What a great day! Spending time amongst the fiber with new knitting friends.
Not that I've got your attention with that adorable eight week old French Angora bunny, I'll tell you my story about this year's Washtenaw Fiber Expo which took place last weekend. I love this event! I usually go with Linda, but she was in Oregon visiting her two fabulous sons. Joe is a Metallurgist and one of the greatest young men you'll ever meet. Joe was on Dick's golf team, so we both got to know this special person. Rob is a science teacher and a fine one. The apple doesn't fall far from the tree. Linda did get to go to Knit Purl in Portland, but we couldn't go to Fiber Expo. I was bummed until I realized I had some new knitting friends that I would love to go to Fiber Expo with. This is Dawn and Thea. Dawn is in my Block Of The Block class, comes to Social Knitting for Charity AND is teaching beginning knitting at Ann's By Design. Thea comes to Social Knitting for Charity and sometimes we're so alike it's scary. I was so excited to take Knitting The Sky to Social Knitting one Friday to show Thea. I pulled mine out of my bag and she pulled her's copy out of her bag. Dawn and Thea are both fiber and knitting addicts like me, so we are a great three some. Remember Kellie from Knitting On The Fringe? Here she is with Dawn. One of the best things about going with Dawn and Thea was introducing them to my fiber friends. Knitting On The Fringe had a huge area. It was like Kellie had brought the whole store. Dawn, Thea and I were in a booth looking at jewelry, when I heard this voice. "I'd know that voice any where," I thought and there stood Kellie. I bought some beautiful one-of-a-kind yarn from her. This is what I was waiting for, introducing Dawn and Thea to the Twisted Ladies from Twisted Fiber Arts. They were amazed at the beauty. Everything was 30% off, so I bought more. I really think I have enough Evolution to open a TFA annex. There really is nothing more beautiful than a cake of Evolution. You can always tell the TFA booth. As you approach, things get very crowded and there is a buzz in the air. There is a aura of amazement and awe. (Is that a great alliteration or what!?!?!?!) A gasp of wonder as people see Evolution for the first time. Thea bought two cakes and I bought three. It was great introducing Dawn and Thea to Twisted Fiber Arts and Beth. I think the Yarn Pyramid is more helpful than the Food Pyramid. Particularly the advice to use synthetic yarn sparingly. One of the things I love about the Fiber Expo is, well, fiber. Everywhere you look there is fiber. Wonderful wool, amazing alpaca, magnificent merino, captivating cashmere; it's all there. Beauty, beauty everywhere. I love to see groups like this. All different kinds to teal or pink or copper yarn hanging together. I was literally saved from over buying because one booth's credit card machine wasn't working. I think the God of Amex was looking out for me.I had six skeins of beautiful pink yarn all ready to buy. (I've been thinking about restarting Survivor Shawls, but it's not like I need any more pink yarn.) I think I should begin and end with cute. Baby alpacas and bunnies. WOW! These little guys had already been shaved (I don't think that's the right word but you get what I mean.)
What a great day! Spending time amongst the fiber with new knitting friends.
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Jan R
11/1/2015 09:03:37 pm
Looks like it was a great show; sorry I missed it.
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