this saturday, May 19, i will be set up with my handspun yarns at  Kootenai County Farmers Market. Located at 95 & Prairie, just north of Coeurd'Alene ID. Open hours 9 am to 1:30. My booth is in the NE corner of the market. Come on out and enjoy the live music, great foods, beautiful handmade arts. all locally produced by the person selling it. 

Wednsaday May 16, opening day for the Coeurd'Alene Farmers Market, downtown on 5th off Sherman, open 4 to 7 pm. I will be there with my handspun yarns and many other items i made with my yarns. Yesterday i dyed 4 pounds of wool orange, a pound purple some lime and turquoise. This will be my new blend Solstice. The days are getting longer. What fun it was last night to spin out on my deck till 10 pm.

this saturday, May 12, is the opening day for our Kootenai County Farmers Market. Located at 95 & Prairie, just north of Coeurd'Alene ID. Open hours 9 am to 1:30. I will be there set up with my handspun yarns and lots of finished hats, scarves and shawls etc. My booth is in the NE corner of the market. Come on out and enjoy the live music, great foods, beautiful handmade arts. all locally produced by the person selling it. 

May 5th I will be at the grand opening of KNIT and CROCHET in Coeurd'alene. (former Haramony yarns) I will be demonstrating spinning all day and have some new yarns for purchase.  Come on in and see the new shop. Still located in Bear Paw building, Fred Meyer parking lot.

Another week of cold wind, mountain snow a bit of rain for us. This makes for a fantastic sky show as i spin more yarn!

Today I gave my yarn crates a protective coating, wood sealer. i have been using them for about 10  years. they are a bit battered!

 This week, thursday/friday I will be set up at the Sweet Adalines competition as a vendor for their shopping emporium. We will be in the Doubletree in downtown Spokane. I look forward to this fun group of gals.

wednesday mom and i went to winterset iowa. On the east side of the square is a wonderful yarn shop, Heartland Fiber Co. I found some beautiful handspun i could not resist! yes, i bought handspun, alpaca and another multi colored merino, also some fun novelty yarns for adding into some shawls. her back room had an entire wall of sale yarns.  the next day we went up to Ames to see what was new at Rosetree Fibers. I found some neat brownsheep colors, several fun skeins from the sale bin. and from Rosemarys stash i bought 4 of her handspun yarns and a fun handwoven rug. I may need another suitcast to get these purchases home!

Tuesday April 17 to April 24, I will be visiting my mom in Iowa.

placing your yarn order will take it out of inventory, reserving it for you. I will ship wednesday April 25, Thank you! JQ

April 14, Saturday I will be set up with my yarns at the Spokane Communtiy College Home and Garden Show. Booth # 91.Open 10a to 5p saturday only.

Finally we have some nice weather. Perfect for washing fleeces. 3 alpaca and 3 wool. One alpaca is a dark reddish brown. i will mix it with a camel alpaca and another I dyed deep red. hopefully this will be a beauitufl 100% alpaca yarn! Saturday I will be set up at SCC home and Garden show. I am booth # 91. open 9 to 5.

There are more skeins of Montana and Dragons Eye listed. I have been washing and dyeing some beautiful alpaca. i will spin this into an all alpaca yarn. I dyed a white fleece with blues and greens to be blended with a natural carmel color.

There are 2 new yarns listed, Raining Sun and Spring Colors. both are very vibrant. These will keep you warm on a cool spring evening. Each skein is a good 105 yards. I have many one skein patterns. check out my free patterns with purchase to choose your project.

This weekend I will be at home. !! If you would like to come to my workshop, just call. 509-290-0151. i have several new yarns! every day i am dyeing more fiber and spinning new yarns! so many colors.....so much fun!!

We are having our rainiest March ever here in Spokane area. 3.3 inches is the record and we are now over 3.8. Obviously this is an arid climate.

I have listed another new yarn "Rose Berries". Lots of natural gray romney wool from Danny Boy who lives with Suzanne near Hamilton MT.

This weekend I will be doing two shows. Thursday and friday at the Sweet Adalines shopping Emporium. We are set up at the Red Lion on River Drive downtown Spokane, located across the river from the preforming arts and convention hall. This show is also open to the public, free, open hours are thursday 5 to 10 pm. friday 9 to 4 pm.

 Then I will take down and travel east on i90 to Templin Red Lions in Post Falls and set up for our Log Cabin SpinIN. hours Saturday 9 to 5pm. also free to attend. I have been spinning a lot and have many new yarns. Come on by and check us out!

Today is the first day of Spring!! and we are getting snow, which will turn to rain as the temps go up and the wind gusts will increase!! we have not been having the extreme heat the rest of the country is enjoying. that is ok, as i really enjoy watching the clouds playing around the mountains all day as i spin.   off to the post office now, before this snow becomes a storm.

Check out my gallery section. I have just added over a dozen new pictures. get some great ideas to use up your handspun stash!!

I have listed a couple new colors: Fairy and Tamarac. both are very soft and perfect for spring.

Saturday March 17 at 10 am to 1 pm I will have a knitting/crochet class at my workshop.

If you want to come phone me or email for details and directions.

509-290-0151 or 

YARN@GardenPartyFibers.com

I really enjoyed visiting with everyone who stopped by my booth at the Custer spring art show. I hope you enjoy working with your new yarns and are keeping warm wearing your new woolies. It is great to see what you have made with my yarns. THANKS!!

March 2, 3 & 4 is the Custer spring Art show. Held at the Spokane fair grounds. I will be in my usual booth # 62 back of bay 1. I have many new colors, lots of knit and crachet hats, shawls, some beautiful handwoven shawls and more yarn!!

This week I have dyeing lots of wool. 6 pounds for the colorway Rain, 4 pounds for Tamarak and so far 4 pounds for Red River Birch. Picture taking and listing these soon!

Today Feb 18 I am home spinning and dyeing. Working on several new colorways. Need YARN? give mea call and come out :) 509-290-0151 next saturday I will be up at camp Bear Paw (Newport WA) for the area winter Spin IN. Always lots of fun.

My workshop is happy. It has been rearranged and vacuumed. Something I have been wanting to do for several yeras. The big loom and sewing machine center have traded places. Now I can hear the loom calling to me.

HAPPY VALENTINE S DAY.

this weekend saturday feb 11 i am home. I will be carding jaguar, a black alpaca with sari silk. give ma a call if you'd loke to come out.

i did get the white angora bunny yarn listed here.

After a good week of sunny skies and extreme wind we have a cloudy day. The forecast was possible snow south of i 90. i'm a good mile north if i 90 and we have snow!!! not much, and it is pretty. This should help those iris ribozomes i put in the ground this am get established. Planting flowers in February? Last fall i split a bagillion iris and didnt get them in. so with picax in hand i decided they have a better chance of making it in the ground instead of the plastic tub under the deck. if not there are plenty still in tubs for spring.

