The Fiber Festival of New England was fabulous!

Lots of folks came out to support local fiber art.  So much glorious COLOR! I’ve been flat out for two month preparing for this event and now that it’s past … time to prepare for more events!! Good problem to have, I say. This Friday, November 12, 2010 I’ll be at the Tower Square craft show in Springfield, MA from 11-2pm giving all the corporate soldiers a chance to shop for hand-crafted goods on their lunch hour.

AND at  Snow Farm, the holiday sale starts Friday, November 12, 2010 as well. My stuff will be in the fiber building. They open their doors Friday, Saturday and Sunday for three weekends each November to help everyone get a jump on their holiday shopping.

But the really big new is …

I’m being flown out to San Diego California to teach a private felting workshop!!

But that deserves it’s own post ….

The Fiber Festival Of New England

Things are really busy around here preparing for all the 2010 holiday shows. Every spare minute goes to felting and dyeing and stitching and beading. LOVE IT! The first in the line up is:

The Fiber Festival of New England
Saturday, November 6th, 9:30am to 5:00pm
Sunday, November 7th, 10:00am to 3:00pm
Mallary Complex, Eastern States Exposition
Springfield, MA

I’m in booth 475 East … be sure and stop by

http://www.thebige.com/ese/aboutus/FiberFestival.asp

and

Snow Farm is having the annual holiday art sale as it does every year.  My work will be for sale there again …

Dates for 2010 seconds sale:

November 12, 13, 14
November 19, 20, 21
November 26, 27, 28

10:00 to 4:00pm each day

http://www.snowfarm.org/seconds-sale.html

and

Tower Square Holiday Arts, Crafts & Specialty Vendor Fair on November 12th 11-2pm www.visittowersquare.com

and more to come … details to follow

The sixth annual Fiber Twist in Deerfield Mass was great!!

I’m still pumped with adrenaline! Such a nice size show with so much luscious fiber. I had really nice neighbors … Dirty Water DyeWorks with all their lovely hand dyed yarns on one side and Sojourner Design with piles of carded fiber among other beautiful supplies on the other. Wish I had had time to take a saunter around with so much gorgeousness all around me. The traffic was almost non-stop. Some of my things found new homes … the first one out of the nest was my lovely white-on-white shawl. It has been one of the inspirations for a wedding outfit I am designing with a bride-to-be.

SOLD!

Feeling really grateful today and everyday for being able to do what I LOVE and make a living at it besides! I feel so blessed. My company was founded on the belief that doing what you love brings JOY and right now my heart is BURSTING with it!! Keep it coming universe!

My next show is at The Fiber Festival of New England on Nov 6&7 at the BigE fair grounds in West Springfield Mass. Hope to see you all there!

It’s spring!! and that brings new nuno ribbon felt scarves

the spring line is shaping up

here is a little sneak peak

nuno ribbon felt scarf workshop with nancy dorian

Saturday, february 27th 2010 9-4pm at holyoke creative arts center

Shake off the winter doldrums and join me at the holyoke creative arts center for a day filled with COLOR and creative energy!

Using Nuno felting techniques, be prepared to be elated as you transform layers of silk, wool roving, ribbon and novelty yarns into gorgeous flowing fabric. In this one-day workshop we will cover layout, felting, fulling and finishing creating your own art-to-wear! No felting experience necessary.

You can register at www.holyokecac.org/signup.htm or call (413)532-0465

wow … more media attention! nice mention in the times union in albany NY

Anyone who has a fiber addiction will be in good company here.

http://blog.timesunion.com/fiberarts/

My friend Harriet Levy, an avid knitter and spinner, wrote a fun piece about the dangers of knitting. Pick up those needles at your own risk!

I must confess … after learning to knit at the tender age of six,

I went on to crocheting, then sewing, needlepoint, pottery,

dabbled in weaving,

stained glass, jewelry, driftwood, shells and feathers, beads.

then, knitting over-sized garments and bags to then shrink down to felt

… onto silk painting and hand-dyeing silk yardage

which naturally progressed to nuno felting and dyeing my own roving

and, oh ya, did I mention I just bought a spinning wheel?

we had a great nuno felt workshop at WEBS

My class at WEBS filled quickly, so we added a one day workshop on sept 20 to accommodate the waiting list. what a wonderful group of talented women! everyone’s scarf is absolutely gorgeous. I still have space in my tuesday night class at Holyoke Creative arts. 6-8pm $45 plus materials.

The Ribbon felt workshops are filling up fast!

There are still a few spots left in my workshop and we want to fill the house! alchemy initiative is offering 33% off if you bring a friend. it’s a funky renovated church in the heart of pittsfield, ma that’s loaded with creative energy!

I also have 2 other workshops scheduled this month in addition to the one at alchemy initiative …

• WEBS in Northampton Sept 20th 10am-5pm (my thursday night class is full, so we added a one day workshop) you can sign up here:

http://www.yarn.com/webs-classes-events-classes-spinning-dyeing-felting/webs-felting-class-nuno-ribbon-felt-scarves-one-day/

• Holyoke Creative Arts Center Sept 12th 2009 10am-5pm

Call 413/532-0465 to register or E-mail: info@HolyokeCAC.org

Hope to see you soon, even if it’s not at a workshop!

Fall line-up of nuno felting classes and workshops

My fall schedule of classes and workshops is growing everyday.

I will be adding them here on a regular basis, so stop in often to see what unfolds!

2009 workshops

saturday, sept 26
• ribbon felt scarves •  10-4pm
alchemy initiative
www.AlchemyInitiative.org.com

saturday, oct 31
• ribbon felt scarves •  9-4pm
new england felting supply
www.feltsupply.com

classes

mondays, sept 14 – dec 14
• knitting •   6-8pm
holyoke creative arts center
www. holyoke cac.org

wednesdays, oct 7 – 28
• ribbon felt scarves •  6:15-8:15pm
holyoke community college
www.hcc.edu/

thursdays, oct 22 – nov 12
• ribbon felt scarves •  6-8pm
WEBS
www.yarn.com

look what first time silk painters did in my new class

Just goes to show … we are all artists if we can just step out of the way.

My new class is running Tuesday nights at Holyoke Creative Arts Center this fall. We will be exploring all things fiber, including nuno felting, hand painted silk scarves and custom dyed yarns.  I’m also teaching at WEBS in Northampton, Holyoke Community College and New England Felting Supply. My classes have been filling quickly, so I’ve added other venues.  Get your spot now!