a smiling soay lamb to make everybody feel happy
A week has flown by and I feel a bit better but I am not out of the woods yet so to speak.
I have taken more time for myself, instead of hopping out of bed and start working immediately til the early hours of the morning; I have been telling myself not to doubt myself so much and just dive in.
I have had a very hard decision to make saying no and also standing up for myself . For that last bit, I normally do not do that and that is the whole new mess I can get myself into, so I guess I am feeling better but I still have a long way to go. I did lots of work, which I love to do and i can actually not do without (the painting bit and playing with fibres etc) , but to top it off, Paul took me to a beach on Monday, when the temperature was in the mid 30s (Celsius) and there was a great surf.
Now to make things absolutely clear: I do not surf ! I am both vertically and horizontally challenged and known to do my own stunts just walking from A to B. I am very good at doing my own stunts! I have been known to fall over a bit of air or a puddle.
We walked on the beach for hours, watching the ibis and the gulls looking for little crabs, watching surfers dance on the waves (Paul wants to take lessons, I’ll just get a body board and splash I told him, pretending to be a mermaid). It was heaven. Every now and again the bigger waves hit me on my back when I least expected it and I shrieked happily for almost being knocked over. Paul quickly turned around thinking something happened, only to mutter to himself “oh it’s okay, she’s just acting like a kid again”..and I did! It was fun ! and , I was letting go of all the worry and the stress of asking myself if I was good enough or worked hard enough or if we were going to have enough money coming in. You know, all those things that at the end of the day do not need worrying about, because they only make things worse. Easy to say that now, but try being self employed and anxiety prone..lol
We took a looooong drive back , because let’s face it, we are not exactly living near a beach. Tuesday and the rest of the week, I worked hard and dyed lots of custom orders and the updates and also started prepping the March clubs, ready to get their dyebath over the weekend. I will post some teaser photos later this weekend on Instagram and facebook so you can all have a look. In the meantime I have updated this blog to show the February club yarn, batt and fibre AND I have also put them on Instagram and facebook in all their glory. It was quite a challenge to dye the fibres and try to recreate the colours Georgia O’Keeffe used in her painting. There were lots of nuances and blending of so many subtle colours that were quite hard to do on fibre. I hope I succeeded but I am happy with how all the clubs came out. March will show another challenge! And I am looking forward to it !
So, here I am, hopefully reigning in the fear and taking charge a bit more. I think I may need to remind myself at times though. Maybe a sticker on the mirror or on my computer?, a tattoo on my hand?, you know, something that reminds me every day, not to be the worlds harshest critic on myself and not be influenced by whatever goes on on Instagram or facebook or in the media. It’s not the work that kills me because I love what I do and I could not be a day without dyeing fibres or painting or spinning yarn; no, it’s the perceived outside pressure. I mention “perceived” because it is something that is totally subjective. Nobody is telling me to do anything; it is the pressure I put on myself because want to be the best I can possibly be. I have to let go every now and again, whatever the consequences, and be hit by beach waves on the bum I reckon…lol Anyway, let’s get this show on the road because there is a LOT I have to offer you this week!
Before I do , I want to thank each and every one of you who have reached out, sent me words of encouragement and absolutely lovely messages that brought happy tears to my eyes. You are awesome and I thank you from the bottom of my heart for the compassion and the love you have showed me over the last week. I love you all !
This week I have dyed up the last of the Outlander blend with its’ magnificently soft Soay sheep ! I will not have any more of this particular blend in the future !
Have a fun and creative weekend !
Here is some rare sheep breed info for you:
The rare sheep breed in the spot light is the very special soay sheep of the Scottish Islands of St Kilda and Hirta ! It is a very, very rare ancient breed, with roots going back all the way to the bronze age !
The Isle of Soay, a name derived from the Norse word for Sheep Island, is near the North West corner of Hirta. A very dangerous, narrow channel and sea stacks separate the two. Soay is extremely difficult to access due to its steep rocky cliffs, boulder fields and lack of anchorage.
It can only be approached when seas are very calm and quickly changing weather can make getting off the island nearly impossible, it is the least accessible of all the islands in the archipelago. It is believed that sheep have probably inhabited Soay since the Bronze Age and are the descendants of the very first domesticated sheep which populated northern Europe. They are the most primitive surviving livestock breed in the UK.