I have been dyeing lots of pinks, peaches and yellows for more sunrise pink. lots of aqua and deep golden rust for more Wild West. Last night I corespun a beautiful extremely soft white roving on to an angora yarn. one skein, I autowrapped with a fine gold thread. so pretty. only 2 skeins of this, one is the autowrapped and one just white. nice worsted weight, and fairly smooth for me!105 yards each. 35.00 each. pm me if you are interested.

This weekend Feb 4 & 5 I am at home.

you are welcome to come to my workshop!

shop for yarn, have a spinning or knitting lesson....

just give me a call for directions! WA/ID stateline village area.

509-290-0151

NEW YARN!!   January Prairie

i finally have added my new yarn here. Lots of different fibers:angora bunny, bfl wool, jacob wool, targhee wool, ramie, alpaca, sari silk, mohair, cotton, all picked together, then once thru my carder. After spinning a bulky yarn I plyed it with a fine silk/linen blend natural with blueish streaks. This is a soft bulky weight yarn, mostly naturals with hints of deep blue/greens. I thought it looked like the January scene of North Idaho, out my windows.

~105 yards, 5 wpi
~soaked in hot water as finishing
~3 skeins ready for immediate shipping
~recommend a size 17 needle or Q hook

last weekend, i had a great time at the jacey boggs insubordiknit workshop in moscow idaho. it was fun to try new spinning techniques, reacquaint and meet new spinners. so much fiber, so little time!!!

I have been spinning more Old Red Barn, Garden Fresh and a new yarns January Prairie and Tabby.

This weekend, Jan 27 - 29, I will be at a spinning workshop in Moscow Idaho. Insubordknit, by Jacey Boggs. This should be fun!

MY yarns will still be at Pottery Place Plus until Jan 31.After that give me a call and come out to my workshop. 509-290-0151 If you would like a knitting class or spinning class give me a call.

Saturday Jnauary 21. we are having rain on top of snow. the rapidly changing road conditions are keeping me home. hopefully tomorro I will be braver and drive downtown to spin at Pottery Place. Phone me with any questions. 509-290-0151.

Today, as the snow fell I sat in front of the fireplace and spun more Old Red Barn, Blondie and Tabby. All are so soft and will keep you warm.Using a size 17 needle or Q crohook onew skein will make you a nice cowl or scarf or hat or mittens. ask for your free pattern when purchasing yarn.

Saturday and Sunday I plan to be at Pottery Place spinning most of the day. I have spun some new yarns, more Blondie, and a new color Foggy Sunrise, soft white mohair and aplace mixed with soft yellow, peach and a bit of blue. another nrew color: Borealis, lots of purple with jade green accents. 

Tonight, 5 to 9 pm is the artist reception at Pottery Place, corner of Washington and Main downtown Spokane. I will be spinning, you can buy my yarn and other handspun items. and we will have free food for you. I will also be there Saturday and Sunday.

I have my yarn set up at Pottery Place downtown Spokane, north end of Aunties bookstore. Yarn, knitted, crochet and handwoven items are available to purchase. I will be there weekends spinning, no specific times. please call my if you want to meet me there. Friday, January 6, 5 to 9 pm is the opening artists recption. I will be there!

i have been dyeing more mohair, lots of purples to make Huckleberry Pie. also some olive green for what i cant remember right now!  thats how some of thes colors happen. While the dye pot is brewing I am spinning. Today I spun 3 skeins of Silver Ice.

Today I dyed more mohair and wool in shades of blues, for my yarn 'The Blues". also more mohair and wool in shades of reds and browns, then picked it with a beautiful gray/brown fleece from cha-cha, now i can spin more 'Old Red Barn'.

This weekend I have spun more of my white mohair yarns. Icy Birch, Gold Ice and Silver Ice. Each is put up in a good 105 yard skein. This yardage will knit, crochet or weave a nice sized scarf approx 7 inches x 70 inches. i have also written several one skein patterns for knit or crochet. most use a size 17 needle or size Q hook. request your free pattern with purchase. Check them out.

I am home the next couple weeks. Yesterday i took 20 skeins of yarn into Harmony Yarn in CdA. OR you can call me and come over to my workshop and pick out your yarns. I love to show everyone how i do the wool processing into yarn. I also give classes in specific kniting projects, beginning knitting or spinning. Give me a call and we can schedule. 509-290-0152

this weekend, dec 9, 10, & 11 I will be at the YULETIDE Holiday art show, by the Spokane Art School, held at the MAC downtown Spokane. open fri 12 to 8, sat 10 to 5 and sunday 11 to 3. Many local artists selling their beautiful work.

Saturday Dec 3 we are having the Kootenai County Farmers Holiday Market. Held at the North Idaho fari grounds. Open hours 10 to 3. Come join us in the festivities. i have a couple new yarn colorways, perfect for gift giving or mkaing.

My next show is DEC 3, the Kootenai County Farmers Market Holiday show. Held at the North Idaho Fair grounds in Coeurd'alene. hours 10 to 3 pm.

DEC 9,10 & 11 I will be at the YULETIDE show held at the MAC downtown spokane. Spokane Art School is sponsoring this wonderful show.

You may call me anytime and schedule a visit to my studio and pick out your yarns. I live near Cabelas, stateline area. 509-290-0151

this weekend, Nov 18,19 & 20 is the Custer Christmas art show. held at the Spokane fair grounds. I am booth 62, in the back of bay 1. There are over 300 artists booths. I have several new yarns, come out and have a great time.

Nov 12 & 13 I will be at the coeurd'alene charter academy holiday craft fair. hours 10 to 4, located on Kathleen across from fred meyer. i have several new yarns and lots of new hats.     if the weather is bad i will reconsider going, i am not a very brave winter weather driver.  please phone me if you are coming just to see me. 509-290-0151 thanks!

November 5 & 6 I will be set up at the Central Valley HS Holiday art show. This is a huge show. i am located in the commons. hours 9 to 5 both days. Take the Sullivan Exit off I 90, go south a couple miles. CV is on east side of Sullivan.

Check out my new yarn colors: Huckleberry pie, The Blues and Garden Fresh.

this saturday oct 29 is out lasat Farmers market. we will be downtown coeurd'alene on 5th off Sherman. open 10 to 3 pm. sunday is the last apple festival at greenbluff. I am set up outside the  Grange.  i can not believe how fast this years outdoor season has gone. november the indoor shows will begin. check here to see where you can find me. or just give me a call and come over! i offer lessons too...

Saturday October 22 I will be set up with my yarns at the Kootenai county Farmers Market. open 9 to  1 pm. this is our last market of the season at 95& prairie. next saturday will be the harvest celebration downtown Coeurd'alene on 5th off Sherman, open 10 to 3 pm. 

sunday I will be set up with my yarns outside the  Grange hall at greenbluff, open 11 to 4 pm. lets hope the clouds hold their rain.

i have several new yarns. come out and see them!

A beautiful October weekend ahead for us. Satirday the 15 i will be at the Kootenai county farmers market, open 9 to 1 pm, sunday i will be outside the Grange at Greenbluff open 10 to 4. i have several new yarns and lots of new hats!!

