fiber source recommendations

These are my favorite fiber vendors thus far, with links to my Ravelry stash from each.

Art/Glitzy Batts

• butterflygirldesigns.etsy.com -- Butterfly Kissed, Looking for Truffles, Margarita, Old Country Roses

BFL

• dyeingforcolour.etsy.com -- Lyl's blue, my red
  
• sereknityboutique.etsy.com -- Pomegranate
  
• spinningbunny.com -- Roses for You

SW Merino

• babablacksheep.etsy.com -- Sunshine State orange blend
  
• exclusivelylindalee.etsy.com -- Autumn's Joy
  
• freyalyn.etsy.com -- Wisteria
  
• knitspin.etsy.com -- Mystical purple blend
  

SW Merino/Tencel

• dragonfibers.etsy.com -- Solar Flare
  
• spincerely.etsy.com -- Buttercup, Lupine, Rosey Sweet Jade, Zaria
  
• spinningbunny.com -- Roses for You

roving: carbonized bamboo & manmade sampler

http://www.mielkesfarm.com/manmadef.htm

non-etsy roving: sakinaneedles.com

http://sakinaneedles.com

BFL & SW merino roving in beautiful colors. It's interesting to compare how the colorways look in the different fibers. SW merino seems to come out brighter, BFL softer and lighter.

In SW merino, I like Blood Orange, Briar Rose, Pinyin Pine, Rhubarb Pie, and Watermelon.

In BFL, I like Callow Lily, Popsicles, Squashed, and Tabsula Rosa.

tencel

http://www.sanguinegryphon.com/

2oz tencel (lyocell) in a long, narrow roving, incredibly shiny. Tencel is made from processed wood pulp and, while it's too slick to spin by itself, it is often blended with other fibers, especially wool, to add shine. Try it in a 50/50 blend with merino for a delightful effect.

Note: tencel fibers tend to stick together and are difficult to blend on a coarse toothed carder, but easy enough on finer cloth models.

merino roving

http://www.spinningbunny.com/fibers/merino.html