** NEEDLEWORK'S PLEASURE** SPINNING & FELTING FIBRES, HANDSPUN & HANDPAINTED YARNS

I have just finished 3 new lots of the same colourway: Bluefaced Leicester roving, mulberry silk and ultra soft merino/silk. The colours are very very vibrant and truly stunning, have a look:

Fabulous colours! The rovings are now displayed in my etsy store www.alltheprettyfibers.etsy.com and on my website (under handpainted fibres) at www.needleworks-pleasure.com .

Man, I have been trying to remember to take my camera with me on my walks with Sam so I can show you guys the beautiful area I live in right now. And I keep forgetting about it because I have soooooooooo many things on my mind....I am currently trying to figure out the German tax system, and I somehow believe that there isn't really a clue to it, meaning that there isn't anything to understand  :o(  While I lived in the UK the British tax system was much easier to calculate out for me and my small business, but there are way too many things to consider when you try to do a calculation over here. I guess I will go and buy the latest tax software....perhaps it will make me a bit wiser...perhaps not....

Anyway!!! There will be more handspun yarns and handpainted fibres coming your way shortly. All drying on the wool rack right now. And I will try to remember taking the camera with me this week! ;o)

I had a marvelous Easter weekend indeed. I gave myself a day off to meet my family and search for easter eggs and chocolates with the kids.....great fun!!!! The weather couldn't have been better, blue sky, warm sunshine, only a slight breeze, and lots of birds chirping around you. Man I really love spring! Things have finally settled after our move, and I am now diving into making new yarn designs and creating vibrant colourways for my fibres. With the days finally getting longer I get new ideas for what I want to make, and I certainly have more time in the day to also work later in the evening without having to use artificial light. I have just now displayed two new drum carded batts, both to be found in my Etsy store www.alltheprettyfibers.etsy.com :

both lots are gorgeously soft and squishy...an absolute delight to work with!!

Plus I finished a new lot of my popular camel down/silk design "An Elf's Dance" 2 days ago, a luxurious lace yarn and very evenly spun:

 it's really one of my favourite yarns! Also displayed in my etsy store.

Well, I will go and work on another yarn design I started last night. It will have fresh spring colours in it, and I can't wait to see it finished!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :o)

Everyone have a very good Easter Monday!!

It's a beautiful sunny day!! Bees are humming, birds are chirping, old dogs are snoozing away and church bells are ringing in the distance... :o)....that's how I like it! The last 4 handpainted rovings from last week's dyeing session have just come off the wool rack, and I have displayed them in my etsy store at www.alltheprettyfibers.etsy.com . Two of them are Bluefaced Leicester wool and the last two are yummy Falkland wool. Here they are:

 I hope that you like the new lots and that the weather is just as lovely where you are!! :oD

Man, either I am getting old, or I just don't like moving that much anymore....neither does Sam, bless him, he's 14 years old! Plus I have been quite ill for the past 10 days, and that never goes well with packing, moving, unpacking and living in chaotic circumstances. But now I am better (still a bit tight on my lungs which were rustling like there was no tomorrow...), most of our stuff has been unpacked and set up, and I have also started dyeing fibres and yarns again. I so need to start exploring the new area we live in now....forests and fields as far as the eye can see, and loads and loads of healthy air. Yep, it was a good decision to move into the Odenwald area, one of the most beautiful places in Germany! Anyway, I will take photos of this area soon and display them here on my blog ;o)

Here are a few new handpainted rovings and also some undyed silk and baby camel down yarns that have found their way into my Etsy store at www.alltheprettyfibers.etsy.com . The Merino/Silk lots can now be purchased in my ebayUK store :

Feel free to Visit My eBay Store and my Etsy store for more yarn and fibre details :o)

EVERYONE HAVE A GREAT EASTER TIME!!!