Fibres West 2010

I woke up ridiculously early Saturday morning so that I could be on the first ferry over to the mainland to attend Fibres West. This was my 4th fibre festival ever, my first year attending this event, and so far the largest fibre festival I have been to.

...Thank you so very much to Julia for picking me up from the ferry and Holly for bringing me back (a coffee is surely not payment enough!).

For me the highlights were...

I had the great pleasure of meeting Felicia Lo and all of her Sweet Georgia Yarn. It seems this yarn hasn't made it over to the Island because I had only heard of it but never seen it. It was nice to see something fresh, the colours were vibrant and so appealing. Everything was displayed neatly on white shelving, no bins to route through or bags to open, just single rows of yarn and fibre grouped by blend and weight. It was such a relief to see such care put into presentation. I purchased 3 skeins of the Tough Love Sock in Cayenne, a blend of 80% superwash merino wool and 20% nylon in a fantastic rusty colour. By the time I had made up my mind this yarn had sold out so I am patiently waiting for it to be dyed and dried and shipped straight to my house!