I finally completed the first project in the "subcategory" (haha) of "Yarn Purchased in Wales in 2013." Why yes, as we all do, I subcategorize my yarn collection in my head.
This is Lily of the Valley Lace Shawl from Pam Allen's Lace Style. ( I love the Pam Allen era Interweave Knits magazine and the fact that her beautiful daughter, Caitlin Fitzgerald, graces the cover of this book). The pattern is of course a Nancy Bush Estonian-inspired creation.
The yarn is Collinette Jitterbug in Wasabi. While in Wales we visited Colinette's gift shop in Montgomery, and later her store (and dyeing facility) in Llanfair Caereinion,
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This is Lily of the Valley Lace Shawl from Pam Allen's Lace Style. ( I love the Pam Allen era Interweave Knits magazine and the fact that her beautiful daughter, Caitlin Fitzgerald, graces the cover of this book). The pattern is of course a Nancy Bush Estonian-inspired creation.
The yarn is Collinette Jitterbug in Wasabi. While in Wales we visited Colinette's gift shop in Montgomery, and later her store (and dyeing facility) in Llanfair Caereinion,
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Here is a map showing Montgomery and Llanfair Caereinion, note where Welshpool is.
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Above is a bigger map of Wales with Welshpool as your reference point; it's to the left of Shrewsbury. Yes, this is a hard-to-see map; Welshpool is just to the right of the "N" in "Cambrian Mountains" if your'e interested.
Below is the store front of Colinette's gallery in Montgomery
Here is yours truly at the top of the street in Montgomery…on fiber vacation, what could be better??
And here is the storefront of Colinette Yarns in Llanfair Caereinion
The store held a riot of colorful yarns, but I loved the soft spring green of the Jitterbug Wasabi, so appropriate for the lily of the valley pattern.
A bit closer to home, the Fiber Guild of the Savannahs held their annual show at the Coastal Discovery Museum close by in Hilton Head. It was titled "Fibers Glorious Fibers!" and I went to have a peek. I did not take photos of works of art as I did not have artists' permissions, but here are a couple of shots
I love all antique spinning wheels
Here is the handwoven finished product from the "Sheep to Shawl" that I viewed the weaving of in Savannah two months ago…
On the garden front, one of the mulberry trees that I got as a birthday gift was settled from the pot into the yard last fall. I may never have silkworms to feed it's branches to, however it's gift to me was is the first year of berries, perhaps my reward from liberating it from it's way outgrown pot!
Here is yours truly at the top of the street in Montgomery…on fiber vacation, what could be better??
And here is the storefront of Colinette Yarns in Llanfair Caereinion
The store held a riot of colorful yarns, but I loved the soft spring green of the Jitterbug Wasabi, so appropriate for the lily of the valley pattern.
A bit closer to home, the Fiber Guild of the Savannahs held their annual show at the Coastal Discovery Museum close by in Hilton Head. It was titled "Fibers Glorious Fibers!" and I went to have a peek. I did not take photos of works of art as I did not have artists' permissions, but here are a couple of shots
I love all antique spinning wheels
Here is the handwoven finished product from the "Sheep to Shawl" that I viewed the weaving of in Savannah two months ago…
On the garden front, one of the mulberry trees that I got as a birthday gift was settled from the pot into the yard last fall. I may never have silkworms to feed it's branches to, however it's gift to me was is the first year of berries, perhaps my reward from liberating it from it's way outgrown pot!
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