tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19714045268929054202024-03-14T04:32:22.635-05:00Hello PurlFiber arts with a spin!Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13395259430856406058noreply@blogger.comBlogger107125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1971404526892905420.post-85940798379700123972013-05-20T14:06:00.000-05:002013-05-20T14:06:59.385-05:00Creative Carding Simply Spun YarnI took the highly creative Lexi Boeger of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pluckyfluff" target="_blank">Pluckyfluff's</a> class Creative Carding Simply Spun at this year's <a href="http://shepherdsharvestfestival.org/" target="_blank">Shepard's Harvest Sheep and Wool Festival </a>in Lake Elmo Minnesota. I carded three totally textured, add-in filled sparkly batts. I then spun a bobbin full from a batt and a half and proceded to navajo (chain) ply it. Here it is:<br />
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Lexi was so nice and taking the class (and a plying class with her) has really inspired me (I hope these photos inspire you). It was fun to just let go from creating coordinating color batts and going crazy with the add-ins. So I'm going to be making lots more of these amazing batts and some yarns too. If you love how this yarn turned out and think you would want to spin a crazy batt I'm now offering what I call <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/151557188/hello-purl-party-fiber-batt-art-batt?ref=shop_home_active" target="_blank">Hello Purl PARTY Batts</a> in <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/HelloPurl/" target="_blank">our Etsy shop</a>. These batts will have lots of textured wools in a mix of (totally random) colors plus all the fun add-ins like sari silk, yarns bits even feathers!<br />
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<br />Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13395259430856406058noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1971404526892905420.post-603379699707902692013-04-29T07:00:00.000-05:002013-04-29T07:00:08.008-05:00Hiking at Dave's FallsMe and the family when on a little hiking trip this weekend. Well we walked around a park for a few hours in the afternoon. We drove to Dave's Falls County Park in Amberg Wisconsin. The paths were a icy and had snow yet. What did you expect this is April in Wisconsin. Don't you just love it?! I normally don't blog about this sort of thing but I was inspired by the different textures I saw. I've been inspired and I would love to translate my photos into fiber art.<br />
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<br />Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13395259430856406058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1971404526892905420.post-73972008868570891832013-04-12T08:38:00.001-05:002013-04-12T08:38:47.248-05:002 Year Celebration Giveaway Winners!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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We picked TWO winners! That is right we reached 600 fans over on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/HelloPurl" target="_blank">our Facebook page</a> so both my kiddos got to draw names for winners. <br />
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Bonfiber said "<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; text-align: justify;">Love, love, love the colors and fibers!" </span><br />
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She said: "<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; text-align: justify;">Everything you create is just so gorgeous! ♡♥♡ Hello Purl!"</span><br />
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We just want to thank you SO much for all of your support over these past two years! We have big plans for the future of Hello Purl. <br />
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We are offering 20% off an order* in <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/HelloPurl?ref=si_shop" target="_blank">our Etsy shop</a> until the end of April! Use coupon code: <b><span style="font-size: large;">HELLO2YEARS</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">* $25 minimun purchase. Coupons can not be combined with any other coupons or offers. Thank you.</span>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13395259430856406058noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1971404526892905420.post-22355452362769821672013-04-08T15:50:00.001-05:002013-04-08T15:50:49.296-05:002 Year Celebration!On April 11th 2 years ago I opened<a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/HelloPurl?ref=si_shop" target="_blank"> our Etsy shop</a> so that is what I'm considering the anniversary date of Hello Purl, fiber arts with a spin! To celebrate we are giving away a 4 ounce Card it Kit. The very one pictured below. The kit contains Blue face Leicester top, Coopworth wool, Border Leicester wool, faux cashmere, milk fiber, rayon, raw silk, recycled sari silk and Angelina.<br />
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*If you are the winner and don't have a drum carder or blending board and want it carded just let me know and I can run it through my drum carder to make you a batt.<br />
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Enter to win it:<br />
Just leave a comment on this post letting everybody know why you LOVE us!<br />
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I will pick a winner on Friday morning so you have until Thursday April 11, 2013 11:59 P.M. central time to enter.<br />
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PSST.... We will give another Card it Kit away if we reach 600 fans on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/HelloPurl" target="_blank">our Facebook Page</a> so remember to share!<br />
