Ahh I've been eager to feature this on the blog!! Diana from Fiber Fancy has sent in a biggie version of her "Earthy" roving for a giveaway! I really adore this fiber alpaca/wool/tencel blend!
It has a really glossy sheen to it, and a bit of 'density' (for lack of a better descriptive!) to it when spun. It's quite drapey as well, and you know I love drape ;) The colors of this particular braid are pretty much perfect- when spun it darkens up quite a bit and really does look "earthy".
Pssst!!! Diana is having some really awesome sales right now in her shop. I am eagerly awaiting my shipment of her Goddess SAL (spin along) to see what surprise she has cooked up for me! With this SAL we got to choose which Greek Goddess we wanted her to card up for us- I took one of those silly online quizzes and came up with Hera and Hestia - can you tell I'm excited!?
Please check out Fiber Fancy today and find something that you love. I'll pick a random commenter this week to give away this beautiful earthy braid to. You can gain extra entries by simply tweeting/facebooking/ravelating about this contest to your friends.
'Mellow Mentos' does *not* make me think of mentos, but the colors *are* gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteThe Roving in Grape Streak is so gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteGrape Streak - love the colors, love the name… gimme gimme gimme!
ReplyDeleteI want it all. May have to break into the piggy bank for her new Playing in the Kettle SAL!
ReplyDelete8oz of Grape Streak colored, hand dyed superwash Playing in the Kettle. Now. Please?
ReplyDelete(Or I could easily list 15 other items that make me drool. But most of all Grape Streak!)
I love the Spring Stroll roving, and Earthy!!!
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Wow, that is so gorgeous, and so is everything in her shop! I would love to try Playing in the Kettle - Punta Wool Combed Top. It's so pretty and I've never tried spinning Punta before. I love trying new fibers :)
ReplyDeleteWhere's the Party reminds me of Johnny-Jump-Ups and pansies! Spinning up some of the Spicy Brown Mustard would bring some light into this very dreary, rainy spring week, too. And I love Earthy... I wish I was solvent right now so I could buy some of it.
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I love the Wooden Roses roving and the Asphalt and Dirt roving.
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The merino/tussah silk in Jelly Bean is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI really like the carbonized bamboo with asphalt and dirt.
ReplyDeleteI love the Punta Wool Combed Top, Roving in Spicy Brown Mustard- what rich wonderful colors! I love when yarn/fiber has culinary names :)
ReplyDeleteOMG - The Spicy Brown Mustard Punta soooo yummy!
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I love looking at Fiber Fancy! She has the most beautiful dyed rovings and is such a temptress. LOL.
ReplyDeleteI am always smitten by her Playing in the Kettle listings. I am really liking the "Summer Fun" falkland wool combed top roving. VERY pretty.
Also I think there newest SAL is genius. I want to play in her kettle I am just practicing restraint for the time being... how long that will last, it is to early to tell. lol.
I'm new to this spinning world, but all I can say is that it is a good thing for my family's sake that we are on a tight budget. You have so many beautiful fibres to choose from that I would just buy, buy, buy. I had a hard time choosing just one, but the "Carbonized Bamboo Roving in Asphalt and Dirt" did jump out at me. Good luck with your store.
ReplyDeleteI love the Handspun Merino in My Sweetest Valentine.
ReplyDeleteIt is much brighter than I would normally choose but the moment I saw it my mouth watered at the thought of summer berries that invaded my mind.
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Simply gorgeous! Thank you for sharing the links... Can't wait til payday :)
ReplyDeleteOMG, where to start. There are so many that I like, how do I pick just one. Grape Streak is just gorgeous, but Jelly beans does remind me of being a kid plunging my hand into a bowl of jelly beans. That is one talented lady.
ReplyDeleteI think this roving is amazing! Playing in the Kettle, Hand Dyed, 8 ounces, Merino Combed Top, Roving, in Lavender and Mint
ReplyDeleteWow. Gorgeous stuff. I want this:
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Beautiful self-striping blues.
Love the peacock feather yarn, great colors!
ReplyDeleteTho undyed, I love the natural colors of the mullberry silk! such sheen! I wonder what the hand is like and how it works up!
ReplyDeleteIt is really not hard to find something I like at Fiber Fancy!! Right now, thinking of spring the Playing in the Kettle with Lavendar and Mint is awesome.
ReplyDeleteThe colors looks incredibily complex, yet soft at the same time. Just in time for Easter, the Jelly Beans roving is fabulous!
ReplyDeleteYou know, I'll just take ANY of her "playing in the kettle" braids. No. I'll take ALL of them, kthxbye!
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful fibre. I've not been spinning for long and had no idea how gorgeous fibre could be. I can see I'll be busy looking at the shop for a while!
