It’s become a blog tradition: presenting some of my photographs from Maryland Sheep and Wool. Now that I’ve been going to fiber festivals for a while, the must-buy-all-the-yarnz frenzy has cooled somewhat, and I enjoy meandering around with my camera, admiring all the pretty things. Here’s some of what I saw:
Antique spinning wheelHandspun yarn from prizewinners’ exhibitShawl from prizewinners’ exhibitTable loom
Handspun “art” yarn
Box of antique bobbins
Doll sweater; if you’ve never been to the show, each entry is graded and given comments by the judges, like those on the index cardYet-to-be processed fleece from fleece saleThis fish hat cracked me up; I think it’s a Knitty.com patternCable panel from an exquisite prize-winning sweaterMore handspun from prizewinners’ exhibit; we noticed a huge increase in the number of handspun submissionsSee what they did there?Just in case you need a dried turnip to make a doll faceI think this is a Karakul but I could be wrongFrom a booth selling vintage and reproduction textiles including weavingYou can usually walk by sheep being shorn, like this guyMany unique spindles for saleTagged fiber arts, knitting shows, Maryland Sheep and Wool, sheep, sheep shows, spindles, spinning wheels
Beautiful photos! Since this was only my second MDS&W trip I was still in the must buy all the fleeces I can fit in my car frenzy! It was nice to see some of the things I missed, like dried turnip heads. 😉
I wish I had been there. Next year for sure.
Thanks for sharing! Looking forward to next year…
Beautiful photos! Since this was only my second MDS&W trip I was still in the must buy all the fleeces I can fit in my car frenzy! It was nice to see some of the things I missed, like dried turnip heads. 😉