SAFF 2004

This weekend I went to Southeastern Animal Fiber Festival (SAFF) in Asheville, NC.


This image was originally 3 images, hence the breakage of the image. This show has grown immensely since 2002 when I first went to this festival with Robin. It was a great trip! I got to meet up with Robin who moved in August. It was wonderful to see her again and to see all the goodies different fiber places are producing and selling.

What did I buy? Well, here is what I purchased!

On the top left is some bleached tussah silk roving from Little Barn, some beautiful 100% superwash merino dyed in a yummy color from Danette Taylor Designs. Apparently her dyer did this beautiful colorway. I bought another one as a gift for someone, but I can't show it. The yarn below it is called DOTS, and was purchased from the same booth as where I bought the merino superwash. The plan is to make a chemocap from it. A project dear to my guild as one of our members is a cancer survivor whose hair is only recently growing back. Next item is some soap from The Blue Ridge Soap Shed. I love their soaps and this is a wonderful hand repair sampler from them.

The two balls of roving are from Wild Meadow Angora (no website available). They are 60% angora rabbit, 20% tussah silk, and 20% fine wool. And boy are they luscious to touch! The one on the left is the colorway "Blue Moon"; the other is "Blue Denim". And of course I purchased a small bottle of Eucalan lavender. I have enough fiber to last a long time, so no more buying for a while. I can't wait to spin some of the stuff I currently have up.

I also got to see some beautiful llamas and alpacas. I took some pictures. The top two are of llamas, the bottom one is of some shaved alpacas. Note the ears to tell them apart. The llamas have banana shaped ears, as Robin puts it, while the alpacas have straight ears. The white llama is a male and the mixed colored one is female. She was a sweetheart, wanting to sniff everyone in the face nose to nose. Llamas and alpacas are such lovely and graceful animals.


And of course who can resist this great shot of an angora bunny enjoying itself!

This bunny was at Nowhere Branch Angoras booth and hanging upside down as we happened to be walking by. I couldn't resist snapping a photo!

Well, I'm tuckered out from a very long drive and long weekend, so that's it for now! Happy fibering!

Rippit, Rippit Good!

Well, I think the title describes what I have been doing most lately. Ripping out sts. Sigh, I started a tank top, but then didn't like the cast-on edge. So, I frogged that out. Then I started another cast-on and liked the edge, but didn't like the first st pattern, so that was ripped out too. I started a third edging and the yarn was twisting and leaning towards the right, plus I didn't like the decorative edge. So, rip, rip, rip. I steamed the yarn (50/50 merino/tencel) and hung it to dry. It's dry now, but I have yet to start the project as I had some dental plans today.

I had my lower wisdom teeth extracted today. They were already out, and I have had them for 15 years. Unfortunately, I couldn't keep them clean in the back as my mouth is relatively small, and one of them had a cavity. Even with the best toothbrushes, I couldn't keep them clean, so out they went. I had the top one removed about 5 years ago for the same reason. Oh well, that's life. So far so good on the pain factor.

What Have I Been Doing . . .

I know, no blogging for a while there. What have I been doing? Applying for jobs!

What am I doing fiber wise? I've been working on a silk blend sweater with a cabled front. I hope to have the pictures of that up soon. I'll be up to the underarms in about 9 rows or so, but it is taking longer than I had hoped.

I am also spinning some more of my rainbow roving that I got from Ellen, a fellow Twisted Thread Fiberer! I asked her to dye me some more roving because I was worried I wouldn't have enough for this vest I have in mind. She did! I'll take pictures of it soon and show my splitting process too! It's beautiful, but has a bit more yellow and red in it than the first roving. I had two to choose from! I can't wait to see what this one will look like spun up. I am working on the last skein of the first roving.

That's about it for now. Hope to have pictures soon.