Like my new website http://www.michelleboydspins.com/. Who knew writing lines and lines of code and learning FTP protocols would take so much time. But there you have it. Good-bye, June. Go ahead and check it out, if you haven't already.
And then there is the garden. This time of year brings out the horticulturalist in me. I plant pretty flowers, and though I don't specifically grow a dyer's garden, I do harvest a lot of nifty colors all summer long. And veggies. My childhood was filled with fresh garden veggies all summer long. I had decided to turn the wee plot in my back yard into a veggie garden with peas, onions, beets, beans, corn and carrots all carefully lined up in pretty rows. My cats, however, had different ideas, and now I spend a lot of time discovering new plants where other plants should have been. And weeding.
And then, of course, there was Fibre Week. Every year, I enjoy this event more and more. And this year topped them all. Not only was there fabulous enrollment in the workshop program (which makes me, as the coordinator, look pretty good!), but a record number of entries in the fleece shows, enormous community support, and fabulous weather. Who could ask for anything more? (Okay, edible food in the cafeteria would be nice...)
My favorite thing about Fibre Week, however, is the people. Some of my very best friends in the world are people that I have met at Fibre Week. And I keep meeting more and more wonderful people and adding to that list of friends. People who play with fibre are the very best kind of people. They are kind and generous and adventurous and hilarious. They are smart and loyal and just seem to be happier than the rest of humanity.
We gathered for classes...
...like this one with Sharon Costello. Look a them working away!
We gathered for speakers and for the fashion show...
...hosted by yours truly, which is why there are no photos of the awesome garments we saw!
We gathered for potluck dinner...
We welcomed new spinners...
And new-to-fibre-arts-in-general folk...
Then, I got to meet the Master Spinner Level 3 Class of 2010. I could not have had a better group if I had gone out and handpicked from the entire spinning population. Smart, funny, and fearless, these nine women soaked up all that I had to give and came back for more each day. And one of them actually said that she loved tpi and would never spin without it again! My work here is done...
...MWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Okay, there was a little bit of stash enhancement done, too. Seriously, where else are you going to find cashmere, and cashmere blended with alpaca, and quiviut blended with bison, merino, and silk? Oh, and a wee bit of handpainted merino yarn from Ellie at Rabbitworks Fibre Studio. And a little handpainted silk. And that Viking Santa spindle that I picked up at the Silent Auction. And the Dukhobor flax tools. And...you get the picture...
Yep, that's worth a thousand words. And several hundred dollars. It's a darn good thing they pay me to go to Fibre Week, but, apparently, most of that money gets left there!
So, all in all, I had a wonderful time, came home broke and brain-dead, then turned around and went back to Edmonton for medical appointments. This weekend is finally a chance to try and recover.
And make some string.
Goodness knows, there's some fibre around!
P.S I am scheduled to teach a class in spinning flax out at Gibson's Landing, but it is in danger of cancellation due to low enrollment. If you will be in the vicinity of the Sunshine Coast around August 21 and want to find out how fun and friendly flax can be, go to http://www.gibsonslandingfibrearts.com and register a.s.a.p.!
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