SAFF 2006
Okay, so I'm slow. Lately, I've been so busy with work that fiber stuff takes a back burner, rightly so too. I'm enjoying my new job, but I am definitely keeping busy.
SAFF, ahhh, a break from our everyday existence, and a wonderful one too. Robin and I headed up to SAFF on Friday afternoon to sign in our entries for the garment and skein competition, which was great by the way. Our guild took over the organizing of the event this year to help out. We expected an increase in the number of entries, but we had no idea how many we would get. We had well over 160 entries, and so many of them were beautiful. I don't know how the judge decided on the winners for some of the categories. And no, the judge is not affiliated with our guild, which is why we felt comfortable entering. Robin and I both helped set up the display on Saturday morning, after judging was done on each category. Our view was pretty cool from the booth:
Robin and I both entered some things, and we both won a ribbon, which made our weekend extra fun. I won a gift certificate to Buttons, Beads, Trinkets & Treasures where I chose two sheep pins (shown below) for me and one sheep head for Robin (didn't get a picture of it, but she proudly wore it all the rest of our trip). Unfortunately, I don't believe they have a website, but they do have an email address listed on SAFF's vendor list. Excuse the image the sheep are on -- my microbiology text for the course I teach.
What did Robin get? I think she got some cash to shop, if I recall rightly. What did we buy? Not much this year.
We each have our favorite vendors and had plans to hit them immediately upon arrival, if we had time. We did! So, on Friday evening, we both quickly stopped by Little Barn so I could buy some superwash merino and Robin could help me find it and um, oogle the dyed silk bits. I'm not going to show a picture of the bag though since it's just a bag of merino 64s. We'll revisit Little Barn at the end of the trip though.
Before heading over to the garment and skein competition area, Robin also indulged me and came with me to Miss Babs. Babs Ausherman is probably one of the nicest new vendors (2nd year) at SAFF -- she always answers my questions and responds to my emails. I also just plain love her stuff. Robin can tell you all about how she had to drag me out of the booth several times. That's right, several times. Sheesh, she has lovely stuff.
I bought some batts last year from her and decided to buy some this year too. Her website is still being worked on, but she says soon it will be up and running. I'm leaning towards ordering some merino superwash batts from her for someone special. What did I buy? Well, I bought these mixed merino, some other wool (can't recall what she said), and silk batts. The wool is more of a sage green with hints of purple and pink in it, while the silk is pinks, purples, and turquoise. Love the colors. I try to challenge myself to spin new fiber and things I don't normally spin. Fiber with slubs in them is one of those challenges for me.
After visiting the vendors I wanted to visit (I don't think Robin had any she specifically wanted to visit right away), we headed up to reassure the main organizer of the garment and skein competition that we were there and ready to work on Saturday. It was a good thing too since there were a few minor incidences that needed ironing out and an organizer that needed some reassurance. :) The judge never came for a visit, so we weren't sure what to expect on Saturday morning when it came time for judging.
One of the great things about SAFF is that there are some really nice restaurants over in that area. Robin and I headed over to Black Mountain for dinner at My Father's Pizza, a great pizza place. Back at the hotel, I had to grade, but Robin played -- well, actually I think she fell asleep pretty early.
On Saturday morning, Robin and I headed over bright and early. I think we made another pit stop at Miss Babs since she had more stock to unload -- see, told you Robin had to pull me away several times. We spent our morning setting up the display and switching off and on if one of us needed to head out to check something out.
We didn't buy much this year, but after one such foray, Robin came back with some needle felting information. We both ended up getting some felting needles and equipment from Delly's Delights Farm. We kept going back to visit Mr. Delamater and picking his brain for answers to questions we had. He was very nice in indulging our curiosity. The couple have some beautiful pieces of work. We bought fiber from them and needles. We also bought some needles from someone else, but I can't find their information or figure out who they were. We started some snowmen heads. Okay, I started one and Robin finished two, or was it three. . . but I had to grade each night!
One of my last purchases on Saturday was again at Little Barn. I purchased some lovely yak down. In the picture is some pumpkin fiber I picked up from Robin that I planned to use to make more pumpkins. It hasn't happened yet, but it will.
On Saturday night, we had dinner with some friends from our guild over in Hendersonville. And after dinner, we returned to their hotel, where I gave a mini-lesson on Navajo plying to Robin and our friends. We had a great time. And then we headed back to the hotel and I graded again. Are you seeing a trend here? LOL. Robin worked on snowmen heads, I think.
On Sunday, Robin and I worked the booth in the morning and then walked around. I can't remember when she brought me to Three Waters Farm's booth, but she was contemplating some sock yarn from Mary Ann Pagano, a friend of hers. She's expanded and has some lovely sock yarn that she dyes up. Both of us came away with sock yarn from her. I didn't snap a pic of Robin's, but it was lovely stuff.
Okay, that's it, I think. At least for me, that's it. I've got to go grade! No, honest, really! That was test two I was grading, now it's test three!
