New to the Phat Fiber group is Lampyridae or "Lampy" and I am proud to say she is a fiber friend of mine here in Southern Illinois! I envy her fiber set-up- spinning wheels, drum carder, room in her house to do these things... ah it would be nice someday!
Lampy and her hubs are very interested in insects and the natural world and that love is reflected in Lampyridae through insect and moth inspired yarn and fiber! I love seeing things that you wouldn't think go together work so beautifully.
Lampy thoroughly creeped us all out with her "devil's darner" fairytale in September's box! As if bugs don't already creep us out enough, right?! If you didn't get a Lampyridae sample this month, convo her for the fairytale and a discount code!
Up for a giveaway is a beautiful 1oz fuschia/magenta colored drum carded batt called "Salamus Parhassus". Just visit Lampyridae, find something you like, and write about it in the comments section below. We'll be drawing for a winner on Saturday! Make sure you plurk, tweet, and facebook her shop so you can get extra entries!
Thanks Lampy, and I'm so glad you've finally joined us over here on the dark side. :)
Wow, I'm not sure which I like more, her fiber or her yarn! Her batts are amazing (especially the Monarch) but her hand painted Lepidoptera Lace in Angel wing Butterfly is simply stunning. It has an amazing depth of color!
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ReplyDeleteI absolutely am swooning for the Luna Moth batt (http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=29399068). I love the green and brown... so beautiful.
ReplyDeleteAll her work is a amazing, but I choose the Monarch batt. Just lovely!
ReplyDeleteI love the monarch butterfly
ReplyDeleteOoooh I want the Orchid Mantis batt, 'cause it's my favorite bug in Animal Crossing. RTed @millarca
ReplyDeleteI just love Papilio Lorquinianus or Radiant Swallowtail fluffy fiber drum carded 1.1 ounce batt, I think it would spin up gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteThat wonderful lace Lepidoptera Lace the blue and other colors glow
ReplyDeletelove the common green darner batt!!
ReplyDeleteI like the Oleander Hawk Moth, Radiant Swallowtail, and Blue-eyed Darner batts
ReplyDeleteThat walking leaf milk is a fantastic shade of green!
ReplyDeleteThr Hand painted Lepid looks very interesting!
ReplyDeleteOooh... love everything! But, how can I not be partial to the Monarch batt? They are abundant where I live, but I never get tired of looking at them. They are so beautiful! I was fortunate enough to get some of Lampy's yarn in my Phat Fiber box this month and it's sooo soft and luxurious!
ReplyDeleteLove the Oleander Hawk Moth, just gorgeous!
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oh, so pretty! I really like how the Monarch Butterfly batt is peachy on the outside, then underneath is some brown! perfectly named.
ReplyDeleteI love the Monarch Batt. The story accommodating is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteLove,love,love Blue-eyed Darner !
ReplyDeleteoh i love her banner!
ReplyDeletealso, love this: Lepidoptera Lace Maculinea arion or Large Blue Butterfly lace weight hand painted yarn 1312 yards
i cut and pasted because otherwise i'd forget how to spell it. :D
Actias Luna is gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteRTed @rogueknits
The hawk and rosey posey batts! They are all gorgeous, though.
ReplyDeletewow, gorgeous. the blue eyed darner immediately caught my eye.
ReplyDeleteThat Blue-Eyed Darner drew me in, too.
ReplyDeleteOh, I really loved the Butterfly lace weight yarn. So beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThe Common Green Darner is anything but common- I love the subtle blend and it look so squishable!
ReplyDeleteCommon green darner. Lovely!
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I LOVE! the Cithaerias Aurorina! It's like a cloud!
ReplyDeleteLove love love Monarch Butterfly!
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ReplyDeleteLove the blue-eyed darner, and the walking leaf. Actually, they're all awesome! lol I love the idea of using the colors of insects to inspire fibers and yarns! So many cool combinations! And I LOVE that you include pics of the insect they're based off as well!
