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Nov 23, 2011, 8:04 pm
And this will be my last show for the year, at the Bazaar Bizarre on December 3 and 4th at the Concourse Exhibition Center in San Francisco. Booth 177. I love that the event is for FREE. I don’t understand why people should pay to go shopping when they are trying to support crafters.
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Nov 16, 2011, 1:12 pm
The weather was in fact wonderful! Whew! I was nervous about having a rainy and cold day, but the day was sunny with a nice warmth during the day and afternoon. We received visitors of all ages and from all over the Bay Area. One of the most fun aspects of doing these fairs is meeting people that su... Comment - Like
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Nov 12, 2011, 12:38 pm
I almost forgot to post about Mimi’s Holiday Craft Fair. I will be participating along with other local artists. As always Mimi’s events are a lot of fun!
I hope you can visit! Oh, by the way, we will be there rain or shine! Comment - Like
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Oct 22, 2011, 3:30 pm
The Fiber Fair at Windrush Farm was a success! I’m not talking about the amount of sales here, I’m referring to the fact that this event attracted spinners, knitters and many, many fiber enthusiasts that came from far away to visit us. It was nice meeting people that told me that have been readi... Comment - Like
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Oct 7, 2011, 1:11 pm
Save the date! Sunday October 16th. I can’t believe a year has passed since we celebrated our Second Annual Fiber Fest. I will be participating again as a vendor at Windrush Farm with my hand dyed fiber. Mimi has lined up some demonstrations regarding fiber processing and I will be taking part in ... Comment - Like
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Oct 5, 2011, 11:15 pm
What a pleasure is to meet my friends to do nothing but spin and talk about fibers for the whole day. We met at Windrush Farm on Wednesday morning and set our spinning wheels near the swimming pool. It was a great way to enjoy one of the lasts day of summer. The day was warm and beautiful, so we ... Comment - Like
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Sep 4, 2011, 11:48 pm
One of my biggest pleasures of spinning is the fiber preparation that goes beforehand. Finding the right compliment that won’t overshadow each of the fibers that I have chosen to blend together can be a little tricky with some risks involved. Here is where planning, discovery, and a little bit of ... Comment - Like
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Sep 1, 2011, 10:55 pm
I want to share a few pictures of my samples for next month. I’m excited because I haven’t been contributing to the Phat Fiber Box for the past two months and also because I’m sending samples of my Teeswater Combed Top which is a new fiber in my shop.
Spinning Teeswater is like spinning Wensl... Comment - Like
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Jul 12, 2011, 3:51 pm
I had to share this video about a prank that Tom Hanks played on Julia Roberts. She has mentioned how much she likes to knit, and Tom took the opportunity to put the entire crew to knit before Julia walks into the set. It is so funny to watch that some of them don’t know what to do with the needle... Comment - Like
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Jul 8, 2011, 9:59 am
Is funny, I have a lot to share and I just don’t know how to start. How about with some pictures of my roses.
I never get enough of them.
And this is how 1,500 yards of hand spun yarn looks like:
This is a custom order for a client in Texas. I finally mailed it yesterday and I’m praying that ... Comment - Like
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Jun 14, 2011, 11:53 pm
I’ve been busy trying to juggle with projects and life. My felting has been put to rest for a while, however, I had a small show at the Bovine Bakery in Point Reyes last month, where I was able to show some of my scarves.
I’m still thinking about the theme and the whole concept of the show, but... Comment - Like
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Feb 14, 2011, 8:50 pm
Well, it’s not really a bug, but a deadline… for this coming fall. I’m a bit hesitant to even write about it, because it will make it official, but I will be having my first solo show in November at the Bolinas Gallery. The theme: so far all I can think of is that wool will be included (of c... Comment - Like
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Feb 7, 2011, 12:32 pm
This is what I’ve been doing this morning:
I’ve been playing with Photoshop
Have a great day! Comment - Like
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Feb 3, 2011, 10:22 pm
It is funny sometimes how fast I start a project without following the correct protocol of blogging about it. This shawl was a custom order for a friend that wanted something soft with ruffles. She let me surprise her with the design, but she was very specific about having the ruffles. After I mad... Comment - Like
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Jan 30, 2011, 2:01 pm
It has been raining this morning…
Mmmmh! What a great excuse for starting our day with a yummy breakfast…
For reading my favorite magazine…
And maybe definitely some knitting later on.
