Massachusetts Sheep & Wool…
…was wonderful - a beautiful day, great friends, fun all around. I finally managed to drag my *ss out of bed and get there around noon. Thankfully, there was still a bit of fiber left ;o)
I ran into the gang of usual suspects at the Bosworth booth where Claudia was picking up a very special spindle. (Unfortunately in the confusion of hello’s I didn’t get a chance to introduce myself to her or check out her new toy). There was a bit of wandering (with lunch in between) where I picked up this:
…and this:
 Cashmere and silk from Foxfire Fibers
 …and then I hit the Spunky booth:
One of those skeins (the one on the Right) was a gift for me from Cynthia! (Thanks again, Cyn!) Funny thing is - I bought myself the same colorway in a different wool blend. Frightening, isn’t it? ;o))
THEN…I went into the fleece sale. This is what followed me out:
 
 …she insisted. Especially when someone stuck their hand in the bag while I was looking at her and stated it was a ‘beautiful fleece’. She practically jumped into my arms at that point, I swear! ;o) She is a Merino, her name is ‘Clover’, she was raised in Pittsfield (amazing, no?), weighs 5 lbs and will be sent out for processing. Steve (the Coopworth) taught me that there are limits to what I can do (that and Cate suggested it. Whatever Cate suggests you do when it comes to wool, you do.) ;o)
Speaking of Steve, she got dropped off at a processor on Saturday. I’m not sure how long it’ll take to get her back but at this point I don’t care as long as I don’t have to wash any more wool. Seriously.
Finally, we have this batt who had called to me earlier in the day but the vendor was too busy:
 After all that was the blegger at Cate’s which was lots of fun - however, I was so burnt out at that point I’m afraid I wasn’t very social…AND I forgot to take any pictures! Complete camnesia. Doh!
May 29th, 2007 at 10:33 am
It looks like you picked up some really great goodies. I cannot wait to see you spin them up!
May 29th, 2007 at 10:44 am
Wow, great haul! Love the watermelon fiber. All lovely stuff!
May 29th, 2007 at 11:00 am
Wonderful to see you! What’s the first bag of pink??
May 29th, 2007 at 11:09 am
It was great to see you again! And that fleece is gorgeous, I’m glad you got it!
May 29th, 2007 at 11:54 am
You actually had fun without me? Sheesh.
May 29th, 2007 at 12:09 pm
Oooo, sounds like a fantastic time!! I can’t wait for our little Estes market in a few weeks!
May 29th, 2007 at 12:19 pm
Ah, vicarious living.
May 29th, 2007 at 12:31 pm
hey it was great hanging out with you. i’m sorry i had to bail so early though.
May 29th, 2007 at 12:50 pm
It was fun.. you got loads of great stuff.
May 29th, 2007 at 1:06 pm
Yeah for you! I t was a really nice day, wasn’t it.
May 29th, 2007 at 1:26 pm
Oooh! I’ve been eyeballing those mugs for a long time now. Must by one.
Amy
May 29th, 2007 at 1:26 pm
I totally flaked out and missed all the Sheep and Wool weekends. However, I will definitely be at WEBS tomorrow and at Manchester, NH in July. Hope to see you in person soon!
=:8
May 29th, 2007 at 2:30 pm
You know, that haul looks so much smaller in person
Maybe you didn’t buy that much after all?
Clover looks just a purty in pictures as in real life, too.
May 29th, 2007 at 3:13 pm
Sorry I missed you at this festival. I went early and left early. It was a great little fair though and I will be going back next year. You got some good stuff!
May 29th, 2007 at 3:19 pm
Good for you! That’s a fantastic haul. Especially the lovely fleece.
May 29th, 2007 at 3:31 pm
Oh, yay! So I can live on fiber vicariously through you right?
May 29th, 2007 at 3:36 pm
Ooooh nice purchases! It was great seeing you at the blegger. I’m glad I’m not the only one who had camnesia there. I managed a few photos at the festival but not a one at the blegger.
May 29th, 2007 at 9:04 pm
Nice haul including the fleece. Now I realize what I forgot to buy- a Spunky sheepy mug to replace the one that I broke. And one of the watermelon batts should have also come home with me. What was I thinking?
I had fun hanging out with you- and for the record you were social!
May 29th, 2007 at 10:21 pm
Fleece should definitely be processed imho, but then I don’t even spin. Lovely haul of fibers. The watermelon fiber is just gorgeous.
May 30th, 2007 at 7:41 am
After giving myself 24 hours to recover, I have to say, I’m shocked! Totally speechless! But I guess with 4 wheels, you need a lot of fiber
May 30th, 2007 at 10:54 am
I’m dizzy with all the lovely fiber, and a fleece! I think I’m going to have to lay down.
May 30th, 2007 at 4:31 pm
Nice! Yes, fleece should be processed by others, since there are only so many hours in a day.
It is not cheating.
May 30th, 2007 at 6:24 pm
I wish I could have made it but we were having bunny issues. It looks you had a great day and brought home lots of fun goodies!
May 31st, 2007 at 8:41 pm
Whoa! Look at that haul!!
I swear you are going to convert me to spinning before too long.
I love those batts - and that Merino. Wow. Cannot wait to see what you spin out of all those lovelies.
June 2nd, 2007 at 4:35 pm
Oooh, very nice fleece!
The rest of your new stash is nice too.
June 3rd, 2007 at 9:46 am
Oh man! I didn’t know you were going! I was there all day with the gang.
I really do need to add you to my bloglines. Doing so now. Love the haul!
June 3rd, 2007 at 3:00 pm
Nice haul at the MA S&W. I don’t think I would have stopped at the tag sale either. : )