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miss_maia_d

Stitches West!

Feb 20, 2006 13:46

I had a great time at Stitches West on Saturday. The vender market was overwhelming! I saw so many beautiful yarns and luscious fiber. I am afraid I succumbed to more than I had intended.

Here is my haul from a morning strolling the vender area:

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gunthera1 February 20 2006, 22:05:59 UTC

WOW! I feel jealous. There is so much pretty stuff in there. Congrats on a wonderful haul :-)

miss_maia_d February 21 2006, 16:24:12 UTC

:-}

emmacrew February 20 2006, 22:15:42 UTC

*envy* I'm not sure if I will be able to get to any of the things up in this area where Carolina Homespun shows, because one's two weeks before I'm supposed to have a baby and the other will probably conflict with chorus stuff again. Raaaar.

Last year we got kathrynt about 7 ounces of light grey merino-angora roving from Toots LeBlanc, which she spun up into lovely laceweight. Sadly, so sadly... angora makes me sneezy.

This month at the Madrona Fiber Arts vendor room I got about 1000 yards of socks that rock heavy weight in "fire on the mountain" to make a baby something-or-other, some lovely BFL from DiCentra designs, and some ultra-ultra soft merino. Feels like cashmere. If my mom can't wear whatever I spin from that, I will give up on getting her into wool. Kathryn got some roving from Chasing Rainbows in a gorgeous subtle seashell colorway. I managed to restrain myself, but barely. *sigh*

miss_maia_d February 21 2006, 16:38:05 UTC

Carolina Homespun is my new favorite place. Morgaine is so nice and she has sooooo much stuff! I don't even try to understand her website, I just go and look.

Toots LeBlanc has wonderful stuff. They have blends without angora. I got a merino-angora blend, which surprises me because I usually don't care for angora.

Chasing Rainbows may have some of the most beautiful colorways out there. She is very talented. I haven't spun any of her roving, but I think Morgaine is carrying it now.

Congratulations on the baby, when are you due? I have been so busy lately, it seems like I miss all the news.

emmacrew February 21 2006, 22:21:14 UTC

I bought my wheel from Morgaine a year and a half ago, at OFFF. I've purchased bunches of her guardians rovings, too. She's really great.

I know Toots LeBlanc has the alpaca-Jacob blend, but it doesn't feel as nice as the merino-angora. I think those are the main two rovings they carry.

Baby boy is due mid-July. I may well have announced it before adding you to my friends list.

miss_maia_d February 22 2006, 04:23:28 UTC

How exciting! Hopefully you'll give birth before the weather gets too hot.

Amazing haul! anonymous February 21 2006, 02:41:53 UTC

I love your sock yarn haul! Looks like we have similar tastes-- I loved the Nancy Finn/Chasing Rainbows sock too, sooo nice and unexpected! And I agree with you about Lisa Souza; it was one of my last stops and I wish I'd had made it one of my first :)

Aija / sockpr0n.blogspot.com

laurakrycek February 21 2006, 02:52:45 UTC

Wow... you know you're in good-yarn withdrawal when you look at those pictures and can almost smell the yarn. It's beyond imagining feeling it. You lucky dog! ::sigh:: I miss money...

And OOH OOH! You should first play with either the blue or the fiery-colored one, both in the last picture. They're my favorites. :-P

miss_maia_d February 21 2006, 16:38:44 UTC

:-) Those are my first choices too!

Vendors alike jaynefury February 21 2006, 19:51:16 UTC

Toots's stuff is sublime.

Blue Moon - Got a lot of my money! Specifically I purchased four skeins of their KidMo and one of their ribbon as well as some divine bombyx and cashmere to spin.

Good haul!

Re: Vendors alike miss_maia_d February 22 2006, 04:22:04 UTC

Yeah, temptation was alive and well at Stitches.