IxCHeL Fibres, Yarns & Art: October 2017

Friday, October 27, 2017

A very Busy Bunny

There are so many exciting things happening I do not know where to start….new yarn bases in all different wool and plant fibres coming soon, new adventures taking hold of me totally (which means that I have dealt with the excruciatingly painful administrative stuff as you always have to in order to import rare breeds into Australia but there is light at the end of the tunnel ..lol), website soon (do NOT laugh!) and so much more.
I have finished a monster session of dyeing and carding and blending doing both the October clubs AND the Rare breed adventure of Voyager at the same time !!! PHEW and loads and loads of custom orders with many more still to finish.

I will post photos of the Voyager adventure and the October clubs next week here on the blog, but I will post sooner on my instagram and Facebook page, so if you want to have a scoop of new things to come, what is going on here at the farm OR special offers: Please like the IxCHeL facebook page https://www.facebook.com/IxchelYarnsAndFibres/ and my Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/ixchelbunny/
I will be adding some special give aways, competitions and more very soon ! So it is worthwhile to keep an eye on those pages. Your support means a LOT !

But, for tonight I have a very special natural dye yarn on offer , all handdyed here at the farm and spun in Victoria especially for me in an 8 ply weight (or DK for you who live on the other side of the planet) and it is absolutely delicious!!!
I eco printed these yarns so every one is different but oh so magical to work with ! It has a wonderful meterage of 200meters per 100grams and is superfine Australian Merino. This week you can choose between eco printed yarns and Indigo, Woad and Oak galls. So all naturally dyed, next week there will be fantastic new colours on offer. I could not be happier how the yarn has turned out ! If you would like me to do custom dyes for you please let me know. Anything goes !

And then there is a super Halloween special I wanted to offer you ! Enjoy looking and have a fun 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.

NEW IxCHeL 8 ply or DK weight yarn

Superfine Australian Merino
Spun in Victoria
Hand dyed right here at the IxCHeL fibre farm
200 /219yards
100grams/3.53oz
AU$29

Handdyed & eco printed with Love

Eco printed 8ply yarn with oak galls, osage orange,
eucalyptus, madder root, iron modifier

Indigo

Oak Galls

Rhubarb Roots & Leaves (give the most amazing moss green !

Madder Root Light

Woad light to dark

HALLOWEEN SPECIAL

A SURPRISE PARCEL FILLED WITH FIBRE
FOR $54 (NORMALLY AT LEAST $72!!!) + POSTAGE

YOU WILL RECEIVE 3 SURPRISE TOPS !!
That is 300+grams/11oz!!! OF SPINNING FUN !

ONLY VALID TIL OCTOBER 31ST OR UNTIL STOCK LAST

DIVE IN AND HAVE A SINGLE SERVE
OR WHY NOT A DOUBLE SERVE OF FLUFFY GOODIES !!?

Dates to put in your Calendar !!

EXCITING NEW DATES COMING SOON !

Landscape dyes

100g tubs AU$11
250 g tubs AU$26

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.

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

Friday, October 20, 2017

Magic and more

Last week has flashed by..not flown…it was gone in the blink of an eye. At least that’s what it felt like for me…I managed to dye about 30 kilos just for all the clubs and the adventures and then , for good measure, an added couple for custom orders and this update. My timing was excellent becauyse the sun was out, we had no rain and the conditions were perfect for getting my dyepots going with woad and indigo and other natural dye pigments. It was magic. At the same time though my days quickly turned into nights and the nights quickly turned into dawn…I had a week of 4am let’s go to bed now then and up again to keep going. Natural dyeing and prepping everything does take time. If you do not take the time to let it steep and cure and mature, the magic will not happen. Some things just cannot be rushed.

So, for tonight I have a few extra special natural dye yarns on offer , all handdyed here at the farm and spun in Victoria especially for me and I could not be happier how the yarn has turned out. I am working on new very special yarns to come as well ! Bot in 4 and 8 ply and maybe, just maybe, even small batches of rare sheep breed blend yarns : it is all happening but as always with everything sustainable and in the way of “slow fashion” it is not something that can be finalized over night so bear with me. Your patience will be rewarded : more magical things will be happening. For now there are some very special woad dyed combos on offer as well as a gorgeous spring combo dyed with dyer’s chamomile and pear tree bark !

Enjoy looking and have a fun 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.

IxCHeL Sock yarn

Superfine Australian Merino, Silk, Nylon (75/5/20)
410m/448yards
100grams/3.53oz
AU$28

Handdyed with Love

Woad Trio from light to dark in three skeins.
You can also purchase the skeins separately ofcourse, just mention you wish Light, Medium or Dark

Springtime Trio
the silver is dyed with a very diluted Oak gall pigment, the purple is from fermented pear bark and the buttercup yellow is dyed with Dyer’s chamomile. They Look amazing together don’t you think? You can purchase the combo or you can purchase the skeins separately.

Silver (oak galls diluted pigment dye)

Lilac (dyed with Pear bark, fermented and then dried and dried into pigment)

Buttercup (dyed with Dyers Chamomile)

/>Another combo that looks so good together this time with a special speckle dye skein “Lallybroch in Spring” Combo

Lallybroch (Close up)

Oogie Boogie (Could not resist doing some Halloween inspired dyes )

Halloween Town

Deep Purple

Vengeance is mine

Dates to put in your Calendar !!

EXCITING NEW DATES COMING SOON !

Landscape dyes

100g tubs AU$11
250 g tubs AU$26

How To Order:

Thank you so much for your help and support !

RABBIT ON !

((hugs))

Charly

Friday, October 13, 2017

Friday the 13th !!

Hellraiser bunny
by Diana Levin
(check out her art on etsy, she is amazing !)

Yeah ! It’s Friday the 13th ! in October ! What more can we ask for LOL..you may know that October is my favourite time of the year , Halloween is my fav holiday and yes, I do like pumpkins and everything gothic and a bit ghoulish and fun…I’m weird in a nice way

So, for tonight I have a special Gothic update: Gothic Bunny! Since I am running out of time (again!!!) I did not have time to edit and upload my “eyeball tutorial BUT no worries: I will add that little titbit of eyeball information up next week 😊 Let’s get on with the Gothic bunny Friday the 13th update of today and just for you, when you order the Naked Gothic Bunny you will get it at a very special Friday the 13th price of $20 !!!!! How good is that ! Only today til midnight and til stocks last ! 😊

Enjoy looking and have a fun 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.

Gothic BunnyTops

Superfine Australian Merino, Angora bunny, Cashmere goat, Black Silk

100+gram tops AU$24 for the dyed tops,
SPECIAL !! : $20 for the naked Gothic only on Friday the 13th !!!

Amazing to spin and not frightening at all !