Today's going to be relatively quiet. The house will be open for airing and a few more dust rhinos will be rounded up. My chest crud is cleared up and the sunshine is giving me more oomph. Yesterday I went to the Aurora Colony Handspinners Guild's annual Fiber Faire with the intention of just picking up some fiber to spin up for a friend and going home to finish the QAL. I ended up staying with Susan and Gail at Susan's booth for Abstract Fibers and helping out when Susan or Gail needed to take a break. In the process I helped out various folks with questions, inspired people with the QAL and shared the pattern, guided spinners to Ravelry, and had a wonderful conversation with a lady who has been doing research on rare spinning wheels. I didn't take my camera unfortunately so I don't have pictures, but I did come home with goodies.
A Romney fleece
A lovely light spindle of madrona with a black walnut shaft
Overdyed alpaca silk from Abstract Fiber and merino silk from Dicentra.
The biggest thing that came out of the gathering is that I finished the Queen Anne's Lace from MMario. This morning I got out my blocking boards and pinned the shawl out on the front porch. It's a giant flower of purple beauty. To give some perspective, the layout of the boards is 8 feet by 8 feet.
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QAL is just beautiful. Well done.
It's so much more gorgeous blocked. I can't wait to see it again!
Beautiful shawl.
Gorgeous shawl, beautifully dressed out.
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OMFG, that is so spectacular!
Fantastically gorgeous, Duffy! Wonderful job. WOW!!
It does look spectacular! You should be very happy and proud. I've liked his work -- I'm tempted -- just as soon as I get these other things out of the way.
Where are you going to wear it so you can show off your skills?
It is a beauty, isn't it? Love the color of the shawl. Good work. Renate
I head you talking about this on the list and I was like "meh, a shawl, feh" because that's how I respond to all shawls.
And then I was stumbling across the internet, minding my own business and *wham* amazing shawl. It's so cool. I want to make one now!
That'll learn me.
Gee, I'm six feet tall. I could carry off a shawl like that with elan and aplomb. Need a model? (grabs shawl and runs - with elan and apomb.)
That QAL is just mesmerizing. Congratulations on finishing it!
And that fleece just makes me want to move in with you. YUMMY!
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