Dudleyspinner Tie Dye Rovings

Peachy Spins! Dudleyspinner Tie Dye Wool Roving Handpainted combed top

2007-08-25T00:44:00.000-07:00

Some Inspiration an Oklahoma Sunset

Fish in Montego Bay, Jamaica, they were much brighter, the yellow and black one is a Sargent Major Fish, or that is what I understood, mon

The roving Altus from dudleyspinner

Peachy is a new spinner and this is one of her first navajo plyed yarns, Way to GO Peachy! She spun this up on her new Ashford Joy wheel.
Deb

chickie girl by Linda

2007-05-03T11:44:00.001-07:00

chickiegirsml
Originally uploaded by dudleyspinner.

This fanciful lady was made by Linda H. she always creates such inspired works of fiber art.

Monkeyknits and Spins Too! Dudleyspinner Hand painted, Hand dyed wool roving, Combed Top, Handspun Yarns

2007-02-02T12:13:00.000-08:00

Jens Blog

Jen spun this Blevins dudleyspinner hand painted wool roving

Blevins from dudleyspinner

This is her yarn, a little thicker than worsted weight. Navajo plyed it makes the colors stay bright.
Deb

Rachel Spins dudleyspinner hand painted ,hand dyed, wool roving ,combed top

2007-02-01T14:55:00.000-08:00

Aurora from dudleyspinner

Rachel Spun These Two Pretty Two Ply Yarns from Accomplice and Aurora

Accomplice from dudleyspinner
dudleyspinner hand painted wool roving, combed top.

Nice spinning Rachel! I'd like to see what YOU do with dudleyspinner roving!
Deb

Carol's Yarn Dudleyspinner Handpainted Wool Roving/Combed Top

2007-01-29T09:28:00.000-08:00

Hi Deb,
I thought you might enjoy seeing "Andoshen" spun up. It is 2 ply bulky thick & thin. A real pleasure to spin...lovely colors!
Many thanks,
Carol

Hi Deb,
Of course ...it would be my pleasure to have it on your show& tell. I'm not sure what I will do with this wonderful yarn, It ended up being 131 yards, 2 ply, spun thick & thin. Great colors! Many thanks for this lovely roving....I will look on your site again for more beautiful colors! It was a pleasure to spin!
Carol
Many thanks to Carol for sending the photo.
Deb
I am having a sale until Feb 7,2007

Linda's Floral Boxes

2007-01-22T07:36:00.001-08:00

Linda sent these photos of some boxes that she decorated with needle felted flowers. The boxes have a screen in the lid, so the flowers are secured through the screen and no adhesive is necessary.

Anyone planning a wedding? I think a needle felted bouquet would be something completely different, and a keepsake for a lifetime!
Deb

Renee Spins dudleyspinner handpainted wool roving/combed top

2007-01-12T18:39:00.000-08:00

This is Anderson that Renee bought from dudleyspinner.com

This is the yarn she spun from Anderson

This is such a pretty yarn, I do like the two ply yarns, they are so interesting.
Great spinning Renee! Thanks for the photos
Deb

Medium Reality

2006-09-12T07:20:00.000-07:00

Medium Reality Check out the hats!
Now that fall is here you may need a hat. Just the ticket for those cool nights at the football game. A wool hat will keep you dry and toasty in style.
Ta,
Deb

Joy Spins

2006-07-11T19:39:00.000-07:00

Joy sent some photos of her spinning done with dudleyspinner roving. All the photos she sent are just beautiful. She sent several photos and each one is prettier than the last. I like the way the two ply yarns look. This one is SpringSprang.
Nice spinning Joy!

SingSing

Rainbow Connection

Hearthside

Arwen
I am impressed with the amazing variety of colors and textures. Make me want to spin up some of my dudleyspinner roving!
Ta,

Deb

Monkeyknits and Spins Too!

