Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony at The Promenade at Chenal

This Saturday, November 28th, 2009 The Twisted Purl has been invited to set up during the Tree Lighting Ceremony at The Promenade at Chenal.  The main event is from 3:00pm to 6:00pm and is guaranteed to end in a bang, with fireworks!  We will be set up with handspun yarn, lots of hand felted soaps, and our exclusive scarves, hand weaved from The Twisted Purl yarn.  Come out and see us!

The Promenade at Chenal

17711 Chenal Parkway

Little Rock, Arkansas 72223

Dazzle Daze Deal for our Facebook Fans "Thursday Night Girls Night Out Deal"

More Dazzle Daze Deals for our Darling Facebook Fans

Tonight is Girls Night Out and we are offering a free pair of knitting needles with every yarn purchase!

Come to Dazzle Daze, in Conway, Arkansas, tonight for this great deal.  Remember you still get $5.00 off your purchase of $20.00 or more!

We have Handspun Yarn, Hand Painted Yarn, Hand Painted Roving, Felted Soap, Felted Squeaky Dog Balls, 100% Silk Hand Painted Scarves , & Weaved Scarves: made exclusively with The Twisted Purl Yarn.

Don't miss the fun!!!

Dazzle Daze Deal for our Facebook Fans

Dazzle Daze is just two days away!  The Twisted Purl will be offering many deals for our Facebook Fans.  The very first deal is: 

Get $5.00 off your purchase of $20.00 or more!

This deal is for Facebook Fans only!  You will need to provide your Facebook name for proof during purchase.  Become a fan and tell your friends to get this great discount.

Dazzle Daze 2009 Conway Arkansas

Dazzle Daze is a Holiday Shopping Extravaganza! November 19, 20, & 21 in Conway, Arkansas. Come out and see all the sights and maybe even win a 2010 Ford Mustang. Located at the Don Owen Sports Complex at I-40 and HWY 65.

Keep an eye on our Facebook page for deals for all our Facebook Fans. If you are not already a fan, now is the time to become one to not miss out on the freebies being offered.

The Twisted Purl will be there, sharing a booth with the highly talented, gifted potter and artist, Chris Massingill. Come out and get all your Christmas Shopping done in one day! We will be in the North West Corner of the complex located on "Mistletoe Way".

A room with a view...of yarn that is.

What a day! Beautiful sunshine and a back porch with a view of handspun yarn and hand painted roving.

With Dazzle Daze quickly approaching I have found myself in a mad rush of crafting. Yesterday, I finished 8 batches of painted roving and handspun 2 more skeins of yarn. The view from the front is actually a little better, since the sun is shining right on the colors. The yarn is all from ArtsFest. I have about two more batches of roving to finish spinning and then all the ArtsFest 2009 yarn will be complete. Once these beauties dry, I will start posting them for sale on Etsy...plus those that haven't sold yet, will be on display (of course for sale) during Dazzle Daze (Nov 19-21). There will also be some ArtsFest 2009 felted soap for sale.

Now, I'm just waiting on Mr. Sun to hurry up and dry the roving so I can get to spinning up these new colors:

Take a peek at this new shiny, sparkly handspun yarn:

I plied it with a metallic rainbow thread, making it sparkly and fun. I absolutely adore the end outcome, plan to see many more sparkly handspuns in the future.

Happy belated Halloween! Hope none of you were attacked by zombie football players!

Artsfest Yarn Premiere

Artsfest, in Conway, Arkansas, has come and gone, but the memories of the day live on. In addition to the memories, the Artsfest Handspun Yarn will be around for many years to come. May I introduce the first batch of yarn handspun from the roving the kids painted during the Artsfest festival:I have now finished five skeins of yarn (from four batches of roving). I made a different type of yarn with each roving. Variety is the spice of life!This yarn is in two skeins. It is crazy curly and springy. It reminds me of Medusa's Hair.
This next yarn is very bulky and thick. It's a 2-ply yarn and it is absolutely divine.

Just because I adore the way this next style yarn looks, I made two batches of roving this way. This one is plied with a gold thread:

This one is plied with a black thread:

The yarn plied with the black thread is the very first Artsfest yarn I made. Here it is lying on a bed of all the painted roving from Artsfest 2009:
I'm very busy spinning up the rest. I will have at least 4 more skeins to share when I'm finished.

Big announcement, this year, I will be at Dazzle Daze! It's a huge show right here in Conway. I will be sure to post more about that as time get closer.

Lastly, just a quick heads up for those of you who stumble upon my blog. In the next couple days I will be announcing another really big surprise. Love this yarn??? Then you'll want to be a Facebook Fan of The Twisted Purl. That's all I'm tell you for now. Happy Crafting! ♥