Fiber Arts Friday - Buy Local

Welcome to Fiber Arts Friday!  December is here (way too fast) and Christmas is quickly approaching.  While visions of sugar plums dance in many of our friends and family's heads, we fiber artist are busy knitting, spinning, weaving, crocheting, felting and quilting our way into the gift giving season.  Many of us will give only or most only handmade gifts.  Each year my goal is to spread the Wonder of Alpaca and Fiber Arts and get more people to give the gift of handmade.

Even though my children will get some whoseits or whatsits, they will also make and receive gifts made by hand.

"Maybe Christmas", he thought, "doesn't come from a store."
"Maybe Christmas... perhaps... means a little bit more!"

                                         Dr. Seuss, How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Next Saturday, December 10, I will be at my last show of the year.  It's the Buy Local Art Fair at the Kalamazoo Nature Center.  Last year was a great year sharing the day with other local artists and I hope the same for this year.  Melissa from Needle and Wheel Designs will be spending the day with me sharing a booth as we both bring the Wonder of Alpaca and Fiber Arts to the visitors.  We have both been busy making finished goods to sell using our skills in knitting, weaving, spinning along with her beautiful bead work.  I hope that people local to the area will consider these items for gifts instead of visiting a retail store.  Made in the USA, Made in Michigan, Made Local is what I want and hope for.

Well, I know that most of you who are reading this post are busy making your own "local" creations to gift so I know I'm preaching to the choir but I hope you will help spread the word to all those around you to support local artists and businesses.  I wanted to share this scarf I was planning on selling at the show next week but when I took it to work for show and tell a co-worker bought it.  HOORAY!

I do intend on selling this beautiful cowl that I wove though.

and this one

plus this sassy hat using my handspun using a pattern written by my friend Lee from Knitting Is Gluten-Free.

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