Yup, Thsi weekend was the Finger-lakes Fiber Fest, in Hemlock NY. I went on saturday with the Family, and we had lots of fun.
I was pretty good, and only came home with some fiber for a swap, just a little bit for me, a pound of raw alpaca, and a brand new BOSWORTH SPINDLE!
my new Bossie.
A side view:
see the pretty silk?
For reference, there is about 1 ounce of silk there. The silk came from The Spinning Bunny, and I highly recommend them. lovely stuff.
The kids had lots of fun too. Beeba1 seems to have gotten in all the pics, though, and poor Beeba 2 was left out. Possibly because he was all about running around and touching, while she was mostly happy to ride in the stroller.
First, he had to say Hi to the Alpacas.
Then he got to PET the llama!
He saw Sheep Getting sheared.
And tried to feed the sheep.
And Finally, he got to HOLD an Angora Bunny! SOFT!
Yup, that big white Fluff ball is a bunny. Don’t ya just want one? I kind of do. But… NO PETS around here for a while… not even gorgeous fiber producing ones.
#1 by Wanda on September 21, 2009 - 4:15 pm
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Wow! Looks like you had a great time! Gorgeous fiber! I can’t wait to go and check out the Spinning Bunny one of these days. I love the pics that you posted. And I totally want one of those bunnies!!!
#2 by Theresa on September 21, 2009 - 5:02 pm
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we should so go up one of these days… I swear, she had half the shop in the booth, lol… very pretty.
#3 by Amy on September 21, 2009 - 4:49 pm
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Man I want a backyard full of cotton and a couple Angora’s! I’m so jealous you get those kind of festivals *sniff*
#4 by Theresa on September 21, 2009 - 5:03 pm
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yup. I definitely want one of them too… but… not for a long while. and I am totally jealous thast you have weather to grow cotton in, lol.
#5 by Kate on September 21, 2009 - 9:28 pm
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It looks like so much fun to have a little one to show around! Congrats on the new spindle and the fiber looks so very yummy!