On my way to visit family in Green Bay, I stopped at a nice little shop in Fondulac called Woolgatherers just to look around. I walked out with a new Ashford 16" rigid heddle loom. When I got home from my visit I put it together (waxing it with furniture wax first). I let it dry over night. It was actually easy to assemble, and I was warping it right away. With only a few breaks here and there, I had a scarf done by evening. I really love my new loom. I Have her warped up and ready for another scarf. BUT....Today is the first day of the Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival and I have a class with Stephania Isaccson usin natural dyes. I'm so excited I couldn't sleep last night-silly, I know-but I wait all year for this and plan my vacation around it. I have a spinning goat fibers class tomorrow with Amy Tyler. I'll be sure to take lots of pictures and tell everyone all about it next week. Happy Fibery weekend!!!
Hi, just wanted to let you know the bead kit arrived this morning :) Thank you so much, it works perfectly. I shall be crafting paper bead stitch markers I think!
ReplyDeleteHave fun at your classes, they sound so fun and interesting! (I hope you'll share a little of your experience with us!)
ReplyDeleteWhat fun! One of these days, I keep telling myself that. Maybe I should just jump!
ReplyDeleteI hope you love every minute of your classes and the festival.
ReplyDeleteI am envious of the new loom, but I am trying to resist branching out into yet another aspect of the fiber arts. (So many things to make!)
Enjoy your loom ... and your classes! Yeah for fiber art!
ReplyDeleteOh, lucky you....I love how Amy Tyler teaches. Have a great time.
ReplyDeleteHappy Fiber Arts Friday!!
At the Wisconsin Wool, if you stop by the Hooked on Felt booth, make sure to say hello to Suzanne Higgs. She is a felting fiber artist who is a completely wonderful woman.
ReplyDeleteLOVE the new loom. I am going to get a 32 inch RH. Hoping to sell a wee bit more product so I can justify the purchase to Grumpy...it will be mine before Turkey day.
Oooh natural dyeing ... I regret that I didn't buy natural dye products at MD sheep and wool back in May! I've been sorry for it since. Please post pictures!
ReplyDeleteIf you see my friend Rita at the Yarn Hollow booth tell her that I say hi! Have fun at the festival. I'm still basking in the afterglow of the Michigan Fiber Festival a couple weeks ago.
ReplyDeleteHave a fabulous time at the festival.
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