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What's New
Summer Workshop - Kitchen Dyes Color Wheel
Come to Stone Mountain and join Heather McCloy and Paula on July 20-21,2024 for Natural Dyeing and Kumihimo Fun. Wonderful color can be just a few steps away in your very own kitchen. This is a great way to begin your natural dyeing journey, or to discover some new colors you can have close at hand. For the experienced dyer or the novice, this class will have something for everyone. Then on Sunday morning, learn one way -and discuss other ways - to use your experiments in color. This kumihimo class will work for the beginner but also have great suggestions for a more experienced braider. $85.00/person which includes lunch on Saturday and all supplies needed for the class. Saturday 9:30-5:00, Sunday 9:30-12:30. On Sunday, you can bring your lunch and stay a little longer for a question and answer session. Sign up by sending an email to pjvester60@att.net. A PayPal invoice will be sent, or you can make other arrangements by request. Payment collected when you sign up.
Brand New Marudai for sale!!!
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New from World in a Spin!
A Marudai that travels. Protect your braid-in-progress when you get up and go.
Made of oak, it comes with
- 16 bobbins
- 4 counter weights
- An easy to adjust braid “ladder” that holds your weights and secures your braid
- Removable legs that provides two height options.
Sells for $225.00 plus sales tax and s&h.
Contact: Paula Vester at pjvester60@att.net for questions, orders, and payment options.
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What's Happening This Year
It will soon be time for the Georgia Renaissance Festival in Fairburn, and we will be there spinning and dyeing and talking to the world about textiles in the 16th Century. Join us for the day and enjoy a Day at the Festival.
AT the end of June - June 23, June 30, and July 7 - I will be teaching one of my favorite classes, Mixing Knit & Crochet: Working with knit and crochet together, at SeFAA in Chamblee. I love using my handspun to make gifts and things for my family to use, and because I do crochet faster than I knit, I often use both methods in pieces. Whether it is vests, sweaters, blankets, scarves or hats, I love using my knitting needles and my crochet hooks to mix up the textures in my projects. Join me at SeFAA for two mornings of learning about how to rethink your work, and work up a scarf or two from patterns that I include in the handout. Check out the SeFAA website at fiberartsalliance.org to sign up.
In September, the Peachtree Handspinners will begin a year long celebration of their 40th Birthday with an exhibit in Cartersville that will be filled with spinning gatherings, panel discussions with artists, and an Sheep to Shawl Demonstration as well as a hall at the Bartow County Historical Museum filled with the works of PHG and Etowah Valley Handspinners members. The exhibit - Home Grown and Handmade - will run through January 31, 2025.
IN October I will be back in Perry at the Georgia National Fair at "The Wool Story", and there is nothing better on a Fall Day in Georgia than a Day at the Fair. Join me and all the other folks at the Best Fair in the South!
Join Me on Patreon as I continue my Fiber Journey
I love sharing my passion for spinning, dyeing, history and textiles in general. Join me as I set off on a new journey of discovery and sharing on Patreon. Let's share some stories of fiber, history, and learn techniques to expand our knowledge of yarns, dyeing, and using those yarns we make. I am excited about this venture and I hope you will be too.
