Hello All,
Well, we had a great time at the 1st Kentucky Sheep and Fiber Festival on May 14-15 in Lexington, KY. Thanks to everyone who came to our classes (C.J. taught Fundamentals of Dyeing and Traci taught Weaving for Beginners)- we had an excellent group for both classes, which made it super fun!
Also, at the same festival we met a lot of new Fiber Friends (Hello Again!) and met some people we've always wanted to meet. Otto and Joanne Strauch of Strauch Fiber Equipment Company were among those fine folks we've always wanted to run across and we finally got to tell them in person how much we love using their quality equipment. We own a lot of their work, and if your in the market for trusty, efficient, made in USA fiber processing equipment, we would heartily suggest making a purchase from Strauch or a Strauch dealer (Like The Woolery).
We ran across a lot of good fiber at the festival, but being rather particular fiberholics, most of the sheep fiber disinterested us. We did find that we're rather fond of Alpaca fiber. This is for several reasons- 1) It's not greasy 2) The good stuff doesn't stink 3)People seem to take better care of their Alpacas than people do of their sheep, thus they have way less vegetable matter included.
We ended up with several-several pounds of fiber
from Blue Note Alpacas which Traci says- "Is some of the Best fiber I've ever used." The first batch is spinning up exceptionally well and we look forward to creating something exquisite with it.We anticipate to update this blog every weekend now that we've moved into our new home in Somerset, KY, so expect more updates, equipment reviews, and technique tips in the future.
As always, we look forward to hearing from you! Stay Busy!
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