2006-06-30T13:39:00.000-07:00

Monkeyknits

Monkeyknits sent this photo of yarn she spun to knit socks. This roving was Linda that she purchased from dudleyspinner.com
Linda as dudleyspinner roving

Fantastic spinning. I want the socks! Not a photo, the actual socks. I am still working on a pair that have been on the needles for at least six months.
Ta,
Deb

Margaretha's Scarf

2006-04-25T17:42:00.000-07:00

Margaretha generously offered to test my lacy scarf pattern. I made a few corrections thanks to her and Maggie's testing. The scarf looks great!
Thanks Margaretha and Maggie for your help.
Ta,
Deb

Crafty Ass Chick is a Spinner Extrodonaire!

2006-02-21T02:48:00.000-08:00

Crafty Ass Chick Spun this yarn from ">this dudleyspinner roving.
I love seeing what others do with the rovings, how you spin it makes it so unique.

Ta,
Deb

A tiny sample of roving! Becomes a cute little skein of yarn!

2006-02-02T13:13:00.000-08:00

Jackie spun this up from a sample I sent her. It may become part of a forest floor. The project is not finished yet and you know wool sometimes has plans of it's own.

Computers certainly have plans of their own. My modem died, it may have been murdered by a virus of some sort, the computer guy hasn't gotten back to me with the details yet. I wish that the hackers who have nothing better to do than figure out ways to make people that they never know or see lives a living hell, could find other entertainment. I know I will wish to murder someone when I get the bill from the computer store.

Linda's Felt Heart "LoveTie dye for"

2006-01-27T17:26:00.000-08:00

Linda made this wonderful heart just in time for Valentine's Day. No run of the mill red heart for her! I wonder what she will come up with next?
Ta,
Deb

From Roving to Snuggly Warm Socks!

2006-01-25T08:18:00.000-08:00

From this:

to this:

Kim spun this roving
Kim wrote:
This is a two ply yarn that is 18 wpi. I knit the socks on size 3 needles toe up, two at a time on one circ.

I love the way the colors just floated into each other. It really reminded me of the Noro yarns.

I am working on the Master's Spinners course offered through Old's College. It's a very intense and comprehensive program that involves a TON of work. I have learned so much about spinning and making my spinning better. It's been great.

Kimberly

http://www.wovenspun.com

I have been wanting some new socks from dudleyspinner roving and after seeing these I really want some socks! Great work Kim! Kim is working hard on her spinning and it is paying off in spades.

My next entry on the dudleyspinner blog may have to be on how to darn holes in the heel of a sock! All my socks are wearing out at the same time.
Ta,
Deb

Kim's Felted Family

2006-01-25T01:01:00.000-08:00

Kim B created this charming family. Seems like I allready gnome. Get it, I know it's a bad pun, but it is very late. I can hear you groaning from here!
Ta,
Deb

Linda's Felt Bowl

2006-01-16T21:36:00.000-08:00

This photo of a felted bowl is intriguing, I want to know what is inside?
Linda needle felted this using dudleyspinner roving. It makes me think of a tropical bird with a crest. Linda has a real talent here!
Deb

Linda's Felt Blue Wall Piece

2006-01-16T02:10:00.000-08:00

You take some dudleyspinner roving, a dash of frenzied needle felting energy, an artistic eye and you come up with this!

Linda created this lovely piece using dudleyspinner roving, it looks like a painting in the photo, and I know that photos can never let you see all the texture like seeing it in person. Way to go Linda, this is lovley.
Deb

Linda's Needle Felted Elf

2006-01-15T20:41:00.000-08:00

This little guy is about 8 inches tall, the heart about 3 inches. He just looks so full of fun and mischief. Linda needle felted him using some dudleyspinner roving, much cunning and artisty. Great job Linda!
Ta,
Deb

