Look What I'm Playing with...Knitters Loom!

Oh how I adore funky chunky art yarns.  I've been spinning art yarn for a few years and have been wanting to find ways to showcase them as art instead of knitting them into a functional piece.  So you can imagine my elation at receiving a gorgeous knitters loom at Christmas.  I've been eyeing this thing for awhile and I am super excited that it's finally in my home.  I got a chance to start playing with it this week, and it's everything I hoped it would be.  It's super easy to warp, super easy to use, and totally compact so I can hide it behind the table when I am not using it (saving my work from curious sticky fingers).  It's made to handle the larger diameters of yarn, so I can finally use all my funky stuff and make wall art out of them.  Here's a few pics of me warping the loom and getting ready to start.

 A Mischievous Yarn Thief.  He was creating "scenes" with his Disney Cars characters and apparently my yarn ball made the perfect addition to the story.  I wish I could see into his imagination sometimes. It seems so magical.

I cant wait to create something out of this skein!  I'll post pics as soon as its done.  What was your favorite artsy Christmas gift this year? 

XO, HARMONY

My Pink Morning

 I am trying a few new techniques for fabric surface design today, and I loved the colors so much that I kept going and dyed some fibers to spin into a matching yarn.  It was really fun and the colors turned out so bright and yummy; however, in the end I discovered that I literally turned my hands pink.  Turns out my messy creating style with paint does not work so well with a dying process, as the paint does scrub off and well dye... not so much.  Oh well, pink is a happy color, and at least I didnt turn them black or brown or some other color that translates as dirt.  Here are some pics from my morning:

I used a regular washable glue to create the flowers and typical fabric dyes for the colors.  I am planning on turning the fabric into journal covers and the fibers will be handspun yarn to tie onto the binding.  I am loving the way it looks outside my window right now, blowing in the wind on the clothesline.  I just might have to make some more in this colorway to turn into flags or something, just so I can enjoy it all year round.  Happy Friday!

XO, HARMONY