Friday, May 21, 2010

Fiber Arts Friday - A Little of This, A Little of That

Whew!  What a week!  Who needs the hustle and bustle of Christmas when you own Alpacas in May.  This month has been full of Alpaca Shows and shearings. In a few weeks, my beautiful Sugar Breeze will have her second cria based on my breeding decision so I am excited about that.  This week I didn't have any Live Sort jobs so I focused on sorting fiber out of bags for another farm.  I have to admit that I prefer sorting behind a shearer because you are forced to stay on task.  When I sort here at the farm I tend to find too many distractions. These are four of the distractions.
 I've managed to get some spinning in this week...finally.  The last two weeks I was so tired from the various sort jobs.  I plyed 8oz of Whirlwind.
I also started a new yarn using my NAAFP roving.  It's beautiful to work with.

Last week I had interviewed Tracey Koehler and she gave us an easy wet felting idea so I tried it.  It was fun...I used some Huacaya I had dyed.  I haven't decided what to do with it...maybe a place mat or a decoration on an end table.  It was fun though..now to get creative with what I can make.

I'm writing this super early this morning because I am heading to Fort Wayne, IN to the AOBA Nationals where I will show my herdsire, Midnight Magic's Mystery plus at noon they will announce the winners of the Fiber Arts Competitions.  I submitted two skeins of my handspun and I'm curious to see how I did. Whew! So what fun projects have you been working on this week? 
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6 comments:

  1. Good luck at the Fiber Arts Competition!

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  2. Good Luck at the show this weekend!

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  3. I'm late to the party today cause I had a Trojan virus, cough-cough, LOL not really funny for me though...lots of work this morning trying to get it taken care of. I love that rolling pin thing, looks like lots of fun. Can't wait to see you Tuesday...I've got my boots!

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  4. Good luck with the competition!
    I am working on a scarf and shawlette for my dear daughter.
    She just had surgery and is staying with us for a few weeks to recuperate.

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  5. I have been looking for a fiber carnival forever! Woot! Expect me to start joining in!

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