We had a very busy and fun weekend at the Green Mountain Fiber Festival in White River Junction, VT. This was the last of five fiber events we’ve done since late Sept. Fiber festivals are a lot of fun and a lot of work. It’s been great to see so … Read More
It’s that time of year – fiber festivals galore! And we love it! I’m busy today packing up for The Fiber Festival of New England this weekend at Eastern States Exhibition in West Springfield, MA. I’ll be there with alpaca yarns in natural and hand-dyed colors including hand-painted alpaca sock … Read More
Our work changes with the seasons. Some of it is dictated by weather, some by the time of year. In spring we have alpaca shows and shearing; May through October we have babies and in the Fall, we have another round of alpaca shows plus fiber festivals. Our two biggest … Read More
My yarn is still packed up in boxes after last weekend’s fiber festival and will stay that way until Friday when I head to Tunbridge to set up for next weekend’s Vermont Sheep & Wool Festival. Let’s hope the rain clears out by then and we have a nice weekend. … Read More
It was a beautiful weekend in Greenwich, NY for the 2nd annual SAFF. This is a great festival for all you fiber enthusiasts who find Rhinebeck to be a bit overwhelming. The drive to Greenwich is very pretty, the fairgrounds is easily accessible, the crowd is small and there is … Read More
I’ve been busy dyeing and painting yarn for our fall fiber festivals. Here’s a peek at what we’ll be offering this weekend at the Southern Adirondack Fiber Festival: alpaca-blend sock yarn (alpaca, merino and nylon). I can’t wait to knit myself a pair of new socks!
Looks like tomorrow will be a good day for the start of the Washington County Fiber Tour. Fiber enthusiasts should venture to NY and join our alpaca and fiber friends for this fun event.
I’m back from a great fiber weekend in Freeport, ME at Spa, Spin & Knit. Depsite heavy, wet snow, high winds, power outages and such, many fiber enthusiasts made the trek. We arrived in Freeport at noon on Friday to almost 50 degrees and sunny – that was quite a … Read More
Well, it is still only February, despite the mild, dry weather we’ve had over the last few weeks. This is the one week that I have to travel – to Freeport for Spa – and snow is forecast for the rest of the week! It’s gonna be a long ride … Read More
Our next fiber gathering will be Feb 26-28 at Spa, Knit & Spin in Freeport, ME. I’m busy winding skeins and washing sock yarn and hope to have time to do a bit more dyeing. I’ve ordered the needles that have sold out and put in a large order for … Read More