Aurora Colony Spinning Wheel Showcase 2015

aurora-posterThe 33rd Annual Antique Spinning Wheel Showcase was held this weekend, the 14th and 15th of March in Aurora, Oregon. The Aurora Colony Historical Society and the Aurora Colony Handspinner’s Guild co-sponsor the show which is held at the museum.

The spinners who display and demonstrate their antique wheels all dress in period clothing and every one of them is happy and willing to talk about their wheel and its history. As a wheel ignorant person I will tell you I learned a great deal about spinning wheels in a very short time. It was a really enjoyable experience.
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Madrona Fiber Festival Reviews 2015

Madrona Fiber Arts is held every year around Valentine’s Day in Tacoma. The excitement starts early as attendees have their eyes on classes they want to take and are ready to pounce as soon as registration becomes available, since many of the classes fill up very quickly. Quite a few of our guild members have made this a tradition and have gone for many years; others are new to the experience. Here are several reviews that cover the gamut of attendees, from newbies to old hands, that may inspire you to get yourself to this eagerly-awaited event! There are more in the March newsletter too! If you have never been to the Madrona Festival and are thinking about attending next year, these ladies are a great resource for tips and information. (more…)

Rose City Yarn Crawl 2015

crawl-sheep Assignment: write a brief review of the Crawl using no more than 3 capital letters per sentence and a maximum of 4 exclamation points. It’s a tough assignment, but we knitters are always up for a challenge, so here goes.

Three of us from the Wednesday Knitting Circle crossed an item off our bucket lists by visiting all 15 of the shops on this year’s Crawl. The weather was perfect, parking was a breeze, the shops were busy but not crazy crowded and it was just a great weekend. The variety of fibers, colors and designs was impressive. I saw everything but musk ox and, of course, the one thing I really wanted, cotton or cotton blend sock yarn. But I did stick to my budget by using the old standby, cash, and the rule that when your money is gone you stop shopping. (more…)