Day 8

I'm excited how this is plying up, Day 8.

Happy Crafting! 
Liz :-) 

Dyeing for Lace

I was so very excited that some of the Yarns I have been dyeing this week are now dry and ready for sale in my shop. While there are still many batches left to dry from the week, my favorite one so far would have to be this Magic Splash. I love how the colours have come out and the subtle gradient effect in the yarn, perfect for a Lace shawl.

And I was excited to finish the fibre I've been spinning on my spindles, next step plying! 

Day 7

Happy Spinning! 
Thanks for your support! 
Liz :-) 

Day 6

Another short and sweet for Day 6, nearly finished my first fibre sample...

Happy Spinning! 
Liz :-) 

Spinning Spindle

It has been a crazy day dyeing more yummy yarns and delicious fibres am I'm hanging out untill they are ready to share with you. I managed to get a fair amount of spinning done on the second spindle, so much so that for a while there time seemed to just disappear. So here is to Day 5 and looking forward to tomorrow!

Happy Spinning!
Liz :-) 

Day 4

Short and sweet, Day 4 #lizgreenarts365 

Happy Spinning! 
Liz :-) 

Day 2

It has been a relaxing and wonderful weekend with a Bon Fire tonight to help celebrate yesterdays Birthday. I also managed to do a bit more spinning on my spindle from yesterday, which I am thoroughly enjoying. I have also been working on an exciting fibre surprise, which you will have to wait until tomorrow to see. So, here is to Day 2!

Happy Crafting!

Liz :-)

#lizgreenarts365 Challenge

I may have been a little quiet of late here on my blog, but there are lots of exciting things happening behind the scenes here at the Liz Green Arts Studio in Eagle Point Australia. But in saying that, I thought I would kick start my creative mojo back into gear with a #lizgreenarts365 Challenge! 

A couple of times now I have started to spin 365 days in a row, yet with all the unexpected chaos and life changing events of the last couple of years, I have never finished a full year... yet! Yet I found each time I stopped spinning during each of these challenging times, I got to the other end and wished I had just picked up the spindle or sat at the wheel and just kept spinning. Quite simply, spinning has become a part of my life so much now, that if I had had the courage to just keep spinning, I probably would have been able to get through the challenging times so much easier. 

So, even though it isn’t the start of a year traditionally, I thought as today is a special Birthday, and I'm not saying which one, I figured this was as good a start of a year as any. I would try again to spin every day for a whole year, Birthday to Birthday, with an extra day thrown in for the leap year. Also, as an added bonus, it would get a little practice in before the Tour de Fleece Starts in July. 

Details of my 365 Challenge:

• Dates: The challenge runs from 31st May 2019 - 31st May 2020, Birthday to Birthday, so if I make it through to my next birthday, there will really be an achievement to celebrate!
• My Requirements: To spin everyday for 365 days straight (plus that extra leap day), spinning on a spindle, wheel or what ever I can get my hands on to turn fluff into yarn!
• Share: I will be tagging my photo's and projects using #lizgreenarts365 and I'll be sharing them here on my blog and on social media. If you like, you can follow my progress on any of the links below:
• Facebook Page (via Instagram)
• Ravelry Group
• Instagram

If you would like to take up the #lizgreenarts365 challenge, I welcome any followers, just use the #lizgreenarts365 tag when you share and feel free to join me in my Ravelry group. If you don't spin but still want to take up the challenge of creating every day, then just pick a craft to do everyday for the duration of the challenge - this challenge needs to be personal to you so you can push through the hard days to the end!

So, here is my Birthday present to me and to Day 1 of Spinning!

Spinning "Natural Fusion" Corriedale Fibre on my FWA Spindle

Happy Crafting!

Liz :-) 

Too Busy Spinning!

I can't believe the time has flown! I have been so busy spinning I kept forgetting to share my progress of the Tour de Fleece with you! So here is the photo's for days 11 - 19 of spinning along with the Tour de Fleece this month!

Day 11

Day 12

Day 13

Day 14

Day 15

Day 16

Day 17

Day 18

Day 19

I have a couple more photo's, but they are still be on my camera! I shall return with more yummy Spinning and fibre photo's soon!
Thanks,
Liz :-)

www.lizgreenarts.etsy.com

Day 10 Tour de Fleece - Spinning A Rainbow

Day 10

Well today's short little Tour de Fleece spin was the start of this "Rainbow" 50/50 Superfine Merino/Mulberry Silk top that I got a chance to dye over the weekend. 

 

It is so silky and squishy soft it justs wants to spin itself!