The sheep on Soay Island were not owned by the St. Kildans of Hirta, but instead by the islands various lairds (landlords). Their feudal tenants were allowed to annually collect fleece from these sheep and were occasionally permitted to take an animal, for a fee, to kill for special occasions. While Soay is somewhat larger (244 acres) than its neighbour Boreray (189 acres) Soay supports fewer animals per acre because its high central plateau is a marshy bog with little vegetation suitable to grazing sheep.
I have taken more time for myself, instead of hopping out of bed and start working immediately til the early hours of the morning; I have been telling myself not to doubt myself so much and just dive in.
I have had a very hard decision to make saying no and also standing up for myself . For that last bit, I normally do not do that and that is the whole new mess I can get myself into, so I guess I am feeling better but I still have a long way to go. I did lots of work, which I love to do and i can actually not do without (the painting bit and playing with fibres etc) , but to top it off, Paul took me to a beach on Monday, when the temperature was in the mid 30s (Celsius) and there was a great surf.
Now to make things absolutely clear: I do not surf ! I am both vertically and horizontally challenged and known to do my own stunts just walking from A to B. I am very good at doing my own stunts! I have been known to fall over a bit of air or a puddle.
We walked on the beach for hours, watching the ibis and the gulls looking for little crabs, watching surfers dance on the waves (Paul wants to take lessons, I’ll just get a body board and splash I told him, pretending to be a mermaid). It was heaven. Every now and again the bigger waves hit me on my back when I least expected it and I shrieked happily for almost being knocked over. Paul quickly turned around thinking something happened, only to mutter to himself “oh it’s okay, she’s just acting like a kid again”..and I did! It was fun ! and , I was letting go of all the worry and the stress of asking myself if I was good enough or worked hard enough or if we were going to have enough money coming in. You know, all those things that at the end of the day do not need worrying about, because they only make things worse. Easy to say that now, but try being self employed and anxiety prone..lol
We took a looooong drive back , because let’s face it, we are not exactly living near a beach. Tuesday and the rest of the week, I worked hard and dyed lots of custom orders and the updates and also started prepping the March clubs, ready to get their dyebath over the weekend. I will post some teaser photos later this weekend on Instagram and facebook so you can all have a look. In the meantime I have updated this blog to show the February club yarn, batt and fibre AND I have also put them on Instagram and facebook in all their glory. It was quite a challenge to dye the fibres and try to recreate the colours Georgia O’Keeffe used in her painting. There were lots of nuances and blending of so many subtle colours that were quite hard to do on fibre. I hope I succeeded but I am happy with how all the clubs came out. March will show another challenge! And I am looking forward to it !
So, here I am, hopefully reigning in the fear and taking charge a bit more. I think I may need to remind myself at times though. Maybe a sticker on the mirror or on my computer?, a tattoo on my hand?, you know, something that reminds me every day, not to be the worlds harshest critic on myself and not be influenced by whatever goes on on Instagram or facebook or in the media. It’s not the work that kills me because I love what I do and I could not be a day without dyeing fibres or painting or spinning yarn; no, it’s the perceived outside pressure. I mention “perceived” because it is something that is totally subjective. Nobody is telling me to do anything; it is the pressure I put on myself because want to be the best I can possibly be. I have to let go every now and again, whatever the consequences, and be hit by beach waves on the bum I reckon…lol Anyway, let’s get this show on the road because there is a LOT I have to offer you this week!
Before I do , I want to thank each and every one of you who have reached out, sent me words of encouragement and absolutely lovely messages that brought happy tears to my eyes. You are awesome and I thank you from the bottom of my heart for the compassion and the love you have showed me over the last week. I love you all !
This week I have dyed up the last of the Outlander blend with its’ magnificently soft Soay sheep ! I will not have any more of this particular blend in the future !
Have a fun and creative weekend !
Here is some rare sheep breed info for you:
The rare sheep breed in the spot light is the very special soay sheep of the Scottish Islands of St Kilda and Hirta ! It is a very, very rare ancient breed, with roots going back all the way to the bronze age !
The Isle of Soay, a name derived from the Norse word for Sheep Island, is near the North West corner of Hirta. A very dangerous, narrow channel and sea stacks separate the two. Soay is extremely difficult to access due to its steep rocky cliffs, boulder fields and lack of anchorage.
