The Improbability Drive

  Bunny Venkman project

The mad rush before Bendigo has started , full on and with vigour.
I still had to finish some urgent custom orders though and that’s when you realise, the universe has not really thought the whole working, multitasking phenomena through. If it had, we would walk around with at least 4 pairs of hands, two heads and a couple of extra legs to kick ourselves every now and again , and, no ears at all , so we would not hear the deadlines WOOSHINGS past.

Unfortunately, evolution has not been very accommodating and has yet to offer us the on line shopping convenience for extra pairs of anything.. Oh well…maybe I will just have to be comforted by the sound deadlines make when they start whooshing past.

It is this time of year that I also seem to develop an extra need for the ultimately illogical, funny and totally out of left field..you know, just to counterbalance the ultimate organisational juggling that is needed to get the Bendigo show on the road.
I smile a lot (most of it illogically while listening to tonnes of strange illogical books), run around like a headless chook, stand long hours in front of dye pots and mixing pigments, listen to loud music alternated with the total madness of literary quantum physiscs while at the same time forget what time it is: Bed time, Dinner time and all other sorts of time that most people take for granted and have fought over with the establishment go straight out the window in my small nook of Pre-Bendigo Madness reality.

It is not anything I would label as sanity and before I will go all goobledy gook at you, I will confess that I could only ever tell anybody to do this,  when they have been thoroughly and totally infected by the fibre and yarnoholic bug. If not, take a step back into the real world. Me on the other hand , have always loved the craziness of deadlines, the improbability of goals I set myself, and have always coupled it with a passionate disregard for any logical (and monetary enriching) employment.
It is in a way strange that I have never really fared well mentally coping with authority, but on the other hand I have found that I have never really had such an enormously whip lashing, satanically flogging boss than myself….lol

Anyway, All the custom orders are almost all done, ranging from lace spinning yarn to slubby yarn and organically spun pure bunny art yarn and dyeing felt and silk. Now it is time to get everything done for the Bendigo show.

I have over 300 kilo’s lined up and prepped to dye in the next month! Not only new IxCHeL blends (like the superhero and happy tiger and the super new QIVIUT blend Tundra) but also paj silk felt kits, our dyed angorino felt scarf and wraps and how can I forget, the funky bunny bats and wooshy clouds! So , we have come full circle now: it’s back to the deadlines whooshing past..lol

This week, I am offering you some exciting happy tiger tops that are an absolute wonder to spin and can cater for making the most amazing art uarns but also fine yarns, depending on whether you spin it straight ofrom the top or , for the lace option, predraft and open up the hemp fibres. Anything goes and because there are so many different types of fibres in the happy tiger top package, it will create that heavenly yarn you always wanted to in so nmany different ways !

Please don't hesitate to contact me at any time if you have any questions okay? Always happy to enable. All my contact details are to be found at the end of this weeks blog entry. Have fun !!!

NEW IxCHeL Happy Tiger Bunny Tops

A soft Top of organic Super fine merino, angora, cashmere, suri silk, llama and hemp.

100+grams (+/-3.5Oz)  AU$24
 

Wowbagger the Infinitely Prolonged -sold-

 

Wooshing deadlines -gone-

 

Woking (participial vb.)
(=Standing in the kitchen wondering what you came in there for)

 

Whatever makes you happy -gone to make fiberfans happy-

 

Sunflower Symphony -gone-

 

Quenby (n.)
 (=A stubborn spot on a window which you spend twenty minutes trying to clean off before discovering it's on the other side of the glass)  -gone- 

 

Planet Rupert
(used to be the 10th planet but since the demise of the planet status of Pluto, now in 9th place…inhabitants are fans of astrology) -sold-

 

Improbability drive -totally probability GONE-

 

Bowl of Petunias in Space -sold-

 

Big Blue Whale -sold-

 

Agrajag -sold-

IxCHeL Club sign ups starting in July 2014 are Open !!

The IxCHeL clubs sign ups are now open!! for the fibre, yarn, mini skein and batt clubs for July, August and September 2014!!
For all our international  club fans there is a possibility to ship all three clubs together to save on postage if you want :-) Just pm me to enquire about  the options.

 IxCHeL Fibre Club July, August and September 2014

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 #20 and receive your special hand dyed top :)) for three months (July, August and September 2014) is AU$66 + postage (parcel post or airmail). AND there are good value double serves available !!!

