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New Inventory Latte
Astrakhan Boucle
Coliumo
New Project Ideas "Fascinator" Hats
Don't Forget... 3rd Biennial Fiber Challenge
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USDA Food Pyramid in Knitting! So we had our vegies (Haze yarn made of corn), our protein (Bebe Cot-Soy yarn made of soy), & our carbo & sweet-tooth satisfier (Ruca yarn made of sugar cane) this summer. Now there's dairy for the fall! Latte, is the latest of the new & unusual fiber introductions to commercial knitting. Latte is an alpaca and milk protein (30/30) blend with 40% microfiber. The yarn is very soft and comes is some lovely pastel, as well as richly saturated, colors. The distributor wasn't able to provide much information, but online the mill that produces the fiber shares some information. The milk protein is polymerized, dried, crimped and spun with a micro-zinc ion embedded in the fiber. This adds extra durability and also bacteriostatic properties to the yarn. The fiber has the Swiss seal of the Oeko-Tex standards for "green" textile production. Although the fiber manufacturer is touting how good it is to wear the amino acids next to your skin, I'm a skeptic on this benefit, just as I was for the purported benefits of wearing seaweed yarn next to the skin! But my cynicism aside, there are other benefits to the yarn. It is most like silk in drape and like cotton with respect to it's heat transfer and retention properties. It is much finer than wools (i.e. softer), and longer than cotton and has both a wet and dry tensile strength between the two! It takes dyes well and in industrial testing has shown both good color and light fastness. It's pill resistance is 3-4 on a scale of 5. So if you're interested in trying something new, I think this yarn would make a lovely scarf, neckwarmer, hat or pair of wristlets for a quick, but special holiday gift.
Friday Sept 18th 4 - 6 p.m. Join Takako, from Habu, for a wonderful trunk show of the exotic garments knit from these special Japanese yarns. Some of you have already ventured into the silk boucle and paper moire cardigan that is on display at the store. Well if you've been curious about some of the other kits and want to touch, feel and try them on, join Takako for this special event. Any kit ordered during the trunk show will be at a 10% savings over the regular price. So stop by to see the garments, meet Takako, and enjoy savings!
Two felt teachers are having shows this month that I encourage you to visit. They are also both teaching classes her after the New Year. The Blinking Light Gallery in Plainfield will be showcasing rugs by Neysa Russo all this month. The "meet the artist" reception is Friday Sept 19th 4 - 8, so come join us, we'll all be there!. Neysa combines wet and needle felting with her terrific sense of color and design to make the most beautiful rugs and wall hangings. Be sure to check out the class she's offering here in January too. If you don't live nearby, we have a book available for purchase at the store that she's written explaining her technique for combining wet and needle felting & designing these pieces and I know you can purchase her rugs thru the gallery at blinkinglightgallery.com blinkinglightgallery.com Another felt artist not to miss...the South End Art Hop is this weekend and nuno felter Lynn Ocone will have her gorgeous scarves on display at All Wellness (208 Flynn Ave) Friday Sept 11th from 5 - 9 p.m.. She's offering a class here on felting nuno window valances in March, so check that out too!
Happy knitting, spinning, felting and weaving, Jennifer As a reminder, this email newsletter you signed up for will be sent once monthly to let you know about unadvertised specials on yarn and about new inventory or class updates. If at any time you decide you would like to be removed from the list, see the attached removal link.
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