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I have started to write this blog post and organizing everything a bit earlier this week, because I tell ya, last week was a night filled with panic ! So, what happened I hear you say?
Well, the week before doing the website for the second time I forgot to publish the blog at 8pm on my old blogspot address and only just remembered it after 7 minutes past 8pm…so I thought the week after: “Not this time!” . Good intentions and all of that eh? lol
Last week turned out to be super rushed though, because I only gave myself about half an hour to write the blog since, surprise surprise, I wanted to finish all the plying of the angora yarns and taking photos so I could put them live on the online shop….Yep, yep, hurry hurry ..done…done…
Paul helped me put those fab looking new Gothic blend tops up on the website photos, technical stuff and quantities , so he told me, and come 8pm it was all going to be going LIVE automatically. I did not even have to press a button or anything!!! Beauty !! I thought while I was still tapping away on my keyboard trying to get everything on the blog lined up.
8pm comes….and I am ready! Press the button for the old blog site to go live and just a final check I did not make too many typos….and then…………..
I panicked, because: I went to the online shop at 7 minutes past 8pm to, you know, just check that everything was going okay and I saw : THERE WERE NO QUANTITIES AVAILABLE for any of the new tops !!! So…..immediately I thought: OMG OMG !! he must have forgotten to add the available quantities to the website. It's going to be a disaster!! No one can buy anything, leave and I'm stuck with ten kilos of fluff ! Oh the disaster !!!!!!! eh..yeah....I am a glass half full kinda person but with a fabulous ability to talk myself down.... LOL
I shrieked (and I normally am not the shrieking kind…lol):”Paul did you put the available quantities on the new tops? !!!!???” and I started to attempt to change the quantities until Paul said “ Don’t you change anything !!!!! do you have any idea you already have I don’t know a huge amount of orders come in??!!!!”
My chin dropped on the floor and my eyes became the size of platters....while I stuttered...: “eh, no! I did not look at orders and nobody is messaging me….”, I mumbled.indecipherable things as well, not to be repeated.....
Well of course nobody is messaging me at the speed of light like they used to anymore, because it is all going AUTOMATICALLY doesn’t it??? LOLOLOL
I did not know whether to laugh or fall on the floor kicking myself on how stupid I was to panic the way I did….so…I did both…LOLOL Sigh…what a night….lol Safe to say I am still getting used to having a website….rofl
Good thing I had a whole weekend to recuperate, which I spent doing lots of dyeing and preparing the goodies for this update of the week. The September clubs are also almost ready and will be shipped next week. It was very , very busy..... again !
Oh and another thing to give everybody an insight into the workings of my brain: Now that I have a website and everybody can come in and buy something when THEY want to and browse to their hearts content..I feel I have to do more....dye more, offer more fluff and yarn...all the things! So what Paul imagined to be something to help me settle down a bit, let me have more time to do other things like painting, watercolour, design and God forbid, go away and do something else like get together with some friends, has had the total opposite effect. Because you know, that's how my brain was trained by me, the world's worst boss...rofl Again, I need to so get used to the new website and tell myself :"You are enough" without pushing myself off the cliff of overwork and burnout. I guess I have an addictive personality: everything in abundance or not at all. There is no in between....yeah, I have to work on that! Big time.
In the mean time: not only do I have a new handdyed blend Blue Faced Leicester Cashmere Silk tops for you to spin and cuddle...I also have new fabulous Kid Mohair Silk Merino Lace yarn AND...because you know..it's never enough...I wanted to offer you some more of the new handspun luxury yarn as well....
Like I said : For this update I dyed up 7 colour ways for you on a fabulously soft and silky Blue faced Leicester Silk tops and you can browse through all of them on the website (www.ixchel.com.au) and go to the What’s new section: you cannot miss it…lol .
Apart from these new hand dyed tops to spin your own yarn, I also have some pretty fluffy yarns again for you: Kid Mohair Silk and Merino yarn. This lace weight fluffy and super soft yarn is excellent to knit on its own but it is also amazing to knit together with the IxCHeL Tweed or the IxCHeL Sock yarns, which will give it an incredible halo !
I have 6 solid colourways available and 1 hand painted forest nymph colourway. You will be amazed at the softness and beauty of these. All the kid mohair silk yarns have an amazing 200-210 meters per 25 grams , so they go a very , very long way ! I love the way these lace kid mohair silk yarns blend with the hand dyed sock yarns, not only making them extra fluffy with a halo but also adding an extra depth of colour. You can make the base colour appear darker when adding a darker colour of the kid silk lace or lighter, adding a, ivory or pastel colour to your base yarn. You can add the kid silk lace a few rows and then leave it out for a few rows for different textural effects as well: anything goes !
More hand dyed and variegated kid silk merino lace yarn will come next week, just as soon as they are dry.
Here are some of the colours of the new lace yarn you will find on the shop tonight in the “what’s new” section.
Also, The IxCHeL Art Journey club sign ups for the next round starting in October are still open until the end of September or until the quotas are reached ! So, if you want to be part of some awesome fun and receiving a yarn, batt or fibre lovingly hand dyed and inspired by a unique artwork : Please sign up ! You will receive a fluffy parcel every month with an extra surprise too !
All the information on all the clubs you can find further down on this blog and on the website (www.ixchel.com.au)
And : don't forget there is TWEED YARN, sock yarns, angora yarns and lots of different tops and so , so much more on the online shop !!!! Go check it out! It’s fun to hop around and look at all the fluffy goodies! You may even be tempted to add something to your cart !
To order:
Go to www.ixchel.com.au and click on the “What’s NEW!” section on the home page.
Select the product you want , click on the colour you like and “add to cart”. Easy !
No more waiting for me to answer you when you message me! Of course you can still message me as well. This is all of us still trying to figure things out and I am very approachable and enabling as usual !
Blue Faced Leicester Cashmere and Silk Tops
100+ gram tops AU$26
forest nymph
Iris
Witches
Happy Rainbow
Pussy Riot
Cosmic Wave
Dragonfly in Amber
Please go to the shop and browse to your hearts content ! Have fun !
IxCHeL club sign ups for
October, November and December 2022
are now open !
Here are some photos of the previous clubs:
January 2022 Batt Club
January 2022 Fibre club
January 2022 Yarn Club
June 2021Club
June 2021Club
November 21 Yarn ClubNote 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 October, November, December 2022
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 #53 and receive your special hand dyed top :)) for three months (October, November and December 2022) 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 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 #53 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 October, November, December 2022
Every month for three months (October, November and December 2022) 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 sock weight 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 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 October, November and December 2022
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 October, November and December 2022
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 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 order or ask any questions:
1. Go to www.ixchel.com.au
2. You can email me on hop@ixchel.com.au
3.. Message me on facebook or Instagram where I am @ixchelbunny
Any custom orders for yarn or dyeing fibre? : Please don’t hesitate to ask! Always happy to enable.
3.. Message me on facebook or Instagram where I am @ixchelbunny
Any custom orders for yarn or dyeing fibre? : Please don’t hesitate to ask! Always happy to enable.
RABBIT ON !
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