On day 2 of the Southeastern Animal Fiber Fair (SAFF), I took two dyeing classes, and fell in love with sheep. Here are some of the pictures I captured with my phone at SAFF last Saturday in Asheville, North Carolina.
More from the Southeastern Animal Fiber Fair:
SAFF Day 1
The Animals from SAFF.
SAFF (Southeastern Animal Fiber Fair) is the first fiber fair I have ever attended. My reaction?
WOW! I didn’t know there was that much yarn…
(I took these pictures with my phone so please forgive the quality. Hoping to bring my real camera tomorrow.)
I tried hard to meet up with some Twitter buds today. In fact I [...]
As a person who has grown alpaca fiber for over ten years, the purchase of my first spinning wheel is a BIG deal for me. My youngest kids are in school now and I have a little more time to discover my inner “fiber diva”.
My first attempt at spinning was a complete bust. But I [...]
Have you seen this? This beautiful tapestry was made from spider silk. It took four years and over a million spiders to make. They had to recruit “spider wranglers” to “harness” the spiders to capture their silk. Odd, but fascinating! Read more about it and listen to the NPR story. The tapestry is in New [...]
Yesterday I voted for my favorite hand spun yarn in this Etsy Contest. Wow! It was a hard choice. And Inspiring. In the process, I visited lots of Etsy shops and added several to my list of favorites. If you haven’t voted already, please do! While you’re on Etsy, visit the Alpaca Farmgirl Shop, which [...]
This week I found this fun video on dyeing. Hope you like it!
Loved this video, and loved that she used alpaca fiber!
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Louise Fairburn raises award-winning and rare Lincoln Longwool sheep. She loves them and loves their fleece. Why not incorporate her beloved sheep into the most memorable day of her life – her wedding day?
The bride wore a dress she designed from one of her favorite sheep, Olivia. Her groom wore a woolen waistcoat. The ring [...]
Last week’s Alpaca Bunny Smackdown was fun, and it was great to hear the feedback from Vtknitboy about alpaca and angora. One of the things that I have learned this year about alpaca fiber is that each fleece has its own personality. Some are really shiny, some are really soft, some has lots of crimp [...]
This has been a really fun, busy week with the Alpaca Bunny Smackdown going on. We’ve had lots of giveaways. (there’s still time to enter). Everyone has been waiting, with baited breath, to find out who the winner is. The Bunny Or The Alpaca. Our esteemed judge reminds us that this contest was actually on [...]
Welcome to another Giveaway during Alpaca Bunny Smackdown week! This Giveaway is donated by Lynn (@Sheepmama) whose beloved bunny, Nougat, donated the fiber for this week’s contest with the alpaca.
This Giveaway is for 1/2 oz. angora fiber from Nougat! It is super soft and lustrous. Lynn took the above photo of it from her iPhone. [...]
