... festivals listed in the book yet...I think there is a delay on posting new material there. Since festival season (and spring!) will be coming soon, I wanted at to post these ... listed in the book here on the 2010 list, it's because either that festival no longer is being put on--sad, but true--or the dates are ... mentioned in Fiber Gathering Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival May 1st & 2nd, 2010 ...

I took a ball of Noro sock wool and an old favourite pattern with me to Adelaide. It's only about half as big as it needs to be, and I'm ordering another ball of wool now. So I didn't quite achieve a whole project knit during the festival (nor did I expect to), but I did do lots of knitting - I think we gravitated to more sit-down shows this year - and enjoyed it enormously.

... on March 4th in Japan.  I found this description of an experience of the Festival from 1919.  What’s interesting is that it sounds like ... 4. …Yesterday, to begin, was spent thus: It was the famous festival of dolls… (A family) invited me in to see their exhibition. ... good-bye. The young girls dress in kimonos of wool muslin… The garden is indescribable. I had some fancy of ...

... her "bunad". The bunad is a traditional festival costume and they are lovely skirts with blouses and vests and are ... a little one, in their finest dress. Every project I work on with wool I learn more and gain more sill and get more ideas! It is a wonderful medium, ... took photos of some work I realized I needed to work on the wool felting more, and I had to learn a way to 'fix' the ...

... out-of-place, my choice of wearing a military-issue wool duster still pinpointed me as the city kid. I'm sure ... Mardi Gras fashion. In fact, there was one girl who was riding around the festival on the top of a pickup cab, occasionally flashing her ... the Mardi Gras games. That was only one small aspect of the festival, though. I was more interested in things like ice rugby... ...and tricked-out ...

... , called Natural Born Dyers, here. Louise, who owns a fabulous wool shop called Woolfish, (link to her website here), and ... also had a table laden with huge cones of this Aran wool. One cone is enough to knit a gorgeous jacket she had on ... , and I'm not meant to be adding to my waistline, but could you visit a wool festival and not have a cuppa and a slice of cake? Could you?! Buying wool, and ...

... see their yarns in person at the Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival and color cards on their website. Website: www. ... created exclusively for us. We also carry Koigu merino wool and Shepherd's Wool. What's your favorite thing about ... we reconnect with old customers and friends. We also have a booth at both the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival in May and at the New York State Sheep and ...

... best news of all is that it's going to be available to see and buy at the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival! If you go to the listing of vendors, you'll see that they aren't ... New Wheel Release - Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival - May 2010 Glynis and Owen will be attending this years Sheep & Wool Festival at Maryland, USA; and will be publicly releasing the much awaited "New ...

... the burn a little, Greg is sending me to the Maryland Sheep And Wool Festival.  (!!!)  I know!!!  What a guy.  ... up space in everyone's stash before Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival.  This has given me the kick I needed to get my spinning wheel ... !!  It's an alien!  Seriously, this was like playing with playdough, except...it's wool!  Molding, forming ...

... are LOTS and LOTS of fabulous pictures. New York Sheep and Wool Festival: Nirvana to me.  Upstate NY right at the ... , leaving no trace, participation and immediacy.  I learned of this festival last year and one of my life's goals is to ... July, both the faithful and the suspicious will gather at the Roswell UFO Festival to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Roswell Incident, when a ...

... ;m working on the booklet for the Shepherd's Harvest Sheep and Wool Festival and I just want to let everyone know there is still time to put an ad in the booklet.  The circulation ... This is the same machine they use at Texas A & M, so if anyone is looking to have their flocks' wool samples micron tested, this is your chance to have it done without having to send your samples off and ...

... I didn’t want my materials to contribute to the corruption of our environment. But wool turned into felt is a magical process and the material is rich ... As I mentioned above, I make felt, most often from naturally dyed wool. Most is locally produced. I am open to other fiber materials if an ... or art shows this year? Planning to be at the Taos Wool Festival. Two more fine art shows in Taos in the ...

Its that time of year again when I plan my Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival strategy. Actually, I've been thinking about it for quite sometime, but it seemed a bit ridiculous to be posting about it at Christmas since the festival isn't until May. I have gone every year since we moved here and to keep my stash under control I set-up my Stash Maintenance Plan. ...

Guys, remember this? My first fleece, purchased from the CT Sheep and Wool festival back in April. I was going to process it myself, but soon realized that I was in way over my head. So, ... over 5 lbs. I cannot tell you how glad I am that I didn’t try to wash out the 2 lbs of wool grease and other shit that was in there. But, FWIW, I’m still in way over my head. Filed under: Spinning

... countdown has begun but in truth, I've been counting down since last year. The Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival will converge in Friendship Maryland on May 1st 2010. It is the pivotal event in my yarn quest. I've been going for five years now and have only had one not so great festival, last year when my mom was ill and I missed the first day and day two was torrential rains. I ...