Stay Magical !

A Magical Weekend to you all !!! 

I’ve had my hot, hot bath after the adventurous week when I chatted to you last week Friday ( well. I had several hot baths to tell you the truth…lol) And then it was straight into getting all the clubs finished. I am happy to announce that early this week all the June clubs have been shipped off and teasers and photos will be posted on face book and Instagram. I have already posted a short movie of the gargantuan amount of club batts that were waiting to get packaged up. They looked so cute, all in a row , I could not resist. It gives a bit of surprise away, but not too much i hope  …lol    That video can be viewed if you go on to my facebook or Instagram account.

So what I have been up to after dyeing the June clubs last week? Well, lots of cleaning of the dye studio. Nota job I love doing but it has to be done....  After every big dye job (Every club I am dyeing about 20 to 30 kilos of fibre , not counting the extra rare fibres for the batts or all the yarns!) and there is a lot of pigment preparation as well. So to get everything for the next batch of dyeing ready, everything needs to be clean. Especially when it comes to natural dyeing, which takes a LOT of room to play with: eco printing, laying out, lots of splashing about (in a safe matter of course!). 

So, It is with a lot of excitement that I can offer you our own absolutely beautiful Australian spun and grown yarn, botanically dyed with foraged or grown plants right here in Victoria ! 

The Lace yarn is a cashmerino yarn: Australian merino with Australian cashmere. I have been dyeing these yarns for years now and weaving , knitting and crocheting with them as well. 

If you think that their 1200meters per 100grams is too fine for you, please think again! Not every lace yarn needs to be lace! 

This yarn works up beautifully when held together in two or even 4 strands and they do not even have to be 4 strands of the same colour !

If you hold two strands of this lace weight yarn ( a 1ply weight) together , you get an equivalent weight of 3ply. Yes, this sounds funny, but in this case and in every case if holding two strands of yarn together to knit with : 1 + 1 does not equal 2 ! 

if you hold a 1 ply together in two strands it would be equal to a 3 ply weight; if you knit two strands of 4 ply together it will become a 9 or 10 ply weight. That makes holding 4 strands of this lace 1ply cashmerino yarn an approximate 6 ply. See what I mean? 

 If you are also a  weaver like me, life becomes so much more interesting when combining all different strands of yarn together. If you look closely at the woven fabric of say a Chanel jacket, you can see this theory plainly.

Or, in this case: my knitted ballet cross over top , which I knitted with two strands of cashmerino lace weight yarn in two different colours. 

You have to remember when you hold two strands of yarn together, every now and again one will go in front of the other or visa versa. THAT makes for a very interesting knit fabric ! 

Here’s an example of that :

Apart from all things to knit, crochet or weave with this yarn, the cashmerino yarn is also excellent to ply your handspun single ply yarn OR use to autowrap your art yarns ! Yes, you do not necessarily need to ply your handspun single yarn on itself, you can ply it with thin threads as well  or even novelty yarn. Anything goes !

As you can see: there is no yarn that is more versatile than the Cashmerino on offer tonight ! Also, don’t forget!: the club sign ups for the clubs starting in July are only open for another week !!!!! Message or email me if you would like to join the club !

If you would like to receive a surprise parcel every month that takes you on an art journey, where you discover new artists, their stories and their paintings, you also see my interpretation of their work of art into yarn and fibre. It’s exciting! It’s fun ! and it’s like a gift that keeps on giving ! Message or email me please to order or sign up for the clubs ! I am also taking custom orders.

This is the last blog update of June ! How time flies !!!! Next Friday is the start of my RARE BREED MONTH ! Every Friday in the month of July there are going to be super exciting rare breed , hand dyed tops available, ranging from a spectacular  Russian sheep and  sea weed eating sheep from the Shetland Isles to ........ no......let me make that a surprise ! I will be exploring the breeds every week, telling you lots of history ad stories about them and the small communities they helped develop and nurture. I hope you will join me next month on lots of rare breed adventures. 

Have a relaxing 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 !!!

