Bamboo Cotton Love!!

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OMG , I have just received the most amazing cotton which I have ever seen, felt on planet earth!
It is a worsted weight and it is Cotton/Bamboo blend. I am blown away, I am gasping for air!

You will love it and if you don’t like cotton normally you will be surprised.
It doesn’t feel like cotton at all , it is sooo soft even softer than Gaia Merino!!
It is better thanmy Ultimo which is Merino/Silk/Bamboo blend!

You need to try it, I would give it the cotton blend of the century award, will do a test dye today!

Cotton Club is here.....

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My love of dyeing cotton gave me the idea yesterday arvo to create a new club in my store on Yarn Collective.

It will start in October and will go for 3 months.

Customers can chose from 4, 8 and 10 Ply and a blend of Cotton/Bamboo slot.

One slot is 100 gm and there will be additional skeins and matching trims available to purchase

More infos on http://www.yarncollective.com/product.php?VP=1419

I am so excited and hope there will be lots of people who will share the fun!!

Fairy-Floss 8 Ply Cotton

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I can;t say it more often I love dyeing cotton at the moment. and I love this new colourway, very girly even with some light blue in it.
Fairy Floss!! It is for a lovely customer of mine hope she will love it as much as I do!

Cotton love!!

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I love dyeing cotton at the moment can't get enough!
It is yummy 8 Ply cotton, I think the softest cotton I have ever felt and takes the dyed beautifully!!

Carribbean-NB-longies

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For a very special friend's brand new bubba hatched last Thursday in my Carribbean colourway on Gaia Bulky!!Hope she will like them!
I was a bit emotional when I was knitting them as I wish I would have a new bubba as well but I am still hopeful it will happen one day!

Cotton mini skeins for Ewe Baut Sept Box

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All are destined for the Sept Ewe Beaut Sampler Boxes.
It was hard parting with the blue one as I just love how vibrant it is, but I am getting new cotton so I can also dye more of the Carribbean Colourway.
Other colourway is " Choc Kisses"

Frst try at wool top dyeing!

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I always wanted to try it , now that I am learning how to spin with a drop spindle I thought it would be more inspiring to spin with some colourwool top so I dyed some of my Corriedale top !!
I was really gentle to it and dry to handle is a little as possble!

THe picture on top shows how it looks when set and rinsed!I wanted that it looks a bit brighter or vibrant but it was my first go at dyeing so I am quite happy with the result!