What  a fun weekend, i went to Bear Paw spin in friday, saturday am drove down to set up at the Kootenai farmers market, back to bear paw and sunday  down to Greenbluff, where i set up to sell my yarns outside at the Grange.  Happy to be back home, working on more yarns....

saturday October 1, I will be at the kootenai county farmers market. north of coeurd'alene ID. hwy 95 & Prairie. open hours 9 to 1:30.

sunday the apple festival starts at Greenbluff, just north of Spokane. I will be set up with my yarns at The Grange, just west of Harvesst house. open 10 to 5 pm.

today i dyed with my indigo plants. picked a good 3 pounds of leaves, which i dyed up in 2 batches. over 24 skeins of yarn, 1 shawl, 1 skirt, and a couple pounds of wool roving are now beautiful blue!

Saturday looks good for the Kootenai county farmers market, 95 & Prairie North of Coerd'alene ID. open 9 to 1:30. I will be there with my handspun yarns and knitted items.I have several new yarn colors and some beautiful indigo dyed skeins.

This weekend, Sept 17 & 18, I will be set up at Artist in Action, 129 W 16th, between bernard and grand (south hill spokane) open hours 10 to 5 pm saturday and sunday. This is always a fun event. nan will be solar dyeing on silk, the guys are firing their rakku pots, all the artist are showing how they make their art work. and everyone has their art forsale. :))

I have spun several skeins of  my new yarns October sky and Wild West. Today I did a lot of indigo dyeing. These georgous blue skeins will be available soon!

I have been dyeing fall colors the past few days. These are going into several new yarn colors. Today I will have then at the downtown Coeurd'alene farmers market. our hours are 4 to 6:30 pm, shortened because of earlier sunset.

This weekend I will be set up at the Artist in Action, 129 W 16th, between bernard and grand (south hill spokane) open hours 10 to 5 pm saturday and sunday. sept 17 & 18. This is always a fun event. nan will be solar dyeing on silk, the guys are firing their rakku pots, all the artist are showing how they make their art work. and everyone has their art forsale. :))

september 10, Saturday, i will be set up with my handspun yarns at the Kootenai county Farmers Market, 95& prairie, open hours 9 am to 1:30 pm. I have new handwoven shawls and many new crochet hats!!

saturday Sept 3 was my daughters wedding!  lots of family and friends, we all had a beautiful time. 

now i must get back to work. !!

saturday August 27th, I will be at our Kootenai County Farmers Market. North of Coeurd'alene ID at the corner of 95 & Prairie. Open 9 am to 1:30 pm! I have several new yarn colors and my nauural dyed indigo, iris and dandelion yarns are ready.

wednesday, aug 17, I am looking forward to setting up at the downtown Coeurd'alene farmers market, open 4 to 7pm, on 5th off Sherman. I have several new yarns,new shawls, and my iris dyed skeins are ready for you! Lots of great food, live music, fresh produce, jewelry, flowers and cookies!!

this weekend, saturday and sunday, august 13 & 14 I will be at the Pend Oreille Arts & Craft Fair. This event is held on city beach park in Sandpoint ID. A beautiful short drive through the mountains north of Coeurd'alene. There are hundreds of area vendors. all selling their own art work. Live music, good food and shopping!! Hours sat 10 to 6, sunday 10 to 4pm.

wednesday, aug 10, I will be set up at the downtown Coeurd'alene farmers market, hours 4 to 7, on 5th off Sherman. I have several new yarns,and my iris dyed skeins are ready for you! Lots of great food, live music, fresh produce, jewelry, flowers and cookies!!

My indigo plants were very ready to jump into the dye pot. Yesterday i spent the day brewing and dipping wool into the vats. it is so exciting to watch chemistry happen as the leaves give up their color, first a deep brown with a navy irridescence, then the yellowy green which is ready for the wool and watching this yellowy green become blue as it oxidizes in the air. now i have an array of beautiful blue yarn drying in the sahde. and my times is going as i wash a beautiful morritt brown fleece from Justine....

saturday August 6th I will be at our Kootenai County Farmers Market. North of Coeurd'alene ID at the corner of 95 & Prairie. Open 9 am to 1:30 pm! I have more new yarns! More crochet hats and shawls!

I will be in iowa visiting my mom until Aug 4th. Placing your order will secure what you want. i will ship aug 5 th when we return. phone me with any questions! : 509-290-0151

The Farmers Market!!! tomorrow, saturday @ 95& Prairie, we are open 9 to 1:30 pm. 

Come and see my new yarns, squeeze my new yarns! Great music, good food, lots of plants, breads, cookies,,jewelry, coffee, pottery, and fresh produce. all locally grown and made.

I dyed some yarn with my iris flowers. it is so pretty. come to the market on 5th off Sherman downtown CdA wendesday open 4 to 7 pm. several more new yarns, Raining Sun and Wooly Roses Poseys.

The Farmers Market!!! tomorrow, saturday @ 95& Prairie, we are open 9 to 1:30 pm. 

Come and see my new yarns, squeeze my new yarns! Great music, good food, lots of plants, breads, cookies,,jewelry, coffee, pottery, and fresh produce. all locally grown and made.

Also the downtown Cda sunday market. at 7th and sherman. we are open noon to 4 pm.

Last weekend I was at the Chataqua Festival in beautiful chewelah WA. What a fun time it was. Thank you all who purchased my yarns , hats and shawls. If you are looking for something here and do not find it, please contact me! 509-290-0151.

The Farmers Market!!! tomorrow, saturday @ 95& Prairie, we are open 9 to 1:30 pm. 

Come and see my new yarns, squeeze my new yarns! Great music, good food, lots of plants, breads, cookies,,jewelry, coffee, pottery, and fresh produce. all locally grown and made.

Also the downtown Cda sunday market. at 7th and sherman. we are open noon to 4 pm.

wednesday, I will be set up at the downtown Coeurd'alene farmers market, hours 4 to 7, on 5th off Sherman. I have several new yarns, mohair pastels in soft, thick skeins and a squishy soft aqua/lime wool, mohair mix. Lots of great food, live music, fresh produce, jewelry, flowers and cookies!!

The Kootenai county Farmers Market!!! tomorrow, saturday @ 95& Prairie, we are open 9 to 1:30 pm. I have several new yarns to show you!

Today, wednesday, I will be set up at the downtown Coeurd'alene farmers market, hours 4 to 7, on 5th off Sherman. The sun is shinning and we may finally hit 80*....

The Farmers Market!!! tomorrow, saturday @ 95& Prairie, we are open 9 to 1:30 pm. Im hoping it is not raining too hard!! Come and see my new yarns, squeeze my new yarns! Great music, good food, lots of plants, breads, cookies, coffee, pottery, and fresh produce.

Also the downtown Cda sunday market. at 7th and sherman. we are open noon to 5 pm.

Today, wednesday, june 8 I will be set up at the downtown Coeurd'alene farmers market, hours 4 to 7, on 5th off Sherman. unless it is really pouring rain at 2 pm!!

 Big Sky wool festival was a lot of fun. i bought some beautiful fleeces, so soft and washing up so clean. Thank you all in the Bitterroot valley for hosting a great weekend!