ReplyDeleteI love the silky skies roving. It is soo beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI love the jelly beans and the tropic rainbow and oh! the colors are sooo awesome I want them all!!!
ReplyDeleteSo not difficult to find things to love at Fiber Fancy! My two favorites at the moment are Life on Mars and Lavender and Mint. If only I wasn't saving up for a wheel. (and had the storage space!)
ReplyDeleteMayhem and Wooden Rose both look like they would spin up beautifully!
ReplyDeleteI really love the Jelly Beans roving - so colorful!
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mmmm so many good things! the mulberry silk in "silver in foxwood's weeds" is awesome (see: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=38529226)
ReplyDeletePlaying in the Kettle, Hand Dyed, 8 ounces, Punta Wool Combed Top, Roving in Spicy Brown Mustard really caught my eye today!
ReplyDeletePlaying in the Kettle, Hand Dyed, 8 ounces, Punta Wool Combed Top, Roving in 80's Ball Gowns
ReplyDeleteI'd love to try punta...sounds lovely, and I love to spin new fibers!
I absolutely love the grape streak roving, may have to check back on it after I get my paycheck! Also, her hand dyed silks are really lovely.
ReplyDeleteI love the "spicy brown mustard" roving. I just love that color!
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There are all sorts of yummies over in the shop but the Carded and Hand Pulled Superwash and Carbonized Bamboo Roving in the Asphalt and Dirt colours is just gorgeous (along with being sa very fun name).
ReplyDeleteI am eyeing the Mulberry Silk Sliver in Trio of Toppings. I don't know how much longer I'll be able to resist...
ReplyDeleteI just got an order of "Earthy" in the mail the other day and it is so gorgeous!
I just love her 'color sense'!
ReplyDeleteAND, on her Esty site, you can even 'design'(pick the colors you want) your own top/roving...how cool is that?! Its called "Playing in the Kettle". Not too many folks are willing to put in that kind of time.
Thanks.
Her prices are reasonable, as well.
My favorites are Roasted Peppers, BBQ Pit, and Grape Streak! Those colors would spin up so nicely!
ReplyDeleteThe hand dyed fingering weight in Amethyst Aluminum is gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteThe Sea and Its Weeds roving looks like the colors of the ocean in one of those exotic getaway beach ads for the Caribbean or Bali.
ReplyDeleteThere are soooo many gorgeous colorways, I'm drooling over here! I think I'm going to go with Mayhem. Beautiful.
ReplyDeleteCall me crazy but I really like the bamboo roving Asphalt and Dirt. Actually I love them all.
ReplyDeleteSo, I just made my purchase...it includes Rose Garden and a few more treats for Spring! Beautiful work!
ReplyDeleteI like the Playing in the Kettle, Hand Dyed, 4 ounces, Punta Wool Combed Top, Roving in Sandstone
ReplyDeleteThe difficult thing with FiberFancy is to choose between all the goodies :-) but the 3 ounces, Undyed and Hand Dyed Mulberry Silk Combed Top in Trio of Toppings really caught my eye
ReplyDeleteI'm waiting for my Goddess SAL batts and then I think I won't be able to resist the You play in the kettle SAL :-D
I love that she has a variety of sizes of fibers-from an ounce and a half up to a full pound...her fiber colorways are beautiful, and the March sale is AWEsome!
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So pretty! I love the soft muted colors in this one
ReplyDeleteMy favorite thing in your shop today is the Grape streak roving, it is so bright and makes me think of grape soda :)
I'm a pretty huge fan of the Playing in the Kettle Hand Dyed Roving in Spinach and Feta. Absolutely beautiful!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for having this giveaway!
I LOVE her acting zebra colorway! Whats not to love about something so simply but so stunning!
ReplyDeleteEarthy is my fav but playing in the kettle along with many others look so nice as well!
ReplyDeleteLove this color:
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and this one:Roving in Sea and its Weeds ne
How sad is it to be spinning yarn, only to see something else you'd rather be spinning! What a great colorway... Earthy is right down my alley.
ReplyDeleteNow, if I could just get my hands on it, it would be pure bliss!
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Ooo, the Garden Planning roving makes me want to go digging in the dirt, even though we're still over a month away from safe planting.
ReplyDeleteGosh, "Earthy" is just gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteOn the other end of the spectrum, I love the vibrancy of Roasted Peppers.
The Falkland in "Pushing Spring" is so sweet looking. I can definitely imagine spinning that up for my daughter :)
ReplyDeleteLove the Wooden Rose roving!
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OMG that is sooo pretty!
ReplyDeleteI also am in love with the Spicy Mustard roving. This shop is definitely going in the favorites for shopping with tax returns. ;)
Love the Lavender and Mint roving. How pretty!!
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love the Sandstone Punta. Might have to come off my fiber diet long enough to order some of that! :)
ReplyDeleteMy favorite is the Playing in the Kettle merino roving in Mayhem.
