8 Days... and away we go!!!

I didn't get a chance to post yesterday for "9 days to go"... so now we only have 8 more days to wait, lol.

Last night wasn't super productive, because I had to mow the grass at the studio... it was way too long, and kept choking out the mower... but its done!

So, here are some of the cool things that can be seen at the Fiber In... September 18th to 20th in Orlando, FL :)

1 ounce batts

I have a new idea for a batt display... so I'm hoping that these will look pretty awesome in it :)

Fishy Stitch Markers!!!

Howlite Skull Stitch Markers

Of course I had to have some Rainbows, lol!!!

Lets see what tonight brings... I'm hoping for some inspiration and tons of caffeine, lol :)

10 Days to go!!!

And the count down had kicked into high gear!!! We officially have 10 days until the Florida Fiber In... I can not even tell you how excited and yet terrified I am right now...

Of course there have been some new ideas swirling this weekend, but I had to keep it under control... just trying to get as much done and see what happens :)

Here are some more of the rovings that the boys and I have been working on :)

Neons!!!

This one might be my most absolute favorite roving to date!!! It is so crazy beautiful... Cheviot Wool :)

Two Weeks til Fiber In!!!

As some of you may know, the Florida Fiber In is right around the corner... just two weeks to be exact!!!

I have been trying to keep my cool this year... and not put too much extra thought into things... because as you know, I can not just keep in simple, lol... All these new ideas just keep jumping in my head and I have to actually stop thinking about them :)

So, lately I have been testing out a new method of dying... and I let the boys pick out the colors... whatever happens, happens... but man are they proud when the fiber is dyed... 

Here are some of their dye jobs you will get to see at the Fiber In :)

Some of the boys color choices :)

Ethan's Favorite!

Dylan's Favorite!

Proud Boys!!!

Everyday after work, they ask if they can "Go Make More Yarn", lol :) 

New Ideas... Again!

I looked at the calendar the other day and realized that the Florida Fiber In is just over two months away!!! And then it hit me... you need to get your butt in gear!

Of course, as soon as I start working on getting stuff together, the ideas start flooding my brain... This time it was no different, lol.

So, here is a sneak peek at an idea that's going back and forth in my head... I'm not going to let out any details yet... I need to work on getting my hand to cooperate in order to make them :)

*Shhh... *

I'm hoping to get more time at the studio to work on this idea and see where it goes... of course there are about five other ideas trying to get out as well, lol :)

Washing Fleece and Silk Noil...

Since I haven't been feeling up to tackling the jobs at the studio, I have sort of been avoiding it for the last couple of days... Well last night I decided that I needed to suck it up and get over there!

After washing some fiber for a customer... Some Shetland/Merino (white) and Border Leicester (black/brown)

Shetland/Merino

Border Leicester

I went ahead and started dyeing some add-ins for future batts... Just love how Silk Noil takes color!!!

Silk Noil... it matches my kitchen, lol

Fuchsia and Yellow

Hopefully tonight will be more productive... I have fleeces to wash, fibers to dyes, and batts to be made :)

Texel/Dorset with Mohair and Firestar :)

I have been steadily working on getting the studio together... of course not fast enough... so I'm trying to get things going a little faster... 

  

Of course, I can not just focus on getting stuff moved, when there is so much other fun stuff that I can be doing... so Ive also been processing and spinning a bit, lol.

I agreed to do a batt making contract... the fiber is Texel/Dorset and then some mohair locks from the cutest little goat - Sweet Pea :)

I absolutely love when the client gives me artistic freedom to do what I want with the fiber... so I let the creative juices flow, lol...

All the Colors!!!

Test Batt... just to make sure the customer is happy with the way they are turning out :)

And of course, I just had to do a test spin... you never really know what the yarn is going to turn out like unless you play around with it...

Single

Scott Snyder Spindle

Fingering weight single

2-Ply Spindle Spun - 110 yards

I love the little pops of color!

Finished Yarn

The batt started at 1.2 ounces... managed to get 110 yards of 2-ply Sport/DK weight yarn :)

Spinning/Dyeing at the Studio!

Some of you may know that I am working on opening a studio to teach classes out of... its been an extremely slow process... but it is coming along... just not as fast as I would have hoped, lol.

Yesterday, I was finally getting over the stomach bug that hit my household, so I went over and unloaded some more stuff at the studio... Of course I couldn't just unload stuff and leave... I had to stay and play a bit :)

Finally got the "Witch's Cat" off the Bobbin and washed... still need to get an accurate count though

100% Cheviot... its finally dry, so I braided it

100% Cheviot... 

More Cheviot Drying

And of course I just had to sit and spin for a bit, lol :)

"Envy" by Spin City UK

Hopefully I will get more done tonight :)