8 more days until Fiber College!

     Can you believe it is only eight more days until Fiber College? Time is flying by, ten days after FC I'll be heading to Florida and running my first 5K...should be interesting. I picked up freshly dyed wool at Riverslea this a.m. the colors are beautiful, still need one more for my FC class, but what I have is amazing. Unfortunately they have been without power since last weekends storm and are having a difficult time with their generator, fingers crossed they are up and running soon. Being on town water you forget that people need power for their wells, makes it hard to take care of over 200 sheep!
     After I left the farm I headed east to Newington and the bookstore to see if the latest copy of Cloth Paper Scissors was in yet, and tah dah, there it was...and my Spring Ram mixed media piece was published! I knew it had been selected as a finalist, and I had sent it in to be photographed, but wouldn't know if it had made the final cut until the magazine came out...very excited to say the least. (I did splurge on two copies.) They should be shipping him back to me sometime this month, maybe in time for FC?

Kim

Summer is winding down...

Hi there,
     Here it is the second week of August already, less than one month away from Fiber College. My instructions are printed and most of the supplies are packed and ready to go. Busy times at the mill are holding up the dyeing process, makes me a little nervous, but I know I can count on my friend Liz at Riverslea Farm to come through in a pinch. I just happen to be one of those people that need to have everything done and ready before I can relax, I don't relax often.
     This year I will only be enjoying one day of FC, as my 10th wedding anniversary is coming up in October and I will be away...my better half and I will be spending some alone time (which rarely happens) enjoying the great state of Maine. Lets just say my idea of a good time and his aren't always the same, I like fiber shops and he likes boatyards, we meet in the middle at antique shops :) He's a keeper!
     Before we know it the fall craft season will be here which is good news for lovers of wool, as we all know buyers just aren't in the mood when it's 90 out, strange. I will also be teaching my three part Father Christmas classes at A Loom With A View in Newburyport, at last check there was only one spot left, yay!!
So don't wait until it's to late, hit the vendors at FC or head to your favorite fiber place and get felting, spinning, weaving, knitting, or what ever gets you to your happy place, before we know it a certain BIG holiday will be here...I am not ready.

Kim