It can only be approached when seas are very calm and quickly changing weather can make getting off the island nearly impossible, it is the least accessible of all the islands in the archipelago. It is believed that sheep have probably inhabited Soay since the Bronze Age and are the descendants of the very first domesticated sheep which populated northern Europe. They are the most primitive surviving livestock breed in the UK.
The sheep on Soay Island were not owned by the St. Kildans of Hirta, but instead by the islands various lairds (landlords). Their feudal tenants were allowed to annually collect fleece from these sheep and were occasionally permitted to take an animal, for a fee, to kill for special occasions. While Soay is somewhat larger (244 acres) than its neighbour Boreray (189 acres) Soay supports fewer animals per acre because its high central plateau is a marshy bog with little vegetation suitable to grazing sheep.
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St. Kilda is a group of islands which are the most westerly part of Scotland; they are 41 miles from Benbecula in the Outer Hebrides and 110 miles from the Scottish mainland.
This archipelago consists of four small islands and some large rocky outcrops which are all that remains of a long extinct volcano. The islands are remote and spectacular with the highest cliffs in the UK and are the home to large colonies of seabirds.
There is evidence that the main island Hirta has been inhabited for thousands of years but the habitation might not have been continuous. There is also evidence of human activity on the other three islands of Dun, Soay and the more remote Boreray.
The island of Soay has been the home of the most primitive form of domestic sheep in the UK for thousands of years which have remained as a relic of early domestication due to isolation and inaccessibility. The islanders, known as the St. Kildans were the tenants of various owners of St. Kilda, they had limited resources other than the vast seabird colonies. They caught thousands of these birds and used their feathers and extracted their oil as a currency to pay their rent and to buy meagre provisions.
The most remote island of the archipelago is Boreray which was used by the St. Kildans to harvest sea birds and their eggs and also keep a reserve flock of their unique domestic sheep, now known as Boreray Sheep.
As more communications with the mainland improved the life of the islanders changed, they were subject to diseases brought by contact with outsiders which caused heavy mortality. There was movement to the mainland and immigration to other parts of the world until in 1930 the population became so low with so few able bodied men they could no longer sustain themselves and they chose to leave. In 1957, the entire archipelago was bequeathed to the National Trust for Scotland and has been in their ownership and protection ever since.
Here is some amazing footage of St Kilda Island and its Soay sheep (the sheep story arrives at around 5mins30secs in)
The animals on Soay have never been managed and lived feral on the island for thousands of years, no one is certain how long or how they got there.
There are dark and blond sheep with some ewes being horned and many others polled (no horns) or scurred (small or misshaped horns). Over recent centuries some animals have been taken from Soay to estates on the mainland of the UK. Over a period of time starting in 1932, after St. Kilda had been evacuated and sold, 107 animals were captured and transferred to the vacant pastures of Hirta.
This was a significant number taken from the small population on Soay Island. Today flocks survive in both locations.
Visitors to St Kilda will immediately notice three striking features of the sheep.
First, Soay sheep are tiny. In August, mature females average around 24kg in weight while mature males are around 38kg, making them about one third the size of most modern domestic sheep and shrinking !
This archipelago consists of four small islands and some large rocky outcrops which are all that remains of a long extinct volcano. The islands are remote and spectacular with the highest cliffs in the UK and are the home to large colonies of seabirds.
There is evidence that the main island Hirta has been inhabited for thousands of years but the habitation might not have been continuous. There is also evidence of human activity on the other three islands of Dun, Soay and the more remote Boreray.
The island of Soay has been the home of the most primitive form of domestic sheep in the UK for thousands of years which have remained as a relic of early domestication due to isolation and inaccessibility. The islanders, known as the St. Kildans were the tenants of various owners of St. Kilda, they had limited resources other than the vast seabird colonies. They caught thousands of these birds and used their feathers and extracted their oil as a currency to pay their rent and to buy meagre provisions.
The most remote island of the archipelago is Boreray which was used by the St. Kildans to harvest sea birds and their eggs and also keep a reserve flock of their unique domestic sheep, now known as Boreray Sheep.
As more communications with the mainland improved the life of the islanders changed, they were subject to diseases brought by contact with outsiders which caused heavy mortality. There was movement to the mainland and immigration to other parts of the world until in 1930 the population became so low with so few able bodied men they could no longer sustain themselves and they chose to leave. In 1957, the entire archipelago was bequeathed to the National Trust for Scotland and has been in their ownership and protection ever since.
