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Bunny and the moon, Indigo dyed cotton

It was another HOT week here in Victoria ! Lots of dyeing was done, the Frida churro and agave cactus blend adventure and tonight’s update and custom orders: a very busy week for sure !

This time of year I am trying hard to prepare for the handknitters guild show on at the Coburg Town hall on the 28th of May as well as blending and dyeing tops and fibres , so there is a lot of spinning til the early hours of the morning and of course dyeing heaps of lace weight, sock weight and 8 ply yarns. I thought it would be appropriate for this time of the year with Easter coming up and all , to have some extreme fluff on offer I have been working on. So all of you who cannot make it to the Handknitters guild can still get their hands on some super special yarns that will not be available anywhere else!

Apart from being ever busy with the fluff and fibre, my personal life has been going through a bit of turmoil: Been sick as a dog with what I thought was a huge migraine, which made me bedridden for a day and woozy as hell for the rest of the week, but I am slowly but surely recovering.

Just a little bit of downtime means a LOT of getting behind when you make everything by hand though. Which of course means (well at least for me ..lol) added stress…I am trying hard not to let it get to me and that everything will be fine: I cannot go faster than I possibly can so what ever I get done will just have to do. Not that easy…beating my head against the wall wasn’t working to make my migraine any better either…lol

If you hadn’t noticed, I am a passionate workaholic with a tendency to get extremely upset if there are things going on that are not fair, inhumane or downright cruel. This week has ticked all the boxes, which , again, didn’t help the hurt my head was feeling either: the political nincumpoops, the US situation with “he who shall not be named” and on a more personal front a call from my vet saying there were heaps of bunny deaths from a new strain of calici in our neck of the woods AND , to top it off, this morning one of chooks, our sweet Fluffy bun, got abducted and killed by a fox. I’m upset. and now.., busy trying to get this blog up and running..yes..you guessed it...the power went off.. LOL....  Thank heavens for my warped sense of humour...so I am hoping to have this blog finished tethering it to my mobile and keeping everything crossed that at least Telstra will keep giving us the connection I need to get this much needed update on the web..lol.

Anyway, Here’s to a great weekend and a much better Easter week next week !!!! The club sign ups are still open for another 2 weeks. Don’t wait too long to sign up to get your hands on some luscious very special club blends and fibres I have planned for the next three month !

Have a fabulous weekend ! Enjoy !

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 week’s blog entry. 

New IxCHeL Club sign ups are now open! 

The Batt Club is almost filled up and the fibre club as well, so do not wait too long please!

for the months : April, May and June 2016 

(til quotas are reached or until March 31st)

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 and enquire about the options available.

IxCHeL Fibre Club April, May and June 2016

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$24 or more

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 #28 and receive your special hand dyed top :)) for three months (January, February and March 2016) is AU$72 + postage (parcel post or airmail). AND there are good value double serves available !!!

For Australia : single serve $72+$28 postage (parcel post), double serve $136+$28 (save $8) or triple serves $204 (save $12!) + postage

For USA + Canada: single serve AU$72+AU$51 (Airmail) double serve AU$136+AU$51

For UK,Europe, rest of the world: Single serve AU$72+AU$60 (airmail) Double serve AU$136+AU$60

For Asia: Single serve AU$72+AU$45 (airmail) Double serve AU$136+AU$45

If you want to receive a fibre surprise every month then join the IXCHEL FIBRE CLUB #28 now. Numbers are strictly limited ! The April 2016 Club is going to be shipped out end of April. Payment via direct deposit or credit card or paypal. Just PM or email me your details

The IxCHeL Sock Yarn Clubs April, May and June 2016

Every month for three months (April , May and June 2016) 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+$28 postage (parcel post) double serve $130 (= one skein FREE!!!) +$28

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 ! 

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 Clubs April, May and June 2016

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$40 or more .

The batts will range in weight from 140grams to 180grams with luxury fibres like camel , angora, cashmere, silk, yak, llama even wolf and bison and rare sheep breeds !!!! 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 April, May and June 2016.

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

For Australia : $108+$28 postage (parcel post)

For USA + Canada: AU$108+AU$51 (Airmail)

For UK,Europe, rest of the world: AU$108+AU$60 (airmail)

For Asia: AU$108+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 ! The first installment is going to be shipped out end of April :) Payment via direct deposit or credit card or paypal. Just PM or email me

Angora Bunny and Mink Handspun Yarn   

70% mink (animal friendly harvested!)/ 30% angora bunny (lovingly and humanely grown on our farm)

50+gram , 3 ply handspun 
AU$28

a whopping 300meters (yes , you can make a jumper with just 7 skeins!)
Needles 3.25-4mm

Natural

Velvet

Sweetheart

Sweetheart (dyed with mushroom pigments)

Purple Power

Indigo

Glacier (dyed with Woad)

Four leaf Clover

Dreamscape (dyed with Woad and walnut natural dyes)

Coffe and Cream (Dyed with walnut natural dyes)

50 shades oif grey (dyed with acorn and walnut husk pigments)-

Angora Bunny and Wallaby Handspun Yarn   

30% Wallaby (animal friendly harvested and collected)/ 70% angora bunny (lovingly and humanely grown on our farm)
the softest yarn !!!! 

50+gram tops
AU$28

 +/-80meters, comparable 8ply

Natural

Angora Wallaby Yarn (dyed with Woad)

Qiviut, Angora bunny, Cashmere, Tencel and silk 

Handspun 4 ply Yarn   

appr 160meters 
+/- 50grams
AU$32

Natural

Dates to put in your Calendar !!

April 18th

Monday 10am-2pm

Grandvalley Spinners and Weavers Spin in
Tapscott Hall, Corner Cambridge and Montrose rd, Montrose

May

Sunday May 29th

10am-3pm

Victorian Hand Knitters Guild Show Coburg Town Hall

THE extra ordinary super fluffy yarny event in Melbourne !!! I will be there with lots of hand dyed tops for spinning and felting and happy rainbow yarn and sock yarn, some extra special art yarns and much much more!!!! As well as some amazing Lair of the Bearded Dragon spindles and bowls that are pure magic to spin with !

JULY

Friday July 15th- Sunday 17th, 9am-5pm

Bendigo Sheep and Wool Show

THE event of the year !!!! Not to be missed!! I will be there in the Flower (Power Bunny) Shed again with heaps of new goodies, hand dyed and hand spun, IxCHeL new blends and rare sheep breed adventures and much much more ! Including a world first of something AMAZING AND FUN!!!!! Shhh not telling ! but it is AWESOME !!!!

August

Date to be confirmed

Black n Coloured Sheep Show in Cranbourne

Landscape dyes 

 100g tubs   AU$11 

Want to dye your own with easy to use acid dyes? I have been selling these Landscape dyes at my workshops and shows for a long time, just never thought to put them on my blog. 
They are extremely easy to use and come in great shades. 
Just contact me with the name of the colour you are after and I will get right back to you.

Have a creative week!

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 week’s blog entry.

Have fun !!!

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