A couple of months ago I had the pleasure of meeting a fiber diva, Roo of Moonwood Farm whom I had long admired – in the flesh! I had heard about this incredible lady and I had almost gotten the chance to meet her at SAFF. But every time I had gone past her booth, [...]

July 9th, 2010 | Tags: Alpacas, Etsy, Fairhope Alpacas, fiber, Fiber Arts, Fiber Arts Friday, Katy Spears, Moonwood Farm, Pam Pullins, SAFF, Sweet Home ALApaca | Category: Fiber Arts Friday, Lifestyle, The Alpaca Lifestyle | Comments (4)

I met them on Twitter. Then had a chance to meet them in person at SAFF. “Sheep Incognito” is an art company comprised of the wonderful and funny artist Conni Togel and her husband, Peter, who takes care of the marketing side of things. They are both delightful, and it comes through in the artwork.

This [...]

November 3rd, 2009 | Tags: art, SAFF, sheep, sheep incognito | Category: Weekly Web Finds | Comments (1)

Last weekend at SAFF I took two classes on dyeing. It fascinates me how many ways you can dye things. Different people use different methods. Some use acid dyes, while others use plants, Easter egg dyes, or food coloring. Some use kettle dyeing, others use steam, a crockpot, or a microwave to activate the color [...]

October 30th, 2009 | Tags: Blog Carnival, crockpot, dyed roving, Dyeing, Easter egg dye, fiber arts fridays, kettle dyeing, microwave, SAFF | Category: Events, Fiber Arts, Fiber Arts Friday | Comments (10)

These were some of the animals that I saw at SAFF last weekend. It was difficult not to bring some home with me.
Participating in Wordless Wednesday!
More from SAFF 2009:
SAFF – Friday
SAFF – Saturday

October 28th, 2009 | Tags: angora rabbits, angora sheep, Jacob sheep, llama show, llamas, Romney sheep, SAFF, sheep, shetland sheep, Southeastern Animal Fiber Fair, Wordless Wednesdays | Category: Events, Fiber Arts | Comments (3)

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.

October 27th, 2009 | Tags: alpaca, dyed, felting, fiber, fiber growers, merino, mohair, needle-felting, ornaments, Painting with Wool, Ravelry, SAFF, Southeastern Animal Fiber Fair, spinners, yarn | Category: Alpacas, Events, Fiber Arts | Comments (1)

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 [...]

October 23rd, 2009 | Tags: alpaca, dyed, felting, fiber, fiber growers, merino, mohair, needle-felting, ornaments, Painting with Wool, Ravelry, SAFF, Southeastern Animal Fiber Fair, spinners, yarn | Category: Alpacas, Events, Fiber Arts | Comments (9)