Mother of the Twelve Moons is spun, skeined, set, and listed in the shop!

Managed to get MotTM finally skeined up and photographed. I have a new lightbox I made and some new lights to go with it (nothing fancy, we’re talking a gooseneck desklamp with a full spectrum bulb here). I’m still futzing with exactly how to take photos such that they show up well.

I am, in fact, a geek. Mythology is one of my favorite geekeries. Thus, the Mythic line of yarns.

Inspired by the legend of Chang’e, mother of the twelve moons. Chang’e was wedded to the divine Archer and, depending on the myth either stole, or accidentally swallowed the pill/herb of immortality. She lives on the moon and is also the mother of the twelve moons (one for each month) as both a woman and a toad.

This is a sleek and soft, slightly fulled silvery blue variegated tussah silk yarn plied with beaded thread. A fine yarn with some thick-thin character, this would be suited for an open work scarf or shawl. This yarn has a small halo, reminiscent of a ring around the moon

2-ply
100% Silk plied with polyester thread
~21wpi (Some thick-thin character)
Laceweight

200yds

And currently on the wheel, Lichen, a Woodlands yarn I’m working on to knit a commissioned hat/scarf set with. 80% Merino, 20% Alpaca, it’s a dream to spin, drafts beautifully. I’m currently trying to see if I can get more of the fiber, as this is not a yarn I dyed myself. I need a carder so I can do blended colors like this.

Sadly, this photo does not do justice to the heathered grey/green color. As I said, still learning to use the lightbox and new light.

~The Gnome

Some details still need editing, I’ve apparently still got problems with “its” vs “it’s” that are unresolved even in my adulthood.

But, it’s up, and there’s even some stock in it! ::gnome dance::

I hope to get my latest Mythic yarn up tonight, “Mother of the Twelve Moons” inspired by Heng O, the Toad/Woman who lives in the moon. I’ll post more details and photos tonight if I can.

Also in the works, a commission in “Lichen” yarn that hasn’t been shown on Gnomespun yet, dyeing of “Amaterasu” and planning the next few adventures to cram in before the holidays smack us in the face!

~The Gnome

Ok, so it doesn’t have anything in it yet, but it’s there, it’s designed, it has sections and policies and everything!

Soon as I run a few things by some of my consulting experts, there will ::gasp:: even be things in the shop! No, really!

The gnomes have been busy!

~The Gnome

So, there was Rhinebeck, and it was good. Stock was largely depleted, response was excellent, and I’ve got more ideas and a better plan for what you guys actually want in your yarns! What could be better?

Here are a few photos, by the time I got a good photo of the Gnomespun part of the display, quite a few skeins were already gone! That’s good, right?

Here’s a quote from a happy customer:
“I am still loving just looking at and petting Purple Haze. There’s so much depth to the colors. So many different hues. I am in love.”

The booth, the fabulous Jennifer in the back:

And some of the Gnomespun display:

The main page is coming together. A few formatting issues remain, but we’re getting there.