 

For Australia : single serve $66+$27 postage (parcel post), double serve $120+$27

For USA + Canada: single serve AU$66+AU$51 (Airmail) double serve AU$120+AU$51

For UK,Europe, rest of the world: Single serve AU$66+AU$60 (airmail) Double serve AU$120+AU$60

For Asia: Single serve AU$66+AU$45 (airmail) Double serve AU$120+AU$45

If you want to receive a fibre surprise every month then join the IXCHEL FIBRE CLUB #21 now. Numbers are strictly limited ! Deadline for signing up for fibre club #21 is July 8th! And the first instalment is going to be shipped out end of July. Payment via direct deposit or credit card or paypal. Just PM or email me your details

 

The IxCHeL Sock Yarn Club July , August and September 2014

Every month for three months (July, August and September 2014) 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+$27 postage (parcel post) double serve $130 (= one skein FREE!!!) +$27

For USA + Canada: single serve AU$78+AU$51 (Airmail) double serve $130 (= one skein FREE!!!) +AU$51

For UK,Europe, rest of the world: Single serve AU$78+AU$60 (airmail) Double serve $130 (= one skein FREE!!!) +AU$60

For Asia: Single serve AU$78+AU$45 (airmail) Double serve $130 (= one skein FREE!!!) +AU$45

 

Numbers are strictly limited ! Deadline for signing up for the Ixchelbunny SOCK-IT-TO-ME Yarn CLUB! is July 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 July, August and September 2014

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+$27 postage (parcel post) double serve $130 (=even a better deal!) +$27

For USA + Canada: single serve AU$69+AU$51 (Airmail) double serve $130 (even a better deal!) +AU$51

For UK,Europe, rest of the world: Single serve AU$69+AU$60 (airmail) Double serve $130 (even a better deal!)+AU$60

For Asia: Single serve AU$69+AU$42 (airmail) Double serve $130 (even a better deal!)+AU$45

 

Numbers are strictly limited ! Deadline for signing up for the IxCHeL Mini Skein Club is July 8th. The first Club mini skeins will be sent out end of July. Payment via direct deposit or credit card or paypal. Just PM or email me your details

 

IxCHeL Funky Bunny Batt Club July, August and September 2014

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$36 or more .

The batts will range in weight from 130grams to 180grams with luxury fibres like camel , angora, cashmere, silk, yak, llama even wolf and bison! 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 July, August and September 2014!

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

For Australia : $96+$27 postage (parcel post)

For USA + Canada: AU$96+AU$51 (Airmail)

For UK,Europe, rest of the world: AU$96+AU$60 (airmail)

For Asia: AU$96+AU$45 (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 July 8th and the first installment is going to be shipped out end of JUly :) Payment via direct deposit or credit card or paypal. Just PM or email me

IxCHeL Events to put in your Calendar!

Friday 18th July-Sunday 20th of July

Bendigo Sheep and Wool Show

Bendigo Show Grounds

Flower Power Bunny Shed

THE event of the year with heaps of fun and super special fibre happenings!!

Exciting news !!!!!! more info on that later next month !!!
BUT...it is going to be HUGE !!!!!!!

 

Friday 15th of August-Sunday 17th of August

39th Annual Country Conference

Camp Manyung Sunnyside Rd,

Mount Eliza

Im doing a talk there about the Navajo Churro Sheep project, Navajo Rug making, Navajo style spinning and more !

Lots of extremely special and hard to find fibres and yarns and SPINDLES will be available there !

Not to be missed!

There will also be a Special Navajo rug display and I will also have a stall there with lots of fluffy stuff to hug..enabling galore!!

To participate in the Country Conference please contact : Dot Vallence , email: dotv5@optusnet.com.au

 

Sunday September 29th, 9:30-3pm

Sheep and Woolcraft Day (with bunnies as well ofcourse !)

Cranbourne Public Hal;l (near KFC) in Cranbourne

I will have a big stall there filled to the brim with luscious fibery goodness and NEW fluffy exciting stuff !

Not to be missed!

How To Order:

1. You can email me on ixchel at rabbit dot com dot au or ixchelbunny at yahoo dot com dot au
2. 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? Any custom orders for yarn or dyeing fibre? Please don’t hesitate to ask! Always happy to enable.
 

Thank you so much for your help and support !

 

 RABBIT ON !

((hugs))

Charly