<br />Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13395259430856406058noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1971404526892905420.post-79465233540869219592013-03-22T08:00:00.000-05:002013-03-22T08:00:06.914-05:00Felt Egg Tutorial<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13395259430856406058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1971404526892905420.post-79221470124785049002013-03-02T08:42:00.000-06:002013-03-02T08:42:19.695-06:00Sneak Peek: Card it KitsI've been making Carding Kits, they would be so fun for felting too, for our Art/Fiber shows. Since not everyone can't make it to the events we sell at I decided (after a few requests too) that I should put some in <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/HelloPurl?ref=seller_info_count" target="_blank">our Etsy shop</a>.<br />
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These kits contain a variety of fibers including fluffy farm fresh wool and super fun add-ins like angelina, silk noil and milk fiber. When I do carding sessions at home I will create fiber groupings like the kits, like 10 at a time and card them up into batts. So now you can create amazing batts of your own at home with these kits.<br />
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Without further ado here is the sneak peek for the shop update tomorrow:<br />
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If you guys love the kits as much as I do I will be adding them to the shop on a regular basis.Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13395259430856406058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1971404526892905420.post-58803053818140702242013-01-17T11:15:00.000-06:002013-01-17T13:48:39.007-06:00WANTED: Rustic Industrial Decor<h2 style="margin-left: 10px;">
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Modern bedroom seeks rustic industrial decor to complete it. Newly painted room in a blue gray, with teal curtains and oak hardwood floors would love some rustic, vintage, industrial accents. OK not really, well maybe. </span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-weight: normal;">My bedroom is currently under construction. Nothing super major, we aren't removing any wall or anything like that. Carpet is currently going to hardwood laminate flooring, I just painted the walls and trim and the hubby hung the curtains I picked out. I've been perusing (yes I do use this term in real life, just kidding) </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/" style="font-family: inherit; font-weight: normal;" target="_blank">Etsy</a><span style="font-family: inherit; font-weight: normal;"> for some great decor to accent the room. I'm really drawn to a modern meets rustic </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">industrial design. Don't </span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">believe</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> me just check out my </span></span><a href="http://pinterest.com/hellopurl/interior-design/" style="font-family: inherit; font-weight: normal;" target="_blank">Pinterest board on interior design</a> <span style="font-weight: normal;">or just want to see my decor style</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">So I created a treasury with the thing I would LOVE to get. In reality I'll be doing some DIY things like the art work, lamp and mirror revamp and the hubby will be building a couple shelves, a headboard, nightstand and desk. I'll show you all the room when we finish.</span></span></div>
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Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13395259430856406058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1971404526892905420.post-14730670263902861162013-01-07T07:00:00.000-06:002013-01-07T07:00:05.980-06:00Made it! The Elk Tooth Shawl<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me in my Elk Tooth Shawl.</td></tr>
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So I was almost finished knitting the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/elk-tooth" target="_blank">Elk Tooth Shawl</a> when I realized I wouldn't have enough yarn to finish the pattern. So I spun up some milk fiber in a bright blue for some nice contrast. I wanted to put a stripe in the middle and not just use the blue yarn at the end and make it look like I ran out of yarn and just put it in to finish. That meant I had to undo or frog (rip it, rip it, rip it) some of my knitting.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blocking the Elk Tooth Shawl I knit</td></tr>
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I didn't know for sure where I was in the pattern so I knit a few extra rows just in case. Well that didn't help at the end because after I added the rows of bright blue and knew I wouldn't have enough yarn to finish again. I didn't want to start over and didn't want to add a new color. I spun up all of the bright blue milk fiber. Jessie could have dyed me more but I wanted to finish it so I could wear it too my husband's work Christmas party. So instead of the seed stitch at the end I knit stockinette to keep the same look as the top and make a smaller trim. If I had more yarn I would have liked to keep the pattern because I like the look of the seed stitch.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I added bright blue milk fiber yarn.</td></tr>
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I have never blocked a shawl before and wasn't sure it would turn out but I think it looks nice. I just soaked it in warm soapy water (non rinse soap). Gently squeezed and laid it on a towel that I put over a piece of cardboard. I pinned it down so it wouldn't curl up. Blocking it also helped show the YO (yarn over) stitches better.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back view of the Elk Tooth Shawl I knit.</td></tr>
