SAFF: Blast from the Past
Today, since I am busy packing to go to SAFF, I offer you a Blast from the Past--a re-visit to last year's My First Trip to SAFF post. Enjoy and I hope to see you there this year!
From Nov. 1, 2013....
Last weekend I finally made it to Saff! The Southeastern Animal Fiber Fair has been going on for 20 years, and I've tried to go in years past, honest. This year: success!
So much to see! So many people!
Wendy and me
The fun thing about fiber/knitting events is getting to see folks I don't see all the time. Wendy and I got to touch base for a bit and swap Indigo dye stories and plans for world domination via knitwear. We get closer to our goal all the time...
Me and Pat
Pat slowed down long enough for a blurry pic with me. I've decided that I will start a blog one day and it will be filled with pics of me and Pat, running into each other at fiber fairs. I think that's a good plan, because Pat makes me (and everyone else, for that matter) smile, and we should all smile more, right?
Buying our first Turkish spindles. The guy on the right MADE them!
My goal at Saff was to find a really good Turkish drop spindle. No, make that, a GREAT one. Turns out that Knitty and Color is a wonderful source of top-notch Turkish drop spindles--well-made, beautiful, and reasonably priced. I can't recommend them highly enough!
Gale, of Gale's Art, who fit right in with our crazy bunch.
For roving, I went over to Gale's Art and, despite her enormous quantities of amazing hand-dyed roving in a million beautiful colors, I bought natural, sheep-colored roving. I loved it and that was all that mattered.
Me, Gail, and her Vintage Winter Shawl
And folks in the background wondering who I am that I've got people taking pics of me everywhere I go.
Last February I taught a class at the SC Knitting Guild's Knit Inn and afterward, the lovely Gail contacted me with a finished pic of her class project. As I was walking through the barn at Saff, I saw that project and knew I had seen it before. Sure enough, it was Gail herself, and the shawl was even more gorgeous in person!
Overall it was a great trip--cold, exhausting, exhilarating and fun! Do I want to go back again next year? Absolutely! Will I dress a little more warmly if the forecast high is less than 50 degrees? You'd better believe it!