SATURDAY SPIN IN Part 2~

A self challenge in Teal... for the Saturday Spin in..
How many different LOOKS can I get with the exact same Ply of teal and ....

1. KOOL AID DYED PURPLE/MAUVE & TEAL named Rosalie

Top to Bottom: 1. Rosalie 2. Rosy Teal is a 4 ply reinforcing yarn for sock knitting with 2 componet threads in pink poly, a very thin nylon bluish teal, mauve dyed with Kool Aid ( I think it was tropical punch) and Teal
3 Ocean Teal is a 3 ply of the same bluish teal component thread, the teal wool and natural dorset wool.

Lastly is 4. Amethyst Sea is 3 ply of the teal, the bluish teal and straight plum hand dyed dorset wool.
Let me know what you think of this experiment... One more post!

FUN SITES FOR YOU FIBERWISE

Cat not only spins but she knits. See cool videos on many fiber things, including even knitting with beads and how to spin with a drop spindle HERE.

I am trying to learn how to use my new Spindolyn, a self supported hand spindle.

I have LOTS to show you to sell or SWAP on my album

Here is a great spot to learn how to card fiber, use a turkish spindle and wash raw wool PLUS MORE.

Have a happy time linking around!

SURGERY ON MY ASHFORD SPINNING WHEEL :(

My baby Traditional Ashford Wheel had surgery!!!I am trying to hide the scars on my dear wheel with ribbons that I tie my spinning tools on.

Utter Sadness!! My baby had it's maiden uprights operated on. I was plying and my wheel fell apart! I was so worried, because I can't afford a wheel. This one is about 15 or so years old. It is an ashford traditional. And the fact that we are rural and there are NO dealers here.. well Rob had to do the operation and I had to trust the Lord. Rob got wisdom. He put screw eyes in the sides of the uprights and then put a bolt through with a nut below to hold the upright in place
On the front bolt He made it easy to remove so i can take the bobbin off. A lot of work and He shortened my knob so it is more upright than it used to be... used to lean outward.

Here you can see the way I have to tension the wheel. In her travels to another owner she lost her tension assembly completely. We are so poor.. and This is what Rob did to try to fix it... he took 2 screw hooks, string and rubber bands, blue for spinning a single, yellow to ply! I am sunk if I break one! However, the wheel runs the Best It has ever run, Rob tightened everything. Now i have to go and give this beloved wheel some TLC!
Let's see if my spinning improves!

Saturday Spin In!

So sorry this is late getting posted today, having a lot of Trigeminal Neuralgia Attacks.

I am spinning a great deal to manage the pain so have a great deal to show you so Please START HERE.

And here is my NEWEST baby..
I got this wondeful spindle from My parents who gave me birthday money.
Catherine invented this supported spindle, it's called the SPINDOLYN.

Click Here for a couple of spinning related short clip videos for you!

Click Here for a pic of What I have spun this week

SATURDAY SPIN IN ~ " RECONSTRUCTION" ART YARN

Saturday Spin In!


This is my first entry for the Saturday Spin In Group.
My art yarn called " RECONSTRUCTION" I just took
this off of my hand spindle, the cd one you see below in an earlier post.
After I did a final rinse and vinegar/ salt soak to set color
and then rinsed, the Blue in the dye that was latent emerged
to dye the silk in this yarn LIGHT BLUE!!
I like it a lot better, what a happy accident!

"RECONSTRUCTION" Art Yarn, Ready to label and sell...
55 yards of Dorset/Merino Wool ,Silk & Angelina fiber Blend
but first, I will have to post it at the Yarn Museum!
Would like to see your comments! See my photo album here to see more spinning fun!

CLOSE UP OF MY OWN SPINDLE

I was grateful to receive 2 mini cd's from a collage friend, I made this wonderful ugly hand spindle. The only pretty part of it is the rainbow light that emenates from the cd Oh, AND the SILK Of course!
I can do some production style spinning on in if I use easy to spin fiber ! I have very carefully sanded the shaft to silky smoothness. I then rounded the end of the shaft,i n case it hits the floorm so it will continue to spin. I also have an screw eye at the top which i have opened to a crook. This is black silk from a Silk Mawata, or single cocoon opened up into a hankie which I pull into a thin roving and spin to a lace weight.

I SPUN A WRIST DISTAFF!

I made the wrist distaff from about 20 + single ply of hand spun lace weight wool.The fleece was dyed in kool aid and food coloring and randomly spun up.I decorated the tassel with beads to keep the wrist distaff hanging down straight.Don't make it too heavy, because the roving will add weight.
First, wrap roving around your tassel then slip on the bracelet. Thread your roving through the bracelet and up and over your hand and then start spinning!
There may be other ways but this is what I do.I also made the cd hand spindle too, and this one spins forever!

