NH Sheep and Wool Festival 2008 aka a Fiber-Lovers Extravaganza
Warning :: This post my cause you to suffer from fiber sensory overload.
Oh. my. gosh. If you love, knitting, crocheting, spinning, weaving, the NH Sheep and Wool Festival is possibly the greatest event ever! I don't even know where to begin...
I guess I'll start with my purchases. I had limited funds for the day, but I managed to score some great things.
* The Official Vermont Maple Cookbook purchased from Sweet Maple Alpacas - at $2.25, how could I resist, really?!
* 100% Romney/Border Leicester Roving, hand-dyed, 4oz for $8, purchase from Brimstone Hollow Farm, (no website, 603.525.3070). I plan to use these in another round of thrummed mittens to go into my shop for next winter. The deep red is going to go nicely with the chocolatey brown wool I use to knit those up!
* Tashi, oh, tashi! This was one of the first yarns that we saw during the day, and I thought about passing it by ALL DAY, so we had to return to Ball and Skein's booth before we left. This is to be shared with mum, because at $20 per 195 yards I would have never been able to take this home! It's so soft!!! It's 65% Merino/20% Bamboo/15% Silk and Hand-Dyed, so gorgeous, I could gush on and on about this yarn. Mum and I are going to combine the colors to make shorty anklet socks for summer. I didn't catch her first name, but the owner of Ball and Skein has a blog called Smatterings where she records her spinning and knitting adventures. Smatterings shared her booth with Leslie Wind, a talented jewelry maker who makes shawl pins. She blogs at Folly Cove Fiber Freaks. They were both super nice people, nice chatting with you ladies!
That was it for me on purchases, but I saw so much more that I wished I could've scooped up and taken home with me.
Don't you just want to dive into this hammock of roving from Riverslea Farm?
This yarn from Buckwheat Bridge Angoras was deliciously soft, and I loved the vibrant colors!
I learned tons of fun things too! I was amazed by watching the ladies of the NH Weavers Guild in action. Their work was mind, numbingly over my crafting head!
Another weaver created this ingenious first prize loom out of drinking straws - now that's what I call rock n' roll!
Then there was Dilys Morris (no website, 603.744.3047), who sells ancient beads for support spindles from every continent. She was kind enough to give us a spinning demonstration.
I know this is turning into a fiber love-fest novel, but this post wouldn't be complete without mention of the many cutie animals that I saw...
Like these guys:
Look at that punim!
This fluff ball is an angora bunny:
Oh there was food too - frozen apple cider, cobbler straight out of the oven and a fair staple, fried dough - yum!
Are you still with me? Here are links to more fibery/crafty goodness.
* Cheryl Kumiski - beautiful, art glass jewelry and buttons
* Ewe and I Farm
* Foxfire Fiber and Designs - this booth had some fun knitting patterns such as the bird in the hand mittens and the wintergreen mittens.
* Maple Creek Farm
* Melissa Jean Handknit Design - original patterns and AMAZING handmade buttons
* Thyme and Ewe Farm -my mom bought a ton of preserves and jams from this booth.
Oh. my. gosh. If you love, knitting, crocheting, spinning, weaving, the NH Sheep and Wool Festival is possibly the greatest event ever! I don't even know where to begin...
I guess I'll start with my purchases. I had limited funds for the day, but I managed to score some great things.
* The Official Vermont Maple Cookbook purchased from Sweet Maple Alpacas - at $2.25, how could I resist, really?!
* 100% Romney/Border Leicester Roving, hand-dyed, 4oz for $8, purchase from Brimstone Hollow Farm, (no website, 603.525.3070). I plan to use these in another round of thrummed mittens to go into my shop for next winter. The deep red is going to go nicely with the chocolatey brown wool I use to knit those up!
* Tashi, oh, tashi! This was one of the first yarns that we saw during the day, and I thought about passing it by ALL DAY, so we had to return to Ball and Skein's booth before we left. This is to be shared with mum, because at $20 per 195 yards I would have never been able to take this home! It's so soft!!! It's 65% Merino/20% Bamboo/15% Silk and Hand-Dyed, so gorgeous, I could gush on and on about this yarn. Mum and I are going to combine the colors to make shorty anklet socks for summer. I didn't catch her first name, but the owner of Ball and Skein has a blog called Smatterings where she records her spinning and knitting adventures. Smatterings shared her booth with Leslie Wind, a talented jewelry maker who makes shawl pins. She blogs at Folly Cove Fiber Freaks. They were both super nice people, nice chatting with you ladies!
That was it for me on purchases, but I saw so much more that I wished I could've scooped up and taken home with me.
Don't you just want to dive into this hammock of roving from Riverslea Farm?
This yarn from Buckwheat Bridge Angoras was deliciously soft, and I loved the vibrant colors!
I learned tons of fun things too! I was amazed by watching the ladies of the NH Weavers Guild in action. Their work was mind, numbingly over my crafting head!
Another weaver created this ingenious first prize loom out of drinking straws - now that's what I call rock n' roll!
Then there was Dilys Morris (no website, 603.744.3047), who sells ancient beads for support spindles from every continent. She was kind enough to give us a spinning demonstration.
I know this is turning into a fiber love-fest novel, but this post wouldn't be complete without mention of the many cutie animals that I saw...
Like these guys:
Look at that punim!
This fluff ball is an angora bunny:
Oh there was food too - frozen apple cider, cobbler straight out of the oven and a fair staple, fried dough - yum!
Are you still with me? Here are links to more fibery/crafty goodness.
* Cheryl Kumiski - beautiful, art glass jewelry and buttons
* Ewe and I Farm
* Foxfire Fiber and Designs - this booth had some fun knitting patterns such as the bird in the hand mittens and the wintergreen mittens.
* Maple Creek Farm
* Melissa Jean Handknit Design - original patterns and AMAZING handmade buttons
* Thyme and Ewe Farm -my mom bought a ton of preserves and jams from this booth.
Labels: fiber, local, new hampshire, new hampshire sheep and wool festival, roving, yarn
posted by Geek+Nerd at 11:48 AM
4 Comments:
I went to this as well! I really wanted one of the fluffy angora rabbits!
jenn @ poohza.typepad.com
Hi Sarah,
Check out today's post on my blog
:~)
Leslie
Hi Sarah,
I could tell you were a dancer by the way your pointed your toe (said she archly). I do love that photo.
wow wow wow! What a great event!
(and love the new site look, btw)
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