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Note: copying some of this from what I posted on wordpress as a follow up to a recent post about knitting with 18 yards of handspun yarn. Today, apparently, my hands wanted to be used, but gently. Thus I now have a handmade business card holder embellished with handspun yarn.
How far does 18 yards of handspun yarn go if you mix it with other yarns? Well I’m here to tell you that I got not one, not two, but three projects out of 18 yards of my handspun, and I still have a yard or so left over. Huzzah!
( 2 photos below the cut )
A business card holder made out of two-toned merino Shepherd’s wool (red and pink) closed with a purple button. I used the white handspun to embellish the bag with a smiley face and some edging. The bag is resting on a pile of buttons I had poured out to choose from; the remaining handspun is above it. This one is definitely for me to keep, as I’d been planning on making something homemade to house my business cards for awhile. Huzzah for finally finishing it!
The following is a small amount of market research. Feel free to ignore, sorry to stick it in an otherwise purely knitting/spinning related post but it seemed relevant and I didn't want to just post two things right on top of one another.
How far does 18 yards of handspun yarn go if you mix it with other yarns? Well I’m here to tell you that I got not one, not two, but three projects out of 18 yards of my handspun, and I still have a yard or so left over. Huzzah!
( 2 photos below the cut )A business card holder made out of two-toned merino Shepherd’s wool (red and pink) closed with a purple button. I used the white handspun to embellish the bag with a smiley face and some edging. The bag is resting on a pile of buttons I had poured out to choose from; the remaining handspun is above it. This one is definitely for me to keep, as I’d been planning on making something homemade to house my business cards for awhile. Huzzah for finally finishing it!
The following is a small amount of market research. Feel free to ignore, sorry to stick it in an otherwise purely knitting/spinning related post but it seemed relevant and I didn't want to just post two things right on top of one another.
Poll #13744 Small Batch Handspun on Etsy
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: Just the Poll Creator, participants: 9
If Liz sold small amounts of handspun on Etsy for less $, I would...
Buy some!
3 (37.5%)
Tell other people!
4 (50.0%)
Don't use yarn, so not relevant to me.
1 (12.5%)
Not interested in buying it for other reasons.
1 (12.5%)
Postage is too big a barrier.
4 (50.0%)
What yardages/prices would you be most interested in?
50 yards for $18 + postage
2 (66.7%)
40 yard for $15 + postage
2 (66.7%)
30 yards for $12 + postage
2 (66.7%)
sampler of 10 yards each of 3 yarns for $15 + postage
3 (100.0%)
something else I will detail in comments
0 (0.0%)
Every poll needs a...
duck!
1 (11.1%)
kitty!
2 (22.2%)
puppy!
2 (22.2%)
piping plover!
0 (0.0%)
owl!
4 (44.4%)
