Tag Archives: marled yarn

“Quoth the raven “Nevermore””

Posted on June 17, 2013 by cliffhousemom

Aunt Geri here – title credits go to Edgar Allan Poe from his tribute to this beautiful ebony bird. I am a huge fan of black – maybe because it is really all colors combined.  To add more sheen to black … Continue reading →

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The long and short of it…….

Posted on May 31, 2013 by cliffhousemom

On a visit to the mill, we discovered some cashmere roving, fiber that has been washed and put through the carding machine, which Cliff House purchased. Aunt Geri here, what went through our heads, Jani’s, (Momma) and mine was, when … Continue reading →

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Yarn – Seascape

Posted on March 22, 2013 by cliffhousealpacas

Something about spring makes me (Kirstin) restless for the tropics. You’d think winter, with its grey days and snow, would drive me to think of warm sand and sun, but I usually hibernate right through the worst of it. Spring … Continue reading →

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“Chimayo Dreams”

Posted on March 20, 2013 by aunt_geri

Hey – Aunt Geri here.  Upon returning from our awesome trip to Santa Fe, I felt the need to spin some pretty yarn.  I have never spun a “marled” yarn, but I  have always been impressed with Kirstin’s lovely marled … Continue reading →

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Yarn – Baby grey

Posted on January 4, 2013 by cliffhousealpacas

I wasn’t completely unproductive over the holiday break. In addition to a whole lot of sleeping and eating, I spun a few hundred yards of this lovely grey yarn. It’s 50% baby alpaca, 25% Mikayla’s fiber and 25% Loredo’s fiber … Continue reading →

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Yarn – Chocolate swirl

Posted on June 28, 2012 by cliffhousealpacas

I seldom have the opportunity to just play around while spinning. Experimentation is a risk when your fiber source is finite and you have orders to fill. Which is why the gift of a few ounces of sample roving went … Continue reading →

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(Insert yarn name here)

Posted on May 15, 2012 by cliffhousealpacas

As you probably know, one of my favorite parts of spinning is coming up with an appropriate (or not so appropriate) name for my newly created yarn. Yet sometimes, I am just not inspired. This is one of those times. … Continue reading →

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Now THAT was a spinning marathon

Posted on April 16, 2012 by cliffhousealpacas

Over the weekend we were busy folks. Mom, Dad and the Bro had some manure adventures, which I’ll detail tomorrow, and I spun a whopping total of 621 yards of yarn. How many CSI episodes? Only 24. Twitch. I haven’t … Continue reading →

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Clouds over Tuscany

Posted on January 10, 2012 by cliffhousealpacas

I love love love Tuscany’s fiber. It’s fluffy, soft, and makes beautifully plump yarn. Over the holiday I got to spin my first medium weight yarn from just Tuscany’s fiber. We’re filling an order for a blanket’s worth of yarn … Continue reading →

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“A dead squirrel on his head”

Posted on October 24, 2011 by cliffhousealpacas

On Sunday, I spun Marcello’s fiber for the first time! It’s an order from a friend, a search and rescue guy in need of a warm, weather proof hat. Mom called before she sent the batts up, afraid that since Marcello’s … Continue reading →

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