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 October 8th. The first Club mini skeins will be sent out end of October. Payment via direct deposit or credit card or paypal. Just PM or email me your details

 

IxCHeL Funky Bunny Batt Club October, November and December 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 wolf and bison 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 October, November ad December 2013!

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

For Australia : $96+$24 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 October 8th and the first installment is going to be shipped out end of October 2013 :) Payment via direct deposit or credit card or paypal. Just PM or email me

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 !

Dates to Remember:

The black and coloured Sheep breeders Associations of Victoria 2013

Sunday 29th-September 2013 from 9.30am to 3 pm

I will be there with heaps of new fluffy stuff !!

Cranbourne Public Hall (near KFC….),

Join me in all the fun ! There will be a huge amount of new blends and fibres to choose from. Here is the flyer with the information:

 RABBIT ON !

((hugs))

Charly