Fiber Fest
SAFF was my second fiber fest, but my first time to SAFF. It was not as huge as MDS&W but it was a bit more enjoyable because your not bumper to bumper with people, and you can enjoy shoping more. I didn't see any golding spindles at all, in fact there wasn't a lot of spindle selection compared to Maryland. I saw a lot of wheels though.
A nation of Lendrums all came together and I have no idea why.
The Peachtree Handspinners Guild was there but I was too shy to say hi to anyone but Heather and another very nice women whose name I can not remember.
The blogger meetup went great, however Jen says I scared people because I made a nasty face when i frst came to sit down because of a person trying to pass me in the stands, plus I was not so happy with my spinning class. Sorry, I didn't mean to seem grumpy. I really don't remember half the weekend.
I took a Camelid spinning class and I just don't think I care fo camelids and well how can a person be expected to spin well on Jet Lag after a Red Eye. I was toast, and not much help to anyone. Luckily I am surounded by the most wonderful women ever and despite being out of it I very much enjoyed myself.
Alpaca and Mohair seemed to be the fiber of the day. It was everywhere we looked in yarn, roving and live animal form!
We had lots of parties, a dinner the first night that Claudia Hosted, The Blogger meetup I round-up and then Saturday night Jen/La had the party at the bar. I think we drank more water then beer, arn't we such wild and crazy fiber women?
My good friend Brooke came up with her son Nicky because she doesn't live that far from Asheville.
Claudia and I got to share a room with Jen and La, which meant we slept in the same bed. I am happy to say Claudia isn't a sheet stealer!
I spun up a bit on my spindle, and I finished the heel on my socks.
I *think* I have a name for the socks now, "The Charlie Socks" after the King Charles Diamond Brocade and because I had a cat named Charlie. I just adore these socks.
I wish i could have beem more awake for everything, maybe next time huh? I'll show you my stash as soon as I photograph it. I got some Finn, an Alpaca/Mohair blend, some Superwash Merino and Mohair to blend to make socks. Oh yeah, and a carder to blend them on! :D
I am pretty sure that Claudia & JenLa will have some funny photos once they post, we all got very silly in our hotel. I got razzed a bit because I am the youngest. Ya know what I have to say to that? "MUHAHAHAHA!"
Comments
Emily says;
It was great to meet you! I love looking through all the pictures... (you didn't strike me as grumpy at all).
Amy says;
Hey~
It was good to meet you! Thanks for organizing the meet-up. I put together the list of bloggers who signed my notebook. here.
I was also a little overwhelmed at the meet-up, so I know the feeling.
Hope you enjoyed the rest of the festival. I'll be posting more photos soon.
scout says;
Looks like y'all had a great time!
Faith says;
Sounds like you had a great time! Good pictures too. =) Wow, a carder! Very cool.
Debby says;
My cat is named Charlie too!
Last night I finally listened to your latest podcast. Thank you for the controversy info. You asked what we do when we listen to you...over the summer I listened to the podcasts while I was driving in the early morning, and my husband was sleeping (sound familiar?) on the way to his cycling races. But last night I was reading and knitting a little. :)
tammy says;
hehe, i was there too... it was kind of small but i did enjoy looking at everything... it was overwhelming for my first time... i think i just wandered around wide eyed most of the time. too shy to say hi at the blog meetup but i saw you all up there. :D i have some pictures on my blog and flickr too :D
jenifleur says;
Hey, I FINALLY found out what the lendrumpalooza was about. It's the "beginning spinning" class. Only because Cat from Cat's Crafty Corner was in the class and she blogged about it. I gotta say it's a relief knowing because it was kind of twilight zone creepy.
Monica says;
Looks like you had a good time!