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So what do you think?Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13395259430856406058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1971404526892905420.post-22855217995605751962013-01-05T07:00:00.000-06:002013-01-05T07:00:08.284-06:00Elk Tooth Shawl Sneak PeekI'm currently knitting a shawl called "<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/elk-tooth" target="_blank">Elk Tooth</a>" by Caitlin ffrench on Ravelry. I'm using my hand-spun yarn from an art batt by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop//lanitiumexmachina" target="_blank">lanitiumexmachina</a> on Etsy. It's one of her GLAM batts and is called "One Mind".<br />
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I'm almost finished and have found the pattern easy and fairly quick to knit. But I've been told by multiple people that I knit fast. I spun the batt thinner then I normally spin but it has worked well for the pattern. I've never blocked anything so I'm hoping that part goes smooth and will have it finished with photos on Monday.Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13395259430856406058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1971404526892905420.post-21267741991124498962013-01-01T07:00:00.000-06:002013-01-01T07:00:10.960-06:00A New Year!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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I'm excited for the New Year and what it has to offer us and Hello Purl. It's looking good. We have new fiber fairs and art shows booked. We are going to offering new hand-dyed fibers like panda top, soy silk, milk and icicle! I'm experimenting will hand pulled rovings too. I've been working on my lampwork skills so we can bring you glass bead spinning wheel hooks and stitch markers. <br />
We are looking into getting our yarns and fibers into more local yarn shops. For those that are close to us we are developing another way for you to create with us and your friends by hosting Hello Purl classes/parties!<br />
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The plan is to blog at least twice a week and have a shop update once a week. I made a schedule to help me stay on track. Here it is:</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Monday:</span> <b>Made it!</b> This is where I will be sharing some finished projects that I've been working on.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Tuesday:</span> <b>Tutorials and Patterns</b>. I will be sharing some how to's and DIY projects that are mostly fiber related. As well as knitting patterns.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Wednesday</span>: <b>Wordless</b>. This is where I will just post a photo that I took. I'd love to share more of my photography work with you.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thursday:</span> <b>Things I love</b>. This could be a product I love (fiber related or not), a business shout out, a favoritve pattern I've tried or just anything that I would love for you to know about. I may even put it in a fabulous Etsy Treasury.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Friday:</span> <b>Fiber Arts</b>. Friday will be a post about fiber because that is what Hello Purl is about. We are fiber arts with a spin after all!</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Saturday:</span> <b>Sneak Peek</b>. This is when I will show you a sneak peek of what I'm knitting, spinning, felting, creating. Or of the shop update.</div>
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As always I look forward to sharing more with you this year and hope you enjoy finding what we have been up to!</div>
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Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13395259430856406058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1971404526892905420.post-58591624446156454752012-08-30T11:30:00.000-05:002012-08-30T11:30:53.748-05:00Taking a bit of a Blog BreakI didn't even realize how long it's been since I wrote a blog post. Quite some time I see. I'm going to working on a blog revamp and wanted to let you know that some really fun things are going to be coming to the blog. I'm not sure when it will happen but I would like to have something for you by the end of October. Our<a href="http://www.hellopurl.com/" target="_blank"> website</a> and <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/HelloPurl" target="_blank">online shop</a> will get a revamp too. In the mean time if you are on Facebook check out<a href="https://www.facebook.com/HelloPurl" target="_blank"> our page</a> for any updates. <br />
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Finally because I like to have a photo in every blog post. Here is a recent yarn I spun. It is called Day of the Dead and it even has skull beads!<br />
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Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13395259430856406058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1971404526892905420.post-19620189929056445342012-06-15T07:00:00.001-05:002012-06-15T07:00:09.470-05:00Alpaca FarmOn Monday I took a trip to a local alpaca farm <a href="http://www.kelealpacas.com/" target="_blank">KeLe Alpacas</a> to pick up a fleece. Jessie and I picked the fleece out on the alpaca Cooper when we attended a small fiber show in Door County Wisconsin. <span style="font-family: inherit;"> <span style="background-color: white; text-align: -webkit-left;"> Keith and LeAnna who own the farm just happened to be shearing more alpacas and let me take a few photos of the shearing and the recently sheared alpacas.</span></span><div><div style="text-align: -webkit-left;"><span style="font-family: Palatino, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><br />
