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July 26, 2008
we are still visiting in iowa this week. my mobius class at rosetree shop in ames was a lot of fun. rosemary has several of my new yarns. stop in her shop to see them.
July 17, 2008
we will be out of town the next couple weeks, back to iowa and i will get to have a quick visit in waseca! i will also be teaching a mobius class at Rosetree fibers in Ames iowa. this will be monday july 21 at 1 pm. call the shop to secure your place in my class.
if you want to order yarn, go ahead and place your order. this will secure the yarn for you. i can ship august 4th.any questions phone me at 509-290-0151.
wednesday august 6th i will return to the coeurd'alene downtown farmers market!
July 16, 2008
wednesday july 16 i will bhave my yarn booth at the coeurd'alene farmers market. downtown on 5th street off sherman. lots of vendors, great music, food and fun.
July 13, 2008
today sunday july 13 I will be a vendor at Cataldo Historical skills fair. south of Coeurd'alene off I 90. lots of fun, 10 am to 4 pm.
July 7, 2008
Finally a chance to update some new yarns. check out these: November, huckleberry splash, rain, Alpaca blizzard, and old red barn. I still have a lot more of each to spin. If you are interested in more than i have listed just give me a call or email. i am continually spinning more and work on whichever is requested!!
July 1, 2008
sunday we had a nice time at Deannas buy and dye day. I bought around 9 fleeces. nice soft Merino x and cvm x. in browns and grays. i did some instant indigo dyeing. several years ago i bought some of these crystals and just havent had the chance to play. now, i think i am inspired to get my indigo pots going.
June 27, 2008
saturday june 28 i will be at the kootenai county farmers market, 95 & prairie. opens 8 am to 1 pm. lots of new yarns!
June 26, 2008
today our spinning group is having a dye day. i have several yarns ready to paint. and some wool and silk garments to experiment with. i have added more quantities of my yarns 'november' and 'may day'. i have been spinning more 'old red barn' and should have it listed soon. seems these yarns sell at the markets just as soon as i spin them. saturday i will be at the coeurd'alene market at 95 & prairie. open 8 to 1.
June 21, 2008
last week I did some dyeing. lots of olive for more olive mist. we also went to Mica Glen Alpacas. The 6 day old baby is so cute. also a 4 mo and 8 mo. along with many more of those curious creatures. I bought Jaguar's fleece again. I will be carding it with sari silk bits for another luxury yarn. Check out my gallery for a picture of Jaguar.
June 20, 2008
Summer is here!! saturday june 21 i will be at the Kootenai county farmers market. located at 95 & prairie. north of Coeure d'alene.
June 13, 2008
tomorrow, saturday i will be back to the kootenai county farmers market. opens 8 am, till 1 pm. lots of good food, music, flowers, plants, jewelry, dolls, quilts and my yarns!! something new tomorrow!!!! sunshine!!!!!
see you there
June 10, 2008
we had snow today, june 10th and i can snow in the mountains out my windows.
more NEW YARNS !! finally. i have a new camera and it takes nice pics. loading them into my computer is a challenge. the NEW YARNS are Golden honey, Rain, May Day, Icy Birch and Evening sky. several of my yarns i have more to spin than i have listed. i am dyeing new colors, preparing fiber and spinning all day every day. if there is a color way you would like more of let me know. many colors come to be from your requests.
June 6, 2008
this weekend i will be set up with my yarns at 'THE FARM CHICKS' show. at the spokane fair grounds. 10 to 6 satruday and sunday. june 7 & 8. my booth is in the 'plaza' on the right hand side as you enter the west, front door.
May 20, 2008
wednesdays from 4 to 7 pm i should be set up at the downtown Coeurd'alene farmers market. located on 5th street off sherman.
May 5, 2008
we all had a woolunderful time at the pinelow workshops. i taught a mobius class and a Garden Party spinning class. i also bought several, 10ish, fleeces. i was very low on white and now have lots to wash and dye!! 3 white, very clean fleeces from marie getmann, near ritzville wa. some dyed merino cross wool from deanna nelson near spokane, more dyed wool from solace farms, near newport wa, and some wensleydale from debbie trepanier near elk, wa.
