Whoot! Lord of the Rings Yarns- Worldwide Premier and Giveaway!
I am so excited to bring you my new yarn gallery, in celebration of todays Premier in Wellington New Zealand of the new Hobbit movie! VISIT THE GALLERY HERE!! But I’d love you to read about it all here first, and don’t forget to enter the giveaway! Closes 1 December, details at the end of this post! For those of you who follow my Facebook page, you probably know I have been working on this series for some time already, well since earlier this year, a new project I started after the arrival of my Majacrat Aura, my ONE WHEEL (my preciousssss) with the uber amazing text engraved for me by Andy Poad, in ELVISH! Well how could I not make some Tolkien yarns on her?! I have had a lovely time experimenting, dreaming, drawing and planning, messing with fibers… Some of them I carefully prepared, washing, handcombing, blending, dyeing, and others I used more rustically, creating texture and depth. And guess what, I still have loads of ideas for more in this series. I love how the books have so many incredible characters, settings, and emotions within them. Each of these yarns is made based on my own interpretations of the places of characters, I tried to incorporate key aspects of each into the yarn. Here is a brief description of what was in my head when I was planning the yarns. Arwen: While Alpaca with Silver The beautiful white Arwen yarn is hand combed pure white Alpaca, traditionally spun as a smooth two plied yarn with a fine silver thread through it. I wanted this gorgeous flowing drape, smooth and carrying the beautiful dignity and grace of the Elves. Lothlorien: Pale Green Alpaca with Angelina Sparkles Along the same lines as Arwen, the other Alpaca yarn is Lothlorien, dyed in the palest apple green and filled with masses of delicate sparkles from some pale green Angelina, blended in as I combed it. This is also a clean lined, drapey flowing yarn. I was thinking of the magical forest, glowing, slightly delicate, dappled and green.. The Shire This yarn was a load of fun! Bright grassy greens of green New Zealand Merino, representing the hills of the Shire, red and yellow flowers made from fluffy BFL, blue strands flowing around it for the river, and flashes of sparkle as Gandalf lights the fireworks to celebrate Bilbo’s birthday! Hobbity Feet I love the Hobbitty Feet yarn! Naturally Brown New Zealand Polwarth forms the quite rustic, almost tree rootish, very earthy base, and of course the furry tufts, softest natural alpaca sticks out and a nice feathery way. I spun the Polwarth and then chain plied it into a...
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