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Why am I letting you know this? Because it is OK to be in a different place in life then you though you would be. It may just turn out better then you could have ever imagined. Sometimes it may get hard but if you have balance doing the things you love and sharing it with the people you love it is all worth it.<br />
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And I want to celebrate my birthday with you. June 12Th I'll turn 29 and we are going to get the celebration started early! <br />
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First off we are having a sale, plus you will find any extra special goodies with each order! <b>Just use coupon code: HELLOBDAY15 for 15% off your order in our<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/HelloPurl?ref=si_shop" target="_blank"> Etsy shop!</a> </b><span style="font-size: x-small;">(Sorry but only one coupon per order per person, not to be combined with any other coupons, discounts or promotions. Valid from Friday June 8th 2012 until Sunday June 17th )</span>.<br />
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Plus, if we get <b>29 </b>sales in <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/HelloPurl?ref=si_shop" target="_blank">our Etsy shop</a> (29 items purchased) we will have a giveaway on Monday June 18th 2012. I'll post details if there will be a giveaway on Monday the 18th. I'll be stocking the shop all week so check for new fun fibers to spin and yarn to knit.Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13395259430856406058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1971404526892905420.post-84771520453496687032012-06-04T13:44:00.000-05:002012-06-04T13:44:49.466-05:00Some Fabulous FiberJust wanted to show you what we have been up to. I hope you enjoy all the things we create because we enjoy creating them.<br />
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Carding batts.... <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Drop kicked Unicorn fiber art batt.</td></tr>
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Custom orders.....<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mini Batt trio custom order. </td></tr>
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Spinning yarn...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lock-spun textured art yarn.</td></tr>
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Dyeing fiber...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Faux cashmere combed top.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Silk Mawatas (Hankies).</td></tr>
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Making buttons...<br />
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Many more things to come. I just ordered a bump of Falkland that is 22 pounds of fiber, some yummy blue faced Leicester and silk top, more silk hankies, and some sparkle in the form of firestar and Angelina. Jessie has been on the search for river rocks and is going through her stash of Hawaiian beach glass to turn into buttons. I hope you are excited as I am.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">***<span style="font-size: small;"> One more thing I'm excited about is my birthday! Check back on Friday June 8th for a special coupon code to use in <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/HelloPurl?ref=si_shop" target="_blank">our Etsy shop</a>.</span></span> <span style="font-size: large;">***</span></b>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13395259430856406058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1971404526892905420.post-74992977854433982052012-05-18T14:58:00.001-05:002012-05-18T21:50:49.634-05:00Shepard's Harvest Sheep and Wool FestivalWe had our very first official fiber fest over the weekend. We were vendors at the Shepard's Harvest in Elmo, Minnesota. It was a huge success for us as newbie vendors and indie fiber artist. Many people were surprised that this was our first time vending at a fiber festival. I hope that was a good thing. Check out our booth!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our booth at the Shepard's Harvest Fiber Festival.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Batts, batts and more fiber art batts!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hand-spun Yarn.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hand-dyed fiber and silk scarves.</td></tr>
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We almost sold out of mini fiber batts (1 ounce art batts). Jessie and I made 26 and came back with 3. The Angelina flew out the door. It was most popular with the little old ladies, yes you read that correctly little old ladies. Silk hankies (mawatas) were very popular as well. I carded 125 fiber art batts and came back with 60. Even a few going to be spinners took some home. <a href="http://stevenbe.com/" target="_blank">StevenBe</a> took 10 of our batts to sell in his shop(s) and <a href="http://www.artisanknitworks.com/" target="_blank">Artisan Knit Works</a> bought a dozen of our hand-spun yarns to sell in her shop. You can now find our fiber in Minnesota and Michigan (as well as Wisconsin of course).<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me by all the fiber art batts I carded.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jessie by her buttons and some of the hand-spun yarn.</td></tr>
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I appreciate everyone that came by our booth and bought some of our fabulous fiber. It is what keeps us going and get to do something we love. It also helps us support those small farms. We got some beautiful fleeces (sheep and alpaca) from local small farms. I'll show you what I will be carding into some new batts soon. We had lots of fun and would love to do it again next year!Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13395259430856406058noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1971404526892905420.post-47931387565327388372012-04-20T07:00:00.000-05:002012-04-20T07:00:08.868-05:00Textured Art Yarn Market Bag<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Art Yarn Market Bag.</td></tr>
