I have 2 coops going on at the same time. Yikes. It wasn't supposed to work out that way but it did. The Cestari yarn showed up so I had to wind out nearly 100 skeins of that for the 2 coops. I'm still waiting on the Gaia and the Dharma blanks though. I have all the Cestari off the cones and into skeins ready to dye. Yesterday I did 10 main skeins and 7 trim skeins...all in Japanese Spectrum. My skin was a lovely shade of navy blue most of yesterday. Thank goodness for Reduran! Pictures to come in a bit. I just reskeined those so they are nice and pretty now. I'll keep updating as I progress.

On another note, my daughter Kelly and I decorate cakes too. I've been getting just as many orders for cakes lately as I have been yarn orders. I barely have a day off any more. I love decorating cakes though...no complaining here. We use almost 100% organic ingredients and my 15 year old daughter does the baking. She's going to be a culinary artist very soon. She truly has a gift and a passion for cooking and baking. This Monday we have a consultation with a woman who is ordering a wedding cake from us...our first wedding cake! I'm nervous and excited at the same time. Here is a link to my gallery and a picture of our prettiest cake we've done thus far:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/36358633@N04/show/

I feel like all I'm doing lately is customs...oh yeah because I am! lol

Here are the latest customs I sent out a short while ago:

I just sent this beautiful box of custom yarn up to Canada. This was a custom "your yarn, my dye" slot that I listed on my yahoo group last month. She picked mostly girly colorways. I just love her choices.

Hey, wow! I haven't posted on this blog in 11 months. I took a few months off over the winter, but I've been doing a few customs behind the scenes. Last month I was Plumknit's featured dyer for March. Here are a few pictures of the finished custom yarn. I enjoy dyeing Cynthia's cashmere blended yarn...it takes color so beautifully and it's like butter to wind through my fingers. Such a treat!

I am about to start on 2 fairly large coops through a couple of Yahoo groups. I'm excited for those orders because I love to see the MOUNTAIN of yarn when I'm done. It's so fun to finish and take pictures of all those colors. I have a few other projects up my sleeve planned for the next few months. I will try to be better about keeping more up to date on this blog. Take care!

Hey everyone.

I just revamped my hyena cart so it has a new fresh look. When I get around to it I may redo the main site too so it all flows together. That will be a long project so I'll have to plan it out.

I currently have no custom orders (for the first time since I opened 2+ years ago). I feel free!

I'm working on marketing/advertising stuff for our family RV business at the moment so I'll be focused on that for most of the summer. I have a bunch of organic merino sitting here staring at me yelling "dye me! dye me!" so I will probably dye up a bunch of that in the next week.

I have TONS and I mean tons of tie dye sitting here ready to stock. I probably have about 20-30 items. Some are going to be summer clearance and some are brand new. I have a LOT of Midnight Spectrum dyed items so I'll be pairing those up with some yarn and also selling those alone as well.

Let's see...any pictures? I'll dig up one from the last batch of the YOTM clubs. Enjoy!

I placed an order for 11 kilos of my Dream BFL in January. It took forever to get here! But alas it arrived on Tuesday! Praise the LORD! I've been in a serious yarn drought since January and my poor YOTM club members were so patient waiting for this yarn to arrive.

Here are my kids giving the luscious skeins a squeeze :)




Hi Ho, Hi Ho...it's off to DYE I go...la la la la la la la la...Hi Ho Hi Ho!

MS is a Family Affair!

My mom and dad have joined my team!

First up, my mother has a store on Etsy. It is a division of Midnight Spectrum called Southwest Spectrum. She specializes in all southwest colorways. We live in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado and there is so much inspiration out here in the West. Be sure to stop by and check out her goods at http://southwestspectrum.etsy.com :

Next up is my dad:

My father is a capenter and has been for many many years. I asked him to design me a yarn swift since I really despise the umbrella swifts you get from overseas. They constantly break on me. So after many prototypes and a lot of product testing, my mother and I both have one of these and absolutely adore them.

Introducing the Everlast Swift! (an exerpt taken from the initial product listing on my hyenacart:

NEW! Everlast Yarn Swift!

After months of testing and perfecting, my carpenter father has created the perfect yarn swift. Midnight Spectrum is truly a family affair and everyone is as excited about yarn as I am! My father is a perfectionist and would not put his name behind this product until he (and I) were 100% completely satisfied that you would be completely satisfied.

This swift is made of solid wood that has been sanded for a smooth finish. It comes with 4 removable pegs that can be placed in any of the holes along the swift so you can make your skein as big or as little as you desire. The peg holes allow you to make your swift anywhere from 37" inches in diameter to 97" in diameter.The Everlast Swift also has velcro tabs along the side to hold your yarn in place as you get it started to wind. Smooth ball bearings make this swift spin smoothly and efficiently. It also comes with a rubber non-stick mat so that if you place this swift on a hard surface it won't slide around.To get the Everlast Swift to wind your skein you just place the swift on a surface and sit next to it and just push one of the arms as it goes around and around. It works GREAT!

Shipping and handling is included in the price. Your Everlast Swift will arrive to you in the pieces shown below (Screwdriver not included). An assembly instructional sheet is included in the shipping box. This swift can be put together with the use of a Phillips head screwdriver in just 3 easy steps. If you have any questions about this Everlast Swift please email me at sales@midnightspectrum.com Thank you.

And now pictures for your yarn dream desires:

At $49.95 it includes shipping and handling. These are made so well and will last a lifetime!