IxCHeL Cashmerino Lace yarn 

 (cobweb weight, 1 ply)

Australian Merino and Australian Cashmere (70/30)

+/- 1200 m/100grms
 100g skeins    AU$32

Dyed with Madder Root (exhaust bath)

Madder Root Exhaust bath (2nd dipping, Coral light pink)

Madder Root Exhaust bath (with half lead mordant)

Walnut, Acorn, Eucalyptus, Madder (Dyebath D) SOLD

Walnut, Acorn, Eucalyptus, Madder (Dyebath L) sold

Walnut, Acorn, Eucalyptus, Madder (Dyebath O, because I put an extra wash over it with Eucalypt, it created a really gorgeous warm desert orange glow) SOLD

Walnut, Acorn, Eucalyptus, Madder (Dyebath B, because I put an extra wash over it with Madder root exhaust, it created a really gorgeous dusky Bordeaux glow)

SOLD

Dyed with Henna Leaves

Dyed with Safflower ( this dyebath gave me a gorgeous buttercup yellow)

Dyed with Weld. 

 As I heard an incredibly insightful Irishman once say 

“ A Rose is just a weed with a Marketing department”, 

Weld is classified as a weed 

(obviously this plant has no advertising budget whatsoever, 

but it does give a gorgeous gold, dusky green!) 

In my book it should definitely be considered as a plant 

with a better classification than a “weed” …lol

Dyed with Pomegranate ( beautiful gold bronze colour!)

Dyed with homegrown Japanese Indigo, in a shibori style dye bath (resist dye) SOLD

Dyed with woad 

(definitely one of my all time favourite plants to dye with!

 It gives such an array of gorgeous blues: 

from summer sky blue to this duck egg blue. )

Dyed with Hibiscus flowers 

(a very romantic dusky colour. 

I don’t know why it makes me think of scenes of 

Jane Austin books, but this colour 

transports me straight to “Pride and Prejudice” times …

Call me weird…lol)

Have a cozy weekend with lots of fibre and yarn play, laughs and love!!

All my contact details and "HOW TO ORDER" are also to be found at the end of this week’s blog entry. And please remember: Every time you buy from a small business or a farm you are not only getting something unique and handmade but you are supporting so much more !

To order: email or message me on facebook or Instagram, quoting the colourway and the quantity you would like, together with your postal address and I will get right back to you with all the payment details.

IxCHeL club sign ups for July, August and September 2021 !!!!! are open ! 

 Here are some photos of the previous clubs.

August 20 Fibre Club

August Batt Club

August Yarn Club

June Club

June Club

Note to all International club members:
All international club parcels are now being shipped with tracking and expedited. 
There is an option if you want all three of your clubs to be shipped together to save on shipping cost:  Just ask me for a postage quote !

IxCHeL Fibre Club July, August and September 2021

The subscription is for a period of three months and you will receive one special hand dyed and special blended top/roving per month

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 #48 and receive your special hand dyed top :)) for three months (July, August and September 2021) is AU$78 + postage (parcel post or airmail). AND there are good value double and triple serves available !!!

For Australia : single serve $78+$30 postage (parcel post), double serve $150(save $6) +$30m postage or triple serves $225 (save $9!) + $30 postage

For New Zealand : single serve $78+$45 postage (parcel post) double serve $150(save $6) +$45 postage

For USA + Canada: single serve AU$78+AU$60 (Airmail) double serve AU$150+AU$60; triple serve $225 (save $9) + AU$60postage

For UK,Europe, rest of the world: Single serve AU$78+AU$78 (airmail) Double serve AU$150+AU$78; triple serve $225 (save $9) + AU$78postage

 For Asia: Single serve AU$78+AU$57 (airmail) Double serve AU$150+AU$57; triple serves $225 (save $9) + AU$57postage 

If you want to receive a fibre surprise every month then join the IXCHEL FIBRE CLUB #47 now. Numbers are strictly limited ! Payment via direct deposit or credit card or paypal. Just PM or email me your details.

