Welcome to Fiber Arts Friday. Each week, fiber artists share their adventures in fiber arts by "linking in" and attaching their blog post. This week I am going to begin the recap of the 2011 Michigan Fiber Festival. I honestly don't know where to begin because it was five days of utter bliss for me between taking workshops, being a vendor and simply being around so many amazing fiber artists...I am still recovering.
This week I am going to share with you some photos from my vendor booth. It was a happening place with friends, new and old, visiting and lots of sales along with a great view of the Camel who, according to this photo I took, loves sheep. I am very pleased with my first year as a vendor. I have lots of notes for improving my display and my product. I was very fortunate to be stalled across from two amazing vendors. Liz from Macintoch Yarns who I met last year at the Fiber Expo gave me tons of advise plus she is one sassy lady. It's nice to have a seasoned vendor give you pointers. Coby Kopec from CJ Kopec was directly across from me. I met her for the first time last year at festival and it was great to get more time with her...if only we lived closer to each other. With both, we bartered for product on Sunday where I got some amazing roving from both of them to spin.
My friend Dawn aka Knitamazoo volunteered to be my assistant for the weekend and she was a rock star. We had a great time visiting, shopping, selling and learning. Thank you, Dawn, for all of your help.
One of the best parts about the weekend was that I had many customers bring me their yarns or finished goods that they created with my handspun yarn or roving. Carole took third place in the spinning competition with a skein of yarn she created with my Suri/Merino blend. It was a lovely yarn and I can't wait to see what she creates with it.
Photo taken by my friend, Beth from Beth Pulsipher Photography
Well, that's the gist of all the fun that happened in my booth. I promise to share the creations I made in my workshops once I get my photos organized. Thank you to everyone who has inspired and supported me as I have started to build my fiber arts business. I adore all of you. Now...share your adventures in Fiber Arts.
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Sounds like a great fest. Wish I could've been there-maybe next year.
ReplyDeleteHappy Friday! Isn't it wonderful how an enjoyable craft can bring such great folks into your life? MFF was so much fun. I'm thinking about camping with some friends next year.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a lot of fun!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a heavenly trip, I have been looking forward to reading your tales. I am especially impressed that you had a view of a camel! (I really really never imagined I would type those words)
ReplyDeleteSounds like you had a blast!!
ReplyDeleteWe had so much fun!! I can't wait to get together with you on Sunday to play with dyes. I'll bring my spun yarns from the weekend.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great week.
ReplyDeleteThat green lace-weight yarn is beautiful and I love the camel photo... of course. :-)
Looks like an awesome time!! I'd love to see photos of your actual booth, did you take any of those? I'm trying to absorb as much inspiration as I can before my first fiber fest in October, ack! :)
ReplyDeleteI think the camel was my favorite part of your post!! Looks like it was a fun time!!
ReplyDeleteYOur booth was HUGE! When will you be a vendor at SAFF? :D
ReplyDeleteGlad you had a successful and wonderful festival. Congrats!
ReplyDeleteOk, did you actually have a camel in your booth? If so, awesome! And the prize-winning handspun might be nice - but the ribbon is covering most of it. Boo-hoo. :( Like Kathryn Ray, I also like the laceweight.
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to see what you created in your classes!
Love that camel :-) Looks like you had a great time at the festival. Glad you had help tho, it can be exhausting after a day or two in the booth, especially if you want to look around and talk to other people. then again you seem to be able to handle just about everything with ease.
ReplyDeleteI Have had so much fun this week, making wreaths
ReplyDeleteCheers Marie
Sounds like a whole lot of fun! Glad you enjoyed yourself.
ReplyDeleteOoh, I love the booth!!! I got distracted by the animal pictures last time, LOL! I love how you have your handspun hanging like that, it's like it's begging to be fondled!!
ReplyDeleteDo you find you sell a lot of handknits at things like that? I'm not planning to knit anything special just FOR the fiber fest but I may bring a few things with me to show as samples and possibly sell.
Sounds like you had a fabulous time! If I'm ever up in the hand state, I'll look for you!
ReplyDeleteAnd thanks for hosting Fiber Arts Friday ... it's a highlight of my week :)
I met your friend, Lindy, at Fling last week!
ReplyDeleteWhat a cutie-pie she is!!
Looks like you had a good few days, too! XXO-