http://RoseGardenFibers.ArtFire.com en-us Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:02:43 MST Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:02:43 MST http://www.artfire.com/rss/studio/ ArtFire RSS Generator matt@artfire.com (Matthew J Giustino, ArtFire.com) Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:59:44 MST http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=287366 <a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=287366"> <img align="left" border="none" hspace="5" style="padding-right: 25px;" src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/19636_product_1738388197_thumb_crop.jpg"> </a> This is for approx. 4 ounce of Superwash Merino Roving. Hand Dyed in an array ofpink, scarlet red, and bright blue on a white background. Its perfect for that project you have in mind. I use professional wash-fast acid dyes when doing my dyeing . Superwash Merino is a wonderful fiber to spin being soft and having a nice loft. http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=287366 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:43:03 MST http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=287331 <a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=287331"> <img align="left" border="none" hspace="5" style="padding-right: 25px;" src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/19636_product_71565162_thumb_crop.jpg"> </a> This is for approx. 4 ounce of Superwash Merino Roving. Hand Dyed in an array of black and blue, with some white. Its perfect for that special project you have in mind. I use professional wash-fast acid dyes when doing my dyeing . Superwash Merino is a wonderful fiber to spin being soft and having a nice loft. http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=287331 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 17:42:07 MST http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=285877 <a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=285877"> <img align="left" border="none" hspace="5" style="padding-right: 25px;" src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/19636_product_1908501187_thumb_crop.jpg"> </a> This is for approx. 4 ounce of Superwash Merino Roving. Hand Dyed in an array of scarlet red and deep spruce green with white. its perfect for that special holliday project you have in mind. I use professional wash-fast acid dyes when doing my dyeing . Superwash Merino is a wonderful fiber to spin being soft and having a nice loft. http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=285877 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 17:34:04 MST http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=285859 <a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=285859"> <img align="left" border="none" hspace="5" style="padding-right: 25px;" src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/19636_product_1314538292_thumb_crop.jpg"> </a> This is for approx. 4 ounce of Superwash Merino Roving. Hand Dyed in an array of greens and bright yellow its perfect for that spring green colored project you have in mind. I use professional wash-fast acid dyes when doing my dyeing . Superwash Merino is a wonderful fiber to spin being soft and having a nice loft. http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=285859 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 17:10:58 MST http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=285809 <a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=285809"> <img align="left" border="none" hspace="5" style="padding-right: 25px;" src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/19636_product_796395050_thumb_crop.jpg"> </a> This is for approx. 4 ounce of Superwash Merino Roving. Hand Dyed in an array of orange yellow and brown its perfect for that special fall project you have in mind. I use professional wash-fast acid dyes when doing my dyeing . Superwash Merino is a wonderful fiber to spin being soft and having a nice loft. http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=285809 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 16:50:52 MST http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=285769 <a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=285769"> <img align="left" border="none" hspace="5" style="padding-right: 25px;" src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/19636_product_148161434_thumb_crop.jpg"> </a> This is a 4 ounce braid of hand dyed Superwash BFL roving. Dyed in a wonderful array of green, purple, and reds. I use professional wash-fast acid dyes when doing my dyeing. Superwash BFL is a wonderful fiber to spin being soft and having a nice luster. http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=285769 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 16:44:04 MST http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=285757 <a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=285757"> <img align="left" border="none" hspace="5" style="padding-right: 25px;" src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/19636_product_1220862000_thumb_crop.jpg"> </a> This is a 4 ounce braid of hand dyed Superwash BFL roving. Dyed in a wonderful array of white, blue, green, and reds. I use professional wash-fast acid dyes when doing my dyeing. Superwash BFL is a wonderful fiber to spin being soft and having a nice luster. http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=285757 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:26:11 MST http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=284305 <a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=284305"> <img align="left" border="none" hspace="5" style="padding-right: 25px;" src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/19636_product_302801034_thumb_crop.jpg"> </a> This is a 4 ounce braid of hand dyed Superwash BFL roving. Dyed in a wonderful array of pink and reds, reminding me of a Poppy. I use professional wash-fast acid dyes when doing my dyeing. Superwash BFL is a wonderful fiber to spin being soft and having a nice luster. http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=284305 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:15:14 MST http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=284292 <a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=284292"> <img align="left" border="none" hspace="5" style="padding-right: 25px;" src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/19636_product_727082530_thumb_crop.jpg"> </a> This is a 4 ounce braid of hand dyed Superwash BFL roving. Dyed in a wonderful array Lilac and purples. I