April 30, 2008
may 1 thru 4 i will be at the Pine low fiber retreat. this is located north of deer park WA. we have lots of great classes planned, demonstrations, fiber vendors, great friends and some food!! you do need to pre register. phone linda karr 509-671-1540
April 28, 2008
the weekend in lewiston for Art under the Elms was beautiful. after so much snow and rain somehow we had 3 warm sunny days!
now I am getting ready for this weekends pinelow fiber arts retreat. a bit north of Deer Park WA. if you are interested email me and i can send you information. there are classes in felting, knitting, spinning, dyeing etc. your minimal registration fee includes classes, only instructor supply costs are extra. evening demos with project kits. spinning, knitting time, food, lots of vendors with great fiber stuff. of course I will be there with my yarns!
April 22, 2008
i just sprayed water repelant on my easy up canopy. i am hoping for warm sunshine this weekend at the lewiston 'art under the elms' ! all this snow in late april!!!
April 12, 2008
what a good time we had today. the twisted threads spinning group of spokane met at paradise fibers. some gals have made very beautiful handspun projects. shawls,vests, scarves, baby things, even the beautiful handspun skeins of yarn! very inspiring. and then some great fibers and spinning equipment to be purchased from paradise fibers.
April 8, 2008
We had a wonderful time at the Whidbey Island spin In. I remember many years ago looking through Spin Off magazine where they describe upcoming events and wondering what it would be like to attend this Whidbey Island Spin In. Now I have gone 2 years in a row as a vendor. Judith Mac kenzie told us very interesting things about Bison. and we had a lesson on spinning their downy hair.
One evening I met with a friend I graduated High School with. Who ever would have guessed from Des Moines Iowa we would both be living in Washington state. did we really graduate 35 years ago!!!
April 2, 2008
April 5 &6 I will be a vendor, with my yarns, at the Whidbey Island Spin In. This is held at the Oak Harbor High School. It is open to the public saturday from 11 to 1 pm. Registration for the event and workshop is Saturday morning starting at 9 am. Judith Mc Kenzie is the guest speaker.
March 25, 2008
this saturday, march 29 is the Coeur d'alene log cabin spinners spin in. at the kootenai county fair grounds. i will be back in iowa that weekend. a fiber friend will have my yarns at the spin in. right inside the door in my usual spot.
it should be a great time. friends, free demonstrations, food to purchase, 30 some vendors,friends, really great door prizes, raffle baskets, friends. bring your spinning wheel and join us. or come and shop, learn something new at our demos. admission is free!!!
March 20, 2008
this saturday march 22 i will be at Quails Nest yarn shop in Deer Park. I will be teaching a mobius class at 10 am to noon. there is still room in the class. phone janell @509-276-1025 to register.
i will have many of my new yarns with me and will be there until 2 pm.
March 15, 2008
i just sent in my vendor registration for the 'Art Under the Elms" in Lewiston Idaho for their Dogwood festival. It is April 25, 25 & 27. I was a vendor last year and it was a beautiful weekend. Looking forward to seeing all the great knitters, crocheters and weavers I met last year!
March 12, 2008
My workshop is covered with dyed wool. beautiful oranges, golds, aqua, purples, rust. cant wait to spin it all into yarn!
March 11, 2008
the custer show was great. this week i am washing more fleeces from tina in bozeman and dyeing several new colors. i have added more quantities of olive mist, january sky, sedona pinks and blue earth.
February 25, 2008
We had a great time at Quails nest saturday. first i taught a spindle spinning class. Everyone did a fantastic job with their first spinning attempt. the mobius class also did an excellent job getting started on their mobi's (?) I am always amazed at the beautiful color choices everyone puts together. Then I had an open house, trunk show and everyone was able to purchase my yarns.
i plan to get back in the next month for another mobius class. let janelle know if you'd like to sign up. or any other items i have patterns for can become a class. I think the hat or purse are the next favorite to become a class.
February 21, 2008
Today my daughter and i went skiing at Mt Spokane. What a beautiful day. It was warm and sunny. From the top of bunny hill I could see forever, well maybe Montana!!
I have spinning more skeins of Shirley Mae, Olive Mist, Ginger and Blizzard.
February 19, 2008
last weekend the bear paw spinning day was fun. the 45 mile drive north was especially beautiful. So much snow!
February 15, 2008
I am adding blog capabilities to this part of my website. It is fun to tell you about new yarns as I list them. And let you know what events I will be at selling my yarns. Often I hear that you have used this part of my site to see where I am etc. now you will be able to converse with me directly!
i will look forward to hearing your comments!