Today, wednesday, june 8 I will be set up at the downtown Coeurd'alene farmers market, hours 4 to 7, on 5th off Sherman. unless it is really pouring rain at 2 pm!!

Tomorrow I am driving to Hamilton Montana for Big Sky Fiber Festival, just south of Missoula. I will be set up with my yarns in the vendors building.This show goes Friday thru Sunday, June 10, 11,12. Beautiful drive, and I am looking forward to buying lots of beautiful fleeces!

This weekend is THE FARM CHICKS !!  this show is held at the Spokane fair grounds. saturday 10 to 6 sunday 10 to 4.  this show is huge,  lots of good junking and antuques and of course my  HANDSPUN YARN. my booth is located in the plaza, as you enter on your right. see you there~

wednesday May 11 I will be set up with my yarns at the Downtown coeurd'alene Farmers Msrket.open 4 to 7 pm

Thursday and Friday I will be set up at the Sweet Adenines regional competition shopping Emporium. Located in the Doubletree hotel downtowm Spokane. open hours thrs 6 to 10 pm, fri 9am to 10 pm.

Saturday May 14 I will be at the Kootenai County Farmers market, 95& prairie. open 9 am to 130 pm.

The Farmers Market!!! tomorrow, saturday @ 95& Prairie, we are open 9 to 1:30 pm. Im hoping it is not raining too hard!! Come and see my new yarns, squeeze my new yarns! Great music, good food, lots of plants, breads, cookies, coffee, pottery, and a bit of produce.

Today Wednesday May 11 is our opening day for the downtown Coeurd'alene Farmers Market. We will be open 4 to 7 pm on 5th street, off Sherman. Lets hope the skies stay sunny and dry!!

I am all ready for the first Farmers Market tomorrow, may 7 th. The Kootenai county market at 95 & prairie, north of Coeurd'alene Idaho. Open 9 am to 1:30 pm. Yes, it is predicted to rain and be cold. Well Im selling wool, this should keep us all warm. come see my new yarns, several that are one of a kinds and many more smaller skeins. millions of new hats and scarves. It has been a long winter and i have been in a spinning/knitting coma!

I have been spinning more Schss! Beautiful white locks from sandra kay, a spinners flock in lenor id.

I have been spinning more white mohair yarns this wqeek. Silver Ice, Sage Ice and Gold Ice.

also a NEW YARN, Gray Bear. Lots of gray fleeces all picked togehter, good choice for a guy project.

 More skeins of Sage Ice, Silver Ice and Winter solstice.  All this cold rainy weather keeps me out of the spring gardening. So I have been busy dyeing more purples and blues for Winter Solstice. I will need a lot of white mohair skeins once I cen do some indigo dyeing. meanwhile Sage Ice and Silver Ice are beautiful white fluffy yarns.

Saturday I will be teaching a beginning spinning class at Paradise Fibers in Spokane.

I have added a NEW YARN, Flowery Trail.

I have listed more quantities of many new yarns, Red River Birch, Silver Ice. check them out!!

This week i have been spinning more skeins of Jaguar, Purple Zen and Snow berries. Also dyeing another batch of Red River Birch with some beautiful soft shetland fleeces from joyce of Thistle down, right here in Spokane.

This weekend I will be visiting my mom in Iowa. Placing your order will hold the yarn you want. I will ship April 13 , when I return.  Thanks !

Check out my new yarn 'April Fools'.

this last weekend i was set up as part of a shopping emporium for the Sweet Adalines comptetion. what a wonderful group of women. i enjoyed meeting every one of you. and i hope you enjoy working with my yarns. thank you all.

March 31, 3 to 7 pm, April1 9 to 5 and april 2-9 to 11:30 &4 to 6 pm I will be set up in the ballroom foyer of the Doubletree Hotel in downtown Spokane for the sweet Adelines international Harmony Emporium. The public is welcome into this show, so please stop by during the open hours. I will be set up with all my yarns and finished garments for sale.

saturday i am teaching a beginning spinning class at my home workshop. from 9 to noon. i have room for one more, give me a call if youd like to come. Then at 1:30-3:30 i will have a mobius shawl class. 509-290-0151  for more details...

This Saturday, March 19, is our Log Cabin Spinners annual Spin In. Open 9 am to 5 pm. Held at Templins in Post Falls ID. Lots of fiber related vendors, free demos all day, food available at Templins restaurant, door prizes raffles, No admission!! I will be set up with my yarns for sale, see you there.   Exit I-90 at Spokane street, go south, follow the signs.

NEW YARN !! Purple Zen. Soft natural brown wool from Margo Kay's flock near Lenor Idaho. Mixed with mohair locks and targhee wool I washed and dyed in many shades of olive and purple. It is so restful Im calling it Zen, Purple Zen.

today i am dyeing, purples, blues and cranberry. blending another batch of Zen, except some purple really wanted to join in, maybe it will be Purple Zen now.

Had a wonderful time at the Custer Spring show. Thank you all!! if you are wanting more of a specific yarn and none is listed email or call me, 509-290-0151 as i have several set aside, just incase......

 this week, march 9 at 5:30 pm I will be teaching a mobius shawl class at Harmony yarn in Coeurd'alene. there may be a few spots left in this class, phone the shop to pre register. 208-676-9276.

next saturday, march 12@ 11 am, I am teaching a beginning spinning class at Paradise fibers in spokane. there may be a spot left in this class. and i have scheduled several over the next couple months. pre register online, as i only take 5 in a class. ParadiseFibers.net or 509-536-7746

this week i have been spinning more Winter Solstice. Black wool I carded with angelina, targhee, finn, ploworth wool, and kid mohair locks I dyed in deep blues, purple and a bit of aqua. I picked it all together, spun it on my Louet wheel then plyed with a fine navy blue yarn.

    This weekend I will be set up at the Custer Spring Art show, at the spokane fair grounds. maarch 4,5&6. fri to sunday.  I am booth 62 far back wall of bay 1.

saturday feb 26 I will be teaching a spinning class at Paradise fibers. Always a fun time. I have been spinning more Winter Solstice.There will soon be more skeins listed.

Crazy day today. by 10 am we had sunny skies, so i went out for a run/walk. by noon the clouds had come and the snow was quickly pilling up. Frustrated because I was looking forward to teaching my mobius class in CdA at Harmony shop this evening and the road reports were bad, bad, bad. I had to postpone it.  So I spin up 5 skeins of blondie. It is so soft and squishy. the natural light browns with streaks of white mohair. one of my favorites.

Busy week spinning more midnight lights, splash and Taos. also dyeing blue, purple and aqua for Winter Solstice, the alpaca make the beautiful black for it.

friday, tomorrow i will be at the opening for my yarn show at the Greenwood institute de'art in Chewelah. Gina has gone all out with live music, local winery for tasting, another artist has objects made from wood and another with sculpted fabric. fun stuff.

saturday is bear paw spinning camp near newport. this means i will drive over Flowery Trail saturday morning. should be beautiful, thru the snowy mountains.