Zann's Aurora Angels

2005-10-12T21:54:00.000-07:00

Zann writes:
"Which brings me to my Aurora Angels....for years, I've made angels of white roving, hung them in my car, around the house, given them for gifts. I've always thought that angelic beings were rendered well in the medium of unspunwool - ethereal, airy, spirit wisps....
Recently I decided to make some of dyed roving (again Deb Brandt's Dudleyspinner creation), and oh my, the outcome was Aurora Angels:"

Zann's blog
I think these are so creative and beautiful! I can imagine a whole Christmas tree decorated with these lovely angels.
Ta,
Deb

Ellen's Hats

2005-10-07T06:44:00.000-07:00

Ellen Champion created these hats with dudleyspinner roving! They are just gorgeous. They will be available at the Handweaver's Guild of Boulder annual show and sale in Longmont, Colorado, in December.

Zann's Scarf Pin or Barrette

2005-09-15T17:41:00.000-07:00

Zann created these very nice scarf pins from dudleyspinner that can also be used as a hairpiece.
Quite nice!

A series of genie bottles came springing from the dudleyspinner roving! The wool wanted to become genie bottles and Zann let them emerge.

Spinners, Spinners Everywhere!

2005-08-07T19:16:00.000-07:00

Susan G spun this from this

dudleyspinner roving "Anne"

Mary spun this, from dudleyspinner roving and knit it up, beautiful work ladies!

Susie Spins!

2005-07-07T20:14:00.000-07:00

Subject:

My very first hand spun...

This is as it arrived.

This is the first real spinning I've ever done. I bought a little 'newbie' spindle kit, but I had a difficult time with the spindle. It wasn't until I ordered a Louet with a bit more weight and shaft length that I started to get the hang of it.

And finally, here's about 135 yards of bulky plied "Anne" from Dudleys Spinner. I am so happy how it turned out! In fact, I have bids on several more...and I've also purchased some undyed roving as dyeing my own wool has been a passion of mine for a long time. (Any advice?)

Thanks so very much for making such beautiful products!

Blessings,
Susie G

Create With Unspun Roving

2005-07-06T17:55:00.000-07:00

Grandeur Spun Illusions

Create With Dudley's Unspun Roving

dudleyspinner@yahoo.com

Available on Ebay: dudleyspinner

It is easy to knit or crochet with unspun roving. The results are well worth the effort. The fabric
you will make is very soft and warm.

Take a good quality roving that hold together well, my dudleyspinner merino blends are ideal for
this. If the roving is space dyed, look it over, decide how you want the color repeats to be placed.
If you split the roving many times, the repeat will be shorter, a few times, it will be longer. This is
the same principal that applies to spinning.
If you see that you have a color repeat that is fairly consistent, or it does not matter, pull the roving
apart at the same color. DO NOT CUT IT. Making shorter sections of roving makes it easier to
work with.

What you will be doing is actually the preparation part of spinning, called drafting. The
roving will usually be compacted in the dying process. Roving comes in a large roll, so even if it is
not dyed, the pressure of being in a roll will also compact the fiber.

Look at the roving carefully, you will notice there are two sides that are almost folded to the
center. Carefully pull the roving apart, along the fold, you will be unfolding it, making it about 4
inches wide. After you have pulled apart about a foot of roving, split it in half, lengthwise. You
want a long continuous piece of roving. Roll the split portion up gently, donÂt twist it. Continue until
you have completed the section that you have decided you want for your repeat. If you want the
repeats to be consistent, when you get to the end of your section, turn the roving around and go
back down the roving. You are making a thick yarn! Continue to split the roving until it is about
the diameter of a pencil. If you have left it thicker, put your hands about twice the length of an
individual fiber, apart . ( This will vary from roving to roving). Gently, stretch the fibers , easing
them into a long yarn like piece.
If they should come apart, overlap them, fluff the fibers out and gently stretch again.

Most of the time I will split a roving into 1/2, then 1/4,thenn 1/8, then 1/6. Each time it is
split, gently roll the fiber up, do not twist. If it is important to you, always start at the same end,
keeping the repeat in order.