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| Tourists flocking around a spinner showing them spinning soay (1900s) |
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| spinning magic |
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| now the same street is deserted... except for the grazing soay sheep that have been there for centuries |
Here is some amazing footage of St Kilda Island and its Soay sheep (the sheep story arrives at around 5mins30secs in)
There are dark and blond sheep with some ewes being horned and many others polled (no horns) or scurred (small or misshaped horns). Over recent centuries some animals have been taken from Soay to estates on the mainland of the UK. Over a period of time starting in 1932, after St. Kilda had been evacuated and sold, 107 animals were captured and transferred to the vacant pastures of Hirta.
This was a significant number taken from the small population on Soay Island. Today flocks survive in both locations.
Visitors to St Kilda will immediately notice three striking features of the sheep.
First, Soay sheep are tiny. In August, mature females average around 24kg in weight while mature males are around 38kg, making them about one third the size of most modern domestic sheep and shrinking !
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Second, they are highly variable in appearance. While many Soays have the ‘classic’ Soay coat colour, which we call ‘dark wild’ (with ‘wild’ being short for ‘wildtype’ the coat pattern that features a light belly and rump patch), we recognise three other varieties (‘dark self’, ‘light wild(type)’ and ‘light self’ (where ‘self’ refers to ‘self-coloured’ – a coat pattern with the same colour all over including belly and rump patch).
Studies have shown that the dark/light colouration is due to a gene called tyrosinase-related protein 1, or TYRP1 which is on sheep chromosome 2 and genetically dark is dominant to light, while the wild/self colouration is due to the locus Agouti on sheep chromosome 13 and wild is dominant to self.
There are however, very cute Soay sheep with white patches as well. (note: in angora rabbits for example there is the agouti on chromosome 13 as well, making the off spring able to have all different colours. Agouti is a gorgeous thing to have in the gene pool !).
Studies have shown that the dark/light colouration is due to a gene called tyrosinase-related protein 1, or TYRP1 which is on sheep chromosome 2 and genetically dark is dominant to light, while the wild/self colouration is due to the locus Agouti on sheep chromosome 13 and wild is dominant to self.
There are however, very cute Soay sheep with white patches as well. (note: in angora rabbits for example there is the agouti on chromosome 13 as well, making the off spring able to have all different colours. Agouti is a gorgeous thing to have in the gene pool !).
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The University of Edinburg is doing a lot of research on these soay sheep because it offers them a very good insight in the ecology and the evolution of the species. A count of the whole of Hirta’s Soay sheep population has been conducted most years since 1952 by the same method.
It was these counts that revealed that Soay sheep on St Kilda have rather unusual population dynamics. The Soay population rises to maxima and then crashes, at irregular intervals. It is this population dynamic behaviour that makes Soay sheep so interesting for ecologists. The sheep exhibit a phenomenon known as overcompensatory density dependence, in which their population never reaches equilibrium.
The population growth is so great as to exceed the carrying capacity of the island, which eventually causes a dramatic population crash, and then the cycle repeats. For example, in 1989, the population fell by two thirds within 12 weeks !!
In brief, it became clear that the population dynamics of Soay sheep happen because virtually all mature females conceive each year, regardless of density, and as a result, the population can increase in one breeding season to a size which greatly exceeds the winter carrying capacity, when it may crash. Crashes are more likely to occur when there is bad winter weather, and when the population contains a large proportion of vulnerable sheep such as lambs and males. The population then increases again, over several years, before another crash.
As ecological research proceeded, it became clear that the Soay sheep population also offers remarkable opportunities for understanding the progress of natural selection and evolution in real time. Population crashes are a period of intense selection, could they have anything to do with the maintenance of genetic variation, for example in coat colour and horn type? Does the low life expectancy of most individuals select for early reproductive effort? Likewise, the population dynamics research inspires numerous questions about the relationship between the sheep and their biotic environment, including the plants on which they feed and the parasites.
The Soay sheep have short tails and naturally shed their wool, which can be hand plucked (called rooing) in the spring and early summer. About one kilogram of wool can be obtained from each animal per year.
