Friday, February 1, 2013

And The Handspun Fashion Show..............

Each day of January spin-in there is an informal fashion show--"Come on down", it's time to present your creations.............
Handspun hat from various rovings bought at 2012 Spin-in

Finished Skein the second day!!!!

First handspun knit into a lovely scarf.................... her black/white scarf is her first handwoven (although not handspun)

Lovely cables--perfect for theme of Circles!

More Circles from handspun--great tale to go along with the knitting and spinning!

Everywhere you walk through the conference room you can see some lovely handspun creations!

Woven handspun!

Lace..................

Perfect use from bits and leftover pieces of handspun.......

Handwoven handspun (wool)

Handspun cotton in a shawl

Challenge piece

Lovely lace handspun

Woven

To meet the deadline of circles theme, knitting was done on the car drive to spin-in!

This is our over achiever--handspun, handwoven scarves and shawls

Cute little hat--meets theme challenge of circles

Another challenge met

Lots of handspun goodies to share this day

What great workmanship and style

Handspun done up in Wingspan pattern

Newbie spinner showing off her first handspun

Very fashionable

So you got some lumpy bumpy wool, this is perfect pattern

 
And this is going to the extreme to put lots of circles together!

A lover of miter squares

Another lover of mitered squares

A spinners delight--use of own sheep product

How can we not be inspired with all these lovely handspun, handknit, woven pieces!  What can they do with next year's theme? ......................................."Toot Your Own Horn"

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

And Ahhhhh The Vendors...At Spin-in

Lots of vendors for January spin-in
River's Edge Fiber Arts

Maple Row Stock Wool, MI, have returned for another year

Gale's Fiber Arts

Dicentra Designs

Peachtree Handspinners Guild

Ewephoric Fibers

Weave Been Sew Busy from Central Texas

Even pottery that a spinner could use from Puff Studios

Fire Ant Ranch Republic in the background with Alpaca farm in the forefront

Daily Fibers

Far Out Farms was there with their walking wheel lots of hand carded and hand dyed wool
 
The Copper Corgi


Monday, January 28, 2013

Here's What I've Been Doing..........................

For the past few days I've been busy sponsoring our annual January Spin-in which takes place the last full weekend in January in Destin, Florida (no better place to be in January!)! This was our 25th anniversary party and we did a little celebrating. Our theme for 2013 was Circles
We had 25 silver balloons around the room.............

Lots of silver tinsel and silver spindles to give as favors......................

And lots of good reason to be where we were.................

One creative spinner wore her reasons for being here--a different shirt for each day.
We went from an empty room

Vendors setting up their booths


 
To a full room with over 100 spinners--all there with one thing in common--spinning to have a good time!

 

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Stitchin' and Listenin' !!!

 We're just a stitchin' and a listenin' while we work! I'm on a roll...........all is going well........... Then...............