Hop Hop Hopping a long !

Bunny Window by Marc Ryden

The best way to describe me this week was frantically hopping along like a headless bunny..well not entirely headless…although this flu thing sure wanted me to get rid of my head altogether…lol… all the june club packing and shipping and preparing more custom orders AND doing a handspinning talk at the Steiner school on Thursday – thankfully with my voice more or less in tact. I had a ball at the school and it was so awesome to see a fabulous turnout and friends from Alexandra visiting ! It was just amazing and the whole morning was filled with love for fibre and lots of smiley faces !

No rest for the wicked though and immediately I flew back into the dye room to get started on more custom orders and yes, all the dyework I have to get done for the Bendigo show now only a mere 4 weeks away. I am very grateful the woodfire is behaving nicely so all the fibres and yarns can dry and I can spin in a cozy and warm room in my time away from the dye studio.


I am running a bit late today..so I won’t keep raving on about the stuff I am doing HOWEVER, I will mention what is on the books fibre wise for the Bendigo show! Because that way you can all make a kind of “wishlist” AND I can also tell you what is there that is so special I won’t guarantee I have a lot of stock of to last me til Sunday. So here it goes:

 VICUNA ! yes, it took a LOT of hard hard work again but I managed to grab a tiny little bit of this GOLD and have put together an amazing blend. I only have a teeny weensy little bit ! Friday is the day to get your hands ont his “preciousnesss”

 GUANACO : yes…yes!! Just when you though it could not get any better it does: I am over the moon with this blend I was able to make ! It is amazing. So if you are not able to get the vicuna : this is your fall back fibre if you want to spin something you have never been able to get your hands on before. It is super rare and can I just say: absolutely LUSCIOUS!!

Rare sheep breeds for this year:

SOAY sheep in another OUTLANDER blend to knock your kilt off!!!!

VIKING blend: lots of old Nordic rare sheep breeds combined in a sumptuous blend!

ALPINE GLITZ; yes!!!! The cutest sheep on the world made it to Bendigo this uear: the Valais Blacknose in a blend together with our bunny and cashmere in a wonderful fibre blend

HOG ISLAND sheep

Charollais The Seaweed eating sheep from North Ronaldsay in a top and yarn!!!

GRA TRoender from Norway! Icelandic in all its beauty and colours

Navajo Churro sheep in a VIVA FRIDA blend with agave cactus

And then ofcourse all my blends you already know:

Bunny bison bliss

Cashmere fling

Tundra with Qiviut

Luxury nr 5 with yak and white bison

And more:

Gaga Bunny with blue faced Leicester, glitz and bunny and cashmere

Angel bunny with tencel and blue faced Leicester together with bunny and cashmere

Lush ! the super soft merino based blend with tencel

DIVA! the even softer blend with bling! And

Silk! Beautiful luscious silks And so much more !

 Next week I will try and give you a more in depth look on what is on the cards but for now: I will leave you with some new batts for this weeks update and please do not forget to sign up for the clubs! Time is running out ! Have a fun long weekend !!!

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 !!!

New IxCHeL Club sign ups are open! 

for the months : July, August and September 2016 

(til quotas are reached or until June 30th)

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 July, August and September  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 #29 and receive your special hand dyed top :)) for three months (July, August, September) 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$55 (Airmail) double serve AU$136+AU$55

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 #29 now. Numbers are strictly limited ! The July 2016 Club 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 Clubs July, August, September 2016

Every month for three months (July, August and September  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$55 (Airmail) double serve $130 (= one skein FREE!!!) +AU$55

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 July, August and September 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 July, august and september 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$55 (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 July  :) Payment via direct deposit or credit card or paypal. Just PM or email me

Funky Bunny Batts   

Magneto 
(angora , cashmere, merino, qiviut, suri, silk, yak, angelina)
184grams  $42-sold-

Mystique
(angora , cashmere, merino, BFL, glitz angelina)
135grams  $34-sold-

Primrose
(angora , cashmere, merino, bfl, silk, yak, angelina)
130grams  $35-sold-

Professor Xavier
(angora , cashmere, merino, qiviut, suri, silk, angelina)
131grams  $34-sold-

Quicksilver
(angora , cashmere, merino, stainless steel)
160grams  $40-sold-

Raspberry Sorbet
(angora , cashmere, 16m merino, silk, yak, tencel)
159grams  $36-sold-

Storm
(angora , cashmere, 15m merino, suri, bfl,, glitz, angelina)
137grams  $34-sold-

Sunrise
(angora , cashmere, merino, suri, silk, glitz, angelina)
153grams  $36-sold-

War of Roses
(angora , cashmere, 18m merino, tencel, silk)
153grams  $36 -sold-

Dates to put in your Calendar !!

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 !!!!

OCTOBER

2nd of October
Black n Coloured Sheep FIELD DAY  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 :  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 here:

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 
3. Message me on www.ravelry.com  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