Lots of dyeing going on. i have been working on more midnight lights, sultan and splash. This month of February I am a guest artist at the Greenwood art institute in Chewelah WA. saturday i should be there to teach a mobius workshop. 11am to 1 pm  cost is 20.00 and i have the special needles and hook you may purchase. lets hope the roads stay dry and the sky clear and warm!! im not a winter driver!!!

I have spun a NEW YARN: WILD WEST. The ery soft brown fleece is a CVM from Emily in Sandpoint. I picked it with lots of wool, mohair, bamboo, angelina, all dyed in many shades of teals to aqua and rusts to gold, sparkly gold lurex. after spinning all these into a very soft bulky yarn I plyed it with a copper lurex thread. WILD WEST it is.

yesterday we went up to Sandpoint for a wool buying trip. What a beautiful drive thru the snow topped mountains of North Idaho.  Today I dyed 6 pounds all the shades of yellow to golds. Cant wait until it is dry and i can start spinnning it. This will be my colorway 'Sultan'. let me know if you'd like to reserve a skein.

I just updated my yarn inventory, so most of every skein is listed. If I am holding a particular color for you and the inventory says out of stock, i have it set aside for you..... please call!!

this is my last weekend at Pottery Place with my yarns.  I will be there Saturday 11 am to 7 pm.

i have been spinning up the last of several batches of colorways. so i have increased quantities of :aftermidnight, blue earth, november, cosmic Garden and many others. give me a call anytime if you'd like to come to my workshop and get some yarns, or just want help with a project, knitting lesson!

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This weekend I plan to be downtown spokane at Pottery Place, no specific times, through the middle of satruday and sunday. Remember free parking at meters on sundays.I have several new yarns, come on down and see them.

  also coming up, for the month of February I will be one of the guest artists at the Greenwood institute in Chewelah. I will have some yarns there all month for you to purchase and will be teaching a mobius shawl class. more details soon.

An entire week of spinning. There are more yarns listed for: Cosmic Garden, Red River birch, Wild West, Splash, Jaguar, Montana and August Prairie. I plan to be at Pottery Place Saturday, approx 10 to 7 pm, Sunday noonish to 6 pm. Parking is free downtown Spokane Sundays. Stop by and say hi!

This weekend I will be at Pottery Place, in Aunties bookstore downtown Spokane. My yarns are there all month. Tonite is the opening recption 5 to 9 pm.

today I am washing some beautiful white Targhee wool from justine in Bozeman. as it is washed I am dyeing it every shade of green, blues and purples. This will be a new yarn 'Splash'.  Outside snow is falling again. we have looked like a scene from dr zhivago the past couple weeks. the heavy snow fall, single didgit temps and lack of wind has left everything covered with a thick layer of snow. Looking out across the valley the low clouds create a beautiful blueness to the world. I have been spinning more silver ice! white mohair locks picked with silver lame and corespun.

I am still offereing free shipping on all US orders.This month I am the guest artist at Pottery Place, in downtown Spokane. I plan to be there weekends, if you want to meet with me call and we can arrange a time.  509-290-0151

January 2 to 31st, I will be the guest artist at Pottery Place artists coop, inside Aunties bookstore building, downtown Spokane. My yarns will be there for sale all month, I plan to go there weekends and spin, no particular hours. so if you'd like to meet up with me there call and we can set a time. 509-290-0151   

i still have FREE shipping on all US orders!

We are celebrating Christmas at home this year. Connecting with family on the telephone, while we watch the snowy mountains from our couch! Daughter is near and will be stopping by. My dye pots are going, several new colorways are evolving. January 1 to 31st, I will be the guest artist at Pottery Place artists coop, inside Aunties bookstore building, downtown Spokane. I plan to go there weekends and spin, no particular hours. so if you'd like to meet up with me there call and we can set a time. 509-290-0151    Merry Christmas!!

SATURDAY, DEC 18 I will be set up, with my yarns and knitted things, in the Resort Mall downtown Coeurd'alene. we are open 10 am to 3 pm. Come down and see all the beautiful lights. and get yourself some yarn!!

This weekend, Dec 10,11 &12  I will be set up at Yuletide Holiday art show. Hosted by the Spokane Art School at the NW museum of Art and Culture/ MAC. Many local artists are there selling their works. free admission.free parking

NEW YARNS

August Sky an indigo dyed blue with white mohair locks. soft as the clouds.

Cosmic Garden, lots of everything all spun into one soft squishy yarn.

SAturday December 4, I will be set up at the North Idaho Fairgounds for the Kootenai County Farmers Holiday Market.  Building 1, open 10  am to 3 pm.  I have several new yarns waiting for you to squeeze~!

I have just picked a large batch of everything to begin spinning more 'kitchen sink'. though it will not be called kitchen sink this time. several names are calling me, i will see which feels best as i spin. this saturday, dec 4, the Kootenai County Farmers Market is having our Holiday show at the North Idaho Fair grounds bldg !, open 10 to 4pm. the following weekend is YULETIDE holiday art show. held at the MAC, fri dec 10,11 & 12. I will be set up at both these shows with my yarns!

Saturday November 27 I will be set up with my yarns in The Shops mall, downtown Ceourd'alene ID. The Shops is located beside the resort or entrance on Sherman at Titos. we are open 10 am to 3 pm. weather forcast is a lot of snow, please phone me to be sure I am there, 509-290-0151

The Custer show was wonderful. I really enjoyed meeting you all and seeing what you  have made with my/your yarns. I am inspired to spin new flavors! Tomorrow I will blend my new batch with a bit of everything. Hopefully it will tell me what it wants to be named....

My booth is all set at the Custer Holiday Art show. At the Spokane Fair grounds. hours fri- 10 to 9, sat 9 to 7, sun 10 to 4. Stop by and say HI, i am booth # 62, back wall of bay 1. I have many new yarn colors and new patterns that use just one skein of my handspun yarn!

This weekend I plan to be at the University High School holiday art show. I am booth # 68 west gym. I have been spinning a lot this week and have many of new yarns! More sparkley white mohair with silver lurex, purple voilets, after midnight,suddenly autumn, blizzard, november and the indogo I dyed last week is washed and ready.

Today I am dyeing with indigo. I had spun up 9 skeins of white sparkley mohair. The vat is quite fragarant, sorta like cooking spinach and broccoli, well indigo is a plant too, and it needs to be done outside. We have had 3 beautiful 60* days and tomorrow the cold rains are to return. Which is OK because this weekend I will be set up inside at the Central Valley HS art show. In Spokane Valley. Open hours sat and sunday 10 to 5. I am in the commons booth # 248.

Last weekend was the end of this seasons outdoor markets. the season went so fast, we never had really hot weather, so it feels like we missed summer. not complaingin. This weekend I will be at the Central Valley High School art show. saturday and sunday open hours 10 to 5 pm. i am located in the commons booth 248, on the corner. i have been working on more new yarns and garments. see you there.