When you have split the roving to pencil size, the last time you have split it, go ahead and
twist the fiber . This will naturally happen if you roll it into a ball. DonÂt work the fiber into the
final drafting too far ahead of using in your project. Only draft out a few yards at a time, then work
up. This gives a nice rhythm to your work and it is fun to see the color progression grow. If you
like an effect, keep trying to repeat it. If you think two colors from opposite ends of the roving
would look cool together, try it. YOU are in control and can use this roving any way you want.

Knitting or crocheting with unspun roving takes a little care, try to work loosely. Once
you have an inch or two worked it gets much easier to control, just be patient. This method takes a
little practice, but the results are well worth the effort.

Ashford Spinning Wheels

2005-06-23T14:43:00.000-07:00

How Ashford Started

Patsy spinning on Ashford Traditional
I have three Ashford wheels that I use. A very old traditional, an Elizabeth, and a Traveller.

Dudley's Handspun Yarn

2005-06-15T07:44:00.000-07:00

This is what I have been spinning this week.
I would love to have photos of what you are doing with Dudleyspinner rovings

Joyful Girl Knits and Spins!

2005-05-22T23:10:00.000-07:00

This Dudley's roving was on Ebay as Chris

Joyfulgirl
Spun this beautiful singles.

Rachel also spun this two ply from Lilly Rose

Marnette's Socks

2005-05-16T01:56:00.000-07:00

I just love how a foot got in the top of this photo. Marnette made this pair of socks for her brother from Dudley's. They are so cushy. She traded me a handmade drop spindle, that her husband Ron had made, for the roving. We both were pleased with that trade, if the photo below is at all truthful

Marnette and her sock, handspun, handknit socks make people happy!
This was at the Kansas Sampler

STELLA!

2005-05-10T05:25:00.000-07:00

Stella! That is one word that takes me back to Winfield, Kansas, like the smell of woodsmoke and BBQ. The Walnut Valley Festival is an annual music festival. The shouts of Stella! can be heard thoughout the campground everynight. It starts on one end of the Pecan Grove and travels like a sonic boom. Shouts of Stella! Will be heard, flair up, travelling at the speed of sound. I never found out the story behind Stella! Maybe it was "Streetcar Named Desire". Or perhaps the name of a WWII fighter plane. Or Maybe it was this yarn! by Monkeyknits

Stella! from dudleyspinner

YARN!

2005-05-07T10:23:00.000-07:00

"Adel" from dudleyspinner

Yarn by eklectika

"Lilly Rose Mittens" by Mary

2005-05-06T04:21:00.000-07:00

"Lilly Rose"from dudleyspinner, as it appeared on Ebay

After a bit of fluffing

Mary's two ply, it's so pretty!

Mary's mitten

Read the rest of the story on Knitting Notes

Fort Awsome Orange Hat

2005-05-01T02:12:00.000-07:00

Rachel H. created this hat from a Dudley's Tie Dye Roving
Rachel lives and works in San Francisco at her studio "Fort Awsome" she is creating some of the most inovative hats. She loves the bright orangy reds like "Bon Bon"(shown below) . She is also making some wool dreadlocks for her upcoming wedding.

Kim's Poncho aka Martha Stewarts Coming Home

2005-04-21T00:31:00.000-07:00

I started a poncho for my sister Kim made with Dudley's Tie Dye Roving. I am using the create with unspun roving method from Spin Off Magazine. My instructions for the method are also listed in this blog.

Kim liked the ponch that Martha Stewart was wearing going home from her jail stay. Lion Brand yarn has the directions click here for the pattern.
I made a few changes to the pattern, but it is the basis for the poncho. I used a crochet ribbing for the collar. I cast on 7 stitches and did a ribbing stitch where you always crochet only into the back loop of each single crochet. Do one sc in the back loop only of each sc. SC 7, chain one and turn. The collar is 24 inches in diameter, but because it is ribbing, it fits closer around your neck than the pattern appears to. After I made the collar and joined it with single crochet, I did a couple of rows of sc going only into the back loop of each sc. I just like the look of it.