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So I just wanted to share with you a project I knit using a textured art yarn that I spun up. I had wanted to spin something for me so I dove into my personal stash. I picked an art batt from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/spinup" target="_blank">Spinup Yarns</a> and some locks from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/lanitiumexmachina" target="_blank">Lanitium Ex Machina</a> and spun a lockspun textured art yarn single. I thought I would make a cowl from <a href="http://youtu.be/q5JN63gi98M" target="_blank">a video</a> I recently watched by a fellow fiber artist (Neauveau) that showed how to make a cowl using an elongated stitch. I started to make the cowl and well, it got really long and stretchy. So, I thought it would be fun to turn it into a market bag before it got too long. I knit a bottom on it by decreasing like a hat and knitting regular (no more elongated stitches). I then picked up stitches on the top and knit a seed stitch handle.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Body of the bag that shows the elongated stitch.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Handle of the bag.</td></tr>
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I think I'm going to make another version of an textured art yarn market bag to share with you before farmer's market season begins. If you want to try and make one like this one here is what I did:<br />
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Needles: Size 10<br />
Yarn: 78 yards of bulky textured art yarn<br />
CO 30 stitches<br />
Knit in round on circular needles <br />
Rows 1-18 Knit using and elongated stitch<br />
Row 19 Knit (do not use an elongated stitch)<br />
Row 20 *Knit 5 PM K2tog* repeat until end of row<br />
Row 21 Knit<br />
Row 22 K2tog after every SM<br />
Row Knit<br />
Keep decreasing by K2tog after SM then knit a row then decrease until you have a few stitches left. Switch to double point needles when it is hard to knit on the circular ones.<br />
Pull the yarn through the remaining stitches to bind off. Cut yarn then weave it inside and secure it.<br />
Handle: Pick up 7 stitches from the edge<br />
Seed stitch handle (Knit, Purl until end of row) until desired length or until you run out of yarn (like I did) but save enough to BO<br />
BO using the <a href="http://knitty.com/ISSUEfall06/FEATfall06TT.html" target="_blank">3 needle bind-off method</a> with 7 stitches on the opposite side of the top of the bag.<br />
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There you have it! So I tried to make this more of an official pattern but I knit without writing anything down so sorry if it is hard to understand. So are you going to try and knit a market bag with some textured art yarn? I sure hope so. (If you are looking for some yarn or a batt to spin to make some check out <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/HelloPurl?ref=si_shop" target="_blank">our shop</a>.) Please share pictures if you do knit a market bag using textured art yarn.<br />
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<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/lanitiumexmachina"></a>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13395259430856406058noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1971404526892905420.post-43119238280026357522012-04-13T14:34:00.000-05:002012-04-13T14:34:56.664-05:00And the Winners are...Comment # 13: Danielle who said:<br />
<div class="comment-content" id="bc_0_12MC">"Thank you for the giveaway! I would love some yarn! My favorite in your shop is the Harvest yarn. It's not normally what I go for (normally I like bright, fun stuff), but something about those beautiful greens draws me in."</div><div class="comment-content" id="bc_0_12MC"><br />
</div><div class="comment-content" id="bc_0_12MC">We reached over 400 fans on Facebook so we have a second winner and that is....</div><div class="comment-content" id="bc_0_12MC">Comment # 2: Monica McDonald who said:<cite><br />
</cite></div><div class="comment-block" id="c7687409696738493732"><div class="comment-content" id="bc_0_1MC">"I love fiber! I've had the bunny hop batt in my cart for a little while - ADORE. I also love the valentine batt."</div><div class="comment-content" id="bc_0_1MC"><br />
</div><div class="comment-content" id="bc_0_1MC">Congratulations ladies! Please contact me at Melissa@hellopurl.com so I know where to ship your goodies. </div><span class="comment-actions secondary-text" id="bc_0_1MN" kind="m"><span class="item-control blog-admin pid-304764126"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/delete-comment.g?blogID=1971404526892905420&postID=7687409696738493732" target="_self"></a></span></span></div>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13395259430856406058noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1971404526892905420.post-31519383098212986802012-04-11T13:30:00.000-05:002012-04-11T13:30:48.388-05:00Giveaway Time!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bunny Hop Fiber Art Batt by Hello Purl</td></tr>