I am hoping the rain/wind  is not too firece to set up at the greenbluff grange tomorrow.

sorry i missed you who came back to greenbluff and i was at the farmers market today. hopefully i have listed the shawls you were asking about.  except the blue bolero, since it is totally one of a kind, you neeed to phone me! 509-290-0151

this saturday is our last Kootenai County Farmers Market. We will be downtown Coeurd'Alene on 5th off Sherman, open 11 am to 3 pm. The weather is looking good. I will be located in my Wednesday spot on the corner. See you there.

NEW YARN !

Red River Birch is my newest yarn listing. It is a very soft wool and mohair bulky weight yarn. read more in my yarns for sale.

Still cold and drizzley, but I am in spinning a fun new colorway, Red River Birch. I was inspired my a chunk of birch bark my daughter brought me from Preist Lake Idaho. Silvery brown and hints of rust, red and gold.I have also spun more skeins of Old Red Barn and August Prairie. And I wrote a new pattern for a crochet cocoon. Well I crochet through my first one and the pattern is still in my head.....

All this rain, and cold. I really wanted to set up. It is looking like I am not going to Greenbluff. I would get soaked setting up and my wool absorbs the moisture, just too rainy for me today. If you are wanting yarn etc, just call me! 509-290-0151

After a couple beautiful fall weeks we are to have a rainy weekend. i did get many of my gardens ready for winter and spun a lot of yarn. More Willy Wonka, Old Red Barn, November, Montana, and several others i have blinged!  I did some dyeing for a new colorway. This weekend I will be set yp at The Grange at Greenbluff, north of Spokane. Friday tomorrow we are open 10 to 5 pm, saturday and sunday the same. Friday is the best day to come up, no traffic jams, the pumpkin donut line is not long and just fewer crowds! ( I am set up just on the other side of the pumpkin donuts.!!) 509-290-0151 Sunday we are to have wind, cold and rain. please give me a call to see if I am really there. 509-290-0151

This weekend, October 16 & 17 I will be set up at Greenbluff at the Grange Hall, next to Harvest house. Friday I am going to Bearpaw for a spinning retreat outside of Newport WA. Wishing I could do both....I will be back to the Kootenai County sautrday farmers markey on October 30, for our downtown Coeurd'alene Market Finalle. These are hard choices to make. I want to be everywhere!!

spent today washing a beautiful dark brown fleece from justine in bozeman. also crochet a couple hats. received some handknit socks from my mom. i had bought the yarn at Taos Sunflower fiber shop and they are sunflower colors. my spinning buddy sue came over yesterday and we had a dye day. i am now blondish. hmmmm thinking i too lok like a sunflower.... maybe it is the works of these huge sunflowers right outside my front door.

the rains held off for our saturday market and sunday at the greenbluff grange was just a heavy mist. i have more black Jaguar alpaca.  Now I will be able to dye up colors for wintewr solstice and jaguar, the black alpaca with sari silk bits carded in. If you want either of these yarns let me know and i will move their 'production' to the top of my list. We have not yet had a freeze, so my indigo plants are still growing leaves like weeds. This should be a good week to brew up a vat of indigo!

yesterday i met with a friend who brought me 4 fleeces from bozeman. They are just beautiful. white, gray light brownand a dark brown. today i washed 3 of them and the white one is now purple! Then we went to check out some wool at a gals place northish of Bayview, ID. She led us up the mountain to her beautiful home built with lumber from their land. She is also an artist, her unique pieces are worked into every aspect of their home.   Tomorrow I hope to go up to the grange at greenbluff and set up with my yarns. It is a tour day and we are hoping the rain eases up as it is forcast to do. Saturday I hope to be at the Kootenai county Farmers market and Sunday back to the grange at greenbluff.

tomorrow, saturday I will be at the Kootenai county framers market, 95 & prairie, open 8 am to 1 pm. Sunday I will be set up at Greenbluff Grange, across road from Harvest house. Lots of shopping and entertainment at both places. I am looking forward to these october events! come out and see my new yarn colors. 

today is our last wednesday farmers market in downtown coeurd'alene for the season! hours 4 to 6:30. shortened because it gets dark  sooner. i cant believe how fast summer has gone. saturdays we are still out at 95 & prairie in the pines. i have several new yarn colors and i have been crocheting more hats. they are big, like tams and snoods.

saturday sept, 25, i will be set up at the kootenai county farmers market, 95 & prairie. open 8 to 1 pm. look around, i am in a different booth every time.  today i have been dyeing with my own indigo plants. the entire process is a lot of fun, especially watching the yellow green magically turn blue.  i will have several mohair skeins i dipped a couple weeks ago all cured, washed and ready for you tomorrow.

wednesday september 22 i will be set up at our downtown cda market hours are shortened to close at 6:30.  it is getting dark so early!  and today is a beautiful last day of summer. i have been washing new alpaca and spinning more flowery trail yarn.

saturday and sunday I will be  at studio 2 on the 'Town and Country Spokane art tour'. hours are 10 to 4 each day. free to attend each studio. 1717 w 10th st is the address where i am. check their website for more info.

we had a wonderful market today. at sunrise the cold morning air was fresh with the scent of pine,  reminding me of camping out west. oh wait! i live out west now!! and it is beautiful. tomorrow, sunday I will be set up for the Pottery Place artist in action show. 129-w 16th Spokane. pottery in the making, fabric dyeing, candle making, kilns going. lots of great art to buy!

Saturday, I will be at the Kootenai county farmers market, 95& prairie open 8 am to 1 pm. sunday i will be at the Pottery Place artists in action show. i will be in the front yard of jan moulder, 129 W 16th, south hill area of Spokane. hours 10am to 4 pm

today, sunday is sunny and cool! i am going to the festival at schweitzer village, outside of sandpoint idaho. i will have my yarns and knitted items for sale in my booth, somewhere amongst the vendors. fantastic views, live music, beer and wine tasting from local brewerys, ride the gondola to the top and not have to ski down! festival open 11 to 6 pm. im thinking there are shuttles so you dont have to drive up!

tomorrow, saturday I will be set up with my yarns at the kootenai county farmers market, 95 & prairie. open 8 to 1. lots of great fresh produce, cookies, breads, flowers, soaps, dolls, dragon flies, live music and my yarns!!  sunday there is no downtown market, i am considering going up to the festival at schweitzer village, but the weather is to be very windy, cold and mountain rain. not a good deal for a mountain top outdoor festival.  i have many new yarns, not yet listed here.

the last day of august! how did this happen so fast. here in north idaho area we have hardly had a summer! not complaining about the lack of hot weather, it has been beautiful. and i am looking forward to more wooly wearing weather!  today i should pick my indigo leaves and start a vat brewing!

wednesady aug 25, today! i will be set up with my yarns at the downtown Coeur d'alene farmers market, on 5th off Sherman open 4 to 7 pm. saturday i will be at the kootenai county market on hyw 95 & prairie, just north of Coerud'alene. i never know where my booth will get to be, as you look around for me, enjoy the live music, colorful foowers, great produce, breads, pasrties and art made by local artists. open 8 am to 1 pm. and sunday at the coeurd'alene market on 7th & Sherman downtown open 10 to 3.  come out and see, and touch!!, my newest yarns.

