MAJACRAFT PRICE INCREASE

If you are thinking of ordering a Majacraft wheel or accessories any time soon there is a price increase effective OCTOBER 1 2011

All wheels and accessories ordered before October 1 will be honoured at the old price.

I will be happy to drop ship anything to you, or you can pick up if you are local.

For pricing or more information contact me through the website.

Countdown to Scotland

Well it certainly has been a while since I have had a chance to post anything here. Lots has been happening this past few months. I'll update you on other things later but right now we are in "countdown mode for Scotland".

I'm off on a yarn tour of Scotland and England with 25 other fibery folks on August 30th. We'll only be gone for 12 days but they are all filled dawn to dark with some really wonderful things.

We will be having 3 different workshops - carding, spinning, dyeing at Heriot Watt Textile University, knitting at Rowan Yarn and something at Farfield Mill. Also the British Wool Weekend Show, a Knitter Knatter with some local knitters, a "trunk show" at our hotel with Woolrush & Scottish Wool shops.

We will also be touring several towns and cities Peebles, Edinburgh, Abbotsford home of Sir Walter Scott, Harrogate, York, Halifax and then on to London for a musical and a visit to the I KNIT shop before we come home.

I'll be sure to post a recap of the tour and photos when I get back, but now it is only "three more sleeps" as the grandkids say before I'm off.

OHS Central Region Seminar October 1, 2011

Here is the flyer and registration form for any one that would like to participate in the OHS Central Region Seminar to be held October 1, 2011 in Warkworth Ontario.

Majacraft Spinners

It has been a while since I have posted and I apologize. I've been so busy in the shop and dyeing and there are not enough hours in the day to post fun stuff.
I love this photo of a group of new spinners from Newfoundland that I have had the pleasure of meeting and sending stuff to over the last few months.
What could be better than a room full of Majacraft Suzie Pros, beautiful yarn in the making and some really wonderful people.

Rhinebeck Bingo

So I'm a "square" on the Rhinebeck Bingo Card, what fun!!!!!!!!

Photos of me are few and far between so here is a hint about what I look like.

Short, average weight (do you really think I'm going to tell you that in public) middle age - let's just say over 50, short hair - and I'm a true blonde (NOT)

Hope to meet up with a lot of you at Rhinebeck, have fun playing.

Under the B -------------

B I N G O !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SPIN DAY IN JULY

SPIN DAY IN JULY will be JULY 17TH which is a SATURDAY, you are welcome to come any time after 10 and we will play until??????
Please bring pot luck, enough for 6-8 people, also a chair, plate, untensils, cold drinks, mug, coffee will be supplied. If you have a patio tent please bring it.

You are welcome to bring any stash that you wish to sell, trade or give away.

Most of you know where the shop is but just incase directions are -
Hwy 401 to Port Hope exit #461, south on Toronto Road to second stop light at Ridout Street and turn left, go past Bramley Street (flashing light) next street is Julia Street, you will see the red brick building with the Black Lamb logo on the side, you can park any where along Juila.

Any questions email me.

See you then.

SOLD ---- More Carder photos

SORRY SOLD ----- PAT GREEN DRUM CARDER AND PICKER

This is an older Pat Green 7 drum carder that a friend of mine wants to sell. There is also a Pat Green swing picker. I have not seen either piece of equipment so you will have to email John directly at johnt(at)start.ca

Warkworth Spin In October 6 2009

We here we are again, getting ready for another Warkworth Spinners & Weavers Guild Spin In.
This will be the 20TH ANNIVERSARY of the SPIN IN so hope you all can come and help the guild celebrate.
There will be the great vendors again this year as well as a host of door prizes.
Come join us for the day

Spin Day

Well it looks like the weather is going to be ok on Sunday. Everything will start at 10:00am.
Hope to see you all there.

SPIN in PUBLIC DAY JULY 12TH

Hope you can all join us for this spin day which will be a kick off to WORLD WIDE SPIN IN PUBLIC DAY here in PORT HOPE on SEPTEMBER 19TH

more details on WWSIP to come.

SPIN in PUBLIC DAY JULY 12TH

KW Knitters Fair

Hope to see a lot of you at the Knitters Fair in Kitchener this Saturday September 13.
Please drop by the booth and say hello.
See you all there.

Summer

The first of the summer shows are over, and a big thank you to the organizers of these events.
DKC KNITTER'S FROLIC on April 26 in Toronto was great, it was so good to see old friends again and meet new ones.
Our first time at WASOON in North Bay on May 23, 24, 25 was a super show for us, you northern gals are wonderful.
June 6, 7 in Barrie for the OHS SPINNING SEMINAR kept us hopping both days, hope you all have a great time spinning and dyeing all your new fibre stashes.
We look forward to seeing some of you again this September at the KW KNITTER'S FAIR in Kitchener on September 13.
If you are in the area of Port Hope, drop by the shop and say hello. Hope you all have a great summer.

Knit in Public June 14th

To help celebrate "KNIT IN PUBLIC DAY" I've decided to host a "KNIT IN PUBLIC" event on June 14th here at The Black Lamb.
I thought we would start at 11:00 and knit till whenever. I've opened it up to any spinners that would also like to attend.
Please bring, a chair, umbrella or canopy tent, lunch, water and whatever else you think you might need for the day. We will set up in the parking lot at the back of the building.
If you would like to come and are not sure of how to get here email fibre"at"theblacklamb.ca

In case of rain the event will be cancelled as we do not have enough indoor facilities to accommodate a large number of people.

