Fibre Art Fun….

I thought some of you knitters/weavers/felters would be interested in the Fibre Arts Fair that is an annual happening in the Cowichan Valley.  I am not a knitter or a weaver but I do dabble a bit with needle felting (using wool felt and roving). 

There was lots of wool, angora, alpaca and llama fiber and wool roving-tons of wool roving….last year I looked everywhere for roving!  Now that I don’t need any, I see it every where…. the room was full of it and in every colour and at a VERY good price…(remember I got a huge box of roving free at a garage sale this summer :o)!!)

Lots of woven bags, sweaters and scarves.  I was there just before closing and everyone said that a lot of the merchandise had sold.

This woman looks like she’s had a VERY long day…she is almost comatose!  Wool will do that to you….I’d better stick to quilting!

Told you…a wall of wool roving!

Cowichan First Nation women making their famous Cowichan sweaters, vests, hats and socks. Aren’t they lovely and very warm and cozy!

Lovely knit and felted hats….I like that green one…it’s a good thing I didn’t see that one earlier or it would be on my head right now!  (Nothing like wearing a hat while working on the computer…)

Love these little wool felt angels…too cute

Gorgeous woven scarves!!  Love them!!

Finally…a face I know!  Karen (the lady in green) is a neighbour- we usually talk while walking our dogs.  She has a beautiful garden and in her spare time she weaves.  Her friend, Susan is a weaver and a Blogger….if you are interested in weaving, Susan has a fantastic blog called Thrums.  Check it out and tell her Sweet P sent you!

Well that was almost enough to push me over the edge to become a weaver or knitter…..NOT!  I love all those soft, lovely fibres but….alas…my true love is FABRIC….once a quilter always a quilter!

Have a super Sunday and Happy Quilting!