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Handspun alapca and wool art yarn
$35.00
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Description
This yarn is spun from alpaca and wool that I had-dyed (on my birthday, no less!) and then spun on my adorable Schacht Ladybug spinning wheel in 2023. It has large poofs or thick yarn and long runs of thinly spun yarn. It also has some short spirals of medium thickness throughout.
If you are new to art yarn, each skein is a unique work of art, and the skeins are not the same thickness throughout. You can crochet or knit with this – it can make interesting borders or trim for your project. I personally love to weave with art yarn.
This skein is approximately 64 yards and weighs 3.3 ounces.
Hand wash only, lay flat to dry.
Seller Information
VanBasti Farms
Rosharon, TX
About VanBasti Farms
I love horses, flowers, gardening, chickens, and all things fiber – that’s not too many hobbies, right?!
In about 2017, I was looking for a hobby, something I could do inside during long, cold evenings and nights. Someone suggested crocheting, I bought some yarn and a hook, watched some YouTube videos, and I was off!
I remember fondly when I went to buy a tub to hold some yarn in. My husband said I just needed a small tub and didn’t need much yarn. Now I have a wardrobe full of yarn and skeins of recently spun yarn all over my studio. Oh, and I have a yarn studio.
A couple of years ago, I started learning to knit by watching Youtube videos. I got a drop spindle kit and watching videos on spinning fiber. And then I took a weaving class.
When I bought a package deal of two spinning wheels, an e-spinner, a ton of fiber, and a table top loom, I knew I had truly fallen down the rabbithole of fiber love.
I still love horses, and I run a horse rescue (Bluebonnet Equine Humane Society). I raise Swedish Flower Hens, a gorgeous uncommon breed of chickens, and I grow veggies, fruit, and flowers.
And one more thing you might find interesting about me is that I have low vision – so low that I cannot legally drive. Some folks think that would make fiber arts harder, but I think crochetting, knitting, weaving, and spinning are every bit as much about feel as they are about vision. Stuff needs to look good – and mine does – but it also needs to feel great. You need to enjoy working on the project and someone else needs to enjoy wearing it.