February 12, 2008
This Saturday I will be at our winter blues retreat near Newport Washington. Camp Bear Paw. They have sold the camp, so this is our last bear paw retreat. They have had feet of snow recently. I am hoping the roads are passable. I will be a vendor and some of my yarns for sale. If you are in the area please stop in!
February 8, 2008
Another NEW YARN
olive mist. this very soft bulky yarn is spun from several soft fleeces and mohair locks. I dyed the fleeces olive and then picked them with another natural gray fleece and natural gray mohair locks.
February 3, 2008
NEW YARNS.
Shirley Mae. This natural gray fleece from Shirley, a sheep owned by ruth plesner, near Hamilton Montana dyed beautifully in many jewel tones. I picked it with another gray fleece named Mae. this very soft bulky yarn is in 105 yard skeins.
Splash 08. Rambouillet wool from Nina Olsen, near Davenport WA. I dyed these fleeces many shades of blues and greens. These are very soft bulky yarns.
Sedona Pinks. I have had requests for pink and brown yarn. So here is is. Sedona is a sheep that has a very soft natural brown fleece. The fleece I purchased is one of her offspring. I picked it with wool and mohair I dyed many shades of pinks. another very soft bulky yarn. The skeins are all at least 105 yards. This is enough to do a scarf,or hat, or mittens. I also have 2 and 3 skein projects. Check out my free pattern section and request them with your yarn order.
January 31, 2008
Several new yarns. These were handspun by my daughter. They are very soft colonial wool plyed with soft stripe wool yarns. Natural heatherd colors.
January 27, 2008
We have had the biggest snow storm since 1954 here in Spokane area. one to two feet of snow has fallen in 24 hours. And I was missing a good old fashion Minnesota snow storm. ! Most of the day I spent spinning...(and shoveling)...another NEW YARN. Splash 08. Rambouillet wool from Nina Olsen and mohair from Margaret Steffens. I dyed pound batches with every shade of blue and green I have. After picking it all together I spun it into a soft bouncy bulky yarn.
January 26, 2008
As I washed and dyed fleeces all week I also finished spinning Huckleberry Splash. there are 14 skeins listed now. This is the end of it. All those jewel colors are calling me now, or maybe the olive/grays, but the blue/greens look refreshing! What to spin next?
January 19, 2008
Another NEW YARN, 'Jaguar'. Jaguar is a very black alpaca fleece from Rochell Fairfield's alpaca flock at Alpaca Glen farm, near Coeurd'alene Idaho. I carded it with sari silk bits, spun it and plied it with a fine black wool yarn. This very soft bulky yarn is a real luxury.
January 17, 2008
The past few days have been filled with a total winter experience. I drove to Bozeman Montana in winter driving conditions. i am not big on driving especially in snow and especially through the most beautiful mountain drive in the country.
When the snow is deeper than the 'welcome to Idaho sign' i should not be behind the wheel. our daughter is returning to this east Spokane/Idaho area. I am very happy to have her near us again. While there I looked up a local shepherdess, Tina Gilchrist to buy some fleeces. They are beautiful, soft and clean. two medium brown , two white and a gray with lots of variation. I can not wait to wash them. Tina introduced me to the sheep. As she pointed out which fleeces i was buying, my eyes were distracted with the most beautiful view. beyond the sheep was the snow covered Gallatin Valley and snowy mountains in the distance. Behind us is the west side of Bridger Mountain, where we skied recently. This area is Sypes canyon. As I spin these wonderful fleeces my mind will be picturing the view these sheep live with every day!
January 14, 2008
I have been spinning more Storm clouds. A total of 12 skeins now and probably 8 more to spin. Must be all the snow storms we had last week! I have also been dyeing pretty lavenders and some olives and blues all for separate colorways. don't forget I am offering free shipping on all orders through January.
January 11,2008
NEW YARN i have been spinning Yuletide. A beautiful soft brown wool. I dyed mohair locks many shades of rusty reds, leaving some white, picked it all together. After spinning, I plyed it with a gold lurex thread. This yarn looks so warm and cozy, just like a yuletide log in the fire.
January 4,2008
I have been spinning more skeins of blue earth and old red barn. Today I went to Paradise Fibers and bought some dyes. Trying a new soft pink on some mohair. I hope to blend it with a brown fleece.
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