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Remember we are celebrating our anniversary and 100 sales on Etsy? Good, because this means it is giveaway time! OK lets make this sweet and simple. We are giving away a surprise fiber package with either yarn or spinning fiber plus other goodies. All you have to do is comment below with what you would prefer to win yarn or spinning fiber and your favorite thing from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/HelloPurl?ref=si_shop" target="_blank">our shop</a> (this will help me pick something out that you will love).<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Bonus:</span></b> If we get 400 Facebook fans by Friday morning I will draw a second name so head on over to<a href="https://www.facebook.com/HelloPurl" target="_blank"> our page</a> and like it if you haven't already we are only a few fans away! <br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Extra Bonus:</span></b> *We are also giving away a fiber prize pack to an Etsy customer so if you bought something from our online shop you just may be getting a surprise of fiber in the mail. I will draw a winner tomorrow morning and contact them through Etsy. If you want to get in on this check out the previous blog post for details there is still time!*<br />
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Please let me know if you are having any trouble entering comments and I will enter for you just email me at melissa@hellopurl.com or if you have any questions.<br />
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I will draw the winner(s) on Friday April 13th 2012 at 9:00am (CST) and post the winner(s) later that day. The winner will need to contact me within 24 hours at melissa@hellopurl.com to claim their prize. Again thank you!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jasmine Hand-spun Textured Art Yarn by Hello Purl<span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">*Photographs just show what we make you will not be receiving those exact items in your prize pack you may or may not receive something similar. You will receive a prize pack full of surprises and wonderful fiber because we treat our winners well.*</span>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13395259430856406058noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1971404526892905420.post-31682724622198959412012-04-06T14:24:00.000-05:002012-04-06T14:24:54.117-05:00Anniversary Celebration!So we are coming up on our 1 year anniversary as a business! Yay us! I officially opened the <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/HelloPurl?ref=si_shop" target="_blank">Hello Purl Etsy shop</a> on April 11th 2011 (Jessie joined me in July). So we are going to going to be celebrating the whole month of April. Keep and eye out here and on our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/HelloPurl" target="_blank">Facebook</a> page as well.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Faux Cashmere Combed Top in "Bacteria Bloom".</td></tr>
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Right now we are having a sale and coupon code: HELLO1Year20 gets you 20% off your total purchase in our shop through April 11th! <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Sorry only one coupon code can be used but you can use the coupon code on multiple orders through April 11th 2011).</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fiber Art Batt in "Science Experiment".</td></tr>
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Giveaways are coming as well! Don't you just love giveaways? I do so check back on this blog on Wednesday April 11th for details on how to win some yummy Hello Purl fiber. We are going to give away a yarn or batt in honor of our 1 year shop opening anniversary and one to a past customer because we also reached over 100 sale in less then a year and it was a goal of mine to do so. You can still enter by making a purchase in <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/HelloPurl?ref=si_shop" target="_blank">our Etsy shop</a> (don't forget that coupon code).<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hand-spun Textured Art Yarn in "Purple Lotus".</td></tr>
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One more thing if we reach 400 fans on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/HelloPurl" target="_blank">Facebook</a> (only nine more fans needed as I type this post) we will giveaway a 3rd fiber item. So don't forget to tell your friends about us! <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Handmade Yellow Birch Wood Button.</td></tr>
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Can you tell we are excited? I sure hope so because we are. Let the celebration continue...Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13395259430856406058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1971404526892905420.post-88369456817353298062012-03-26T09:50:00.000-05:002012-03-26T09:50:22.616-05:00Outdoor Bunny PenIt has been really warm outside, almost summer like here in Wisconsin so my husband decided it would be nice to build the rabbits an outdoor pen for them to exercise and get some fresh air. The rabbits are currently in a nice size hutch in the garage to keep them warm for winter and we will soon move the hutch outside. It may snow again because that is how the weather in Wisconsin is and we did just shear them earlier in the month. So for now they are inside but when the weather is nice I will bring them outside to play in their playpen.<br />