Music is the voice that tells us that the human race is greater than it knows.
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Jan 27, 2011, 3:34 pm
Fiuu! It has been a while, I mean, a long long while. It usually takes me some time to get back on track again after being away due to holidays and vacations. But this time, I’m having trouble finding the right time to post anything here. However, I’ve been spinning, not as much as I would lik... Comment - Like
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Nov 22, 2010, 1:37 pm
Boy! I’m due for a new post here. I’ve been busy and for some reason I can’t catch up with anything. I’m a little bit frustrated, since I feel that nothing has been getting done. I feel running behind a fast ghost that makes me clumsy and out of balance. As a result of it I got burned a few ... Comment - Like
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Oct 31, 2010, 6:24 pm
And the rainy season is just starting. It is time to start thinking about what to plant for the year to come. A couple of years ago, while visiting Guatemala, I noticed that the weavers use a plant to dye cotton called Pericon (Tagetes lucida) that yields a yellow color. I was able to find the see... Comment - Like
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Oct 17, 2010, 4:05 pm
Igea! Thanks for participating on my first giveaway!!!And I hope you enjoy the roving. You will be contacted shortly for your address.
And sorry it took a day longer to announce the winner…my computer has been acting up on me. I guess is time to get a new one…
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Oct 13, 2010, 12:39 am
At Winrush Farm on Chileno Valley. I met so many nice people…because fiber people are nice, I mean really nice…Thanks everyone who came to celebrate with us at the Second Annual Fiber Fest. We missed some folks, like Mike the Baker, but we managed to have some munchies for the hungry and drinks ... Comment - Like
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Oct 5, 2010, 9:44 pm
I just to hit my 500th sale at my Etsy Shop!!! Yaaaay!!! And I want to celebrate it with a giveaway. I want to thank all of my costumers. Every single one of you that have help me to reach this goal. All of you have been very supportive and you are the best!!! It has been a learning curve for me sin... Comment - Like
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Sep 28, 2010, 3:03 pm
Yep! It’s about the time when we start to get ready and celebrate the bountiful gifts that mother earth has been saving for us all year long. On October 10th, Mimi Luebbermann will be hosting her Second Annual Fiber Fest at Windrush Farm located on Chileno Valley which is surrounded by beautiful s... Comment - Like
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Sep 15, 2010, 12:57 pm
I’m excited to let you know that I will be teaching a Felting workshop at the Regenerative Design Institute on October 31st as part of their Re-skilling Series.
Re-skilling is a term used by the Transition Town Movement to revive the art of traditional craftsmanship. As we transition away from gl... Comment - Like
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Sep 6, 2010, 10:32 pm
Last year while hiking the Sierras I came upon this chartreuse lichen that fell off the incense cedars. I had read about this lichen before. Since I wasn’t expecting to find some, I got very excited when I stumbled into it and started collecting some from the fallen branches. Wolf Lichen (Lethar... Comment - Like
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Aug 26, 2010, 2:52 pm
The market days on Pisac are on Thursdays and Sundays. Sundays are specially lively because is also the day the locals go tho the church for the morning mass. After the mass is over they usually visit the market to buy whatever they need. I was fascinated by the colorful garments that some of the pe... Comment - Like
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Aug 12, 2010, 2:39 pm
I didn’t want to start writing about my trip to Peru with the boring flight from SF to Lima, but the flight itself was a bit of an adventure. My friend Amelia and I left SF at about 1:00 am. I (we) slept most of the way to El Salvador, luckily our overstay at the Salvador airport didn’t last mor... Comment - Like
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Jul 16, 2010, 1:37 pm
It is a reality now. Next week I will be on the land of the Inca Empire, Vicuñas and wonderful textiles. I will be visiting Peru with my friend Amelia. Two weeks of pure discovery. I can’t believe the bunch of things that I have to do before I leave. Suddenly I have sale taxes to pay, bookkeeping... Comment - Like
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Jun 15, 2010, 10:06 pm
This is what happens when you want to make doilies, but you don’t know what to do with them. Well, make several of them, put them all together and make a scarf!
