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FO post whaaaat!?! Wow it feels really good to have a finished project to share. I knit these lace cuffs as a Winter Solstice gift for my amazing Wife @rachelillustrates .❤️ I used a Lleap Shorty Sock Twin Set in the colorway "Gothic Novel Bronze". The pattern is "Executive Funk" by Marnie MacLean but instead of the crochet bind off it called for I added 3 repeats of lace rib and a picot bindoff for extra flouncy goodness. 😁⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #LladyLlama #LLFC #indiedyer #knitting #knittersofinstagram #knitstagram #nevernotknitting #yarn #yarnlove #craftersofinstagram #crafting #fiberarts #handmade #instaknit #handdyedyarn #knittinglove #knit #maker⁠ #knittersgonnaknit #finishedobject #knitlace #knitcuffs ⁠ #knitwear #wool #indieyarn #knittersofig #handknit ⁠ #knitspiration #iloveknitting #gradientyarn⁠ ⁠ Image Description:⁠ Slide one shows Rachel modeling a pair of handknit lace cuffs. The photo shows her torso and upper legs. She is wearing a fuchsia top and black pants. Her hands are clasped in front of her. The knit cuffs gradate from a medium dark bronze brown to palest gold and undyed on the edge of the picot bindoff.⁠ ⁠ Slide two shows the gradient yarn used to knit the cuffs wound into two center pull balls on a white background. https://www.instagram.com/p/CnIbIPxvBbl/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Yarn chicken won! Love how this knit up. #knitting #meshaknits #lladyllama https://www.instagram.com/p/B84eh8vFWjD/?igshid=1jzuf18aejkcb

🎉Shop Update!🎉 12 colorways of hand dyed Llegacy SW Combed top are now available on the shop! Reminder to all the folxs on Team Llady Llama for Tour de Fleece that you can use your discount code through the end of the month. 🦙 Many thanks for all the well wishes I received while my Wife and I had COVID. 💜 We are both still dealing with some of the frustrating after effects but we are taking each day as it comes. Please be safe and take precautions to reduce the spread of COVID in your community. #LladyLlama #LLFC #indiedyer #handspunstagram #spinningfiber #wool #spinning #spinnersofinstagram #spinstagram #handspun #fiberart #combedtop #fiberartistsofinstagram #tourdefleece2022 #yarnmakersofinstagram #craftersofinstagram #queerownedbusiness #shopsmall #buyhandmade #handmade Image Description: Each slide is a photo collage on a black background showing six colorways of hand dyed superwash Merino combed top spinning fiber. https://www.instagram.com/p/Cgpptv5JvS9/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

🎉Shop Update!🎉 New immersion dyed Elli AU combed top on our Llore base (100% US Targhee wool). Elli AU's (Alternate Universes) are one of a kind re-imaginings of our colors. Leftover dye from official colorways are mixed, tweaked, blended, and otherwise experimented with and new ideas are sketched out in these non-repeatable colorways.⁠ ⁠ Image Description: Four braids of hand dyed targhee wool combed top spinning fiber on a white background. The wool is dyed in shades of warm fuchsia, plum and purple with pops of bright blue.⁠ ⁠ #LladyLlama #LLFC #indiedyer #combedtop #spinningfiber #wool #spinnersofinstagram #targhee #handspun #handspunstagram #yarnmakersofinstagram #yarnlove #fiberartistsofinstagram #handdyed #handspunyarn #handspinning #spinning #craftersofinstagram #crafting #fiberarts #handmade #immersiondyed #shophandmade #handmadebusiness #artisanmade #makersgonnamake #makersofinstagram #creativepreneur #madebyhand #makersmovement https://www.instagram.com/p/CmkluFjtBXd/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

