Southern Cross Fibre http://southerncrossfibre.com/wp Sun, 27 Nov 2011 01:39:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 en Sunday Spinning http://southerncrossfibre.com/wp/?p=63 http://southerncrossfibre.com/wp/?p=63#comments Sun, 27 Nov 2011 01:39:01 +0000 David http://southerncrossfibre.com/wp/?p=63

This weekend is the first weekend since I got home from holidays that I haven’t been flat-out busy.

It’s nice to spend a lazy Sunday afternoon on the couch doing the things that I love most.

Fibre is “Aurora” BFL from Hello Yarn.

]]> http://southerncrossfibre.com/wp/?feed=rss2&p=63 Pukaki Swallowtail http://southerncrossfibre.com/wp/?p=62 http://southerncrossfibre.com/wp/?p=62#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2011 21:35:52 +0000 David http://southerncrossfibre.com/wp/?p=62

Instructions for dyeing, carding and spinning this Swallowtail can be found in Issue #23 of Ashford’s “The Wheel” magazine.

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All set for tomorrow’s big update.

As always, everything sold by SCF is pre-dyed, packaged and ready to ship.

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My crazy plans for this year’s Rhinebeck sweater are slowly coming together. The batts pictured were made from twelve different HY/SE/SCF colourways as well as some bits and pieces from my sample box. At this rate it may end up being my Rhinbeck 2012 sweater.

]]> http://southerncrossfibre.com/wp/?feed=rss2&p=60 New Colours http://southerncrossfibre.com/wp/?p=59 http://southerncrossfibre.com/wp/?p=59#comments Wed, 24 Aug 2011 08:18:55 +0000 David http://southerncrossfibre.com/wp/?p=59

A sneak-peek at a few of the new colours for Autumn/Winter 2011/12.

]]> http://southerncrossfibre.com/wp/?feed=rss2&p=59 Project Spectrum - Magenta http://southerncrossfibre.com/wp/?p=58 http://southerncrossfibre.com/wp/?p=58#comments Wed, 24 Aug 2011 08:18:10 +0000 David http://southerncrossfibre.com/wp/?p=58

The Project Spectrum colour for August is magenta.

]]> http://southerncrossfibre.com/wp/?feed=rss2&p=58 Project Spectrum - Blue http://southerncrossfibre.com/wp/?p=56 http://southerncrossfibre.com/wp/?p=56#comments Fri, 29 Jul 2011 13:23:55 +0000 David http://southerncrossfibre.com/wp/?p=56

The Project Spectrum colour for July is blue. I’m not a huge fan of “true” blues. This blue is shifted slightly towards teal and I’m in love the result.

]]> http://southerncrossfibre.com/wp/?feed=rss2&p=56 Project Spectrum - Green http://southerncrossfibre.com/wp/?p=55 http://southerncrossfibre.com/wp/?p=55#comments Fri, 29 Jul 2011 13:23:35 +0000 David http://southerncrossfibre.com/wp/?p=55

The Project Spectrum colour for June was green. I loved this colour so much I did it for club :D

]]> http://southerncrossfibre.com/wp/?feed=rss2&p=55 Project Spectrum - Red http://southerncrossfibre.com/wp/?p=54 http://southerncrossfibre.com/wp/?p=54#comments Wed, 18 May 2011 23:52:16 +0000 David http://southerncrossfibre.com/wp/?p=54

The Project Spectrum colour for May is red.

]]> http://southerncrossfibre.com/wp/?feed=rss2&p=54 Handspun - Green Tea Lace http://southerncrossfibre.com/wp/?p=53 http://southerncrossfibre.com/wp/?p=53#comments Wed, 18 May 2011 07:44:32 +0000 David http://southerncrossfibre.com/wp/?p=53

“Green Tea” Shetland/Polwarth batts from Southern Cross Fibre.

Spinning method: Semi-woollen (worsted draw from batts)
Construction: 2-ply
852 m (932 yds)
127 g (4.4 oz)
3355 ypp (Lace weight)

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