Tag Archives: Sequins

Nov15

Cyber Hug

Posted on November 15, 2015 by Diana

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A little pick-me-up for an internet friend.

Story:

Friends come in all shapes and colours and places and times. Some you’ve never even met. Some you haven’t spoken to. You have no idea what their voice sounds like. Do they have an accent? Do they sound kind? Or funny? Or do they hold back? And listen? On the surface they may seem like merely words on a screen. But the right words at the right time can change everything.

Information:

Title: Cyber Hug

Composition: 70/30 merino silk, polyamide thread and sequins.

Weight: 100g / 13 WPI / DK

Length: 241m / 264yd approx.

Care: Hand wash only. Dry flat. Hand wind.

Details:

Date: August 2015

Skein code: 0067

Fibre: 70/30 merino/silk in pinks

Source: Wingham Wool Work

Status: Gifted

Oct31

Starflower

Posted on October 31, 2015 by Diana

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Background:

Beautiful BFL from Defarge Yarns, complemented perfectly with flower sequins and tiny stars.

Story:

Like the kiss of dew on the moorland heather, misty morning softens the landscape like a voile curtain. It is cold before the sun rises up to chase the dewdrops away. So many views from one landscape over the course of just one day. And then night will fall, and the flowers will be hidden, and the midnight sentinels will mark paths in the sky.

Information:

Title: Starflower

Composition: BFL, polyamide thread, sequins

Weight: 100g / 13 WPI / DK

Length: 201m / 220yd approx.

Care: Hand wash only. Dry flat. Hand wind.

Details:

Date: July 2015

Skein code: 0052

Fibre: Bluefaced leicester

Source: Defarge Yarns

Status: Sold

Aug21

Adventures in Space & Time

Posted on August 21, 2015 by Diana

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Background:

This was such a fun commission! By the time the yarn was made I could just imagine a little tardis whizzing through the scene.

Story:

Space.

The vast, empty void. The vacuum of space.

Empty.

Apart from the stars.

But the rest of space is empty.

Except for the planets and moons and comets and asteroids.

But there’s nothing else.

Apart from the nebulae, showing off, all blues, pinks, reds and greens.

And apart from the galaxies, some spiral-armed and twisting together with the inky blackness.

But aside from all that … empty.

If you don’t count the neutrinos and photons and muons and …

But otherwise, nothing there.

(Except, maybe, dark matter?)

Even black holes are thought to emit radiation.

So really, what is there to explore?

What adventures could you possibly have?

Information:

Title: Adventures in Space & Time

Composition: Merino, silk, sequins and seed beads

Weight: 120g (fibre weight) / 14 WPI / DK to sports weight.

Length: 360m / 394 yd approx.

Care: Hand wash only. Dry flat.

Details:

Date: July 2015

Skein code: 0049

Fibre: 21 micron dyed merino, 70/30 merino silk blend

Source: Supplied by Wingham Wool Work. Blended by Story Skeins

Status: Sold

Aug16

Popping Candy

Posted on August 16, 2015 by Diana

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Background:

A fun commission. I loved the way this yarn turned out.

Story:

Do you remember Wham Bars? They were a favourite when I was a little girl. Occasionally they’d come as a free gift, stuck to the front of my Beano!

They were my first taste of popping candy. The slick, pink background was scattered with fizzy rocks that exploded on your tongue, sending showers of stars over your taste buds.

Pops, crackles, crunches and sizzles unleashed sensory overload! The candy treat dissolved, leaving just the sweetness of a memory.

Information:

Title: Popping Candy

Composition: Merino / silk / polyamide thread / sequins

Weight: 100g / 13 WPI / DK

Length: 259m / 284yd approx.

Care: Hand wash only. Dry flat.

Details:

Date: July 2015

Skein code: 0050

Fibre: 70/30 merino/silk mix.

Source: Wingham Wool Work

Status: Sold

May30

Over the Rainbow

Posted on May 30, 2015 by Diana

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Background:

My first sequined yarn, and still one of my favourite skeins. I love the combination of simplicity and impact.

Story:

Picture a world we can’t see

Above the clouds,

Falkland-soft cumulus

With mischievous characters leaving gem-trails in their wake.

Metallic rainbow drops

Catching the sun beams,

Glinting like jewels.

A place entirely of imagination.