ReplyDeleteOoohhh, I found something pretty on page 4. Alpaca, silk and tencel in a color called Barbeque Pit! And it's a top roving......8 oz of beauty.
ReplyDeleteOooohhhh! I could roll around in that! I love Diana! I just got my You Play in the Kettle SAL and adore it!
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ReplyDeleteEvery trip to this shop reminds me of the National Debt - because that's how much I'd like to spend on these beautiful fibers and yarns. Today I'm lovin' the Playing in the Kettle, Hand Dyed, 4 ounces, Punta Wool Combed Top, Roving in Rusted Plums and the Hand Dyed, 8 Ounces, Superwash Merino, Self Striping Sport Weight Yarn, Approx 550 Yards in Peacock Feather
ReplyDelete5 pages of beautiful fiber! i love the Falkland Wool Roving in Summer Fun!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness is that fiber yummy! On her site I loved the hand dyed BFL, she has beautiful colour selection.
ReplyDeleteI am loving all of the Playing in the Kettle rovings, but, my favorite is both the "Acting Zebra" and the "Garden Planning" rovings. Gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteI cannot take the After the Rain yarn! I cannot TAKE it! Gorgeous.
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ReplyDeleteI love the Grape Streak kettle dyed superwash!
ReplyDeleteooohhh, the blueish silk sliver called 'nightmare' is so lovely, beautiful colours, funny name
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grape streak roving, love it
ReplyDeleteI love the Earthy roving! I got a sample size and it's so soft! Would love to have a full sized one!
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love 'Earthy'!! Also, 'Acting Zebra' is awesome!!
ReplyDeleteI absolutely LOVE the Bamboo roving in Asphalt and Dirt!! It's gorgeous! The name fits it so well too!
ReplyDeleteI really like Lavender and Mint and all the batts - lovely.
ReplyDeleteI love the Hand Dyed, Carded and Hand Pulled Superwash Roving 4 Ounces in Spring Flowers, The Whole Bouquet. I recently bought one in a different color and I can't wait to get a free bobbin so I can start spinning this. But I really want everything. Life on mars, grape streak, um, I could go on and on...
ReplyDeleteI love just about anything Diana does!!! Her playing in the kettle SAL is a great idea and I will definitely be buying a large one! My favorites in the shop right now are Grape Streak and Afternoon Stroll!
ReplyDeleteI like the textured fiber batt in Turning Times. (as in, "time to turn the spinning wheel")!
ReplyDeleteI tried like 3 times the other day to post a comment and failed. :( What I wanted to say was it is beautiful and I can't wait to see your SAL fiber! I bet it will be absolutely gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteI love this Playing in the Kettle, Hand Dyed, 4 ounces, Punta Wool Combed Top, Roving in Sandstone. It's fabulous.
ReplyDeleteI am loving the Superwash sport weight yarn in Peacock Feather.
ReplyDeleteOhh... I love the Play in the Kettle colorway! Lovely, all of them
ReplyDeleteThe 'Earthy' color is gorgeous! I also found the 'Afternoon Stroll' roving in the Etsy shop, just as tantalizing.
ReplyDeleteI just bought my first drop spindle this past weekend and am slowly learning the technique. What a great color to add to my beginning roving stash!
I like the punta roving in sandstone. The color's pretty and the fiber doesn't look too complicated to deal with.
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I love the Hand Dyed Leicester Locks, Fiber, 1.5 Ounces in Teal Green so pretty:) Hugs Darcy
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The mulberry silk in Almost Sage is beautiful, and I love how she offers the Playing in the Kettle! I love the roving in Bag of Jellybeans! I have to resist the urge to spend my whole paycheck on her rovings!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful stuff, I especially like the Sandstone top!
ReplyDeleteI like the "Pushing Spring" colorway.
ReplyDeleteThat alpaca yarn in brick and denim would make some mighty fine gloves. I love the shine!
ReplyDeleteI really love all of Fiber Fancy's rainbow rovings - from earthy to bright! I bought and spun two earthy rainbows and gave the resulting yarn to my sister who knit a lovely shawl to wear in the hospital while she had breast cancer removal surgery. Very special rovings . . .
ReplyDeleteI'm liking the Spicy Brown Mustard Punta top. It looks like it'd be a lot of fun to spin.
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Beautiful braids in this shop! The handpainted color combos are so unique. My favorite is the Falkland in "summer fun"!
ReplyDeleteIt's too hard to pick between the hand spun and the roving... it's all so beautiful! I think the candy colorways are my favorite, very unique.
ReplyDeleteGarden planning! Ijust love it.
ReplyDeleteLove the Hand Dyed, 4 Ounces, Superwash Merino, Self Striping Fingering Weight Yarn, Over 500 Yards in After the Rain, Thanks!
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