Most every year, my dear husband brings me to the NH Sheep and Wool Festival for Mother’s day and this year was no exception. We have attended it when it has been hotter than hot, and cold and wet. This year we were treated to the most picture perfect day you could ever want to have for a fiber festival.
Now you have heard me complain about my growing stash and how I am trying to weed it out a bit, so like my friend Laurie, I was trying hard to be "mindful" of what I purchased. I almost thought that I was going to walk away completely empty handed…………but it WAS my mother’s day weekend, right?
I was relatively well behaved though. Some lovely taupe colored polwarth silk/angora roving from Woolybuns started my downfall. Very hard for a Woolen Rabbit to resist such lovely roving. While I was visiting with Chris, I managed to guess the answer to her silly quiz and my prize……Angora…haha! This is extra lovely angora, so something special will have to be planned for it.
My next purchase was some gorgeous roving from Friends Folly. This was my mother’s day present :-). A pound and a half of scrumptious wool that will become my new favorite vest :-).
The last purchase of the day was this Golding Spindle. I know, I know……I say I don’t like spindling, but yet, here is another beauty.
Just to prove that I actually do spin on them, I took a picture of this one this morning…with fiber I actually spun on it…LOL. I have to say, this spindle could convert me. No matter how bad I am, this baby just keeps spinning and spinning. I love it!
One of the best parts of any fiber event is the opportunity to visit with the fiber friends I have made along my journey…………….but did I get any pictures of my fiber friends? Nope…..too busy yakking, as usual…….but……
How could I resist this picture of the ever patient Dale, holding his lovely wife’s bag….heehee!
The Woolen Rabbit 
That’s my cowboy! It was a great day on Saturday and your purchases look wonderful.
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I almost got that same Friend’s Folly fiber. I can’t wait to see what you do with it. Are you going to spin all of it on the drop spindle? 🙂
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OH! And that Woolybuns stuff is the exact fiber I dyed. It is so soft and yummy.
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I can see how you’d fall for that!
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You say your bad at spindling?
I bet your great!
I love new spindles and how they are all so pretty.And i fool around with them .
But i cant seem to be able to decide if i want to use the wheel or spindle.
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Lovely fiber and spindle. Great picture of Dale the “Sherpa” dude!
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Ohhhhhhh I’m so envious of your beautiful Golding spindle! Beautiful beautiful. The must have magical powers because from what I hear nobody can resist them. 🙂
Beautiful fiber acquisitions. Very wise choices Kim. I wish I could have been there to see and hug and chat it up with everyone. 🙂
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I haven’t had any trouble adding fiber to my stash lately. You bought some beautiful fiber!
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I’ve been resisting the Golding spindles with all of my minght, but maybe at Cummington I will finally give in. 😉
Lovely haul–very select, very high quality. And, as you rightly, say, it was Mother’s Day. 🙂
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When a fiber producer of your quality chooses some of mine, I am indeed honored. I hope you have a great time with it! And look forward to what you do with the angora.
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Looks like you had so much fun!
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Spindling on a Godling is not just spindling. They just go and go. Yours is a beauty!
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I missed you. I talked my husband into taking me to NHS&W Sunday. It was fun walking around and checking out everything. And the weather was perfect! Love the spindle.
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Glad you had a good time! Your spindling looks pretty terrific! 🙂
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You got some beautiful roving – VERY hard to resist Chris’s blends, even with angora coming out your ears!!
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Love the photo of Dale – so cute.
Your new Golding spindle is fabulous… and the fiber.. yummy. Wish I’d been there too.
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I think you were quite mindful in the purchases you made! Lovely stuff. I like the idea for the vest. That will be so soft! I think a Golding spindle is in MY future.
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