Studio Notes

People, color, fiber! Need I say more?

I wish I had more photos to share, but it wasn’t permitted. I understand that the vendors want to protect their creative products, but for those of us who think in pictures and colors, it makes things difficult.

Compared to the sheep and wool festivals, the Stitches marketplace is very removed from the source of the fiber. It’s citified. There’s more yarn and less fiber, so it’s a feast of c o l o r – C o L o R – C O L O R. It was held in the Baltimore Convention Center, so there were level floors, no hills to climb, and plenty of places to sit. I still missed the fresh air and the rustic setting of the outdoor festivals.

I”d promised not to buy any yarn, and I almost stuck to it. I did need a small skein of yarn for the color class I took, but that was all. I bought a deliciously complex merino/BFL skein by Lisa Souza that plies solid teal single with a warm and bright variegated one. This was the first lesson of the day: A bright yarn can be muted by plying it with a solid complementary color.

I know you are dying to see what I bought.

From the top left:
Two braids from Creatively Dyed, one hank from Lisa Souza, and a bag of Louet silk noils.
Kid mohair locks, four braids in two colorways from Neighborhood Fiber Company, and Wensleydale locks, Habu silk cocoon.

Yes, I carried all this home on the train. It’s bulky but light. I had a backpack and two tote bags. Yes sir, yes sir, three bags full!

This entry was posted on Sunday, November 9th, 2008 at 12:26 pm and is filed under fiber arts.