As in where did this summer go? Â Since our weavers gathering met at my house in June we have had a couple of gatherings in the park in town and a missed meeting for September cause apparently everyone was as crazy busy as I was. The Driftless Art Fair was here and gone in the [...]
The Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival took place this year (yeah) and with The Driftless Art fair not happening (sad), a friend and I took off, to spend a day with all things wooly. I have done this fair as a vendor for many years and this was the first time I could just galavant [...]
A few of our weavers had the pleasure of attending the open house of a new fiber mill in LaFarge Wi, called Ewetopia Fiber Mill. Kathryn and Lisa who own the incredible Ewetopia fiber shop in my hometown of Viroqua have added a new fibery adventure to their repertoire. What an incredible renewal of a [...]
Our April weavers gathering met at Denise's sweet brick farmhouse in Gays Mills. With the sounds of geese honking and the rush of the Kickapoo River nearby, spring's abundance was everywhere. As a spring celebration we came bearing eggs to learn how to dye them with pieces of silk fabric. Denise showed us how to [...]
My booth and Nan wearing the infamous Infinite Loop top by Cocoknits This years Wisconsin Sheep and Wool festival was as always a whirlwind of fiber, sheep, friends, and lots of color...everywhere. My friend Nan took a spinning class and helped me man the booth; and I must say that we make a [...]
Well the yarns are all dyed, the baby skeins are packaged with care, the truck is almost packed and I think it is time for a beer. (I'm so tired I couldn't spell beer) (again). Tomorrow morning I head off to Jefferson for the Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival to ply my wares. Am I [...]
So I have decided to take a little break from my black and white obsession to play with color in the form of dyeing some tencel warps for some twill scarves. Although I do a lot of dyeing of protein fibers with acid dyes and have that process down pat, I am leery of dyeing [...]
So during my recent yarn dyeing marathon my chief yarn color namer had the audacity to leave for college. She and her sisters, over the years have heard frequent pleas, for inspiration on naming yarn colors, after I have reached the brain dead state of too much color decision making. Therefor explaining my colorways named [...]
So how did the fiber fair that our 2nd Monday weavers group sponsored, turn out? Well, first we froze our butts off; oh wait that was last. First Elin and her husband Bob agreed to host the fair at what I consider the most beautiful ridge top farm around. Then we were fortunate in having [...]
The true stars of the fairLots of Habu in my boothGreat restraurant in WhitewaterMy artful friend NanThree bags full. At the silent auction. Only two came home with me. getting her sheep show ready This years WI Sheep and Wool festival once again was three++days of sheepy goodness, full of yarn and fiber in every color [...]
