Live in the Hudson valley? No plans this weekend? Like fiber? Like meeting people who like fiber? If you answered yes to any of these question – I have a suggestion…

Go play with fiber at the 2nd Annual Stir Crazy Stitch & Spin hosted by fiberista extraordinaire RowsRed of Bittersweet Woolery on Saturday March 6th from 12:00pm EST to 5:00pm EST at the Athens Cultural Center in Athens NY

I will be away on a much needed vacation and unable to attend so please be sure to say “Hi” to everyone for me!!

Psst…

The second installment of the “Follow the Fiber” project is up!! Wander over to Jill Draper Blogs for a guided tour of the process behind the beautiful hand-spun yarns featured in her Etsy shop:

Okay, I think that there have been enough spoilers released that it is finally safe to share some colour photos!

First up is the colourway revealed:

And since I was able to step out of the dye studio for a few hours one afternoon I was able to spin some up in a thick thin low twist single. And yes, it is as soft as it looks…

Now the tricky part – find the time to spin up the other four ounces of  ‘a warm return’ and then another four ounces in brown then ply the two!! I will keep you posted!

6.12.2009

Need to go help prepare some Mango Margarita’s for tonight’s BBQ, but I just needed to share today’s spinning. Thanks to some serious inspiration from this whole Tour de Fleece adventure I tried core spinning for the first time and WOW! I will be doing a whole lot more of this type of spinning:

Off to happy hour(s)…

So I fell right off that tracking with my Tour de Fleece coverage. But, I am allowed to as I am part of the Lantern Rouge team. But…

I have not broken my commitment of 15 minutes a day so I am overjoyed to be in the caboose of the race! If I can get caught up on all my chores this weekend I hope to start the other two ounces of Dinoflagellates and maybe try some core spinning!

7.6.2009

…Yes, I know today isn’t really the 6th, I am a little behind in picture posting. Two ounces down, two to go before plying!

Fiber: 64’s Merino wool top named “Dinoflagellates”

Check your day planner!

The Hudson Valley Stitch and Spin is just over a week away! You have plenty of time to get your project and picnic planned and packed. Yea, sorry about that – I got on a roll and ran with with it.

For those of you considering attending, here are the details:

Date: Saturday, June 27 2009
Time: 12-5 p.m
Location: Dutchman’s Landing Park, Catskill NY 12414
Directions: Complements of Google Maps