Posts Tagged ‘Fiber’

Oregon Flock And Fiber Festival was going on this weekend in Canby OR (a little town about 20 minutes drive from where we live) and I wasn’t exactly sure what to expect but Immi and Ashland seem enjoy festivities, so off we went for a little Saturday adventure.

So many people were spinning yarn on the lawn enjoying the perfect weather. And there were [almost] overwhelming number of vendors displaying their beautiful fibers and yarn and all sorts of things crafted from them. (This wasn’t the only indoor area, there were 5 or so of even larger buildings full of various vendors)

There were lots of fiber related animals too, some of them for sale.

I was really surprised by the quality, uniqueness and variety of items offered and I thoroughly enjoyed looking around. Besides, everyone here were very friendly! Next year I’ll have to remember to save up craft fund for this, but we couldn’t leave empty handed so I got some lovelies: a tiny bite size batt, and a bit of purple firestar (for mixing into other fibers to add sparkle), two vintage spools (these were a $1 each, I resisted the temptation to pick up a handful!), and quite a lot of (7.6 oz)  super bargain priced mystery batt (it’s multicolor probably because it’s made from left over fibers and such — I actually enjoy spinning batts like this so…).

I was a bit worried that I’d be the only one to enjoy such an event but Immi and Ashland had fun being outdoors and petting animals. Todd even found a totally amazing spindle for himself (he learned to spin some yarn on it when we got home!). I think that it was educational not just for kids but definitely for me too — for someone who enjoys fiber related art, I’m embarrassing ignorant about what fiber comes from which animal and besides, I could barely tell apart llamas and alpacas (I can now!).