Hand dyed locks – Page 2

Wild Flower Honey Lockspun Textured Art Yarn

Posted on September 22, 2019June 1, 2021 by Melisa

Recently Alba Ranch was part of a giveaway with 5 other artists.

Wild Flower Honey Art Yarn Kit was Alba Ranch’s part of the Grand Prize for the Sweeter Than Honey Giveaway.

The giveaway featured six artists in various mediums all celebrating bee keepers, bee keeping, and the honey bee. The Grand Prize was a $300 value.

I was so inspired while creating the Wild Flower Honey Art Yarn Kit, that I created a new colorway just for the shop which is coming soon to the Alba Ranch Shop.

And with even more inspiration, I decided to weave a scarf on my rigid heddle using a second Wild Flower Honey Yarn Kit.

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Summer Forest Art Yarn Shawl

Posted on September 6, 2019June 1, 2021 by Melisa

English Leicester Longwool locks dyed and spun into a bulky weight yarn. The locks have been spiral thread plyed with a fine 2 ply laceweight angora yarn.

Summer Forest Art Yarn Shawl

I used a large oversize Tunisian Crochet hook and crocheted this in an open lacy pattern to create movement and drape.

Close up of Summer Forest Art Yarn Stitches

I used a combination of a size Q/15.75 mm and a size R/17mm hooks. I have a lovely pair handturned by Jenkins. I wanted to show off the yarn, the texture, and the curls.

I did crochet and deconstruct this shawl numerous times before I liked the arrangement of colors. But I am pretty pleased with it now that it is in the shop.

Carnival and Purple Passion Lock Spun Textured Yarn

Posted on September 4, 2019April 9, 2020 by Melisa

Got my shawl photographed this evening. I used a giant Tunisian Crochet Hook and a modified double crochet made up stitch I created to get that lacey open effect.

Tunisian Crochet Textured Yarn. All homespun yarn was lock spun and hand dyed. The fiber is Leicester Longwool. I lock spun and thread plyed with a fine 2 ply pure pink Angora Rabbit yarn. The spirals and curls are so pretty.

It is a mix of Summer Forest, Carnival, and Purple Passion Lockspun Textured Yarns.

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Wild Flower Honey Lockspun Textured Art Yarn

Summer Forest Art Yarn Shawl

Carnival and Purple Passion Lock Spun Textured Yarn