I really liked the Walking Leaf Phylliidae Milk Fiber Silk. The color is so vibrant and beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThis is so pretty
ReplyDeleteCommon Green Darner or Anax junius dragonfly 2 fluffy ounces fiber batt
Cindy
Wow! Bug study plus fiber! I love the Hummingbird Moth yarn. The fibers are great too.
ReplyDeleteI can't find anything in her shop that I *don't* love! I would say my favorite would be the Orchid Mantis batt (unusual, since I'm not generally much of a pink person, but it's so BEAUTIFUL!), followed closely by the Common Green Darner batt (which is predictable, since I'm almost always attracted to greens).
ReplyDeleteI really like the unusual color juxtaposition of Oleander Hawk Moth!
ReplyDeleteTo honest, I can't choose between them all! I have narrowed it down to two:
ReplyDeleteLepidoptera Lace Maculinea arion or Large Blue Butterfly lace weight hand painted yarn 1312 yards (http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=29887941)
and
Hand painted Lepidoptera Lace Kallima inachus or Beautiful River Butterfly lace weight yarn 1312 yards (http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=29992128)
Just too pretty to choose!
I tweeted here: http://twitter.com/SecretAgentFibr/status/4349614273
The Luna Moth Fiber is amazing.
ReplyDeleteI really love the Blue Butterfly laceweight!
ReplyDeletesweet colors! love that laceweight hummingbird moth
ReplyDeletei like the walking leaf phylliidae milk fiber. the color is great!
ReplyDeleteThe Blue-eyed Darner or Rhionaeschna multicolor Phat Batt is beautiful. I love the tying together of insects and fibers. They (the insects) inspire such lovely colors.
ReplyDeleteHymenopus coronatus is an absolutely stunning batt as is the orchid mantis also pictured. I am tweeting this one.
ReplyDeleteLove the Monarch batt.
ReplyDeleteOoooo, I want the Kallima inachus lace yarn, YUMMY!!
ReplyDeleteHymenopus coronatus or Orchid Mantis drum carded Fiber Batt
ReplyDeleteWOWOWOWOWOWWWWWOOOOOOOW!
I love hte way she names her items after the insects! VERY cool, and this batt is wonderful!
Anna
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I love the monarch and blue dragon's lair batts and her yarns are gorgeous as well!! Love all of the lace yarns even if I can't spell any of the names!
ReplyDeleteI'm a sucker for blues, Beautiful Blue Dragon's Lair is definitely my choice!
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I loved her beautiful blue dragon's lair bat.
ReplyDeleteI love her colors! It was a hard choice but since I love green I'm going with the Common Green Darner or Anax junius dragonfly. Gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteLove the 'Beautiful Blue Dragon's Lair' batt!
ReplyDeleteMay I say I like all?
ReplyDeleteWell,I do,.Maybe just littel bitmore than others - Lepidoptera Lace Hemaris thysbe or Hummingbird Moth lace weight yarn 1312 yards hand painted
Beautiful Blue Dragon's Lair Fiber Batt is just amazing!! I LOVE the story behind this batt, it makes it extra special. And the fiber content sounds gorgeous!~!
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I love the Monarch Butterfly batt, especially since the Monarchs are migrating through my area at this time of year!
ReplyDeleteI love the monarch butterfly batt so gorgeous vbarton24 at gmail dot com
ReplyDeletetweeted http://twitter.com/morgaine24/status/4388720177 vbarton24 at gmail dot com
ReplyDeleteI love the green in this one Common Green Darner or Anax junius dragonfly 2 fluffy ounces fiber batt
ReplyDeletegreat stuff
Beautiful Blue Dragon's Lair and Rosey Posey. I absolutely LOVE the names!
ReplyDeletelove the blue eyed darner!
ReplyDeleteLove the Common Green Darner. It just glows! Another seller for my Etsy favs.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous colors on the indie dyed milk fiber top...strinking!
ReplyDeleteThe Lepidoptera Lace is so pretty,
ReplyDeletebut I liked everything.