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