MIDST OF GLORY ART YARN JOURNEY

1. First, the clean wool ( merino?) on upper left corner is dyed, then carded together by hand . I use a hand spindle to spin the fibers, then roll it into a ball to ply ( upper right)


2.Here you can see the single ply ball on a bed of the original wool.

3. NOW to add the component ply, in this case, varigated crochet thread ( cotton)

4. These are plyed together on my trusty yet slow ashford traditional wheel.

5. The Plied yarn is then placed on a knitty knoddy i created where it is gently
tied off to not tangle.


6. It is then rinsed, washed , dye fastness is checked, .

and it is yet rinsed again.

7. It is then weighted to set the twist of the yarn firmly.

Damp yarn, already a bit fluffed...

Completed ART YARN, Compare this to the single ply to see how plumped up it is!

"MIDST OF GLORY" ART YARN labeled & SOLD.

MY NEW WEBSITE!

Dear ones, please visit my new website and click on ART gallery and you will see my newest fiber work( extensive pics) at " FIBERS OF GRACE!" I do have a short page on it in the website itself with my new price list but am thinking of revamping it to make it easier.
Please leave a comment in my guest book and be inspired!

SILK SPUN & PLIED WITH WOOL

You can see the finished silk plied with Dorset wool on the right. I nestled in the cocoon on the finished wool. I need to spin up more, not sure what this will become, and have to dye it too. I like the texture of the completed yarn! On the left is the raw dorset and wool. This is the first yarn i have created in 13 years, How do you like it?

HAND SPINNING SILK FIBER

I thought you might like to see some close ups of spinning silk by hand! I can't believe I can spin anything this thin! I never believed when others said that Hand Spindles are like potato chips, you can't just have one! I have now made 4, and given away 2 of those. Will post pics of them soon! This one you see was purchased on Ebay.

I AM SPINNING SILK!

Dear ones, I have now moved from just painting on silk to creating the actual silk thread! Here you can see the cocoon way on the right, on the left top is an opened cocoon called a Mawata of Bombyx Silk. You can see how i have drafted out the roving on the bottom left proceeding to the lovely hand spindle. The silk on the straw is thread i have already spun up! I won't be weaving silk scarves but I am enjoying this a lot, it helps to manage pain to concentrate.

Heaven is so Real by Choo Thomas, A fantastic testimony of a tour of Heaven

WATCH THIS!! It is so incredibly amazing.. and I have had some of the same experiences. I have been on the Beach with Jesus a number of times too!! YOU WILL BE IMPACTED! Choo Thomas tells a remarkable story of her encounters with Jesus Christ, where she visited heaven many times and saw hell twice. www-ChooThomas-Com, www-SpiritLessons-Com

GLORY DUST~ A SIGN AND WONDER!

PICTURE IS BELOW...PRAISE TO GOD!! This is as best a photo i could get of Glory dust! I took it about 2 in the morning a few weeks ago on a Sat night. The Lord has been giving me many types of it. This one is green, pink, gold. He is amazing, and puts it even BETWEEN PAGES of books! I could not think of a way to gather it except to put it on a post it note, which my pastor has now. I now get glory dust from the Lord that i find in the dustiest dirtiest places. I believe the Lord may be saying that HIS GLORY WILL SHINE, IN THE DARKEST PLACES. I believe we are moving to a time when even if persecution should come, God will keep us. There is another type of Glory dust too, one that actually become PART of whatever it is on. Remember, the KINGDOM OF GOD IS WITHIN US!! One time it was part of the cover on our hot tub, it actually was in between the molecules of the cover. You could NOT rub it off. I fell and wept and worshipped the Lord for HIS amazing Glory. You shall see more signs and wonders, for HE is GREAT! I so wish this were clearer but i was holding it in my hand and photographing with the other hand.

WELCOME AUDIO MESSAGE ! LISTEN !

PLEASE CLICK ARROW TO LISTEN TO THIS MESSAGE!

SHALOM , MY SHABBAT TABLE

Dear Ones, I wanted you to see the lovely bottle that the Divine Destiny anointing oil is kept in. The pansies were a surprise from the Lord, for I do not have a green thumb at all! I LOVE purple pansies. The box is a bessamin box full of cinnamon that is used for the closing of shabbat.
I love the grapes, remember to abide in HIM.

A NEW SILK From MAY 2006

The Lord is having me do some new things with my silks. This one has been painted also with Gold. It is one of the newer techniques He taught me.
I taught a demo on silk painting, but ended up in bed for quite a bit afterward due to exhaustion. I then gave this silk to another artist, who gave me a wonderful mixed media watercolor of a bunch of Grapes. God is teaching me a lot in John 15 about abiding in the vine. I MUST LEARN HOW TO REST and ABIDE.

