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Posts tagged ‘hand dyed’

Bases have so much personality; they can really make or break your colours. Some of them are luxurious to the touch, and some of them practically drink in colour. On the other hand, some of them aren’t robust enough for my ombré dyeing process, and…

Lace at last??

May 10, 2017
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I’ve developed two colours recently, and I love them both, but they’re quite similar. I’m thinking I’ll only be releasing one of them to my permanent collection, so I’m reaching out to the internet for assistance. Here is Opal; And here is her close sister, Grand…

Opal or Grand Turk? Help me decide!

December 30, 2016
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Our store reopens August 1st, and there have been changes! Sitting down? Got a drink? Here we go! We are bringing back worsted. Because Winter Is Coming. Tobermory worsted, our hard-wearing, tough-love, 100% superwash merino base is going to be back on the list of bases you…

New goodies coming August 1!

July 28, 2016
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I had created a delightful new colour called ‘Boulder Opal’. But it’s not… I chanced to put a piece of labradorite against it… and it was a better fit. So though this was not what I set out to do, I am retro-fitting. That’s only…

Sometimes it surprises you.

June 7, 2016

Last Friday I set out a new project; I dyed a ‘mini’ of each of our ombré colours, to show how the colours knit up, for knitters who are not familiar with gradient yarns. I compressed each gradient into 100 yards of DK weight–which means…

The Swatch Project – Feather

June 6, 2016
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Ok people, everyone remembers these, right? The weather here in Toronto has abruptly gotten very hot and humid (considering it snowed two weeks ago… but hey, I’m not complaining) and I’ve got popsicles on the brain. A quick pinterest search brings up all kinds of…

Orange Creamcicle

May 31, 2016
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Peggy’s Cove is a gorgeous little spot in Nova Scotia, Canada. It’s a tiny town, with a lovely lighthouse, and a terrain that looks like you’re on the moon. The town itself is equally lovely, population 640 (in 2011). The lighthouse itself dates back to 1868,…

Peggy’s Cove Ombré

May 2, 2016
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Changes are coming to The Blue Brick! With mom being sick lately, I realized there was a need to streamline our processes, offer more of the most popular stuff and maybe put less energy into the things that are less popular, or that we don’t…

New ideas and new directions

April 28, 2016
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I’ve really been on a flower kick lately, springtime will do that to you :) Even though it’s been on the website for a few days now, I wanted to highlight one of my new colourways ‘Hyacinth’. Hyacinths are probably my favourite flower (and tiger…

Hyacinth

April 26, 2016
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Introducing the latest new ombré colour – Ocean fortress. Blue, to lighter blue, to seafoam, then tan, and finally a sandy brown. This colour will launch in our online store this Friday morning, along with another new colour (previews coming soon!) and the April colour…

New Goodies coming this Friday

March 28, 2016

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