Back from vacation

[firecat]

I took a trip to the Mendocino Coast and Mendocino County Fair / Wool and Fiber Festival over the weekend.

I had no net access, which means I'm no doubt woefully behind on my LJ friends list. I also have a lot of work to do today, so I won't be able to spend the time to catch up.

But if there are entries, conversations, invitations, and so forth that you especially want me to see, let me know by leaving a comment here.

Trip writeup and peectures of the coast and the sheepdog trials forthcoming!

Comments

oooh, fuzzy!

[kyubi.livejournal.com]

Did they have a Sheep-to-Shawl competition? Those always sounded like they'd be cool to watch, although I harbor doubts about the wearability of the shawl produced.

Re: oooh, fuzzy!

[firecat]

I don't think they had a full-blown sheep-to-shawl competition, but I think they had a competition for how much yarn could be spun how quickly from a fleece. I didn't stay for that, though.

Re: oooh, fuzzy!

[annaoj.livejournal.com]

well, the spinning group I'm in, when we do a sheep to shawl demo, we spin wool from the previous demo's shearing (which has been washed, etc), and not the just-sheared one.

Re: oooh, fuzzy!

[kyubi.livejournal.com]

Sounds like a much more sensible approach. No weed bits/dirt/wads o' lanolin, and it's gotta be a lot faster and easier to card!