I followed the directions in the pattern and did 3 dc in one stitch, skip one sc and make 3 dc in the next stitch. I had 41 blocks, so divided that in 1/2 and made the corner stitch of 3 dc chain one 3 dc in one space at 20 blocks, not fussing about the one block difference. The poncho collar lays nicely so far. I adjusted the gauge because the pattern calls for a larger hook, since my hook is smaller it has more stitches.

I chose a roving that I had about one pound of, in a colorway that my sister would like. I don't know how much it will actually take, but I will weigh it when it is finished.
THE ROVING:

DRAFTING THE ROVING:

THE PONCHO COLLAR:

Thinking about how I got started with fiber

2005-04-19T17:08:00.000-07:00

Last December I was interviewed for an article in the local paper, The Hillsboro Star Journal.( Dec. 16, 2004 vol. 97, NO 12) Michelle, the reporter asked me questions that made me think. She asked how I got started with fiber. It took a few minutes of thought to realize how this all began.

My Aunt Ruth Ann asked my sister Natalie if she wanted to go to knitting classes with her. Natalie was the oldest and was probably 12 or so at the time. I was about 6, not the ideal age to be taking to a knitting class. Natalie went to the class and made the slippers and never knit again. I asked her for the book and needles and taught myself how to knit. I still have the big size 10 1/2 yellow plastic needles, and remember the pattern for the slippers. I have made many pairs through the years. In about the fifth grade some girls we wearing knitted headbands that they had made. I wanted one. I asked my Grandma, Ella Bosselman to buy me knitting needles when we were at the Woolworth's in downtown Fort Wayne, Indiana. She bought me some gold size 4 needles. I was ecstatic. A couple of girls and I would knit during recess. Sometimes we would forget how to start again after putting the knitting down. I would go to the office at the school and ask my Aunt Ruth Ann, who was the secretary there, how to proceed. The teachers thought we girls should be out playing in the playground, not knitting on the steps. Until we chased the boys, and then were told that knitting was fine.

That was not the beginning though. A week ago I was at a tea at my sisters house in Indiana. Natalie had invited our cousins and aunts for a fancy tea. It was lovely, petite fours, chocolate dipped strawberries and finger sandwiches. It was the day of Camilla and Price Charles' wedding and we wore hats and spoke with British accents from 2:30 until 3:00. Keeping our pinkies out and being such ladies. It was hilarious. My cousins are still likely to break into song (oldies) at the slightest provocation. While the rest were looking through a box of old photos and reminiscing about the good old days, I was sorting my knitting bag. It was a tangled mess. I had taken it to Colorado, and now to Indiana without ever sorting it out. I was untangling yarn for about 15 minutes when my Aunt Norma commented that Uncle Ferd was a great untangler.

When I was small, we had gone to Uncle Ferd's and Aunt Norma's to get eggs for many years. I remember the basement where the eggs were kept. It had a distinctive odor, not unpleasant, but very unique.
After getting the eggs we would go to the kitchen and visit. I remember that Uncle Ferd was the type that threw nothing away. I remember him keeping the string that the large flour and feed sacks were sewn with. He would put them into a bowl, and later untangle it and wind it into a ball. That was actually the beginning.

Uncle Ferd taught me how to untangle string. You never pull it tight, but pull it apart and follow one strand, until it comes loose, then start winding it up. Untangling yarn is something I do every day, and it was Uncle Ferd who showed me how.

