A huge turnout and wonderful weather are just the beginning for great things to say about 2008 Southern Indiana FiberArts Festival.  There were the generous folks buying art yarn from me that increased my personal expense account and enabled me to shop! 

But even before the crowd - on preview night - I purchased some glitzy fun from Donna Jo Copeland of Breezy Manor.  On the left is a badly photographed small batt of varied fibers with a touch of glitz.  The masses of color on the right is a gallon zip bag of varied locks and fibers in amazing colors with copper angeline (on top left of the pile).  I am contemplating adding some alpaca to the mix before I card.

From the amazing mind of Fuzzarelly's Nancy comes these two squishy bits of delight.  Her new name for the angora blends: Bunny & the Beast.  HA!  Brilliant!  I meant to go back for more, but the day was so busy i got side tracked and the next thing I knew, all was done!  Note to self, email Nancy ...

Cheryl of Mt Ampato Alpacas in Ohio had new rovings - striped!  She had a few colorways, but I let girlie choose, so rosey goodness it is. 

Always a favorite of mine is Trading Post for Fiber Arts and the blended rovings from 3 Bags Full.  This time i went for 2 colorways.  They are wool blends with silks - nice lumpy yarns.

From a new vendor I first met in Greencastle in April I made 2 lovely wood purchases.  Sistermaide lucet and tatting shuttle.  I have a smaller lucet from Greencaslte and let girlie choose one this time.

And finally, non descript neutral wools.  I picked up several of these 2 colors.  Will be fun to dye and blend.

Any of you wonderful customers who purchased my art yarns, i was serious about contacting me to see finished items.  I like to see where other people's creativity leads!  More later - especially about alpaca fe

I would like to have photos, but don't and I apologize.  There will be some soon - all the loverly spinning I've been doing should be shared ;)

Betwixt the hurricane winds, no power for days and being driven from the house (thankfully, though) by roofers, my mind is still a bit muddled.

I am excited about Southern Indiana FiberArts Festival in 2 weeks!!  Wait, 2 weeks, I still have so much to do, argh...  For those of you few folks who are not aware, I am president of Fiber eXchange Guild who presents SIFAF each year.  We have a good group and everyone does something wonderful and important.  There are some things I have a hard time delegating, but as our wee event has grown so much, for next year we'll have even more folks doing important things!

If you are within driving distance - or need a fiber adventure of your own - come see us on Saturday, October 18 from 9-5 at the fairgrounds in Corydon, IN.  See the website at http://www.SouthernIndianaFiberArts.com  

see you there ;)

SPINNING: monarch in daisies. orange, yellow and natural white wool, natural white alpaca, white zig zag recycled plastic bottle, gold cord

a little for me: natural white and multi colors dyed wool, white alpaca, cotton thread with multicolor e beads, silver filiment

repainted: pink roving, blue locks, pink silk petals, blue cotton thread

AND one of my favorites of all time ... elvish night: contents are listed below in another entry.  Specifc steps will be posted here, but maybe tomorrow

  ;)

First project was done Saturday afternoon.  A neckwarmer in a nice cable and row pattern.  Tudora by Cheryl Marling from Knitty.com, Winter 2007.  I chose Cascade 220 Superwash in Marigold from my stash (purchased loooong ago at Grinny Possum) and an antique wood button.

I cast off a second item today, but no pic yet, so I'll save that ...

I also completed a handspun that isn't really in competition, but fun anyway!  Weep not is named for the Picto Create challenge for which it was spun "Sad Clown".  The large faceted plastic orbs are on a cotton twine which was used as the core.  Around the core I spun white wool with blue locks.  A thinner single of white was added as a second ply.  Only about 12 yards, but what fluffy funky yards they are!

HA!  Posting 2 days in a row!  woohoo!

Two knitting projects have been started, but I'll save pics for later.  1.) First new cast on: sockmark book mark, will be a gift and is being knit from reclaimed yarn (gray wool with silver and blue cotton).  And b.) Second new cast on: Tudora Neck Warmer in a lovely golden cascade wool.

Now for the fun!  More on 1-3-5 Swap:  Elements were received from SparklingScraps.  1 image: [http://faeriefae.50megs.com/cgi-bin/i/the_goblins_market_margaret_tarrant.jpg][2]   3 words: bejeweled, regal, enchantress   5 elements:
1. striped roving and matching locks
2. fabric from brides maid dress
3. beads: glass black iridescent and wood multicolor
4. minis: pom poms and flowers
5. multicolored thread

Note bride's maid dress scraps are now strips.  Multicolor thread was wound onto Tinkertoy bobbin then threaded with ab black glass bicone beads.  Pompoms are threaded with fluff (angora, alpaca and silk blend) with a needle - the fluff will be spun in on either side.  Two sizes of multicolor wood beads are strung onto gold cord.  I am still trying to decide if I will add fiber and if so, what kind, how much, what color to dye, etc.