The general public is very interested in what we do and lots of people stop to watch & ask questions. Riley came along with her spinning wheel this year and enjoyed telling people all about the process of spinning.
On the first Friday of the fair we get together and make a shawl from start to finish. Maybe it's a little bit of cheating because the weaver had already warped her loom with handspun, and the fiber was all dyed up for us.
So 12 carders, spinners, & pliers prepared the yarn for one weaver.
But still it's a pretty amazing feat to get all the carding, spinning & weaving done in one work day. Here is the finished shawl it was auctioned off at the Cattlemen's dinner for $320 the money goes to charity.
We took a little break so Riley could ride a pony. She is almost too big for this : (
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2 comments:
What a fun fest! The shawl is beautiful and for such a great cause. You go girl. Our county fair seems to lack participation, sadly. I hope to be able to rally more interest over the coming months.
Yes it is fun! And It's true our guild has been very dedicated to keeping participation at the fair a priority. A few years ago they were threatening to do away with the home arts section at the fair so we have really encouraged people to keep submitting entries...it's important to keep these skills in the public eye!
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