For years Debbie has sent her wool off and had it processed to roving, which she sells locally and also spins into yarn which she knits into felted bags to sell in a artisan's coop near her house.  Recently, we both realized that her sheep and copious amounts of wool plus my online shop (and lack or sheep, seeing that I live in town) made for a natural fit.  And so, I am now happy to offer her rovings for sale!  Currently, I have listed four natural, dye-free colors, named for the sheep they come from,  but I am in the process of dyeing some of the roving as well.  The picture below show those four natural color rovings.  Wouldn't they be lovely used together in a no-dye project?

Coopworth is a long wool that is lustrous and very very easy to spin.  It felts nicely too, and takes dye beautifully.  It's a great all-purpose wool, suitable for sweaters, socks, hats, blankets, and felted items like bags.  It's a wonderful choice for beginning spinners as it is easy to draft.  

Debbie takes wonderful care of her sheep, and it shows!   

Follow the link here http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5073046&section_id=5675468 to go directly to the Forevermore farm section of my shop. 

Here are some more pictures from her farm (including one of Debbie with one of her angora goats):

I think there was a great divide in the town of my childhood between those who 'did' clothkits and those who 'didn't'.  Our family was definately on the 'didn't' side, but I wore home made clothes and as a teenager made many 'interesting' and some 'brilliant' garments. For a number of years I  was in fact genuinely convinced that I really did have one leg longer than the other (that is quite normal for a growing gal I figured!). Only later did it dawn on me that all my ready-made clothes fitted my 'lopsided legs' perfectly!!

Anyway, Clothkits is back, better than ever, and after allowing my sewing machine to gather dust for too long I intend to pass on my sewing skills, such as they are, to my next generation. I may even be enticed into a skirt by the gorgeous adult designs on offer.

They also sell a few pieces of great looking jewellery.................take a look!!!

love Lucy xxx

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That's just some of them - the rest are in my store.  Check them out!

Oh, and if you have an idea for a fibery button that you don't see here, let me know.  If I like it well enough to design and add to the collection, I'll send you a button or magnet in that design,  free!  Just send your e-mail, with contact info, to melissa@wildharefiber.com.

With all of the excitement of the wedding and moving, I've had to decide what to do with my shops. We leave on October 3rd and we should be in Alaska around the 17th. From October 1st to the 27th, I will not be able to ship. I'm leaving the shop up so that people can (hopefully) start their holiday shopping. Since most hotels have free WiFi, I'll still be able to blog, answer convos, and respond to sales.  Sound good? Yes? Ok.

I did a little shop update earlier...

Have a great Thursday, all! Freshman Friday is tomorrow!

I’ve got some lovely new stuff in the store - new checked fall jackets with fur at the cuffs and the collar.
The jacket is available in three colors: nature, pink and violet.
And keep in mind: the new glam dresses are coming to my shop next week, after the glamour expo opening on saturday. You will find them at Vanity Universe first!
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Even the cats are looking at me like "Mom, why are you even here? How 'bout a day off huh?" To which I reply, "Inventory ain't gonna count itself my precious"

This gray little day has made the shop way too quiet and I'm not in the mood for t.v. So, I'm gonna crank up a little NOLA soul in here starting with some Kermit Ruffins and work my way through till I get to The Wild Magnolias. Yeah you right.

The Sugar Daddy called me on his way home from work that day to tell me about it, which was fortunate since I had some goodies hanging out to dry in the sun.  THAT could have been ugly.  But everything was saved, and today I listed a few of them in the shop, go have a peek!  :)

In Shop News:

We're getting ready for Rock Shrimp Fest which is October 4th this year. If you see a lot of moving around the store have no fear that we're closing up or anything. I'm just making room for the new stuff that's coming in. This fall is going to be the most fun season here yet at CCC.

Ed's birthday is Oct. 9th and even though he is no longer with us in this world I still believe he should be celebrated. So, there will be much drinking and BBQing that weekend. Come on by and enjoy the party. One rule: Not tears. Just cheers.

All the teas and flavored coffee are half price till their gone and candles are 25% off.