use professional wash-fast acid dyes when doing my dyeing. Superwash BFL is a wonderful fiber to spin being soft and having a nice luster. http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=284292 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 17:34:20 MST http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=284234 <a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=284234"> <img align="left" border="none" hspace="5" style="padding-right: 25px;" src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/19636_product_193984012_thumb_crop.jpg"> </a> This is a 4 ounce braid of hand dyed Superwash BFL roving. Dyed in a wonderful array brown,yellow and green that makes me think of a beautiful field of sunflowers. I use professional wash-fast acid dyes when doing my dyeing. Superwash BFL is a wonderful fiber to spin being soft and having a nice luster. http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=284234 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 17:27:06 MST http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=284216 <a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=284216"> <img align="left" border="none" hspace="5" style="padding-right: 25px;" src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/19636_product_239809798_thumb_crop.jpg"> </a> This is a 4 ounce braid of hand dyed Superwash BFL roving. Dyed in a wonderful array of red, bright green and some brown, this colorway is in honor of the old show HR Puff N Stuff a childhood favorite. I use professional wash-fast acid dyes when doing my dyeing. Superwash BFL is a wonderful fiber to spin being soft and having a nice luster. http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=284216 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 17:22:35 MST http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=284206 <a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=284206"> <img align="left" border="none" hspace="5" style="padding-right: 25px;" src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/19636_product_907498725_thumb_crop.jpg"> </a> This is a 4 ounce braid of hand dyed Superwash BFL roving. Dyed in a wonderful array Red, White, and Blue, this Colorway is in honor of the Fourth Of July. I use professional wash-fast acid dyes when doing my dyeing. Superwash BFL is a wonderful fiber to spin being soft and having a nice luster. http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=284206 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 14:08:31 MST http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=283836 <a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=283836"> <img align="left" border="none" hspace="5" style="padding-right: 25px;" src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/19636_product_852248771_thumb_crop.jpg"> </a> This is a 4 ounce braid of hand dyed Superwash BFL roving. Dyed in a wonderful array of bright pinks and greens with a bit of white , I use professional wash-fast acid dyes when doing my dyeing. Superwash BFL is a wonderful fiber to spin being soft and having a nice luster. http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=283836 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 14:02:35 MST http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=283823 <a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=283823"> <img align="left" border="none" hspace="5" style="padding-right: 25px;" src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/19636_product_1940620850_thumb_crop.jpg"> </a> This is a 4 ounce braid of hand dyed Superwash BFL roving. Dyed in a wonderful array brown mocha and deeper coffee color, this Colorway is in honor of the Blockheadradio.com Program BrewHaHa. I use professional wash-fast acid dyes when doing my dyeing. Superwash BFL is a wonderful fiber to spin being soft and having a nice luster. http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=283823 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 12:34:01 MST http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=283626 <a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=283626"> <img align="left" border="none" hspace="5" style="padding-right: 25px;" src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/19636_product_1535328401_thumb_crop.jpg"> </a> This is a 4 ounce braid of hand dyed Superwash BFL roving. Dyed in a wonderful array of yellows and orange , I use professional wash-fast acid dyes when doing my dyeing. Superwash BFL is a wonderful fiber to spin being soft and having a nice luster. http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=283626 Fri, 05 Jun 2009 12:18:51 MST http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=249211 <a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=249211"> <img align="left" border="none" hspace="5" style="padding-right: 25px;" src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/19636_product_1705895073_thumb_crop.jpg"> </a> This skein is a hand dyed and blended wool that has been hand spun on my Jensen Production spinning wheel. The color is a soft blue with some light purple in spots, very pretty. This is a soft yarn which would be good a wonderful lace shawl or scarf. As with all handspun there will be some variations within the skein. This is to be expected and is what makes each skein a work of art. -------------- Yarn Vitals: Yardage :561 yards Weight: 3.2 ounces Yarn Size: 22 WPI / lace weight ---------------------- All of my handspun creations are created in a smoke-free, dog friendly environment. I wash all my yarn before I ship it to set the twist and then hang to dry. I recommend all items knit from my handspun be hand washed regardless of the fiber content. A gentle wash in cold water with a product specific to wool as well as being washed separately is also recommended. ----------------- I try my best to capture the colors of each of my creations correctly, but please try to remember that colors differ from monitor to monitor. http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=249211 Fri, 29 May 2009 09:30:14 MST http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=237655 <a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=237655"> <img align="left" border="none" hspace="5" style="padding-right: 25px;" src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/19636_product_585605207_thumb_crop.jpg"> </a> This is a hand painted drop spindle painted by me. The whorl is hardwood, and the shaft is made from oak. It is approximately 8 inches long and 24 grams in weight. It is notched on one side. Painted with a base