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Stripes is a showcase for previewing yarn and roving that has been hand dyed by ThePaintedTiger. Knitting projects, and my new interest in hand spinning are discussed, as well as business articles of interest to the crafter who wishes to start selli

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• Yarn and Fiber Update…oh my!

  Posted on Saturday August 23rd, 2008 at 12:50 in fiber, fresh from the dyepot, hand dyed, roving, sock yarn, yarn, yarn pr0n

  I know it has been awhile since I’ve posted new yarn and fiber, so I hope this will appease you! New this week are the Fillet of Sole yarn….it’s a double stranded knitted flat that ...

• Michael Phelps is my brother.

  Posted on Sunday August 17th, 2008 at 18:27 in interesting stuff, knitting, knitting projects, life, olympics, socks, spinning, yarn

  Yup, that’s my big secret.  Ok, quit scratching your head.  My brother, Michael Phelps, is a computer programmer in Des Moines, Iowa.  He can swim, but more in the ordinary, keep yourself fro...

• Everything’s coming up Rainbows!

  Posted on Monday July 7th, 2008 at 20:20 in fresh from the dyepot, rainbows, spinning, yarn, yarn pr0n

  Well, after being caught with my dye coat off (so to say) by the Yarn Harlot; I’ve kept myself very busy dyeing rainbows on all my major yarn bases.  Here’s the tour: On Panda: On Peru...

• Fiber Friday, June 27

  Posted on Friday June 27th, 2008 at 13:52 in fresh from the dyepot, hand dyed, lace, sock, yarn, yarn pr0n

  Lots of lace this week! Some of my supersock (yay, huge new box full!) And my new sock yarn, Tiger Twist …it’s oooh so lively and springy! We’re busy from now (honey, I̵...

• The new ‘Slice of Heaven & Earth’

  Posted on Sunday June 22nd, 2008 at 20:45 in fresh from the dyepot, hand dyed, yarn, yarn pr0n

  Winging its way to California at this moment, is a batch of ten of these:   Yes, it is the titled yarn, but with a twist.  This batch is using my new dyes, so it is much much brighter and (I think) ...

• Fiber….um…Monday?!?

  Posted on Monday June 16th, 2008 at 12:16 in fresh from the dyepot, hand dyed, merino, roving, spinning, yarn, yarn pr0n

  Yep, I was too busy Friday to get these up, so your ‘Fresh from the Dyepot’ fix is coming today.   Ah, the sun is out.  I hope it lasts this week, I don’t think Iowa can hold any ...

• Fiber Friday, June 6

  Posted on Friday June 6th, 2008 at 14:12 in fresh from the dyepot, hand dyed, panda, roving, top, yarn, yarn pr0n

  At long last, I did some serious dyeing of roving.  Here is what was dry, more to come soon.  I did these in the ‘jar dyeing’ method, so they are a bit randomly dyed, but it beautifully ...

• Fiber Friday, May 23

  Posted on Friday May 23rd, 2008 at 09:27 in fresh from the dyepot, hand dyed, yarn, yarn pr0n

  As promised, oodles of yummy yarn!  Clicking the titles will take you directly to the yarn’s listing.  Can you tell at all that I have summer on the brain?!? Rainbow Worsted Hand Dyed Yarn I ...

• It’s Thursday!

  Posted on Thursday May 22nd, 2008 at 17:18 in gardening, yarn

  These are the titles you get when my brain is fried!  Today I’ve been busy winding, photographing, and uploading new stuff to the store.  The Fiber Friday post will actually occur in the morni...

• Fiber Friday, May 9

  Posted on Friday May 9th, 2008 at 16:41 in fresh from the dyepot, hand dyed, yarn, yarn pr0n

  Ah, at long last, some new yarn pictures for you to drool over!!! Below is Green Goddess, which is a blend of yellows, greens, blues, and navy on 100% merino wool sock yarn.  The yarn is kettle dyed ...

• Fiber Friday, April 11

  Posted on Friday April 11th, 2008 at 14:49 in fresh from the dyepot, hand dyed, hand painted, lace, sock yarn, yarn, yarn pr0n

  My Partly Cloudy with a Chance of Showers lace yarn sold out within 5 minutes on Etsy last week, so I made 2 more.  One will go up later today on Etsy, the second to follow when the first sells. Aft...

• Fiber Friday, April 4

  Posted on Friday April 4th, 2008 at 16:19 in fresh from the dyepot, hand dyed, hand painted, lace, roving, sock yarn, yarn, yarn pr0n

  Here’s what was dry enough to do something with!! ‘Partly Cloudy with a Chance of Showers’ was part commission, and part EtsyFAST challenge (April’s theme is Storms). She pi...

• My very first Hand Spun yarn!!!

  Posted on Monday March 31st, 2008 at 16:21 in roving, spinning, yarn

  Ha!  Now you are in for it.  My first yarn has dried (and I’ve finally had time to do photographs), so you get to see my first (poor) efforts at spinning. Here are my singles: Gee, can’...

• Fiber Friday, March 28

  Posted on Friday March 28th, 2008 at 13:38 in fresh from the dyepot, hand dyed, hand painted, sock yarn, yarn, yarn pr0n

  Here’s what is ‘Fresh from the Dyepot’ this week! Designer’s Challenge - I saw this combination in a shelter magazine. The sofa was blue, the walls chocolate, and the lamps and...

• Fiber Friday, March 14

  Posted on Friday March 14th, 2008 at 15:29 in fresh from the dyepot, hand dyed, roving, yarn, yarn pr0n

  Here’s what is new this week in hand dyed yarns and rovings at ThePaintedTiger! Cheerful (I made more after it sold out the other day!) Olive What She’s Having (lace) Lilac & Citron ...

• Great news all around!

  Posted on Saturday March 8th, 2008 at 14:59 in business stuff, front page, knitting, knitting projects, sales, yarn

  Friday was a great day for ThePaintedTiger.  I made my first sale on ThePaintedTiger.com I’ve been open there for about a month, and in fact had just received my March bill (where I had a small...

• Fiber Friday, March 7

  Posted on Friday March 7th, 2008 at 17:44 in blue, brown, fiber friday, fresh from the dyepot, hand dyed, lopi, merino, pastel, purple, spring, worsted, yarn

  Here is what is dry enough to photograph today!  Hope you enjoy!  I dyed a bunch of rovings too, and will post them soon.   Blue Bells and Crocus - Hand Dyed Superwash Merino & Nylon Sock Yarn ...