Fiber PHanatic

Harvey House exhibit is officially open and running. Yesterday was opening day and the traffic through there was really good. The displays for all the guilds were terrific as usual! So MANY beautiful things - shawls, felted goods, knitted and crocheted Spun yarn, and wool/mohair etc for spinning. rugs, wall hangings, retablos (in wool not wood). This GORGEOUS shawl was done by Bobby Dow and the picture just doesn't do it justice! There are my goat milk soaps! There are pins, shawl pins, keychains, felted animals, purses, "paintings" in wool felt.....and more!

Here are the two newest Scarves. One is dyed Hot Pink with Turquoise, hot pink and light pink dots and squiggles. The other is dyed dark purple with purple and teal felt (it is two sided - the pink is only one sided) that has been carded with some purple/blue angelina and gives it shine This one is felted with a blend of Merino and silk so the dots/squiggles have a really beautiful sheen to it and it puckers quite a bit more the the other one. Harvey House's Annual show starts today and these are heading down to Harvey House as soon as they are beaded. I am planning on taking the camara if I can find the batteries that were recharged too and taking pics of the displays. Harvey House is one of my FAVORITE annual shows. Several of my friends are asking me to join Las Aranas and be in a couple of their shows as well - Gracious me! Anyone who loves Fiber, Quilts, Embroidery, Beads or Silk Painting - Head South to this hidden treasure in Belen!

After several weeks of utter frustration in the weaving dept. I've finally managed to put the 2nd weaving project (Christmas present) to rest. Just need to wash it and iron it. I'm so glad to have these two projects done finally and can move on to things I would like to do for the Harvey House show in Feb. This is my Mother in Law's handwoven scarf in brown cotton and the Painted Desert colorway. and the bottom one is my Sister in Law's table runner in coral, chocolate and multi/teal handspun. I really love the colors together and am already thinking of OTHER projects to do with the tons of yarn I have just laying around.......

Here are the last of the stockings. This one is by far my favorite and again is the inspiration to more creative endeavors. OH if only I had as much time as I have ideas .......Oh well. Seriously though, this was a blast. Here is the the Christmas tree goat - Unfortunatley you can't see the little red ornaments all over the tree. I just LOVE being able to create! Thanks TG for giving me the opportunity!

Today was a scarf making day. I dyed 3 scarves a few days ago - Two in a dark red/purple and one in brilliant blue. This is one of the red/purple scarves that is Nuno felted with brown, teal, and red/purple wool with gold angelina fiber. Here is a close up of the red/purple scarf. I haven't named this one yet. It might get a name if I get inspired. Next step - beading the edges but first I need to wait until it is dry. This is the brilliant blue scarf with wisps of tropical bright colors all over it it is fun!!!!! Close up of the colors used: tangerine, yellow, lime green, turquoise, hot pink and a little bit of purple. I wasn't really sure I like this one until it got close to being done. Now I love it. I'm calling it Miami Brite.

My knitting/spinning/weaving buddy Terri gave me a fun project to do - felt fun Christmas scenes on her stockings - Oh my goodness - this has been a blast! Here is the closeup of the first one - an Angora goat eating the carrot nose off of a snowman. Really - the more I felt the more fun I have and I am enjoying the challenge of coming up with themes for each stocking that combine Christmas and goats/dogs I wish there were more time in the day to do more fun stuff like this ! Off to finish more projects - with two Craft fairs coming up and Christmas breathing down my neck I have a lot to do and very little time to do it in.

This past weekend I drove up to the Jemez and taught 4 women to Lockerhook for the Jemez Valley Fiber Arts Group. The setting was LOVELY, the ladies were delightful and so quick to catch on! I couldn't believe how fast the day slipped by and most everyone got quite a bit of their projects done except one very ambitious gal who is doing a rug - not a hotpad. I was also invited back in the spring to teach another class on Kool Aid dying, carding and drop spindle if I can learn in time. Thankfully I sort of know how and I have 6 months to practice if i can lay my hands on a spindle which shouldn't be an issue. If you live in the Jemez - I recommend this wonderful group and if you don't - check out their classes anyway. I know they've done felting, quilting and making rag rugs. I wish I'd remembered my camara - the class was held at the Green Acres Permaculture Demonstration farm and is awesome. They live in a yurt part of the year and also rent out the yurt if some...