at Wool Gathering (in Yellow Springs, Ohio) in September.
Here's what I spoiled myself with:
From Expertly Dyed: Art by Science of Urbana, IL (Jennifer Beamer) www.expertlydyed.com
Bottom whorl drop spindle
I asked Jennifer if she could make me a bottom-whorl,
as she only had top-whorl there.
She made one and had it to me within DAYS.
Can't wait to start playing with it. :-)
From Tina Streuver, beautiful yarn that will definitely
become a scarf for yours truly:
From Valhalla Acres Fiber Farm of Hopewell, OH (Jane Evans)
www.valhallaacres.com
"Deep Sea Greens"
Australian Merino
From Valhalla Acres Fiber Farm of Hopewell, OH (Jane Evans)
www.valhallaacres.com
One ball of hand painted Australian merino gifted
to me by a dear friend; the other I bought.
The colorway is "Taco Salad"
From Valhalla Acres Fiber Farm of Hopewell, OH (Jane Evans)
www.valhallaacres.com
Bought by me
2 are 'rainbow'
2 are 'painted rainbow'
Australian Merino
From Tri-Valley Alpacas of Brookville, OH
(Gary & Maryann Simpson)
www.tri-valleyalpacas.com
An alpaca backpack, made in Peru.
Got a great deal on it; they're eliminating the
Peruvian articles from their stock, preferring
to sell locally-made items.
From Snow Leopard Trust of Seattle, WA (Janice Poole)
gina@snowleopard.org
Snow Leopard trust is an organization that is dedicated
to saving them from extinction. All the items they
sell, are made in Mongolia, and the
funds go back to help save the snow leopard.
These handmade wool coasters will be a wedding
gift for a friend.
From The Trading Post for Fiber Arts of Pendleton, IN (Sue Markle) www.tradingpostfiber.com
Two pictures of the yarn I plan to make the Brady scarf
with; it's like the Swiss Cheese Scarf. I saw it already
made-up, and with the rainbow
of colors it would go with everything.
Also from Trading Post is a gift another dear friend spoiled
me with.
Two skeins of Mountain Colors "Silk 'n Ewe" yarn in
'Mountain Tango' colorway.
Once I stop "loving" and "petting" it, I'll let it tell me
what it wants to be.
It's so soft, I can't stop touching it.
And from Trading Post I got a copy of Knit & Spin
Lots of great articles (one by Abby Franquemont about
drop spindles), and patterns.
Many of the articles are from previous issues
of Spin-off, but I think it's nice to see/read
them again.
Love the magazine. :-)
From Circle Hill Farm of Bradford, OH (Kathleen Bartley)
www.circlehillfarm.com
I HAD to buy her last 2 balls of white Shetland fiber.
So incredibly amazing to spin.
The next 5 pictures are all from
Stitch Sisterz of Toledo, OH (Bonnie Riley)
www.stitchsisterz.com
Pink wool and angora DK yarn -- from Russia. I plan to
make a Lace Ribbon Scarf with this, once I get 2 pair
of socks off the needles.
Four large cones of wool yarn. I know it's used for weaving,
but will knit with it instead. Only plan for it at
present is to enjoy looking at/petting it.
Three skeins dark (doesn't show color well in picture)
green wool/angora Russian yarn.
No project in mind at present.
2 skeins dark pink Russian wool/angora yarn, that is
earmarked for a pair of cable-y socks for yours truly.
Cute project bags (I actually got two blue, one green).
I love that they open up & sit beside you like a
little box; great for sock-knitting.
(the picture doesn't show how flat they
sit -- sorry)
Hold onto your hat: Bonnie is moving out of state,
across the county
and didn't want to pay the moving company by wt.
for all her magazines and books
(can't blame her!!).
She was letting her magazines
go for 50 cents each or 3/$1, and books 6/$5.
I bought ALL the books in this picture for $5 for
the whole bunch! Wish you could
have seen the 2 (or was it 3) long tables stacked
high with all the books and magazines she
was letting go.
Last but certainly not least:
Bagaholic me had to get one of our new Upper Valley
Fiber Fest totes. Heavier canvas, nice sturdy handles,
and a flat bottom so you
can put more fiber goodies in it.
Only $10
(A shameless promo lol)
You really got some nice stuff. I think that might be neat to attend, at least just to look around as I am sure a lot of the stuff is out of my price range.
ReplyDeleteThanks!
ReplyDeleteAfter going to fiber festivals for 6 years, I've gotten better at finding a bargain.
I think you'd be pleasantly surprised at the range of prices. It really depends what you're looking for, too.
The drop spindle was $6.75
The yarn below it was $3 a ball
The 8 balls of fiber from Valhalla Acres were
only $10 each
The white fiber was $10 a ball
The big cones of yarn were $2 each
The Russian yarn was $3 each
The handmade wool coasters were $14
Most expensive were the backpack for $26 (last one left, so it was 20% off) and the green/multi yarn I'm going to knit myself a scarf
from was $25.
I saved for 6 months to buy all that. :-)
Next year (May 19 & 20) you should come out, find me at the Information Table, and we'll shop together!
Will have to try and save then. But might be really worth going. Thanks for the info
ReplyDeleteHey there Rebecca! I just found your blog here, and I'm so glad you liked the drop spindle!
ReplyDeleteI went to the Midwest Fiber and Folk Art festival in late June, and I added a new, heavier spindle to my collection (as well as a size inbetween the small and medium). I'm going to post that to my Etsy shop soon (I even started contributing to the Phatfiber Sampler box this month!).
:)
Hi Jennifer!
ReplyDeleteI look forward to trying out the heavier spindle, too. Love the way the spindle I got from you spins; really nice for park-and-draft. :-)