Teressa B. Yarns, Show and Tell

2005-04-17T23:17:00.000-07:00

Teressa B in California sent this photo. I always got a kick out of Teressa and her husband Ty. They would shop for roving together. It made me wish my husband took an interest in my roving. Maybe he would if he didn't feel like it was taking over the house!
These yarns are made from Turon and Falcon Dudley's Tie Dye Rovings I only found a photo of Turon, I must have deleted the Falcon roving photo, but it was the greens.

Dudley's Tie Dye Roving *Turon*

Suzanne's Felted Pots, Show and Tell

2005-04-17T23:03:00.000-07:00

Suzanne's Felted Pots

Suzanne sent this photo and information on how to make them. I am impressed, very nice Suzanne!
She wrote: There were more, but a friend of mine
took them to a fair and sold them! These were favorites that I intend to keep.

I spin the roving very lightly, then knit the pots from the bottom up. Then
I wet felt them by hand. On the green ones, I very lightly needlefelted some
embellishment around them before wet felting them, just enough to tack down
the wool.

People kept asking me what they are for, what can you put in them? I don't
think you have to have them be functional, they are just aesthetically
pleasing to me empty. But one day, I figured I'd put something non-functional in one
of the pots, so I made some strips (just knitted a rectangle, felted it and
cut it into strips) and I-cord and felted them and stuck them into one of the
pots! This sits on my fireplace mantle usually.

I love that yarn the woman in Alaska made and look forward to seeing more
people's projects from your lovely roving.

Thanks for your interest in what I'm doing!
Best regards,
Suzanne

Indiana

Miter Scarf Pattern

2005-04-17T01:55:00.000-07:00

Miter Scarf

The sample in the photo is 3 ¾” across. If you want to adjust the width, figure your gauge and determine the desired width, double the number of stitches to know how many to cast on.

Cast on 42 stitches, on size 4 needles, this is double the width of the finished square.

Row 1: Knit 20, make a double decrease by slipping the next two stitches, knit one, pass the two slipped stitches over the knit stitch, knit 20.

Row 2: Knit across

Row 3: (and every odd row) Knit 19, 18, 17, 16 etc. Make double decrease, knit across.

Continue until you have only one stitch left, then pick up stitches across the top of the square, making sure you pick up the same number of stitches (21).
Cast on 21 stitches using the half hitch cast on. Start knitting with row 1 again.

This is a simple design but the yarn changes color and makes mitered stripes, without changing yarn, and you don’t have all those annoying ends to weave in later.

Show and Tell

2005-04-14T21:30:00.000-07:00

Welcome to my Blog. I plan to use this to show off the talents of my fantastically talented customers. If you have photos of something you made from Dudley's Tie Dye Rovings, send along a photo and information on where to purchase your items, if they are for sale. If the items were made for friends and family, include some information about your creative process and the recipient. I am gathering the photos and showing them off here. I am amazed at what has been done with Dudley's.

I have been shipping Dudley's all across the country for about two years now. I am a member of two spinning guilds, Handweavers Guild of Boulder and Kansas Alliance of Weavers and Spinners. The Handweavers guild of Boulder annual sale and show in Longmont, Colorado December 2004 was quite a treat. The rovings were well recieved. The link is photos of the show. The second photo is baskets of Dudley's. My friend Beth W. of Elizabeth's in Lindsborg, KS has some of her fine weaving in the photos as well, the long blue capes are her work.

This spring I took Dudley's on the road to the (KAWS) Kansas Alliance of Weavers and Spinners conference in Kansas City, Kansas. Dudley's sold very well. I used clear celophane flower bags for the packaging. An armload of Dudley's was the best advertisment! They were quite striking. I recieved comments from some ladies that they looked like armloads of flowers! I am quite proud of the success I have enjoyed. I feel very lucky to have found something that I am really good at, creating Dudley's! I love dying them and they makes everyone who sees them smile. Life is Good!

One of my customers, Barbara C. In Alaska sent these photos. Her yarns are available at:
Ptarmigan Arts in Homer, Alaska
and House with a History, in Wrangell, Alaska
Beautiful Barbara!