🎉Shop Update!🎉 A new immersion dyed version of our popular speckle dyed colorway "Urban Decay" on Lleaf combed top (superwash merino, bamboo, nylon). For this batch I chained the combed top, applied a low immersion base layer of cool grey and then added a dry dye application of warm grey, bright blue, neon green and neon orange. The chained fiber preparation creates resist where the dye cannot penetrate leaving undyed areas and recreating the feel of this beloved colorway that is normally speckle dyed on yarn.⁠ ⁠ Image Description: Four braids of hand dyed superwash treated merino wool, bamboo and nylon combed top spinning fiber on a white background. The wool is dyed in cool and warm greys with pops of bright turquoise blue, neon green and neon orange. The bright accent colors have layered with the greys in places, creating muted tones. Areas of the fiber remain undyed.⁠ ⁠ #LladyLlama #LLFC #indiedyer #combedtop #spinningfiber #wool #spinnersofinstagram #imakeyarn #handspun #handspunstagram #yarnmakersofinstagram #yarnlove #fiberartistsofinstagram #handdyed #handspunyarn #handspinning #spinning #craftersofinstagram #crafting #fiberarts #handmade #immersiondyed #shophandmade #handmadebusiness #artisanmade #makersgonnamake #makersofinstagram #creativepreneur #madebyhand #makersmovement https://www.instagram.com/p/ColcUVZOxAA/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

March Meet The Maker Day 17 Catch-up: Creative space⁠ ⁠ This is the steaming area of my dye studio. I do my best to creatively maximize the functionality of my small space. You can see my bain-marie which I use for immersion dyeing and one of the turkey roasters I use for steaming hand painted items. My beloved spin dryer can be seen poking out from under the table. The metal rack holds all my dye stocks, chemicals, PPE and smallwares I use in dyeing. I have a smaller rack by my big dye table across the room that holds all my dye powders. The door that the steam table blocks leads to the unfinished basement. On the door is a quilted wall hanging my Sister made me featuring a stack of sheep and the wooden "Terwilliger" sign gifted to us for our wedding by my MIL and SFIL.⁠ ⁠ #LladyLlama #LLFC #indiedyer #dyersofinstagram #studiolife #craftersofinstagram #crafting #fiberarts #handmade #handdyed #dyestudio #handdyedyarn #maker #behindthescenes #spinningfiber #smallbusiness #familybusiness #familyrun #smallbusinesslove #madewithlove #artistlife ⁠ #creativeprocess #dyeing #yarnstagram #spinnersofinstagram #indiedyersofinstagram #fiberartistsofinstagram #handmadelife #dye⁠ https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp8qt7HygCW/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#MarchMeetTheMaker Day 9 Catchup: Trial & Error I often liken our one of a kind combed top batches AKA Elli AUs (for alternate universes) to sketches. They are a low stress way for me to not only use extra dye but also to play with new ideas, colors and techniques. Some of these ideas are refined into new, repeatable core colorways and some are just moments in time that a select few will get to enjoy transforming into handspun. Continuing to engage play and take chances in a low risk format is critical for my artistic mental health. How do you engage play in your day to day life? #LladyLlama #LLFC #indiedyer #fiberart #combedtop #handdyed #spinningfiber #handspun #handspunstagram #fiberartistsofinstagram #spinnersofinstagram #spinstagram #handspun #handspunstagram #makerslife #artistlife #handmade #yarnmakersofinstagram #iloveyarn #behindthescenes #wool #dyersofinstagram #dyeing #immersiondyed Image Description: A closeup of four twisted hanks of wool combed top mostly submerged in water in a stainless steel catering pan. Dark royal purple dye has been poured over the bottom half of the fiber and tendrils of the dye make their way towards the undyed portion of the pan. https://www.instagram.com/p/CpoAe0wpSw_/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

This month's Indie Challenge theme is Spring Rains and it seemed only appropriate to feature our Llift Colorwork Sets in the colorway "50% Chance of Precipitation".🌦️ These sets consist of one 50g storm cloud grey gradient 🌫️ and one 50g ray of sunshine yellow gradient. ☀️⁠ ⁠ These pairs of coordinating gradients and are so fun for stranded colorwork projects, 2 color brioche, DIY stripes, color blocking and more! Our Llift base is a superwash Merino wool single ply yarn.⁠ ⁠ Be sure to check out the #indiechallenge hashtag to see what other #indiesellersguild members have shared this month!⁠ ⁠ #LladyLlama #LLFC #indiedyer #knitting #knittersofinstagram #knitstagram #nevernotknitting #yarn #yarnlove #crochetersofinstagram #crochet #craftersofinstagram #crafting #fiberarts #handmade #instaknit #handdyedyarn #knittinglove #knit #knittersgonnaknit #indieyarn #knittersofig #wool #handdyed #stashenhancement #gradientyarn #indiestrong #rainyday https://www.instagram.com/p/CpRbhV1sqGg/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=