It is very fine though, so it might be a long spin, but a worthwhile one :-) The white Silky Merino is currently available in the shop and I'm hoping to get some more dyed this week, so keep an eye out for it! 

Thanks for looking! 

Liz :-) 

www.lizgreenarts.etsy.com

Tour de Fleece, Day 3 & 4 - The Spinning continues...

Another two days of the Tour de Fleece and the wheel, spindle and the drum carder have all been spinning! Here is a snapshot of the highlights :-)

Day 3
I continued on with a WIP Spin, "Love Sparkle" Rolags, only two left to go!

New heavenly soft "Snowflake" Deluxe Mini Batt, only superfine 17micron and finer fibres used, and some yummy Mulberry Silk! Now available in my shop :-)

Day 4
I was blending up some more of these "Cookies N Cream" Deluxe Mini Batts and I was loving it so much I just had to start spinning one :-)

 

Day 5 starts in just under 2 hours (yes it is nearly midnight here in Aus!) and there will be some other yummy fibrey things released tomorrow, along with an update on the spinning progress!

Happy Spinning!

Liz :-)

Thank you everyone for your continued support!

Crafting 365 - Knitting, Spinning And Fibre!

The fact that it has been over two weeks since I last posted just goes to show that life has been crazy, in both the sense of crafting, dyeing and blending, and a little Monkey occupying the remainder of my spare time (Wasn't sleep overrated?). So I've given in to the fact that my wishes for weekly updates on the progress of my Craft 365 Challenge are more likely to be be 2 weekly twice a month (and hopefully not longer! Here's having my fingers crossed on that one!). So here is my progress for the second half of January :) Lots of photo's and links back to my shop for those items that are available for purchase.

Day 15
More "Frozen" spinning

Day 16

I finally managed to wash and dry the skein that I plied at the beginning of the month. It wasn't much today, but it was something and it had to be done!

Day 17

A pink square

Day 18

Another lot of rainbow alpaca

Day 19

A little more progress on my wheel spinning. I'm thinking I might try a different wheel at this point the spin isn't as smooth as I would like...

Day 20
I didn't get much time today, but I did manage to start a variegated blue square on my blanket. Hopefully I'll finish at least this square before the end of the month!

Day 21

More of my "Frozen" spinning

Day 22

More rainbow Alpaca and Superfine Merino - this lot is destined for batts! ;-)

Day 23
And the blending begins!

"Love Heart" Deluxe Rolags

"Love Heart" Deluxe Mini Batt

Day 24

"Sherbet" Deluxe Mini Batt

"Lime Surprise" Deluxe Mini Batt

Day 25

"Deep Ocean" Deluxe Mini Batt

"Deep Ocean" Deluxe Rolags

Day 26
 I continued spinning my wheel spin on a different wheel today and I'm much happier with the feel of the spin and the progress

Day 27
More spinning... I only started with a single 50g batt at the beginning of the month and I'm determined to finish it!

Day 28

"Blue Haven" Rolags

"Strawberry Glitz" Mini Batt

Day 29

"Flame" Rolags

"Strawberry Glitz" Rolags

Day 30

I finished the Blue Square!

Day 31

I Finished my "Frozen" Spin!! It has been so rewarding to finish a spin in a month, something I haven't been able to do for over a year!

So far I have managed to be able to craft everyday for an entire month! I am both amazed that a little person allowed me to manage to do this and that no matter what I always managed to find a tiny bit of Mummy Crafting time :-) I wonder what the next month has in store!

Happy Crafting!
Liz :-) 

As always, to see the latest products and supplies that are available for purchase, please visit my shop:

www.lizgreenarts.etsy.com
Thanks for looking!

Crafting 365 - Week 2

While I'm a little late in posting this weeks crafting progress, I did manage to get a fair bit of crafting done, which I was over the moon about. It was a hard week, and one or two days I came close to not crafting. But instead of giving up, I decided to make a cuppa and just sit for 5mins and do a little knitting and spinning. That short time passed very quickly, and I wished it would last a little longer, but regardless of the short time, I still managed to do a bit of crafting! So here we go...

Day 8

Lilac Square

Day 9

Dyed some purple merino for my "Purple Enchantment" wheel spin

Day 10

Finished the Dk Purple square and then knitted Lt Blue, Dk Blue, Purple Tonal & Light Green Squares

Day 11

Started second spindle of "Frozen" Spin

Day 12

Red Square

 

Day 13

"Autumn" Mini Batt

Day 14

"Ocean" Mini Batt

So 2 weeks down and 50 to go!