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Our popular “Day to Night” rolags are restocked! Part of the Woodland Tweed collection, these are SW Merino with a touch of tussah silk and gold banana thread.

I made a small sample spinning one rolag end to end for each of two singles, then plied them together, matching the colours for a simple 2ply. They were spun semi-woolen on my Lendrum wheel. So many ways to spin rolags! You could spin as I did, end to end repeatedly, for a distinct small repeating stripe. You could spin them matching pink to pink and blue to blue to make those stripes longer. You could create a fractal-ish yarn by staggering the singles. You could pull them apart and pool the colours, mix or ply them with another fiber… There are endless possibilies. If you spin some “Day to Night,” we’d love to see it! Sumbit your photos and description through our Contact page. Happy spinning!

Lisa introduced Huespun in a recent newsletter with an especially apt title, “From community to color,” and I thank her for those succinct words that express how I feel about what I do. Knitting, dyeing, and indeed all crafts and arts, are solitary processes, but there are many joyful, memorable moments when we come together in community to enjoy and share our passions as well. I love when I can involve community, and this is one of those moments that I want to share with you.

My sweet niece is expecting fraternal twin girls and we are all over-the-moon excited! I felt inspired to create a line of baby colours, some traditional pastels and others, more modern, muted, and deeper shades. I’ve played with the yarns and I can’t find a single combination that doesn’t work together. I’d like to say that was intentional, but I think this collection just has good vibes.

This Google Form is an opportunity for you to influence and share your thoughts on baby-related names for each of the 13 colours in this collection. Thirteen is a lucky number in this household. No bad karma here! I’ll announce the winning names and provide a discount code in the newseletter. Thanks for playing along and being part of this community!

Hi! Leanne here; multicraftual maker, unapologetic yarn sniffer, and lover of all things colour and fiber. I also enjoy a challenge…

At Huespun, you’ll find yarn and spinning fiber inspired by photos and events. You’ll find both soft and bold colours in a mutlitude of dye methods. And you’ll find that the collections and methods continue to grow because I have a lot of ideas that I need to get out of my head and onto yarn.

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Thanks for reading!