It was these counts that revealed that Soay sheep on St Kilda have rather unusual population dynamics. The Soay population rises to maxima and then crashes, at irregular intervals. It is this population dynamic behaviour that makes Soay sheep so interesting for ecologists. The sheep exhibit a phenomenon known as overcompensatory density dependence, in which their population never reaches equilibrium.
The population growth is so great as to exceed the carrying capacity of the island, which eventually causes a dramatic population crash, and then the cycle repeats. For example, in 1989, the population fell by two thirds within 12 weeks !!
In brief, it became clear that the population dynamics of Soay sheep happen because virtually all mature females conceive each year, regardless of density, and as a result, the population can increase in one breeding season to a size which greatly exceeds the winter carrying capacity, when it may crash. Crashes are more likely to occur when there is bad winter weather, and when the population contains a large proportion of vulnerable sheep such as lambs and males. The population then increases again, over several years, before another crash.
As ecological research proceeded, it became clear that the Soay sheep population also offers remarkable opportunities for understanding the progress of natural selection and evolution in real time. Population crashes are a period of intense selection, could they have anything to do with the maintenance of genetic variation, for example in coat colour and horn type? Does the low life expectancy of most individuals select for early reproductive effort? Likewise, the population dynamics research inspires numerous questions about the relationship between the sheep and their biotic environment, including the plants on which they feed and the parasites.
The Soay sheep have short tails and naturally shed their wool, which can be hand plucked (called rooing) in the spring and early summer. About one kilogram of wool can be obtained from each animal per year.
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 Soay sheep shed their fleece leaving them to look a bit bedraggled |
This breed has extremely fine fleece and it is difficult to distinguish an outer coat. This is a clear indication that the Soay are indeed the product of a domesticated breed in prehistoric times.
The breed also lacks the flocking instinct of many breeds. Attempts to work them using sheep dogs result in a scattering of the group: no use entering them at the Bendigo sheep and wool show dog trials: it would be extremely frustrating for the sheep and dogs. They obviously are the rebels among sheep !
The breed also lacks the flocking instinct of many breeds. Attempts to work them using sheep dogs result in a scattering of the group: no use entering them at the Bendigo sheep and wool show dog trials: it would be extremely frustrating for the sheep and dogs. They obviously are the rebels among sheep !
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| A Soay lamb and his mum |
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| a one day old Soay sheep lamb blending in with some autumn leaves |
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| Soay sheep fleece |
I do not have a lot of stock of this blend.
Also, the club sign ups are still open: Don't wait too long to join !
Also, the club sign ups are still open: Don't wait too long to join !
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 !!!
IxCHeL Outlander Tops
Scottish Soay Sheep , super fine Merino, Muga silk , Mulberry Silk, Cashmere, Angora bunny
100+gram top AU$26
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Coburg Town hall, 90 Bell Street, Coburg VIC 3058
I'll be there with an amazing amount of new exclusive NEW yarns (and some wool to spin as well) !!!
I will also have spindles by the amazing Bearded Dragon and lots of fibre tools as well from darning mushrooms to noste pinne, Turkish spindles, Navajo and Mayan spindles, Turkish spindles and needle cases to distaffs.
Get ready for a fabulous SUNDAY filled with lots of craft and YARNIE fun !!!
Go to http://www.sheepshow.com to see what is happening and book your tickets. The Bendigo Sheep and Wool show is the biggest wool show in Australia ! with an amazing amount of woolcraft, indie dyers, a huge amount of tops, yarn, craft, felt and spindles, spinning wheels and anything you need for your knitting,crocheting and crafting.
I will be there with an amazing amount of new exclusive wool blends and yarns, batts, felt and landscape and botanical natural dyes and so much more !!!
I will also have spindles by the amazing Bearded Dragon and lots of fibre tools as well from darning mushrooms to noste pinne, Turkish spindles, Navajo and Mayan spindles, Turkish spindles and needle cases to distaffs, and something amazing for spinners and knitters.
Get ready for a fabulous weekend filled with lots of craft and fun !!!
IxCHeL Club Sign ups for the second trimester of 2019 are NOW OPEN !!!
Here is the overview of all the clubs shipped out to all the members in 2018 and January 2019.
Teasers of the February club will be posted on my Instagram, Facebook and Twitter soon !
If you would like to join for the next round just PM me.
