Well, well.. here we are!

Good Day!  
We've been so very busy preparing for the holidays, we haven't had the chance to write much in awhile! (dontcha hate it when a blog starts out that way ;) We have several events planned, so I'll start there.

STITCH & BITCH 
    It’s time to launch our official “Stitch & Bitch” for the winter months! Our first one will be this Saturday, November 5 from 2-5pm. Several of you have asked for it, so be it--We're looking forward to having everyone! Bring any project that you want to work on, be it knitting, spinning, crochet, sewing and spend the afternoon in good company. Who knows what you’ll learn! The first one just happens to be on my birthday, November 5, so we will have coffee, tea, sparkling cider, wine and… cake of some kind! I do so love cake  :D  Mom taught me to be generous, so to celebrate,  I'll host some kind of drawing/give away for people that attend.

CROCHET CLASS
November 12, from 2-5. LeeAnn Cisneros of Alamosa and Heaven Scents will host a crochet class for those of you that want to learn. Personally, I find it very handy and creative to be able to do both, so I expect to see some you hard-core knitters along for the ride!  There is no charge for the class itself, just the cost of your supplies-and we’ll give you 10% off of those that day.  

PHAT FIBER
What else… We’ve begun participating in the Phat Fiber Sampler box again. This month’s theme is “Wine Country”. Our colorway is inspired by the foods that are classic accompaniments to good wine and Clara Peters’ “"Breakfast Still-life with Bread, Cheese and Cherries", 17th century. Many of you know that I teach Women’s Art History and I have long loved this painting, so it seemed like the natural choice.  If you’re unfamiliar with the Phat Fiber Sampler program, check it out here: www.phatfiber.com/index.htm . There is much to get excited about there!

New stuffs...
What’s new?
--dichroic buttons for your projects
--Christmas ornaments and lots of them.
--a shipment of Brown Sheep yarn
--fibers, fibers, and more fibers!
--new angelina colors
--hand dyed silk bells by Wonderland Fibers
--books!
--windchimes
--needlefelting tools
--knitting, crochet notions-including magnet closure for bags
--handmade bags by Vickie Marquez
--hand dyed cashmere sock, DK and worsted yarns

That’s good for today, yes? Keep in touch. We miss you when you’re gone. 
Steph and Laura

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There are many news yarns available, one exhibit and one festival down and one to go!

Again, I just LOVE it (sarcasm intended!) when people assume that the life of an artist is all-and this is a quote, "play". In my optimistic moments, I assume that they mean that I now work very hard at something I love as opposed to suggesting that there is nothing substantive about the work that I do.

Ironically, how I hear these things has much to do with how rested I am, which is tenuous considering... how much I LOVE my work!













I started experimenting with Cushing's Dyes that I bought from The Bellwether (see top left).
I love, love, love, mixing up a pot o' dye and adding more of the fibers every few minutes as the exhaust to get variations of the color...

The next yarn is from a batt by Amanda at Black Cat Handspun.


My breakfast is close to ready, so I shall close for now-but ... I GOTTA tell you about our Spinning WHEEL RAFFLE at slvfest.com! Crystal refurbished a beautiful, antique, Ashford Spinning Wheel for our festival raffle. You can even buy the tickets online! Go see, go see, go seeeeee !

before...

during...

I want to blog. Really, I do. I simply want to spin and dye more :)

And, I have suddenly found myself knee-deep in a new business! Much better than a new job, that's for certain. I keep giggling at my good fortune. I work at home--with my soaps in the background, too!

after...

For a peek at what I've been spinning and selling.... go here :)