Jamaica Fiber Festival

Great day was had! The famous Jamaica Fiber Festival was a sucess as usual. Thanks to Margaret Silva and all her hard work! Margie's Muse Check it out! Thanks to all my faithful followers!

I'm baaaaack!

Ok, so life has gotten away from me, again! I have caught it by the tail and am ready to run.

I have a huge summer lineup for classes. Some of them are listed to the right column. Stay posted, there will be more! Promise.

Smidge & Boots

Thanks to Kat at Smidge, I have my little piece of internet promo. She highlighted my felted vase as the People's Choice. Thanks Kat!

Other things happening here in the sticks of Southern Vermont, I have finished a demo at the local Deerfield Valley Fair. It was lots of fun. There were many folks I have caught up with. And as usual, the folks that got turned on to the traditional form of felting! It is so amazing to me how such a vibrant tradition has gotten lost. I am sure that there are many others that are floating around out there that are going unnoticed as well. With this culture of computerized outputs and let's see how fast it can get done attitude, I am grateful that we can hang on to any traditions that we have.

At the fair, I had many things on display, featuring the different techniques of felting and how they can be used together. My boots have gotten a lot of attention. They always do at these things. If I were to take a waiting list for them, I would be set for life! The thing is, they are very labor intensive and so custom, that they would take up all my time. But with all the comments and folks that would want them, maybe I should start considering...... hummm, will think about that one. Let me know what you think, really!

Scoutle Troubles

Ok, so I joined Scoutle to help with networking and I get connected to some sites that are, let's say, not what I want to get connected to! So I have gotten rid of my account there. Maybe I will start it again, but for now, I want to stay away from that attention. Bummer how people can mess up a good thing.

Thanks to those fellow fiber folks who added me as a friend. Hopefully I will see you again later;

New Neat Sites

So I have found these really neat tools to help get the word out about your blog and website. One is called StumbleUpon and the other is Scoutle. These tools will get you to see other sites that may tickle your vice fancy. As we know, mine it fiber....felting, spinning, preparing wool anything! Give them a try. It is fun. It may take a bit to figure them out, but if I can, so can you:)

The Dye Pot

Figured I should update my blog since it is Friday and that means Fiber Friday is here! Lately it has been dye pot dates and getting ready for shows. Here are some pics of what has been going in and coming out of the pots. Pics were taken when I thought of it. More to come in flickr...maybe when I need a break:)

Good news....the addition is almost done. That means my fiber spot will be here. Bad news....we just got our visa bill! Might have to put it on hold a tige more:( Maybe if I drive my husband nuts with dye pots and wool all over the house, we will get a little creative in the finance area!

I am still looking at pics on the internet and the daunting instructions for my knitting looms. Looks like I might just continue on my path of making up my own things!

New Book

Well, they let me loose in the 'big city' of Keene, NH yesterday. I had an oil change due and since it is a little trek from home, it always turns into a day out. So what is a girl to do, but shop?!

Keene has our one and only craft store, so obviously that is where I was headed. Haven't been there in a while. I was on the look out for a new felting needle holder, since they are all over the place. Well, as suspected, they did not have any such thing. So, that will have to go on the 'list' for my next internet shopping day.

There was this book that caught my fancy. It is a loom knitting book called, Loom Knitting Primer, by Isela Phelps. So, since spinning has caught my time these days, and I don't knit or crochet, I bought it. Remember all the looms that are littering my house, just sitting there? Well, here is my chance to use everything. I read the beginning diligently, ready to dive into some project. Well, when it came to reading the charts, it was all down hill from there. Why cant charts just read like we talk? I was following the book wonderfully, then it goes into these formal knitting terms/lingo. UGH! So, off to the computer I go to see a you tube video. Still searching.....