tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7742416149999941762023-11-15T13:44:23.983-05:00The Yarndeavors BlogYarndeavors sells sock yarn and roving, 100% handpainted by fiber artisan Jeanne Berry in Bowling Green, Ohio.Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-774241614999994176.post-87825305765626782982015-07-25T18:44:00.001-04:002015-07-25T18:44:35.989-04:00REVIVEThis blog, as well as my business, must be revived.<br />
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There must be yarn dyed and sold. There must be fabric dyed and sold. There must be items designed and sold.<br />
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This dearth cannot continue.<br />
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REVIVE.<br />
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I command thee.<br />
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And it is so.Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02206342024283098691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-774241614999994176.post-77305577965423584862013-07-07T03:01:00.001-04:002013-07-07T03:01:48.693-04:00Bloglovin Feed Reader<a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/9005885/?claim=2fuwv24herv">Follow my blog with Bloglovin</a><br />
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Just claiming my blog in Bloglovin feed reader, since Google Reader is going away.<br />
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Yarndeavors still exists; I'm embarrassingly low on stock, though. But there will be yarn again.Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02206342024283098691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-774241614999994176.post-72752611491707025282012-09-01T22:57:00.000-04:002012-09-01T22:57:50.836-04:00Yarndeavors is International!Just a brief update.<br />
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<li>It's official—Yarndeavors is international. A very large shipment, including a couple of custom skeins, went to Australia, and another skein is enjoying the ambiance of Japan.</li>
<li>The Yarndeavors domain name remains intact, but the site hosted there is coming down as all sales have been moved to Etsy. I've been busy tonight relocating the important data over here on the blog and interconnecting the Facebook Fan Page, the Etsy Shop, and Ravelry. (Everything is linked to the right under Pages.)</li>
<li>The dye pots have been resting but expect to see new skeins appearing soon.</li>
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Fall is here, cool weather approaches, and it's time to think Holiday Knitting. A skein of <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/90006528/hand-painted-sock-yarn-alizarin?ref=pr_shop">Alizarin</a> sock yarn/fingering weight would make a lovely shawl for a holiday party, and a <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/90016886/hand-dyed-silk-scarf-purple-haze?ref=pr_shop">silk scarf</a> would be welcome under any tree. Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02206342024283098691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-774241614999994176.post-59947697166168725982012-01-15T02:25:00.000-05:002012-01-15T02:25:11.709-05:00The refreshed Yarndeavors site is back up and running now. The Shop link now goes to Etsy. This should discourage any h a c k e r s from attacking me again.<br />
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New yarns coming soon. Stay tuned. Meanwhile, visit <a href="http://yarndeavors.etsy.com/">the Etsy shop</a>, and "like" <a href="http://facebook.com/yarndeavors">the Facebook page</a>.Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02206342024283098691noreply@blogger.com0Bowling Green, OH, USA41.3747744 -83.651322941.3271129 -83.7302869 41.422435899999996 -83.5723589tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-774241614999994176.post-73986744897997913292012-01-05T00:43:00.000-05:002012-01-05T00:46:39.417-05:00My apologies to anyone who tried to visit the shop. No wonder the orders have been scant. Some idiot hacked me. I typed in my URL to get a nasty photo and the words "YOU ARE HACKED BY SAYMAN SECURITY 0%"<br />
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Not only that, but MY ZENCART IS GONE. He deleted MY ENTIRE SHOP. All the yarn, all the photos, EVERYTHING. Just a 404 not found.<br />
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I'm currently working on fixing this. Don't know HOW he got in. I am ABSOLUTELY SICK INSIDE.<br />
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Family-friendly blog prohibits me from saying what I really feel like saying.<br />