Now, on to Friday's first cigar:

I wanted a quick smoke this morning but with a robust and exotic essence. While I'm not usually an infused cigar smoker I do like the Drew Estate's Natural Line which is more of an aromatic variety than a flavored one. This gem right here is the Jucy Lucy. Almost clove like in nature this wee little 3x38 ring size manages to carry a whole lot of taste with a good burn that never seems to run hot. It's just the right thing for enjoying the first real (almost) cool breeze of the year.

Happy Friday Y'all!

Those are the latest additions to the site! Look for a giveaway tomorrow and Freshman Friday on...duh...Friday!

Anyway, I filled out an interview for StyleDash (which I think has turned into StyleList) a month or so ago. I forgot all about it. Today I got an email telling me that my interview was featured today! Check it out here!

Anyway, you get it.

So right now I'm in the process of doing 3 things:

1. Finishing this wedding.
2. Preparing for the move.
3. Making my website my bread and butter.

See how those are in order? Yes? Ok. Now flip that list upside down and that's where my priorities are. Yup, I'm a strange breed of girl who puts her "job" (I like doing it too much for it to be a real job) over planning a wedding. Darn you Jennifer Lopez for making wedding planning look so cool and glamorous. It's so not like that.

So anyway, I'm not going to be listing anymore new things in my shop and I'll likely take out the few fall things that I have listed. Those will go over to the new website and I'll just be renewing what's in the shop until I sell all the inventory. Hopefully when we get settled in Alaska, I can do a big grand opening for my site with advertising and everything. SO EXCITING!

Also, look for another giveaway this week. I don't have anything to do tomorrow so I'll probably do it then. Seriously, I don't have anything to do tomorrow. Wedding in 5 days and nothing to do? Believe it.

It was well constructed and my cut was easy and even:

No flaws to be seen on this one:

Fired up:

The Cusano59 lit easily and burned evenly throughout. It had that full flavored nip that I love in this type of leaf. Just enough bite to the tongue to keep things interesting but it never turned bitter. This is definitely one smoke that you will find here at CCC by this coming Fall.

New at Ibizarre Mainstore this week:
Four cuddly Argyle Pullover in pink, blue, black and sisal for the first colder days of this fall with sculpted roll neck and sleeves. There is also a new Ibizarre Jeans in blue stone used with some nice details. Each item costs only 125 L$.

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I have been busy, busy, busy making lots of new delights for the shop............................................ SOOOOOOOOO exciting!!

Do visit www.lucywallis.co.uk and let me know what you think.

Have a wonderful day...............................................Love Lucy x

I've been wanting my own website for quite some time and now I finally have it!

 I knew it would be finished today or tomorrow so when I found out it was done today, I was very excited. I worked on it all day today, taking and editing photos. I even added a few things already! I was going to hold off on it until the first of the year but I was so pleased with it, I couldn't wait.

Now I'm hoping to be selling soley on my website by the first of the year. I'm not closing my Etsy shop and I'll undoubtedly stick around on Etsy for the forums and as a buyer. It's a little scary to leave the comfort of Etsy but I like being able to control every aspect of my shop.

My site was designed by Keely over at Mod Melon. She's a pleasure to work with and she does a fantastic job!

Also, there's been an update in the shop today, go check it out!

I happened to glance down the side yard this morning, and imagine my surprise when this met my gaze:

Well hello there beautiful!  How could I not run and grab my camera?  A couple more pics of this sunny beauty on my Flickr page.

Be sure to check out my shop information to learn about all the new items you'll start seeing from me!  (You can also click on my Materials page up at the top and get a glimpse of the new fiber bases.)

Additionally (yes!  there's more!), I've got a new pattern for you which will be up on the Patterns page shortly.

1. I've started listing new fall items in the shop, yay!
2. There's been a teeny increase in my prices. I've been using more expensive fabrics and my workmanship keeps getting better so I raised them a tiny bit.
3. I'm going on a little vacation this weekend! I'm going up to Panama City to see Kyle and I'm not taking my laptop (mostly because the dumb thing isn't working.) I'll be back on Monday!

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Llama fiber is not crimpy like wool (nor is it oily).  It is lustrous and silky-feeling, and insulates wonderfully (I've heard that it's warmer than wool).  It's a great fiber for lace knitting and items like shawls and scarves, because it drapes beautifully.  Can't you see an icelandic or "old shale" lace stole in these colors!  This range would be great for fair isle knitting too... 

Here are some pictures for you: