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| What to do with all this Love? By the wonderful artist Chiara Bautista |
What to do with all this Love? Every day we all have a choice what to choose and how to translate every breath we take into something else. Every heart beat is transformed into energy in some shape or form and it is up to us, call it our soul if you like, to spice it up into something truly special, something to make a difference to ourselves or to others.
The beauty is that every body translates these heartbeats and every breath we take using different media: some make music or paint, write or transform things into something else using their hands, their ideas and their hearts. It amazes me how one experience can be either put into words or music or other forms that wrap ourselves into the love we create for ourselves or others and each and every time we do this “translation” it makes a huge difference. A positivity that flows through our veins and can also make someone else happy. I am certain that in the end this transference of energy is making a difference that is more important than the negativity being created by some, yet for some reason, negativity and fear is let loose on us because somebody found out that negativity or fear gets better ratings on television and that these emotions somehow register longer than the positive ones.
I don’t know about that last statement though. I want to believe that the more we wrap ourselves in positive things, we can face the fear and fight. When I am playing music and singing or when I am spinning yarn and able to make something cuddly and warm and fluffy, it makes me feel better. It puts a smile on my face. It feels like a hug. Sometimes I would wish that those people in power would make totally different choices on how to “govern” if they only would spin, knit, make music and do something creative with their ambitions. That’s my philosophical thought of the week. Let me know what you think ! Does crafting make your brain work differently? Does it make you feel happy and do you think it makes people around you more happy as well?
Before I start saying anything about my week, I would like to pay my respect to the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, who passed yesterday. She has been an immense musical influence in my life and I loved singing her songs way back when with the band I was in. Singing “Think” and “Respect” will always put a big smile on my face. RIP Aretha and thank you for putting so much Soul in your music!
This week has been a busy one again! All the club dyeing and preparation had to be done, all the pigments organized and getting all the yarns and fibres ready to ship next week. This month , a painting by Frida Kahlo is the inspiration and it took a great deal of work to make me happy with the result. I used a specific overdye technique on the yarns for example to get interesting tonal values and I hope all the club members will like the results. I will post photos of the August clubs soon on my Instagram and facebook pages. In the meantime, the September clubs are already prepped and ready to get their dyebath next week ! You know tiem is really nothing ! It flies so fast it is scary and with the weather being very cold here still and practically wet all the time as well, it makes the drying times expand exponentially. So yeah, next week another club is going to get their colours on..lol Here is the inspiration for August and September.
It just seems the July clubs have just been shipped out and before you know it, the August clubs are well on their way to get ready and shipped next week! Which means that we are almost near the end of the current club period and the exciting start of the next ! So, sign ups for the next club months starting in October ! The last Club sign ups for the year 2018!!! Can you believe it?? Time flies when you are having fun that is for sure !
For this update I have something special: Gothic Bunny tops. This blend is heaven to spin and wear. A gorgeous drape and shine and the black streaks from the silk going through it makes the colours just that much more rich when you spin the fibre up.
Also Club sign ups for the next round is still open; especially the batt club and the sock yarn clubs are filling up very fast, so do not wait to re-sign if you are a current member or if you are thinking of joining for the first time! Lots of fantastic art is waiting to be “translated” into fibre colours again !
The beauty is that every body translates these heartbeats and every breath we take using different media: some make music or paint, write or transform things into something else using their hands, their ideas and their hearts. It amazes me how one experience can be either put into words or music or other forms that wrap ourselves into the love we create for ourselves or others and each and every time we do this “translation” it makes a huge difference. A positivity that flows through our veins and can also make someone else happy. I am certain that in the end this transference of energy is making a difference that is more important than the negativity being created by some, yet for some reason, negativity and fear is let loose on us because somebody found out that negativity or fear gets better ratings on television and that these emotions somehow register longer than the positive ones.
I don’t know about that last statement though. I want to believe that the more we wrap ourselves in positive things, we can face the fear and fight. When I am playing music and singing or when I am spinning yarn and able to make something cuddly and warm and fluffy, it makes me feel better. It puts a smile on my face. It feels like a hug. Sometimes I would wish that those people in power would make totally different choices on how to “govern” if they only would spin, knit, make music and do something creative with their ambitions. That’s my philosophical thought of the week. Let me know what you think ! Does crafting make your brain work differently? Does it make you feel happy and do you think it makes people around you more happy as well?
Before I start saying anything about my week, I would like to pay my respect to the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, who passed yesterday. She has been an immense musical influence in my life and I loved singing her songs way back when with the band I was in. Singing “Think” and “Respect” will always put a big smile on my face. RIP Aretha and thank you for putting so much Soul in your music!
This week has been a busy one again! All the club dyeing and preparation had to be done, all the pigments organized and getting all the yarns and fibres ready to ship next week. This month , a painting by Frida Kahlo is the inspiration and it took a great deal of work to make me happy with the result. I used a specific overdye technique on the yarns for example to get interesting tonal values and I hope all the club members will like the results. I will post photos of the August clubs soon on my Instagram and facebook pages. In the meantime, the September clubs are already prepped and ready to get their dyebath next week ! You know tiem is really nothing ! It flies so fast it is scary and with the weather being very cold here still and practically wet all the time as well, it makes the drying times expand exponentially. So yeah, next week another club is going to get their colours on..lol Here is the inspiration for August and September.
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| Frida Kahlo..Thorn Necklace (1940) |
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| Irises by Van Gogh. Van Gogh started painting Irises within a week of entering the asylum, in May 1889, working from nature in the hospital garden. He called painting "the lightning conductor for my illness" because he felt that he could keep himself from going insane by continuing to paint. |
It just seems the July clubs have just been shipped out and before you know it, the August clubs are well on their way to get ready and shipped next week! Which means that we are almost near the end of the current club period and the exciting start of the next ! So, sign ups for the next club months starting in October ! The last Club sign ups for the year 2018!!! Can you believe it?? Time flies when you are having fun that is for sure !
For this update I have something special: Gothic Bunny tops. This blend is heaven to spin and wear. A gorgeous drape and shine and the black streaks from the silk going through it makes the colours just that much more rich when you spin the fibre up.
Also Club sign ups for the next round is still open; especially the batt club and the sock yarn clubs are filling up very fast, so do not wait to re-sign if you are a current member or if you are thinking of joining for the first time! Lots of fantastic art is waiting to be “translated” into fibre colours again !
Gothic Bunny Tops
100g AU$25
Amazing Grace-sold-
Chain of Fools
Change is gonna come
Doctor Feelgood 
I knew you were waiting for me
Good to me
Do Right
Jumping Jack Flash-sold-
Lean on me-1left-
Natural Woman-sold-
R-E-S-P-E-C-T -3 left-
Oh me oh my-sold-
Sky Lark-1left-
Soul Serenade
Til you come back home-SOLD-
Think!
Try a Little Tenderness
Natural undyed IxCHeL Club Sign ups are open now !
Here is a photo compilation of the previous club months January to July to give you an idea what the "Art Journey" Theme of this years clubs has been all about : The interpretation of art into fibre.
IxCHeL Fibre Club October, November, December 2018
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 #37 and receive your special hand dyed top :)) for three months (October, November, December 2018) is AU$72 + postage (parcel post or airmail). AND there are good value double serves available !!!
For Australia : single serve $72+$29 postage (parcel post), double serve $136+$29 (save $8) or triple serves $204 (save $12!) + postage
For USA + Canada: single serve AU$72+AU$57 (Airmail) double serve AU$136+AU$57
For UK,Europe, rest of the world: Single serve AU$72+AU$69 (airmail) Double serve AU$136+AU$69
For Asia: Single serve AU$72+AU$50 (airmail) Double serve AU$136+AU$50
If you want to receive a fibre surprise every month then join the IXCHEL FIBRE CLUB #37 now. Numbers are strictly limited ! The October 2018 Club is going to be shipped out end of October, the November club mid November and the December club Early December. Payment via direct deposit or credit card or paypal. Just PM or email me your details.
The IxCHeL Sock Yarn Clubs October, November, December 2018
Every month for three months (October, November, December 2018) you will receive: enough hand dyed luscious yummy yarn to make a pair of socks or a lush shawl or scarf of course! (the hand dyed yarn will be exclusive for the Ixchelbunny SOCK-IT-TO-ME Yarn CLUB and will range from a sockweight yarn (a 4ply/fingering weight yarn) or an 8ply / DK weight enough to make a pair of socks ; Every month a 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 $87+$29 postage (parcel post) double serve $146(= one skein FREE!!!) +$29
For USA + Canada: single serve AU$87+AU$57 (Airmail) double serve $146 (= one skein FREE!!!) +AU$57
For UK,Europe, rest of the world: Single serve AU$87+AU$69 (airmail) Double serve $145 (= one skein FREE!!!) +AU$69
For Asia: Single serve AU$87+AU$50 (airmail) Double serve $145 (= one skein FREE!!!) +AU$50
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 . The October 2018 Club is going to be shipped out end of October, the November club mid November and the December club Early December.
IxCHeL Funky Bunny Batt Clubs October, November, December 2018
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 170grams with luxury fibres like camel , angora, cashmere, silk, yak, llama even wallaby 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 2018.
Price to join the IxCHeL Funky bunny for three months is :
For Australia : $114+$29 postage (parcel post)
For USA + Canada: AU$114+AU$57 (Airmail)
For UK,Europe, rest of the world: AU$114+AU$69 (airmail)
For Asia: AU$114+AU$50 (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 October 2018 Club is going to be shipped out end of October, the November club mid November and the December club Early December. Payment via direct deposit or credit card or paypal. Just PM or email me
Have a fun week Creating your Dreams!
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.
4. message me on Instagram 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.
2. Message me on facebook or
3. Message me on www.ravelry.com where I am ixchelbunny.
4. message me on Instagram 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.
Dates to put in your Calendar
Sunday September 30th
Pakenham Hall
Corner Henry and John Street , Pakenham
9.30 - 3.00pm
This awesome event is hosted by the Black & Coloured Sheep Breeders of South East Victoria
There will be craft demos, wonderful fleeces, a petting farm from the Elisabeth Murdoch College, Raffle prizes and of course a huge amount of stall holders offering fantastic fluffy fibres and yarns.
I will be there again as well of course (would not miss it for the world) and I will have some new products again that could not be ready for the Bendigo Show like, natural dyes, plant seeds to grow your own dye garden, natural dye kits, new yarn and design kits as well as my usual range of super fluffy yarns and blends.
I will give you a nice overview closer to the date to help you prepare your shopping list ;-)
RABBIT ON !
((hugs))
Charly
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