Here is a photo compilation of the 2018/2019 clubs to give you an idea what the "Art Journey" Theme has been all about : The interpretation of art into fibre. And I can add 2019 January club to that overview as well now !
IxCHeL Clubs 2019
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IxCHeL Fibre Club April, May and June 2019
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$25 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 #39 and receive your special hand dyed top :)) for three months (April, May and June 2019) is AU$75 + postage (parcel post or airmail). AND there are good value double serves available !!!
For Australia : single serve $75+$29 postage (parcel post), double serve $142+$29 (save $8) or triple serves $214 (save $11!) + postage
For USA + Canada: single serve AU$75+AU$57 (Airmail) double serve AU$142+AU$57; triple serve $214 (save $11) + postage
For UK,Europe, rest of the world: Single serve AU$72+AU$69 (airmail) Double serve AU$136+AU$69; triple serve $214 (save $11) + postage
For Asia: Single serve AU$72+AU$50 (airmail) Double serve AU$136+AU$50; triple serves $214 (save $11) + postage
If you want to receive a fibre surprise every month then join the IXCHEL FIBRE CLUB #39 now. Numbers are strictly limited ! The April 2019 Club is going to be shipped out end of April, the May club mid May and the June club Early June. Payment via direct deposit or credit card or paypal. Just PM or email me your details.
The IxCHeL Yarn Clubs April, May and June 2019
Every month for three months (April, May and June 2019) 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 or scarf 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 or scarves extra long !
For Australia : single serve $87+$29 postage (parcel post) double serve $150( save $24!!) +$29 postage
For USA + Canada: single serve AU$87+AU$57 (Airmail) double serve $150 (Save $24!!) +AU$57
For UK,Europe, rest of the world: Single serve AU$87+AU$69 (airmail) Double serve $150 (Save $24!!) +AU$69
For Asia: Single serve AU$87+AU$50 (airmail) Double serve $150 (= Save $24!!!) +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 April 2019 Club is going to be shipped out end of April, the May club mid May and the June club Early June.
IxCHeL Funky Bunny Batt Clubs April, May and June 2019
Here are all the details. 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 April , May and June 2019
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 April 2019 Club is going to be shipped out end of April, the May club mid May and the June club Early June. 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:
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 a fun weekend !!!
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 also to be found at the end of this week’s blog entry.
Have a creative week!
Please don't hesitate to contact me at any time if you have any questions okay? : Always happy to enable.
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
McClelland Spinners And Weavers Guild Spin in
Wednesday April 10th, 10 - 3pm
At the McClelland Sculpture Park (follow the signs once you enter the park, you have to drive a bit to get to the right cottage)
Theme for this years SPin In is :
EASTER BONNET - HAT
It's still time to create your very own Easter Hat with or without Bunnies !
Here is a hat with bunnies you can make with a free pattern:
and here is the link to the pattern:
https://craftox.com/free-bunny-hat-knitting-pattern-fair-isle-jacquard/
Handknitters Guild Show, Coburg Town Hall
Sunday 26th of May, 10 – 3pm.Coburg Town hall, 90 Bell Street, Coburg VIC 3058
I will also have spindles by the amazing Bearded Dragon and lots of fibre tools as well from darning mushrooms to noste pinne, Turkish spindles, Navajo and Mayan spindles, Turkish spindles and needle cases to distaffs.
Get ready for a fabulous SUNDAY filled with lots of craft and YARNIE fun !!!
Friday July 19th to Sunday July 21st
Australian Sheep and Wool Show, Bendigo.Go to http://www.sheepshow.com to see what is happening and book your tickets. The Bendigo Sheep and Wool show is the biggest wool show in Australia ! with an amazing amount of woolcraft, indie dyers, a huge amount of tops, yarn, craft, felt and spindles, spinning wheels and anything you need for your knitting,crocheting and crafting.
I will be there with an amazing amount of new exclusive wool blends and yarns, batts, felt and landscape and botanical natural dyes and so much more !!!
I will also have spindles by the amazing Bearded Dragon and lots of fibre tools as well from darning mushrooms to noste pinne, Turkish spindles, Navajo and Mayan spindles, Turkish spindles and needle cases to distaffs, and something amazing for spinners and knitters.
Get ready for a fabulous weekend filled with lots of craft and fun !!!
RABBIT ON !
((hugs))
Charly
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