Showing posts with label supplies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label supplies. Show all posts

Thursday, October 2, 2014

My Midwestern Adventure- Part 2 (South Dakota)

The North Country Fiber Fair...


                                         ...featured yarn in beautiful colourways...



                                            ...and dyed fiber in nearly every hue!



                                                                 Wool fabric...   




                                           ...and patterns for making hooked rugs.




                                                         Unique felted items...



                                          ...and rovings made from exotic fibers!



                                                  Tracy Miller, dog trainer...



                                                       ...gave an interesting...



                                               ...and fast-paced presentation...



                                    ...of her personalized herd dog training methods.



                                   There was also plenty of well-lit space available...



                              ...for quiet spinning,  knitting or catching up with friends.



                              Some of the fiber was just too irresistible to leave at the Fair...



                              ...(and, after all, I did have new pottery that needed cushioning!) ;)



                                                Items that were new to me?

                              Blended karakul/medium wool roving, grown in Minnesota..


                       ...and a super soft and intensely-colored wool, silk noil and nylon blend.



                                               Next time: indigo dyeing!

Monday, September 6, 2010

A Few of My Favorite Things...

 

 

 

 


I recently won my first ever blog giveaway...

...a necklace with the most perfect saying ever..."Live Happy"!!

I received this enchanting bauble from Dana, aka
Tutu Monkey....

...who is a beautiful woman, both inside and out!!

The creator of this and other quite feminine jewelry is
Beth Quinn...

...and I am grateful to both women for having made this 'transitional time' in my life a bit brighter!!

I knew you would want to see some of my more recent acquisitions, too...

...a length of needle-felt, merino roving, a hat block, 'Creative Felt Gathering' tote bag and a cunning little wooden tool for use in felting narrow areas!!

Last, but definitely not least, is my finished felting table (the photos show it with the oil-based paint still drying)...

...a combination of four Ikea cabinet bases, four unfinished wooden counter-top pieces and a whole lot of blood, sweat and tears!!

I now have a surface that measures over 4 X 6 feet (134cm X 192cm)...

...and I am itching to 'test drive' it with a big project!! Grin.

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Tuesday, March 9, 2010

I'm So Excited!

 

 


My John C Campbell Folk School friend, N is coming for a visit.

She's winging her way here from North Carolina this afternoon...

...and boy, do we have plans!!

It's going to be a dye-a-thon around here...

...so I've started acquiring some supplies.

I scoured my area thrift stores for dye pots...

...since you shouldn't use food ones for dyeing.

I ordered some long rubber gloves...

...and some silk gauze, which I've ripped into strips in preparation.

(Raw edges are easier to attach to wool pieces with wisps of wool.)

I bought some Synthrapol fabric detergent...

...and some special German hand cleaner for the inevitable dyed body parts! :)

N is bringing the dye and her knowledge and expertise...

...as well as her joyful spirit, massive artistic talent (she can draw!!)...

...and her life of the party attitude.

I can't wait!!!

Gotta run-there's vacuuming to be done...

...and wine to be bought!!

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