And the Winner is

The number picked by my wife 372, knits4u won. I will contact you via email for your mailing address.
Thanks for all that participated. I have another set of needles that I might do this again with in a couple of weeks. They are about 8mm.
Jamie

Knitting needle contest

Guess a number from 1-500 and the closest to the number without going over will win the set of needles. These are handmade by me and are 4 mm. Please comment on what you would like to make with them and the number you guessed. I will announce the winner here in the blog Fri, Aug 1, at about 5 pm central time. The winner will need to contact me with their shipping information.

new listings

I have just added some new hand carded fibers to the store- www.foothillsfiber.etsy.com
jamie

Drum Carder

I have finally acquired a drum carder and I am putting it to good use. Here is a preview of the carded fibers that I am going to be listing in my etsy store. This one is 100% hucaya alpaca in silver grey and rose grey.

Finished yarn

This is some yarn that I have spun from the silver grey and white roving that I had processed. It just spun like a dream. It also has a lot of memory and bounce.

New Fleeces

I have juse listed some very nice fawn alpaca fleeces in my etsy store. Here is a photo of one of them.

Fine alpaca rovings just in

Take a look at these superb rovings. I just could not believe how soft and fluffy they are. I hope to get to spin some samples up and post them next.

New Rovings

I have posted some new rovings at www.foothillsfiber.etsy.com There is superwash merino, bfl, bamboo and some other blends. Stop by and take a look.

Current Projects

I am about to start spinning some white alpaca that I will be mixing with some grey angora rabbit that I traded some fiber for. I am hoping the the angora will add a little color and a bit of a halo in the finished yarn. When I enough of it on the bobbin I will post a pic or two. I have also just sent some fiber off to the mill for roving. I am very impatient on getting it back. It is a silver grey mixed with some white and a rose grey mixed with some white. This I have plans on making into a throw or blanket, as it is from older animals and isn't super soft, but still very nice.

New Raw Alpaca

I have listed some new alpaca fibers in my store. There are some with 19 and 20 microns, whites, black, rose grey, silver grey, coppery brown. Stop by www.foothillsfiber.etsy.com and take a look

Etsy shop updated

Just updated my etsy shop with new top rovings in some fanatastic colors. I have also added some superwash mernio fiber as well as some seacell/silk top roving. Lots of great fibers at some great prices. www.foothillsfiber.etsy.com

Latest fiber dyeing

Here are some photos of my latest dyed fibers.

Bright Superwash Top Rovings just listed

Here are just a couple of samples of the new rovings that I have listed at www.foothillsfiber.etsy.com

Angora Rabbit Fiber

I received some angora rabbit fiber in today that I traded for. It looks just stunning. I can't wait to get in the alpaca to blend it with to make the baby blankets for this winter.
That's all for now

Introduction

Hello I am Foothills Fiber located at the foothills of the Ozarks. I specialize in superwash merino rovings, raw alpaca fibers and some other exotic fibers. You can see the store at www.foothillsfiber.etsy.com
At the moment I am spinning some white suri alpaca and looking forward to trying my hand at dyeing it. I also took a look at some videos today on youtube that demonstrated navajo plying and plan on doing that as well. I will document my progress and keep you posted.
That's all for now, til next time.