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So here are the rabbits enjoying the playpen outside...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Niblet and Pearl's new outdoor playpen.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Niblet nibbling some grass.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pearl enjoying the outdoors.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Niblet and Pearl getting some fresh air and exercise.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13395259430856406058noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1971404526892905420.post-26924366724464215262012-03-16T14:59:00.000-05:002012-03-16T14:59:28.261-05:00Shearing My RabbitsI have two German Angora rabbits that needed to be sheared a few weeks ago. So Jessie came over and helped shear them. The first two times we sheared them we used a scissors which took quite a long time. This time we used dog clippers with a special blade for fine hair. Jessie did the actual shearing since she trims her dog's hair and I assisted in the holding. The rabbits did very well with the whole process and now that it is getting warmer I'm sure they enjoy less fur. It is necessary for the rabbit's health to get sheared so they won't over heat or have mats which are uncomfortable for them. Then I get to have wonderful fiber to spin.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pearl before shearing.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pearl after shearing.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Niblet before shearing.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Niblet after shearing.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pearl's fur (bottom) and Niblet's fur (top).</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13395259430856406058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1971404526892905420.post-10855825051443643842012-03-02T14:12:00.000-06:002012-03-02T14:12:04.013-06:00Felted BowlsJessie and I taught a wet felted bowl class at the <a href="http://www.diystudioandgifts.com/" target="_blank">D.I.Y. Studio and Gifts</a> (in Green Bay Wisconsin) on Tuesday. It was lots of fun and our wonderful class made some beautiful felted bowls. I forgot my camera so I don't have any pictures of the process but I did take a few pictures of the bowl that Jessie and I made. So at least I hope you enjoy them. The class was so wonderful we will be offering it again in the future so look for that and I will hopefully bring my camera.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Three felted bowls.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jessie's felted bowl.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My felted bowl.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another bowl I felted prior to the class.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13395259430856406058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1971404526892905420.post-38278302408654881702012-02-24T15:08:00.000-06:002012-02-24T15:08:13.298-06:00Wool Over WireSo I decided to give core-spinning wool over wire a try. I saw this technique when I first started spinning so I didn't think I was even close to attempting it a year and a half ago but last week I gave it a try. I learned how to core-spin where you wrap your fibers over a another piece of yarn or crochet thread. So instead of wrapping your fibers over yarn I wrapped them over wire. I used some 26 gauge wire I had from my previous jewelry making crafts, carded a batt from wool, bamboo, soy silk, recycled sari silk and of course some Angelina for sparkle. This is what I got:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wire-spun yarn!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fiber core-spun over wire.</td></tr>
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I then decided it would be fun to make some jewelry with the wire yarn. So I knit a rectangle for the necklace on size 15 needles and stretched it out a bit. For the bracelet I knit another longer rectangle and bent the wire so it would curve. I use one of Jessie's handmade buttons for the clasp part. This is what I got:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wire-spun yarn and knit necklace and cuff.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wire-spun yarn knit into a necklace.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cuff knit from wire-spun yarn with a handmade button.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back view of cuff / bracelet</td></tr>
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What do you think?Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13395259430856406058noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1971404526892905420.post-12060543649994187552012-02-17T13:56:00.000-06:002012-02-17T13:56:42.457-06:00A Fantistic Fiber Friday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm giving you some fiber eye candy today and want to let you know about a few things. I did an interview with <a href="http://www.spinartiste.com/featured-artiste-melissa-bohrtz-of-hello-purl" target="_blank">Spin Artiste blog</a> and you can find out more about me if you head over and check it out. There will be some yummy fiber given away soon so check back with the <a href="http://www.spinartiste.com/" target="_blank">Spin Artiste blog</a> for all the details. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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We are still having a our Birthday Sale in honor of Jessie's birthday (that was on the 16th) check out <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/HelloPurl?ref=si_shop" target="_blank">our Etsy shop</a>! Use coupon code: BDAYSHIPFREE for free shipping to the US or use coupon code: HAPPYBDAY15 for 15% off your order. Choose the best savings for you. Only one coupon per customer per transaction. Valid until February 19th, 2012.Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13395259430856406058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1971404526892905420.post-44917947487113801272012-02-16T07:06:00.000-06:002012-02-16T07:06:14.239-06:00I LOVE YarnThe thing I'm loving this week is yarn. Well I think I'm going to be loving it every week. Who wouldn't love it. I just can't help it I love yarn! I hope you love yarn too. <br />
I love to make it and knit with it. It can help you create many wonderful things. It can be very functional or just plain beautifully decorative.<br />
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I've been loving yarn for five and half years. How long have you been loving it?Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13395259430856406058noreply@blogger.com0