dudleyspinner tie dye roving, New yarn in Etsy

This is a fall color study yarn that I just spun in a 16-17 wpi for a falling leaves pattern scarf for someone. I am putting it in my Etsy store . The person that wanted it now is fearing getting laid off and may not be able to afford to buy the yarn, so it is available. I spun this with the falling leaves lace pattern in mind using a fractile splitting of the roving while I spun.
Definition of Fractile which is also referred to as a Quantile
it denotes the variate value below which lies a given fraction of the cumulative frequency; fractile is synonymous with the more generally used term quantile and the necessity for its coining is not clear Category: Mathematics

This means I split the roving once the full length, and then split each section repeating the color progression in reverse each time. This makes the color repeats very short so there should be very little striping in the knitted pattern. The colors will look like fall leaves showing through pine trees.

Spin Off just had an article in the fall 09 issue with eleven scarves using the same leaf pattern. It is very interesting to see how the different yarns appear when knitted. Fractiles occur in nature in every thing. The way a tree branches is a fractile. The symmetry appears random, but it is very logical. As I understand a fractile you split the line in thirds, then remove the center third and you have a fratile. This continues to be split in thirds, the center removed and then split again and again.

I find it very interesting that someone that was as mathematically challenged as I was in school finds mathematical concepts like fractiles, and Pi, facinating in spinning and knitting. So now I am a fiber artist and applied mathemeticion. Degrees are pending.

Dudleyspinner tie dye roving, combed top Contest, Bailout Schmailout! The winner IS:

Hooterville is available in my web store
The winner of my contest is Dutch Moeder. I will be sending her the four ounces of fiber.

Yesterday I took a little road trip with my husband to Holmesville, Nebraska to visit a friend. Her mom passed away last week and she is back at the house she grew up in to take care of her Dad and get the house ready to sell. It was sad to think that it will very possibly be the last time I ever take a nap in Holmesville.

Taking a nap was a long standing tradition. At least once during every visit there would be time for a nap. Not usually more than half an hour or so, just a short little lie down and close your eyes and rest for a little bit.

So the passing of an era has come. We sat at her families table for one last meal, took a walk to the river and visited and laughed. Listened to her Dads stories and drove away. Good bye Holmesville. I think I will go take a nap.
Deb

Dudleyspinner tie dye roving, combed top Contest, Bailout Schmailout!

KINGMARKHAM is available on Dudleyspinner.com
But you are saying I don't spin so what would I do with a combed top roving? Why would I want to enter this contest? Do you knit? do you crochet? Do you felt or thought I wonder what felting is all about? Create with Unspun Roving is a tutorial that I wrote a few years back. It tells you how to knit or crochet with unspun roving. So, now what are you waiting for? The government isn't going to send you wool for free, at least this session of congress won't. So get your wool while it is HOT! Enter the contest.
Deb

Dudleyspinner tie dye roving, combed top Contest, Bailout Schmailout!

Bailout Schmailout
It is contest time! I haven't done a contest in ages and it is time. The car companies are getting government bailout money. Congress wants new Lear jets. Everybody wants something. So here it is: I will give 4 ounces of Gnu York To the person that writes the best reason I should bail you out with wool fiber. Leave your reasons in the comments here and I will pick a winner on August 21. Make sure I can contact you by sending an email from my web page which is linked above. You MUST send an email to be eligable to win E-mail address
Deb

dudleyspinner tie dye roving, combed top Lawson on Etsy

This is Lawson one of my latest additions to my Etsy store. I am getting some of the mountains of fiber photographed and put in dudleyspinner.com and Etsy.

The past few weeks I have been spending time on Facebook and Twitter and Plurk as well as Ravelry. I am dudleyspinner on all of those social network sites, follow me, friend me, I am glad to make new and old friends.

These social sites are fun most of the time, but there is the element of dealing with immature women that have not figured out that talking about someone instead of to them is not very professional behavior for a business owner. Some people just have the need to create drama where none exits. I have met these types before, and they are very often abused women with low self esteem. I try to remember that and not get drawn into the sick cycle. I am a very direct person and after having jobs that require confidentiality, I will not tolerate gossip. If I have done something that you feel is out of line, speak to me directly, not about me on Twitter or in another forum to your friends. It is just respectful and the right thing to do.

Maybe you have to be a little closer to mennopause to have enough testosterone to put on your big girl panties and treat each other like adults.
Deb

Dudleyspinner Handpainted Tie Dye Roving Combed Top Isidora

I have been getting some dyeing done and up on my web store dudleyspinner.com It is fun getting back to dyeing again.

Dudleyspinner Handpainted Tie Dye Roving Combed Top Holly Wood

Holly Wood is my latest combed top done in my signature tie dye style in a classic rainbow colorway. It is in my dudleyspinner store click on the combed top tab.

I started doing some dyeing again since it is finally cool enough here. I can't believe how nice this weather has been this summer. It is still green here in Kansas in late July. Awesome.