My Forays into Fiber and other Geeky Things

While out and about at the Southern Adirondacks Fiber Festival at Washington County Fairgrounds I took a few pictures Here are the Sisters, the could not bring their goats... Hoot and a half and all smiles Bad timing on the part of the vet and the rabies vacine did take. They were hoping to sell a couple. Watch out for evil puppets... Yeah, it's a puppet.. unlike this one Yes there are two there..... My Favorite fiber vendor was there I like the curve here This year I actually got to feel the prize winners Wow! For what it's worth, all the fleece sold on the first day. This being the second year, the organizers did something different. There were more vendors ( behind link ) this year. In the first barn..... Merrrrrinnnnnnoooooo A last look up midway Colorful spindles.... I have more pictures but not tonight....

Revisiting last years post of it's not rocket science. I forgot to get an action shot of Phaedre in action. She was being all sorts of balky yesterday on the wood floor of the Athens Cultural Center The uprights were bouncing all over the place and it appears that her wheel has gotten even more off center than usual. I think I need to tear her down and straighten her wheel. but she still works. I was the only man that was spinning yesterday it's odd, being literally the "odd" man out in a room of 30 +/- Women 4 Men and just 2 of us men-folk actually play with yarn and fiber. Guys, pick up your pointy sticks!!! We are losing the race and the skills. Speaking of skills, on the radar for the last few years has been this little gem from instructables.com Low power media server. Parts? I have two slightly dead laptops one of which could turn into this... or this But, considering were I live and the age of the house I am leaning toward the second of the two. after all it...

Update on the Mystery wheel . I saw another almost like it with a smaller wheel when we went to Adirondack fiber festival last year. So I know there are more out there. Even Dave is flummoxed on what make it is. So, any takers from the field? Ideas? Buhler?

I made it to the HUDSON RIVER STITCH and Spin over the weekend, sufficed to say, TU FIBER BLOG and ROWSRED (she who organized it) covered it better than I. However I spun full tilt boogie on Phaedre I still feel that I have got nowhere as the fiber I am spinning is 40 WPI!!!!! Not quite gossamer but getting damned close. I did get a chance to drag my previous fiber out into the light 540 yards +/- ~ of Spring Green colorway by SEEKAY Merino goodness.. I already have a pattern, she who spins is getting another lovely scarf, lace of course. Oh, one more thing......... My workplace has something vaguely related to fiber. As in the former business........ HUYCK FELT Co after a few mergers and sales ( research paper here SAGE COLLEGE) I've always sorta known I'd wind up in a fiber mill... My first job was refinishing Wire Stitchers and a stitch is a stitch......