BLUE TOE SPINNER

I am spinning this for Retreat Exchange. I will show the colors later as the spinning progresses. I have finished some loose-end spinning. Some bobbins that have sat around for awhile. This is some lavender roving I spun, but I don't recall the origin of the roving. I spun it two different ways. This is fine and fairly evenly plied. This roving I received as a prize at Retreat this year. From Kathy Caldwell, and I have been spinning it on my Damsel Monique Greensleeves spindle. This is the first skein, I think it is very lovely. This is the other lavender spinning this is kind of unevenly spun and the plying has alot of over twist. I think is will do well in a felted project. This roving was won by Mumsy. It is some of Maureen Wilson's carded creations. Isn't it amazing?!! All the colors in it show so well in the yarn. I love it!! This is the Pink Handspun Irish Hiking Scarf. I knitted it for a dear neighbor, Pat Sorensen. The scarf is about 34 inches. Pat is a little wis...

I haven't been spinning very much lately. (The spinning I have been doing has been on my lovely Monique Spindle.) I've been busy packing to move, making Wedding Invitations for Mumsy, working on the Woolpack Meeting Schedule, working my day job and working very hard on the GBFAF Website. I'm not a proud momma, but I'm having a great time creating. If you haven't been to the website, please take a few minutes to check it out. It's http://www.greatbasinfiberartsfair.org/ Let me know what you think, feel, love, hate, want it to show.

These are the treats I got at this year's Kathy's Meadow Retreat. This beautiful yarn that Marti spun... ...along with is outrageously beautiful bag!! Here is another shot. And another shot. Isn't it pretty. Sorry Donna. This is what I managed to spin the two days I was at Retreat. Fiber from Judy Gunn; Colorway: Lothlorien. This is a sample of Milk Silk Fiber Carolyn shared with us. I got this really cute sheep soap from the prize tent. Thanks Debbie ! I bought this pretty pink yarn from Janet . Colorway: Powder Puff Pink. I bought this Blue Face Leister from Judy . Colorway: Clear Lake I got this from the prize tent. Fine Range Wool; Colorway: Hidden Canyon. Also one of Judy's fibers. I got this from the prize tent. Thank you Donna and Tara! And I bought this from Carolyn . 60/40 Merino/Bamboo; Colorway: Earthen Hues. All this fiber and my honey didn't even bat an eye. Not to mention the Greensleeves Spindle . What a great man!! I had a great time!!

At Retreat at Kathy's Meadow I was enable into adopting a spindle from Greensleeves . I don't regret anything except the length of time it took me to acquire one of these beauties. Thanks Katie!! Here are a couple photos of this baby: Isn't she beautiful?

I'm just curious...did anyone get to go to the Sock Summit. If you did tell me all about it. I wanted to go so badly. I hope they have another one some day.