Getting ready for SPA weekend

My does time fly! I have been busy knitting and designing up a storm.
Found a wonderful knitting book "Knitting Off the Axis" by Mathew Gnagy. I loved all his designs and his concepts. I saw the Lynette pattern and picked up my needles and found some wonderful yarn and off I went. Naturally I tweeked it a bit, like changing the collar and button band. I also did my own buttons by purchasing ones that you cover with material, I purchased the material from a vendor from an event put on by Black sheep spinners in NY. The material is upholstery fabric, a wonderful pattern and loved the color, just right for the sweater. I also designed a hat to go with sweater that I embellished with a tatted motif and button. I needed to take a picture of the finished project so my husband, Alex and I went to Bird Park, and while we were getting out of our car, we saw some wonderful young ladies and I asked one of the girls if she would mind modeling my sweater and hat for me, I was so happy when she agreed,much better on her then me taking photos of it propped in a tree or strung up on a bench. Thank you so much Kayle you were a wonderful model! I love the picture with her friends in the background.

Fiber College

This was my first year at Fiber College in Searsport, Me. It was enchanting! Even though we had to put up our tent in the rain, it did not get us down because of the wonder of the campsite. It was wonderful to see the plants, flowers, gardens, the beach, besides being made welcomed so much that you felt like part of the family. I loved seeing Astrig again and meeting her wonderful husband, Steve, and great dad, and all the wonderful staff. Mary Jane was a wonderful resident artist, I loved how homey she decorated her welcoming tent, she went the extra mile to make you feel like you were in a special place : ) I loved the fashion show and the wine and cheese afterwards, and having live music, they even let my hubby play bass with them. Friday, I did a demo on tatting earrings, was almost done with the demo when I realized that Sunday was the demo on earrings and Friday was the demo on tatting with yarns, oops, so I did both. Loved walking around seeing the vendors, saw the buttons, Mary knew I was hooked, all I could say was I felt like I was going through my grandmother's button box, I bought some awesome tiny glass buttons. Enjoyed my time with Enchanted Knoll ; )

I loved meeting Jen,who taught me to hoop! Hey I am up to 10 turns lol. Carol saved the day by bringing me pillows. We had loads of laughs with Amy, Carol, Cathy, and Leslie at the Angler! Carol showed me how to eat a lobster.

Met Lauren Sundin and Steve. I loved what she did with her bobbins, she is a wonderful designer.

Endless Mts Fiber Festival

I have a wonderful son, Matthew, and his girlfriend, Kim, who stepped in for me vending at the Endless Mts Festival while I was up in Maine at the Fiber College teaching a class.

I was so pleased that they enjoyed vending and even said that they would step in again if I needed them. I loved making the felted soaps, as they smelt so so so good! I found my appliqued copper pins that I made to include in the booth, besides my batts, patterns, orifice hooks, and kits.

Sorry to say that some vendors could not make it because of the flooding and my prayers go out to those who were affected by the flooding.

More designing tatted earrings

Hurricane Irene did a little set back, now I have to work like the wind getting things done for the Fiber College class in Maine on Needle Tatting September 10th, I also have a vending space in PA that my wonderful son Matt is going to step in for me, so I have fiber to get ready, soap to do, kits to put together, patterns to sort out, I definitely will have a nite cap when I get to Maine : ).

So here are a few of the tatted earring designs in progress. I still need to finish the ends for they are nice and tidy!

Tatted Items

Getting ready for my class, just sent off some tatting samples.

Dyeing Threads for Tatting

The colors look wonderful but my nails look like I haven't cleaned them, hey its worth it!

I loved tatting a cuff bracelet with the Natural Polished Brown Hemp.

Tatted Homespun bracelet

Trying out a new tatting technique with homespun yarn, also putting together a video for the needle tatting class...busy...busy : )

Also when I was in Deposit Closet found this awesome bust of a young girl by Houton, she has a cracked neck poor baby : {