The yarn comes from Knit Picks Alpaca Cloud Lace Yarn in Tide Pool Heather color which is deliciously soft. Although is taking more ... Comment - Like
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Jun 11, 2010, 7:57 am
Well, do you remember about a surprise coming up?
Phat Fiber is giving away 4 oz of my Milk Protein Fiber on my Bougainvillea colorway.
What to do to enter the competition? You have to visit my shop and then go to the Phat Fiber Sample Box’s Blog and write about it.
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May 24, 2010, 9:01 pm
I just wanted to share a few pics that I took at the Bolinas Museum celebrating Mother’s Day with a Mexican touch. Mirta cooked the delicious food and the did paper cutting (which I was fascinated with) and I’m sure Elia with her magic wand converted the place into a colorful and magical... Comment - Like
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May 17, 2010, 12:49 pm
I have seen both of the species (two and three toed) a few years ago while traveling in Panama and Costa Rica, but I don’t remember them moving so fast like these babies. Maybe babies have a little more energy, any way, this video made from a recovery center in Costa Rica made my day. Comment - Like
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May 16, 2010, 11:31 pm
This month, the boxes are going to be bursting with color. I have seen on Ravelry the pics of the contributors with great fibers, and rainbows of colors. You can also see the video of all the contributors on Youtube. Mine is in the video number two. My samples consist of Milk Protein Fiber and the... Comment - Like
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May 12, 2010, 4:34 pm
How better that this can get? Wine, chocolate, my table full of fibers and my spinning wheel. Pure delight!
I got a whole Wensleydale fleece a couple weeks ago at Wyammy Ranch located in Occidental. I got a bit lost, but it didn’t matter, because the driving was so pleasant, that you almost... Comment - Like
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May 6, 2010, 12:09 pm
First day of May. It was a beautiful day to be outside to celebrate fiber with friends and visitors. The day was gleaming with a beautiful sunshine.
Once again, Mimi Luebberman invited friends and fiber lovers to come to her farm and participate in her annual shearing. It was offered some fiber dem... Comment - Like
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Apr 28, 2010, 1:25 pm
For now on I will be posting my shop updates here which it is located at the top of my blog, above the header. At least I will for a while try to see if it works fine. This last week has been busy for me, I will post some pictures of what I’ve been up to:
I made some humongous project bags, I... Comment - Like
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Apr 22, 2010, 9:40 pm
Little by little I will be sharing pictures of my trip. This collection of door’s pictures was taken in San Cristobal de las Casas in Chiapas. With camera in hand, I left our hotel one afternoon with the intention of capturing the vast array of doorways and windows all decorated in different s... Comment - Like
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Apr 14, 2010, 7:39 pm
I’ve been playing with Picnik today with some of the new items in my Etsy shop:
And next are some picture that I took for my Phat Fiber Samples for the month of April. The theme is “Creatures Great and Small”. I had a clear idea about what to do with my samples, but after returnin... Comment - Like
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Apr 8, 2010, 3:48 pm
For a while I’ve been reading about natural dyes, but I was bit hesitant to try because my lack of time (one more thing on my plate). I had dyed with eucalyptus and walnuts in the past, because the source is easy available to me and because the fact that I don’t need to pre mordant the... Comment - Like
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Apr 7, 2010, 12:35 am
These women got together and made a calendar earlier this year. Here is their website for more info. Comment - Like
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Apr 5, 2010, 8:28 pm
I just updated my shop with new items. I love the pretty colors of the roving and the teeswater is really a treat to work with. I’m having a hard time to letting go, but I already have plenty of fiber to work with.
I listed this colorway last week, but I didn’t have much time to post it... Comment - Like
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Mar 30, 2010, 8:11 pm
The first thing that I wanted to do when I came back from Mexico was to spin wool! I finished a few days ago some yarn that I started before my trip.
I can’t wait to knit with this yarn. I hand dyed the roving I had it for sale on my shop some time ago, but there is has a funny story behind. ... Comment - Like
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Mar 29, 2010, 1:09 pm
Happy to be back. The trip went really well. Since we cover so much territory in Oaxaca and Chiapas, lot of driving was involved. We were lucky that we had Nicolas and Jesus (two local and wonderful guides) driving us on the first part of the trip. Keith, who was leading a tour with 12 more people a... Comment - Like
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