SEE MY OTHER ARTWORK ON FLICKR!

DEAR ONES, I HAVE SO MUCH TO POST, BUT HAVE BEEN ILL. PLEASE VIEW MY OTHER SITE AT FLICKR, click this title. And here are some newer silk Ribbons to view!
I create every silk, whether it is a scarf or a ribbon, one at a time, in prayer for the Person it is for. I am on a rest sabbatical now to get well and inquire of the Lord. He is teaching me to rest, and to hear HIM in a NEW WAY. I have been experiencing all types of glory dust! The Lord is good to me, I am trying hard to take this year, from april 2006 -7 to go deeper with the Lord. My new website needs to be finished, lots of work there, but when up it will be www.halalsilks.com, just as you see on these cards.

I just LOVE Tag Art and I made this for my daughter.

I created this tag for my daughter Sarah just because I love her. It features the " girl with the pearl earring" and she loves that movie and book. I used the silks as fibers. I do have a tag group on Yahoo, Please visit it! Gracehalalartswap
copyrighted Grace Brunelle 2005

LOTS of Silk Ribbons, I made 2100 in a few weeks time.! They will be featured in 3 different Art Zines with a readership from around the World. Gleaner Issue 15, Eccentric Pastiche ( Van Gogh) and Beau Ideal Arts 4.

My price per yard ranges from $3.50 - $5.50 per yard depending on width of ribbon and if there are unfinished or finished edges , 90% of my ribbons have unfinished edges , you can see from this pic that they do not unravel but are very strong. So strong that Eccentric Pastiche zine was sewn with them! That was a thick issue too!
Only the Lord could give me such favor. PRAISE BE To YESHUA!!
copyrighted Grace Brunelle 2005

My dear friend and sister in the Lord, Lynne, She helped me cut and count 500 silk Ribbons and I thanked her with this silk scarf. It is the "RIVER" . She had seen a vision of the River Flowing ( of God) and it had all these amazing colors. I just prayed and she said it was just like she saw it. The 8 x 54" is my standard size for silk scarves, unless it is a special order.
copyrighted Grace Brunelle 2005

Anne Downen made this from my silk ribbons, This is an ATC. Artist Trading Card. They are never bought or sold, only traded and are miniature works of art , the average size is that of a baseball card 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 " See how the silks just add so much to this. I love the image she used!
copyrighted Grace Brunelle 2005

"God's Rod Set In Place" by Grace Brunelle,
I was trying to draw a rod, but a thumb came out instead. I believe It is the Thumb of God.
My vision,in July,22, 2005 happened when Pastor Donald Kretzer prayed over me, to receive HIS OWN anointing to Blow the Shofar and to pray for others to also be anointed to Blow Shofar. He spoke over me that I was a " Moses" I then saw this instantly as I fell into the Spirit of God. I did not know that praying over me, as I lay out in the spirit was Will Ford and a minister from Puerto Rico who was in revival there. I had 2 more visions, I have not drawn them yet.
Later on, the next day, I was totally surprised when Pastor Don handed me a precious Yemenite Shofar as a gift. I found out a few days later that He and His wife, Barbara adopted me as their spiritual daughter. What an awesome honor!!
On Sunday, Oct 9, 2005 I was blessed to be able to hand a photo of this drawing to Chuck Pierce. ( www.glory-of-zion.org ) He was moved by it, and it totally surprised me that it is similar to the Samekh Vav, the year 5766 in Hebrew Calendar that He showed us on screen during His teaching . That image is of a spinning, whirlwind, a windy circle with a Tent Peg or Rod piercing the center. He spoke of this Sunday evening, months after i drew it!!


Isn't the Lord awesome! Praise Him!

copyrighted Grace Brunelle 2005

OUR FIRST WEBSITE!!

My dh Robert and I finally got our new website up. We have to reduce the images a bit but please leave a comment!
www.mrbrunelle.com

Divine Praise Worship Tools by TINA

Divine Praise Worship Tools

VISIT My friend Tina's Site, you will see GORGEOUS GLORY HOOPS!! She has an amazing business and these tools for worship will impact you.
blessings, grace

JUBILEE DANCE SILK

CLOSE UP of "JUBILEE DANCE" SILK, size 8 x 54". I sell these scarves for $45 each.
copyrighted Grace Brunelle 2005

SILK IN THE SONSHINE!

"JUBILEE DANCE" is the name of this silk, and it is actually a DEEPER purple than this. I wanted you to see HOW sheer the silk I use is, and it really has a wonderful sheen and feel. The hems are hand rolled. None of my silks are identical, they are made prayerfully. May you be inspired by them.
copyrighted Grace Brunelle 2005