NEW YARN, August Prairie, A soft light brown fleece from Tina in Bozeman, picked with sage green, bits of blues from wool and mohair locks i dyed and  bits of deep brownwool locks. This colorway came to me last week as I was out early one morning for a walk. I realized what were just our tall green paririe grasses are now the pretty golden browns sparkling as they roll in the breeze.

yesterday a spinning friend and i went to finnegans farm here in rathdrum idaho. susan has the cutest little babydoll sheep, colored angora goats, chickens and gracie a neat rocky mountain  horse. i bought some babydoll/mohair roving and a gray yearling mohair fleece.  it is a beautiful soft gray and i am thinking on what i want to spin it into. to dye or leave natural?

wednesady aug 18, today! i will be set up with my yarns at the downtown Coeur d'alene farmers market, on 5th off Sherman open 4 to 7 pm. saturday i will be at the kootenai county market on hyw 95 & prairie, just north of Coerud'alene. i never know where my booth will get to be, as you look around for me, enjoy the live music, colorful foowers, great produce, breads, pasrties and art made by local artists. open 8 am to 1 pm. and sunday at the coeurd'alene market on 7th & Sherman downtown open 10 to 3.

Today I have 6 skeins of ZEN. this is the soft olive and brown yarn several of you have asked for to knit my 5 skein cardigan. contact me asap if you are still interested. 509-290-0151

I will be in iowa visiting family until Aug 5th. Then that weekend Aug 7 & 8 I will be a vendor at the POAC art festival at  city beach park in Sandpoint ID. Placing your yarn order will hold your selection and i can mail it out fri aug 6th. thanks, call me 509-290-0151 for any questions.

saturday july 24, I will be at the Kootenai County Farmers market, north of Cda hwy 95 & Prairie. open 8 am to 1 pm. Sunday, July 25 at the downtown market 7th and Sherman, open 10 to 3 pm.come and see the new yarns i have been spinning and new patterns to go along.!

Are you on Ravelry? I love all the great information that is there. my favorite forum is 'Plants to dye for' and Boho Knitter Chick'. My ravelry name is JQknits. look me up and check out my flicker pics and projects page. i have documented  some indigo dyeing and dandelion dyeing there. I just added more pics here in my gallery. See you on Ravelry!

sunday july 18 i will be at the downtown coeurd'alene market. At 7th and Sherman. open 11 to 3.!

wednesady july 14, today! i will be set up with my yarns at the downtown Coeur d'alene farmers market, on 5th off Sherman open 4 to 7 pm. saturday i will be at the kootenai county market on hyw 95 & prairie, just north of Coerud'alene. i never know where my booth will get to be, as you look around for me, enjoy the live music, colorful foowers, great produce, braeds, pasrties and art made by local artists. open 8 am to 1 pm.

home from Chataqua. Chewelah is set in the rugged mountains of eastern Washington. Chataqua was originally a festival at Chautuaqua Lake NY, to bring arts and culture to remote areas. We had great live music, foods, games, and hundreds of artists set up with their work to sell.  My booth was along the creekside. Which many of us found was a perfect place to wade thru and cool off. I enjoyed meeting and remeeting (!) so many or you last week. I look forward to running in to you at future events. If I have promissed to connect you with a spinning group in your area, please give me a call or email. 509-290-0151.

wednesady july 7 th i will be set up with my yarns at the downtown Coeur d'alene farmers market, on 5th off Sherman open 4 to 7 pm. July 8 to 11,thursday, friday, sat and sunday I will be a vendor with my yarns at Chataqua Festival in Chewelah WA. north of spokane on hwy 395. Booth #73, just across the south bridge.

saturday july 3, I will be at the Kootenai County Farmers market, north of Cda hwy 95 & Prairie. open 8 am to 1 pm. Sunday, July 4th at the downtown market 7th and Sherman, open 10 to 4 pm.

today i am dyeing with iris. i have saved many spent blooms of purple and marroon in the freezer. the freezer is now full, so it is time to dye! yesterday i set some handspun wool in creme of tarter and alum to soak. now the flowers and yarn are simmering. i am taking pics and will post them in my gallery section soon.

saturday I will be set up at the Kootenai county farmers market, 95 & prairie north of Coeur d'alene , open 8 am to 1 pm, check around for my booth location. sunday there is no downtown market because iron man usus our space :(. thinking i will go on a church hike across the top ridge of mt Spoakne.

We had a drizzle day at the Sunday market in downtown Coeur d'alene yesterday. Today is the summer solstice, we had a record low, high temp and it poured rain, so unusual for this area. but i am spinning more solstice yarn.! bright yellow, orange, purple, aqua and lime. so warm, soft and cherry!

Tomorrow, Saturday I will be set up at the Kootenai county farmers market. i could be anywhere in the market, enjoy the live music and good foods while you shop in the shade of the tall pines.

NEW YARN today I am spinning Solstice, all the colors of summer blended into one yarn. hot sunny yellow, orange, purple, lime and aqua.! Very soft and bulky from a targhee fleece grown right here in Hayden Idaho.

NEW YARN : Samoyed dog brushings from Bear. A very soft fluffy bulky yarn. one ply handspun Samoyed plyed with handspun Finn wool from solace Farms, north of Spokane. Not a guard hair in this batch as bear is just a downy soft guy.

the farmers market was just beautiful today. after the lake fog lifted we had sunny skies, great music, yummy food and lots of shade under the tall pines.

sunday june 13, ai will be set up at a new market in downtown coeurd'alene. the green space off sherman in the 7th street area. come out and see what is happening here!

this past week i have been washing fleeces. 36 pounds of beautiful wool. i have also dyed at least 10 pounds. lots of lavenders, oranges and yellows. i have plans for some new colors. there will soon be pictures of it all on my gallery.

  tomorrow saturday I will be set up at the Kootenai county farmers market, 95 & prairie north of Coeurd'alene ID. open 8 am to 1 pm. sunday is a new downtown coeurd'alene farmers market. located on the green space about 7th street off sherman. open 11 am to 3 pm. both days are loking like perfect weather!!

It seemed there were a record number of visitors at The Farm Chicks Show today, saturday. I didnt have time for lunch or even to sit down. Before the doors opened, I found the perfect rustic bench for my entry, some cute old hankies to sew into lavender sachets, and a huge stach of cashmere sweaters, for only 10.00 each! i was good and only bought 2. im looking forward to tomorow and a more relaxed time. Sunday should be nice, usually less crowded and the vendors just keep bringing in the graet junk! Come on in to the Spokane fair grounds and check out my yarns for real.

This weekend is The Farm Chicks Show. At the Spokane Fair grounds. Saturday 10 to 5 and sunday 10 to 4. My booth full of my handspun yarns is in the main hall on your right as you enter! Lots of antiques and fun stuff. see you there!

saturday may 29 I will be set up with my yarns at the Kootenai county farmers market. 95 & Prairie, just north of Coeurd'alene. open 8 am to 1 pm.