of pink it features one open sweet pea flower top of the whorl, with more buds around the edge and down the shaft. The open sweet pea is dusted with glitter for some extra shine. This design also features green vines going between the buds down the shaft and around the whorl. Each spindle is signed and numbered. There are currently 3 of these available. They will be sold from lowest numbered spindle to highest. While each is similar, no two are totally alike. I will be limiting the production of each design to 1 year. This spindle is perfect weight to spin on the go, just pop a bit of fiber and the spindle in a plastic bag and keep it in your purse for impromptu spinning time. I have spun on each and every spindle I make, to ensure quality. http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=237655 Wed, 27 May 2009 15:30:05 MST http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=237743 <a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=237743"> <img align="left" border="none" hspace="5" style="padding-right: 25px;" src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/19636_product_2007716345_thumb_crop.jpg"> </a> This skein is a natural colored Shetland wool that has been handspun on my Jensen Production spinning wheel. The color is a soft milk chocolate brown, very pretty. This is a soft yarn which would be good for socks, hats, scarf, or fair isle mittens. This natural skein is great to use for colorwork. I am currently working up some more skeins in natural colors, white, chocolate brown, black, and grey. As with all handspun there will be some variations within the skein. This is to be expected and is what makes each skein a work of art. -------------- Yarn Vitals: Yardage :468 yards Weight: 4.9 ounces - 138 grams Yarn Size: 20-18 WPI / Heavy Fingering - DK weight ---------------------- All of my handspun creations are created in a smoke-free, dog friendly environment. I wash all my yarn before I ship it to set the twist and then hang to dry. I recommend all items knit from my handspun be hand washed regardless of the fiber content. A gentle wash in cold water with a product specific to wool as well as being washed separately is also recommended. ----------------- I try my best to capture the colors of each of my creations correctly, but please try to remember that colors differ from monitor to monitor. http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=237743 Wed, 29 Apr 2009 08:17:21 MST http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=187367 <a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=187367"> <img align="left" border="none" hspace="5" style="padding-right: 25px;" src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/19636_product_425844263_thumb_crop.jpg"> </a> These are a hand painted drop spindles painted by me with acrylic paints and is sealed with a glossy sealer to protect the finish. Each spindle is hand assembled from a whorl of hardwood, and the shafts are made from oak. Each spindle is approximately 8 inches long and 24 grams approximately in weight. They are each notched on one side. Painted on a base of white, it features one open 2 toned pink rose on the top of the whorl, with more buds around the edge and down the shaft. The buds around the whorl and down the shaft are interspersed with Pink Ribbons in honor of Breast Cancer awareness. This design is made in honor of the Hope for the Cure of Breast Cancer. $5.00 from each sale is going to Relay for Life for Cancer Research. Each spindle is signed and numbered. These spindles start with the number 2 to number 5 in the Ray of Hope Spindles series. The number of each spindle for each buyer will be determined by how the order comes in. I will update the numbers as I finish more spindles in this series. I am limiting this series of spindles to one year. While each is similar, no two are totally alike. The spindle will each be unique in that each are hand painted. This spindle is perfect weight to spin on the go, just pop a bit of fiber and the spindle in a plastic bag and keep it in your purse for impromptu spinning time. I have spun on each and every spindle I make, to ensure quality http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=187367 Mon, 20 Apr 2009 09:31:28 MST http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=194237 <a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=194237"> <img align="left" border="none" hspace="5" style="padding-right: 25px;" src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/19636_product_1613793043_thumb_crop.jpg"> </a> A wonderful Moebius, fun to wear as either a small wrap, scarf, or head wrapping with attached scarf. It would be a great gift for a loved one this holiday. Please note that the color of this is hard to capture with the camera. It is a color between those shown in the pictures. This Moebius has an array of deep forest green interspersed mute light olive green and some acrylic fur type yarn. Fun and full of life, its warm yet light. This has been knit loose to allow a wonderful drap to the fabric, yet tight enough to keep one warm Item Vitals: This is made from wool and acrylic yarns, hand knit together in a fun piece. The width of this item is approximately 13inches wide and about 2 yards in length. http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=194237 Thu, 09 Apr 2009 09:43:35 MST http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=178423 <a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=178423"> <img align="left" border="none" hspace="5" style="padding-right: 25px;" src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/19636_product_565461131_thumb_crop.jpg"> </a> This is a hand painted drop spindle painted by me with acrylic paints and is sealed with a glossy sealer to protect the finish. The whorl is hardwood, and the shaft is made from oak. It is approximately 8 inches long and 24 grams in weight. It is notched on one side. Painted with a base of light yellow, it features one open white tipped orange rose on the top of the whorl, with more buds around the edge and down the shaft. Each spindle is signed and numbered. This spindle is number 1 in the Dreamsicle Rose Spindles series. While each is similar, no two are totally alike. I will be limiting the production of each design to 1 year. This spindle is perfect weight to spin on the go, just pop a bit of fiber and the spindle in a plastic bag and keep it in your purse for impromptu spinning time. I have spun on each and every spindle I make, to ensure quality http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=178423