Drop me a line if you can come.

Newest Yarn

Here is the NEWEST YARN in our every expanding line up of custom spun and hand dyed yarns. This is a 2 ply finger weight 100% Merino yarn fresh off the drying rack. It has 1750 yards per pound and is soooooo soft. I am knitting up the sample for the gauge on this one today but I'm guessing 26 stitches/4 inches on a 3mm.

SNOW DAY - PLAY DAY

Here we are enjoying another "gift" from Mother Nature. You can't see how hard it is snowing but it is really coming down, this is the start of another expected 30 cm (12 inches). So what to do .................play of course.

NEW FIBRE IN STOCK

This will confirm that I am a "fibre-holic". We made our weekly trip to pick up mill ends, I truly had no intension of getting anything else that day but as you can see I had a weak moment.
This is a 15 pound bump of 60% SEACELL 40% SILK TOP and I bought TWO of them, as soon as I can I will get it on the NEW website with pricing (you are welcome to email me if you can't wait.)
The "binging" did not stop there, I also got some roving - 12 pounds of OLIVE TWEED, 40 pounds of YELLOW (feltable), 12 pounds of PLUM, 17 pounds of RED, 20 pounds of ORCHID and 40 pounds ROYAL BLUE all in superwash merino, and just to top it off I ordered 10 pounds each of 11 more colours.
A great start to the NEW YEAR, watch for more to come.

Colour Gallery link

OK so we are having some trouble getting the colour gallery link working properly so in the meantime here is a link to use.
http://picasaweb.google.com/shpherder0/SUPERWASHROVING1

If this doesn't work please let me know.

MERRY CHRISTMAS

MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR
FLEECE ON EARTH
GOOD WOOL TO WOMEN

SOCKS TO DYE FOR

SOCKS TO DYE FOR -KIT
Here's a little something that we have been working on.
The kit contains
-1 -100 gram skein merino superwash/nylon yarn
-knitting pattern for plain socks
-dye instructions
-6 - Louet dye colours -red, orange, yellow, blue, purple, green. Each packet contains enough dye powder to dye 100 grams a solid colour (there is plenty here to dye two pair of socks)
Available now at the shop or by mail

Skein Winder

That is indeed a fancy electric skein winder. It will do up to 10 skeins at a time and I can set it to do a predetermined amount of yardage. It really frees up a lot of time when I am doing skeins for dyeing.
Glad to hear you like the colours.

SUPERWASH MERINO MILL ENDS

Now for the wool sorting part. This is my SUPERWASH MERINO MILL ENDS FIBRE. Here are some photos of what it looks like when I get it. The bags have to be sorted into the different colours, weighed, labelled and photographed before being listed for sale on eBay and here in the shop. We average 250 - 300 pounds arriving weekly, so you know what I mean by "knee deep in wool" and why I have not been keeping up with the posting.

MERINO/SEACELL YARN

My second new yarn is 70/30 SUPERWASH MERINO/SEACELL 2 PLY. This is a wonderfully soft yarn with great sheen. It knits at 26 stitches over 4 inches on a 3mm needle and has 1540 yards per pound. I have this in natural as well as all these gorgeous hand dyed colours and will be adding more colours regularly.

Happy Spring

Well it has been a while since my last post. I have been elbow deep in dye pots and knee deep in wool sorting.
Lots to show and tell.
I have a new yarn to introduce. This is my 100 % SUPERWASH MERINO 4 PLY
It knits at 22 stitches over 4 inches on a 4mm needle and has 1680 yards per pound. I have hand dyed all of the colours, natural is also available.

MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR

I would like to wish all of my friends, family and customers a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Thank you all for making 2006 such a great year at The Black Lamb.
I have enjoyed getting to know you all - in person and on the chat sites and ebay.
May you all have a wonderful and safe holiday.

MY FIRST NOVELTY YARN

Our guild took a workshop with Cindy Cole of Studioloo last week.
Here is a photo of one of my efforts.
This was one of the most inspiring and relaxing workshops I have taken, everyone should try this at some point, especially if you are a traditional spinner. Have fun, cross the line, break the rules.

CAMPBELLFORD SPIN IN OCTOBER 3/06

SPIN IN - CAMPBELLFORD - OCTOBER 3, 2006
Hosted by the Warkworth Spinners & Weavers Guild.
This is a fun day for all you spinners to get together and spend the day spinning with old and new friends. There will be vendors for you to restock your stash, door prizes, programs and lots of fun. Bring your show & tell (past projects) and this years challenge - a "skein of yarn" that you have spun using 4 colours. Please take note that we are hosting at a new venue this year. COME SPIN THE DAY WITH US

MY NEW "CITY SILK" YARN

NEW - This yarn is a 50/50 Merino/Silk superwash blend. Hand dyed in a variety of luscious colours - solid, monochromatic and 3 or 4 way variegated. This yarn has 1960 yards per pound and knits at 25 stitches over 4 inches on a 3mm needle.

Lonergan Drop Spindles

Hawkins Wool Combs

New hand dyed hand spun chunky singles on superwash Merino  

New hand dyed roving