Handspun yarn and a beaded bracelet; A few gifts…

My best friend had a going away party for her oldest daughter and husband. Her husband is in the military and has been stationed to North Carolina.

Since her daughter is crafty, I had a lot of fun preparing a few gifts for her.

I used some of my handspun Merino yarn that I had I had Navajo plied.

 

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undyed handspun merino – Navajo ply

I’d asked my friend and found out that her favorite colors were pink and blue… and so I dyed the above yarn pink.

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Handspun merino being dyed in a crockpot

I used my crockpot.

 

I use natural food coloring and after that was complete I hung it on the clothesline to dry.

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Wound it in a yarn cake, using my electric yarn ball winder.

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Created a label and put it in a gift bag.

 

Beaded bracelet. I used my Mirrix loom to create this piece.
Beaded bracelet. I used my Mirrix loom to create this piece.

I also gifted her with a beaded bracelet that I had created on my Mirrix loom.  The good news is she was thrilled with her gifts! Of course, that made me happy.

My daughter and I enjoyed ourselves immensely and felt honored to be included in the event. It was family and then there was my daughter and myself. We have known each other since sophomore year in high school. That was almost 30 years ago.

Yes, I’m still making an effort to craft several times each week and while I’d love to say I have crafted daily, that hasn’t happened; however, I have gone close to doing that. The holdup has been yardwork and gardening. Some days, when I have had moments of resting, I’ve ended up resting my eyes. I can’t complain, the exhaustion was well earned and our one acre garden reflects that. I’ll be sure to post pictures soon.

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