Last weekend I went to Shenandoah Valley Fiber Festival. The last time I blogged about SVFF was in 2011, the last year that I helped with the juried fleece sale. The two friends I did that with both moved out of the area (one to the Virginia's tidal region for a job as a history professor … Continue reading Shenandoah Valley Fiber Festival 2016
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MDS&W 2016
Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival is this weekend in West Friendship, MD, which is within easy driving distance. This is my 8th time going; I've gone every year since 2009. My friend Becky & I left my house at 7am, stopped for coffee at Starbucks, and arrived at the Howard County Fairgrounds just after 8. … Continue reading MDS&W 2016
Catching Up: Shenandoah Valley Fiber Fest
For once I have too much to write about: SVFF, natural dye projects, the sweater I'm knitting out of my own handspun yarn, roller derby, and probably some other things I'm forgetting about. I'm planning on posting more about all of this stuff, particularly the natural dying (madder, mushrooms, pokeberry & bittersweet), but I've been … Continue reading Catching Up: Shenandoah Valley Fiber Fest
Little Golden Notebook 