This delicious, scrumptious tomatoes and beans were fed with "some" of our pacas black gold.

I have been dyeing a lot, specialy alpaca yarn and silk.

Both fiber take acid dyes beautiful, colors are deep and profound.

Using citric acid instead of vinigar, less smelly. Same results.

It is been so long since I'v last posted here, and so many things happend here at Silver sun.

Would I start from now and go back :) or the other way :)

Now, August of 2009 the last cria of this season came to the world, 25 Lb. of, huge, healty baby, mama needed a little help to take Mr. Giant out, but all is good, he needed milk supplemt for 3 days, till his mama understood what is going on around, why baby want food all the time. Well, baby pacas need 10% of their weight in milk a day. Today, 10 days after he is gaining weight in normal steps, pronks around with his girlfriends, and look for mama when it's time for dinner.

And he got beautiful fiber, he is curly as a sheep, he is a nameless cria for now, any idea?

Drop Spindle Fan

This stunning yarn have been spun with a drop spinning by Desiree Bowman. It is a single, no ply, black fine wool with striking blue bamboo, from my Midnight Blue Serenade Batt.

Desiree makes fine fiber art creations, quilted wall art and handmade quilted bags. Her items are for sale on - www.Hamncheezr.etsy.com

Drop Spindle Kit

Perfect Holiday Gift !!!

Learn How to use a Drop Spindle with this Kit.

Start your spinning experience and you will have your own handspun yarn in no time!

The kit includes a top spindle, 3 oz of white/cream wool Top Fiber roving, which is very easy to start your spinning with, and 3 oz. of hand dyed alpaca and wool batt (soft and fluffy as a cloud) Wool Top fiber and instructions.

With this amount of yarn you will be able to spin enough to make a hat or scarf!

The spindle is a top whorl spindle and is very light and easy to handle. 1.6 oz. 12" long.

This kit is fun for kids, too.Lovely gift for a friend, and for you, that always wanted but were never sure :)

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5223921

Woodland-Treasures by kellykatcrafts

Kelly is a member of my Batt club, she have just finished her first batch from the club. It came out beautiful. Kelly spin on an Ashford Travler and does a great job. She also make awosom stitch markers on Etsy , loved her pumpkin stich marker :)

http://kellykatcrafts.blogspot.com/2008/09/woodland-treasures.html