Happy fibering!
SAFF, ahhh, a break from our everyday existence, and a wonderful one too. Robin and I headed up to SAFF on Friday afternoon to sign in our entries for the garment and skein competition, which was great by the way. Our guild took over the organizing of the event this year to help out. We expected an increase in the number of entries, but we had no idea how many we would get. We had well over 160 entries, and so many of them were beautiful. I don't know how the judge decided on the winners for some of the categories. And no, the judge is not affiliated with our guild, which is why we felt comfortable entering. Robin and I both helped set up the display on Saturday morning, after judging was done on each category. Our view was pretty cool from the booth:
Robin and I both entered some things, and we both won a ribbon, which made our weekend extra fun. I won a gift certificate to Buttons, Beads, Trinkets & Treasures where I chose two sheep pins (shown below) for me and one sheep head for Robin (didn't get a picture of it, but she proudly wore it all the rest of our trip). Unfortunately, I don't believe they have a website, but they do have an email address listed on SAFF's vendor list. Excuse the image the sheep are on -- my microbiology text for the course I teach.
What did Robin get? I think she got some cash to shop, if I recall rightly. What did we buy? Not much this year.
We each have our favorite vendors and had plans to hit them immediately upon arrival, if we had time. We did! So, on Friday evening, we both quickly stopped by Little Barn so I could buy some superwash merino and Robin could help me find it and um, oogle the dyed silk bits. I'm not going to show a picture of the bag though since it's just a bag of merino 64s. We'll revisit Little Barn at the end of the trip though.
Before heading over to the garment and skein competition area, Robin also indulged me and came with me to Miss Babs. Babs Ausherman is probably one of the nicest new vendors (2nd year) at SAFF -- she always answers my questions and responds to my emails. I also just plain love her stuff. Robin can tell you all about how she had to drag me out of the booth several times. That's right, several times. Sheesh, she has lovely stuff.
I bought some batts last year from her and decided to buy some this year too. Her website is still being worked on, but she says soon it will be up and running. I'm leaning towards ordering some merino superwash batts from her for someone special. What did I buy? Well, I bought these mixed merino, some other wool (can't recall what she said), and silk batts. The wool is more of a sage green with hints of purple and pink in it, while the silk is pinks, purples, and turquoise. Love the colors. I try to challenge myself to spin new fiber and things I don't normally spin. Fiber with slubs in them is one of those challenges for me.
After visiting the vendors I wanted to visit (I don't think Robin had any she specifically wanted to visit right away), we headed up to reassure the main organizer of the garment and skein competition that we were there and ready to work on Saturday. It was a good thing too since there were a few minor incidences that needed ironing out and an organizer that needed some reassurance. :) The judge never came for a visit, so we weren't sure what to expect on Saturday morning when it came time for judging.
One of the great things about SAFF is that there are some really nice restaurants over in that area. Robin and I headed over to Black Mountain for dinner at My Father's Pizza, a great pizza place. Back at the hotel, I had to grade, but Robin played -- well, actually I think she fell asleep pretty early.
On Saturday morning, Robin and I headed over bright and early. I think we made another pit stop at Miss Babs since she had more stock to unload -- see, told you Robin had to pull me away several times. We spent our morning setting up the display and switching off and on if one of us needed to head out to check something out.
We didn't buy much this year, but after one such foray, Robin came back with some needle felting information. We both ended up getting some felting needles and equipment from Delly's Delights Farm. We kept going back to visit Mr. Delamater and picking his brain for answers to questions we had. He was very nice in indulging our curiosity. The couple have some beautiful pieces of work. We bought fiber from them and needles. We also bought some needles from someone else, but I can't find their information or figure out who they were. We started some snowmen heads. Okay, I started one and Robin finished two, or was it three. . . but I had to grade each night!
One of my last purchases on Saturday was again at Little Barn. I purchased some lovely yak down. In the picture is some pumpkin fiber I picked up from Robin that I planned to use to make more pumpkins. It hasn't happened yet, but it will.
On Saturday night, we had dinner with some friends from our guild over in Hendersonville. And after dinner, we returned to their hotel, where I gave a mini-lesson on Navajo plying to Robin and our friends. We had a great time. And then we headed back to the hotel and I graded again. Are you seeing a trend here? LOL. Robin worked on snowmen heads, I think.
On Sunday, Robin and I worked the booth in the morning and then walked around. I can't remember when she brought me to Three Waters Farm's booth, but she was contemplating some sock yarn from Mary Ann Pagano, a friend of hers. She's expanded and has some lovely sock yarn that she dyes up. Both of us came away with sock yarn from her. I didn't snap a pic of Robin's, but it was lovely stuff.
Okay, that's it, I think. At least for me, that's it. I've got to go grade! No, honest, really! That was test two I was grading, now it's test three!
Happy fibering!
-- posted by Annette @ 9:20 PM
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