<br />Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02206342024283098691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-774241614999994176.post-45500255955877128642009-05-06T20:02:00.000-04:002009-05-06T20:05:05.844-04:00Still BreathingIt's been slow around the dyepots—until this takes off, I need fundage, so I'm in the job-hunting mode. However, there have been a few skeins dyed. They'll be up soon.<br /><br />I test-drove the process of dyeing duplicate skeins to see if I can pull it off (I can!). I'm thinking I'd like to overdye at least one of them to play with a more neutral palette. But I'd like to leave it open; watch this space. I'll post a photo of the Skein in Question and a poll, and you can vote on it!<br /><br />Sound good?<br /><br />Happy May!Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-774241614999994176.post-60554540749241814222009-03-17T19:02:00.001-04:002009-03-17T19:12:49.786-04:00Scarves and New Yarn Are UpNew for spring: silk scarves! Two one-of-a-kind scarves created during a recent surface design class using ProCion™ fiber-reactive dyes are now available in the shop:<br /><br /><a href="http://yarndeavors.com/zencart/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=5_11&products_id=19"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3562/3363319749_2f9926c692_o.jpg" alt="Purple-Haze-Scarf" width="200" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://yarndeavors.com/zencart/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=5_11&products_id=18"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3132/3363319071_1d596a5b78_o.jpg" alt="Daffy-Blue-Flame-Scarf" width="200" /></a><br /><br />In addition is the first of a line of woven scarves:<br /><br /><a href="http://yarndeavors.com/zencart/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=5_12&products_id=17"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3605/3363318927_75a11f946b_o.jpg" alt="Acid-Black-CU" width="200" /></a><br /><br />And the new yarn—I was having my blue period, I think!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://yarndeavors.com/zencart/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_6&products_id=15"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3646/3363320073_0989ca0472_o.jpg" alt="leather-sky-CU" width="400" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://yarndeavors.com/zencart/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_6&products_id=13"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3646/3364138996_a997dc8fb7_o.jpg" alt="australian-CU" width="400" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://yarndeavors.com/zencart/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_6&products_id=14"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3426/3363320433_504c2c2be8_o.jpg" alt="seashore-CU" width="400" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://yarndeavors.com/zencart/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_6&products_id=16"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3638/3364139368_603ec4a18c_o.jpg" alt="orchid CU" width="400" /></a>Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-774241614999994176.post-77905550378343573562009-03-03T18:50:00.001-05:002009-03-03T18:53:14.350-05:00ExcitedI'm excited, because three skeins have been sold so far! Thank you to my inaugural customers—as I told one of them, I knew I loved the dyeing/creative process, but I never anticipated how excited it would be when a skein sold. Who knew?<br /><br />The dyepots are gonna be smokin' tomorrow as I crank out some more stock. I'll be posting a couple of silk scarves and a woven one as well. Keep your eyes peeled for the updates...Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-774241614999994176.post-77310236376786100392009-03-01T00:18:00.000-05:002009-03-01T00:23:19.725-05:003... 2... 1... LIFTOFF!!Houston, we have liftoff! It took a month longer than expected, but Yarndeavors (Handpainted Fibers) is officially open for business.<br /><br />Take a look around, but please ignore the dust. This is a totally new experience for me. Yes, Virginia, there has been a learning curve. The manual for the cart software is unlikely to be found anywhere near "intuitive" in the dictionary.<br /><br />For now, please email me directly with orders. I'm working on getting PayPal functionality or a better credit gateway solution (read: affordable). I check my mail every day, so your order will be processed within the same amount of time and we can work out payment arrangements through PayPal or another method.<br /><br />And if you're local, heck, we can just meet for coffee somewhere and make the exchange.<br /><br />I don't know about you, but I'm pretty excited.Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-774241614999994176.post-48794044233478313572009-02-25T21:33:00.000-05:002009-02-25T21:41:14.249-05:00What's Warm, Fuzzy, Striped and Utterly Irresistable?No, not a cat. Well, yes, a cat, but what else?<br /><br />YARNDEAVORS SUPERWASH HANDPAINTED SOCK YARN.<br /><br />What will be increasing exponentially in the next few weeks?<br /><br />The commercial availability of even more hand-painted, hand-dyed sock yarn in a whopping variety of unexpected colors for you to knit with!<br /><br />Yarndeavors is the name of my newly-created line of handpainted yarn. Initially, the offerings are limited to superwash fingering weight sock yarn and a handful of 100% merino base. In the very near future, the line of yarn is expanding to include sport weight sock yarn as well as rovings and hand-dyed silk scarves.<br /><br />When you feel the softness of this yarn...<br />When your eyes take in the luxurious colors and the remarkable, one-of-a-kind color blends...<br /><br />... you'll find yourself as unable to resist its siren call as I am.<br /><br />To be honest, I'm having a hard time letting them go.<br /><br />So visit the shop, buy with confidence and love. You will love this yarn.Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-774241614999994176.post-64156466255437272532009-02-03T21:28:00.001-05:002009-02-03T21:28:19.785-05:00Coming soon...Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.com0