 The IxCHeL Yarn Clubs July, August and September 2021

Every month for three months (July, August and September 2021) 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); 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 $96+$30 postage (parcel post) double serve $177( save $15!!) +$30 postage

For New Zealand : single serve $96+$45 postage (parcel post) double serve $177( save $15!!) +$45 postage

For USA + Canada: single serve AU$96+AU$60 (Airmail) double serve $177 (Save $15!!) +AU$60 

For UK,Europe, rest of the world: Single serve AU$96+AU$78 (airmail) Double serve $177 (Save $15!!) +AU$78

For Asia: Single serve AU$96+AU$57 (airmail) Double serve $177 (= Save $15!!!) +AU$57

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 Payment via direct deposit or credit card or paypal. Just PM or email me your details

IxCHeL Funky Bunny Batt Clubs July, August and September 2021

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 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 2021

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

For Australia : $114+$30 postage (parcel post)

For New Zealand : single serve $114+$45 postage (parcel post)

For USA + Canada: AU$114+AU$60 (Airmail)

For UK,Europe, rest of the world: AU$114+AU$78 (airmail)

For Asia: AU$114+AU$57 (airmail)

If you want to receive a fibre surprise every month then join the IXCHEL FUNKY BUNNY BATT CLUB now. Numbers are strictly limited !

Payment via direct deposit or credit card or paypal. Just PM or email me your details.

To become a member just email me on ixchelbunnyart at gmail dot com or message me on facebook or Instagram. More on how to order the clubs and anything from this update later in the blog in the section “how to order”

To order: email or message me on facebook or Instagram, quoting the colourway and the quantity you would like, together with your postal address and I will get right back to you with all the payment details.

IxCHeL Tweed Yarn  

Hand dyed

Super soft lambs wool 70% and Kid Mohair 30%

Spun singles, fingering or sock weight yarn

+/- 200meters/218yards

50grams      1.76oz

AU$18

Botanical dyes 

(dyed with Eucalypt, Madder root, Walnut, Elderberry, Indigo,Acorn)

Indigo

Jewels

NEW colours !!! 

 IxCHeL Tweed Yarn 

Super soft lambs wool 70% and Kid Mohair 30%

Spun singles, fingering or sock weight yarn

+/- 200meters/218yards

50grams      1.76oz

AU$16

Nephrite Jade 

 (A beautiful deep sage green colour with fun blue, lime and salmon speckles)

Grevillea + new ! 

 A vibrant raspberry pink tweed with deep purple, lime and soft pink speckles)

To order: email or message me on facebook, Ravelry or Instagram, quoting the colourway and the quantity you would like, together with your postal address and I will get right back to you with all the payment details.

IxCHeL Tweed fingering weight yarn

Super soft lambs wool 70% and Kid Mohair 30%

Spun singles, fingering or sock weight yarn

+/- 200meters/218yards

50grams      1.76oz

AU$16

Great Barrier Reef

Leafy Seadragon

Flying Fox

Airlie Beach

Sea Mist

Amethyst

Wattle
(A beautiful sunshine yellow that goes so well with the kookaburra the silver grey)

Kata Tjuta           BACK IN STOCK !!!
(an intense pure red that goes well with the Kookaburra and the Wattle and the Amethyst colourway and soooooo  many others)

Kookaburra
(a beautiful silver grey with ochre accents that complement the dingo colourway)

Dingo
( A beautiful warm honey ochre with pops of royal bluebell, kingfisher and kangaroo paw)

Dusky Grevillea
(a gorgeous raspberry base with pops of royal bluebell, flowering gum, grey and daintree)

Flowering Gum
( a gorgeous medieval warm red with bright red, kookaburra and fern forest accents)

Fern Forest
( a deep forest green with accents of bright red, dusky purple and daintree) )

Jacarandah 
( a fabulous deep purple with accents of royal bluebell, daintree, grevillea and kingfisher )

Wombat
( a fabulous deep walnut brown with accents of dingo and kookaburra)

Kangaroo Paw 
( a fabulous warm orange with accents of fern forest, royal bluebell and grevillea and dingo )

isn’t it gorgeous how the Kangaroo paw knits up?! )

Royal Bluebell 
( a deep blue with accents of flowering gum, kookaburra and fern forest )

Wallaby
( a warm light brown with accents of soft blue and kookaburra)

Daintree ( a soft green with accents of fern forest and dingo)

Kingfisher 
( a fabulous Turquoise blue with accents of fern forest, kangaroo paw, Jacaranda and Grevillea)

Landscape dyes

 100g tubs   AU$12
250 g tubs AU$27

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.

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 !!!

How To Order:

1. You can email me on ixchelbunnyart at gmail dot com  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.

Keep your eyes out for any news on the 

ixchelbunny Instagram feed and the IxCHeL facebook page!!

 RABBIT ON !

((hugs))

Charly