My newest yarn is ready: Wooly Roses. There are only 4 skeins of this lot as that is all the pretty green  with lurex yarn i had to ply it with.

tomorrow, saturday I will be set up with my yarns as a vendor at the Kootenai county Farmers Market, just north of Coeurd'alene ID, 95 & Prairie. open 8 am to 1 pm. live music, great breakfast or lunch foods, fresh produce, plants for your garden, locally made hand crafts, and my rustic handspun yarns!! come on out, have a great time!!   i have several new yarns and every week i knit or crochet a few more hats.

today Wednesday may 12 the downtown Coeurd'alene farmers market opens. located on 5th off Sherman. hours are 4 to 7 pm. I will be there with my handspun yarns. I have made a hanging stick weaving frame/loom.  Anyone may weave on this all summer, or until it is finished.

We had a wonderful opening day atthe Coerudal'ene farmers Market. The North wind was brisk and it did not rain! Wednesday the down town CdA market opens and I will be there with my colorful booth of handspun yrns.

the Coeurd'alene Farmers Market Opening day is tomorrow May 8th. hours are 8 am to 1 pm. location is 95 & Prairie north of town.i will be there with my yarns and items for sale, lots of new colorways And new handwoven shawls for sale.  since i do not have an assigned booth, look around for my colorful yarns! Weather should be perfect!  good food, good shopping, come, have breakfast and enjoy the live music. !

Back home in Spokane now. I had a wonderful time in Iowa with my mom and visiting son in WI. All the lilacs, spirea, and snowball bushes were in bloom. I left some yarn at Rosetree fiber/yarn shop in Ames Iowa. Rosemary has it hanging for sale up on her left wall as you walk in the door. she is located just west of the ISU campus on West street. Now back to my unpacking....

I will be visiting family in Iowa until May 6th. Placing your order now will save the yarn you want, which i can ship May 6th. Phone me with any questions. cell: 509-290-0151

today I have been indigo dyeing. This is just too much fun. Everything that was white is now beautiful blue. Check out my Indigo ice yarn to see pics.

I am back from Puyallup. What a fun time we had. It was fun meeting you all who came down to the fair. i look forward to seeing pics of your projects with my yarns! i tiik several there I that are still in my camera.  I bought 4 beautiful soft, clean fleeces that i can not wait to get washed up! these look too pretty to dye!!

  My yarn quantities are restored. Many colors I have a lot more to spin up. and for these you can contact me if you want to purchase the fiber to spin or felt. My fiber prices are 3.00/ounce picked and 4.00/ounce carded.

I am leaving soon for Puyallup. the Shepherds' Extravaganza. The show is open Thrs 12 to 9, fri/sat 10 to 10 and sun 10 to 6. Location the Washington state fairgrounds. We are in building J. I will have all my yarn inventory with me. I am not sure if I will have internet acess, so if you want to order yarn please give me a call. 509-290-0151. my cell is usually in my pocket. Hope to see you there:)

This has been a fun weekend. Friday afternoon I drove up to Mt Spokane for a womens/church retreat. We stayed at the ski patrol lodge. i chose to sleep on the windowsill looking east out over Spirit lake Idaoh and the Cabinet mountains of Montana. The sunrise woke me sat am I took pics and went back to sleep!! i have posted pics in my gallery. Now I am back home and sorting my yarns and garment pattern samples to pack up a friends truck we will take to Puyallup. The Shepherds' Extravaganza is April 15 thru 18. If you are in Seattle come out and see my yarns. there are at least 30 fiber vendors. yarns, fleeces, fibers. i am sure they have a website with more info.

Today I bought 12 pounds of white targee wool from molly little/wilbur. Cant wait to start washing it tomorrow. I have some new color ideas I want to start dyeing. I finished weaving my Kitchen Sink shawl. will pic and gallery post it soon.

there are no shows this weekend, so i am at home. if you want to come to my workshop, give me a call :))  ...509-290-0151

still washing beautiful brown fleeces. also spinning up more: blue earth, tootsie and harvest. i have written several new patterns: crochet purse and crochet capelet. they look just like the knitted versions only crochet. both can be worked with one 105 yard skein plus novelties from your stash.

I added more pictures to my gallery. Lisa looks so cute in my cropped cardi. she came by the spin in and tryed it on. also the mug that matched the yarn. and the 12 pounds of wool i washed today.

Are you a RAVELRY member.? go to ravelry.com and join. I am JQknits, look me up and become friends!  There is a world of fiber information on ravelry. knitting, spinning, dyeing, crochet, regional groups etc.  one of my favorite groups is one on natural dyeing. it is better than a book, because everyone tells exactly what and how htey dyed and shows pictures. i can spend hours reading about the fun results they get with found plant dyes.

Our Spin In was great fun. so many people, the day went way too fast! i really enjoyed visiting with you all. This was like a trip to WOOL mart for me. I bouoght 4 really nice soft medium chocolate brown, cvm x fleeces. one from margo, a spinners flock and 3 from Emily. This means I will soon have more Sedona, Aqualalla and some other new color combinations bouncing around in my mind. Thank you all who bought my yarns. i look forward to seeing your finished projects. AND if you need help, please call me.

more new listings in my Gallery page. This saturday, march 27, our local Coeurd'alene spinning group will host our Spin in. this year we are at timplins resort in Post Falls. hours 9 am to 5 pm  33 fiber vendors, free demos, lots of prize drawings etc. free to everyone. bring your spinning wheel, knitting or just come and join our fun! I will be there as a vendor with my yarns.

I have just added 2 new crochet patterns. A hat and a shawl with hand warmer pockets. check them out in my free pattern section.  Also I have listed a NEW YARN, Tootsie. This is a pink and gray wool., mohair and lots of  gray alpaca mixed in. the aplaca is from linda christine, right here in spokane valley. Tootsie is the name of the silver gray sheep, i thought the yarn should have her name.

I have added NEW YARNS. Northern lights, Party at Taos and updated pictures on many others. Also a NEW PATTERN. I call it Hugs Me. And several new photos to my gallery.

this saturday, march 20, I will be set up with my yarns at the Lake City High school spring art show. in Coeurd'alene. located: exit 11 off I90. go north on this road, Ramsey until you come to the school. open 9 to 5, saturday only!

I have added a couple more NEW YARNS. Dragons eye. This I spun from soft brown alpaca and shetland wool picked with green and purple mohair. this a soft bulky yarn. Midnight Lights is spun from a gray fleece i dyed many colors. i will take better pictures in the morning and update soon.

the dye pots are brewing today. pinks for a pink/gray mix i will call tootsie because the sheep whose fleece i am using is 'Tootsie'. several different rust/golds for another mix of harvest. So some batches of evergreen for more november.  and for all these i have some corresponding natural colores of nice alpaca. Gray, creme and deep brown.

Monday morning, I have a dye roaster going dyeing the gray fleece, i washed last week, and mohair into a beautiful olive for more 'olive mist' yarn. The Central Valley Show was fun. Several of you came by and I enjoyed helping you select yarns and assistance with your projects. this next saturday, march 2o I will be at the Lake City High School Art and Craft show. LCHS is located on Ramsey going north of Coeurd'alene.

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