So after watching the latest release of Lets Knit2gether a Ravelry member requested a little enticement from vendors to pass the long weeks leading up to the NYS Sheep & Wool festival. The least I could do was share the following:

MIA again? Really?

So where have I been again?

Locked in the studio of course! Since working out a one pound dyeing method – SO many things have been in the works!

But not enough that I can share all the details of the projects in the works. I can however let you know where you will find ITW in the wild this upcoming fall fiber festival season…

Starting off the season in September:

Show/Festival: Woodstock – New Paltz Arts & Crafts Festival

Dates: 9/5, 9/6, 9/7

Directions: HERE

Ticket discounts: HERE

And then in October:

Show/Festival: NYS Sheep & Wool Festival

Dates: 10/17 & 10/18

Directions: HERE

Booth Location: 39 A, B with the Ulster County Handspinners

If any other dates are added to the lineup, I will be sure to keep you updated! I love the fall…

Family photo of two pounds of 64’s merino wool top in the ‘Minotaur’ colourway to be released in September along with the release of the Phat Fiber Sampler!

I needed to take a break from the multitude of projects I am working on to share with (perhaps even taunt) you with a photo of my contribution to the September Phat Fiber Sampler:

For those of you not familiar with the Phat Fiber Sampler you might want to take a quick look at this POST – then sign up HERE to receive Email notification of the exact date and times the box is posted for sale on ETSY. Oh, and if you like free stuff – and I mean really incredible indie crafted free stuff; be sure to add the Phat Fiber Blog to your blog reader!

Did you really think I would post a colour picture of the contribution?! I will offer these tidbits…

Each sample  is .50 ounces of 64’s Merino wool top handpainted in a never released colourway named ‘Minotaur’. In addition to the 50 samples shipping to PF-HQ I will be sending a 4 ounce carded batt (in the same colourway) for the blog giveaway!

Some may recall this POST, however I suspect that most do not as it was written one month before I officially opened my shop.

This morning I was pleasantly surprised (well, not really “surprised” – anyone who has an Etsy shop will admit to the  fact that the “Hearts” section of their shop is perhaps one of their most viewed pages) to find that three hundred people have declared their love for my shop. Crazy huh?

So much has happened since I opened the shop – I am so thankful to each and every person who took a chance on me!

Individual pictures are available for viewing on Flickr. Or feel free to check the ‘Photos’ page for the slide show – that is if you want to – it is your choice really.

I am just so excited about this batch because it is the largest batch of painted fiber to date. Plus I figured out how to effectively and efficiently dye up a full pound of the same colourway at a time !! Think phrases like “a sweaters worth of fiber” or perhaps “Phat Fiber Sampler”  or my personal favorite: “ITW (Into The Whirled) Fiber club” …

I am off from work today! Well, sorta.

The summer has been a whirlwind of way too much work. So I decided that I needed a day off to play catch up. I wanted a three day weekend, but a co-worker beat me to the punch.

At this point in the summer – a day off is a day off!!

So what does one do when they take the day off from work ? Work some more of course! Well, I am not sure if I can call dyeing “work”. Granted I loose way more sleep to dyeing then I do my 9-5 but I assure you – I am not complaining!!

Here is a picture of what I spent my entire night “working” on:

Now I am off to run some errands

…because that is what you do when you have the day “off”

Drive-by blog ‘dye-candy’ post this afternoon…

I present for your viewing pleasure 50/50 Merino/Tencel:

Now, back to the studio, I have 5lbs of fiber prepped and waiting for me to get my act together this evening!

Thank you to Engelfelt Designs for including me in the ‘Etsy Fiber Art Street Team’ – “FAST and furious” Etsy Treasury!!