1 more week to enter our Summer Competition

We launched this competition way back at the beginning of July and today is 1 September! Were has the Summer gone, it really feels like Autumn now.

We are giving you another week, until the children go back to school, to put your thinking caps on and then we will close it and select the winners. There have been some lovely ideas, so it's going to be a hard task to pick the one to use and the runner-up.

By the way, there is no need to purchase anything from the Pure Tinctoria website, just click on the Contact Us button in the top right hand corner and fill in the contact form! You will be automatically entered into the competition and if picked will win one of two prizes and have your idea produced in the yarn and featured on the Pure Tinctoria website and on this blog. So come on what are you waiting for..................

Pure Tinctoria Summer Competition

Hi all

We are running a competition at Pure Tinctoria, this summer. Alison has spun some Shetland tops, she dyed earlier this year, and can't decide what to make from the yarn she has produced and is asking for your help. In return you can win one of two packs of dyes - a Mini Starter Kit or a Spring 4 Kit.

Alison dyed one 50g lot of Shetland tops with Myrobalan, Madder and Acacia Gum and the other 50gs was dyed with Red Lac and Annatto. She pulled staple lengths of fibre from each top and spun these in turn. The resulting singles yarn was then Navajo plyed (3 ply), to keep the lovely colours separate. There are approximately 8 - 9 wraps to an inch (Double Double/Chunky Yarn!) and approx. 250 yards in all.

Alison is looking for a suitable knitting or crochet pattern or whatever you can come up with that stylish and bang on trend!

For your chance to win one of the two dye kits you will need to visit the Pure Tinctoria website and either place an order and leave your idea in the comment section or click on Contact Us at the top right hand side of the website and leave your email address, name and message. The item that is produced from the winning idea will be featured on the Pure Tinctoria website and on this blog. We are looking forward to your ideas.

Good luck