Whidbey Island Fabulous Fall Fiber Sale Sept 19, 2009 Despite the heavy rains at the beginning and the end of the day for our 2 nd annual Fiber Festival, we were visited by many from near and far and all had a fun filled dry core of the day. The rain did deter some but maybe that was because some could not believe we would really follow through in such weather not realizing there was a silver lining hanging over our heads for most of the day. We are a dedicated bunch and rain or shine we had our day for WIFFFS. Those that did come found lots and lots of beautiful fiber, roving, yarn, and quality handmade products from our 19 NW participating vendors as well as complimentary cider & goodies. Demonstrations were ongoing all day. Our visitors were here to stock up for winter projects and gift items and we were very happy to accommodate them. So thanks to those who made the journey and for all of the good conversation and laughs. Next year the odds are we should have a dry day. In 116 years of keeping weather records we have been told it has rained 36 times on our selected weekend. We were rained on in 08 and in 09 so the odds are now in our favor for our next event which will be September 18, 2010. Hope to see you all then Rain or Shine. Photos of the event are at www.paradisefoundfiber.com Mary Donaty
2009 WHIDBEY ISLAND FABULOUS FALL FIBER SALE VENDOR LIST Janis Saunders: Handwoven scarves, kitchen linens, bookmarks, Japanese kumihimo braiding kits. BraidersHand 360 678 4788 www.braidershand.com or weavershand@earthlink.net Eleanor River: Natural colored sheep fleeces, greasy and processed. Colors range from black, shades of grey, moorit, cream and white. Tanned hides in several colors. Orders will be taken for raw dog food (human grade lamb ground with the organ meats); freezer lambs; ground lamb for human consumption; breakfast and linked sausage. The River Farm 360 679 9161 sheep1664@gmail.com Chris Lubinski: Shetland roving, Shetland top, yarn, natural colors and hand dyed. Whoamule Farm 360 579 1244 www.whoamulefarm.com or cairn@whidbey.com Marcy Johnson: Promoting her spinning classes, tools and books from the Weaving Works Seattle. For local classes: marcyjohnson@whidbey.net or www.weavingworks.com for supplies & Seattle classes: weavingworks@speakeasy.net Wendy Ferrier: Processed alpaca fleece, handspun yarn (alpaca, dog, novelty) slippers (wool, local sheepskin and leather), hand-knit small garments, hand dyed wool fleece for needle felting and natural-dyed yarn. Thistledown Handwork thistle@whidbey.com Melanie Hill: Alpaca fleece, handspun, handwoven, knitted and crocheted articles, needle felted critters and painted silk. Mulberry Hill Alpacas 360-579-8091 Cell: 360-929-8260 mulberry_wa@yahoo.com Linda Lee: Hand-knitted then felted hats, scarves & purses from her pet alpacas and more. Whidbey Woolies linda@whidbeywoolies.com or www.whidbeywoolies.com Carolyn Geise: Suri Alpaca fleece right off the animal featuring lengths from 6 to 13 long unique suri locks for one of a kind art pieces; wide range of colors and grades, Alpaca socks and other items from Alpaca Fiber Co-op of North America. Maxwelton Aerie Alpaca Ranch 206 819 3710 cgeise@geise.net or www.maxweltonaplacas.com Nanette Leaman: Wensleydale, Lincoln/Wensleydale, Lincoln/Romney, Lincoln/Border Leicester fleece: in mill processed roving and also fleeces in the grease. Lovely Caucasian Kazak rugs, hand knotted, vegetable dyed, semi antique. Wild Rose Farm 360 678 0258 nan@islandnetworks.com Renee LeClaire: Handspun yarn, felted purses, bags, knit felt hats and scarves. 360-929-8795 woolwagon60@yahoo.com Constance Wiseman: Hand Knitted items, knitting patterns and kits, and hand dyed yarns. solart@whidbey.com
Joanne Martinis: Natural color and white fleece and roving: Gotland, Blue-faced Leicester, Border Leicester and crosses. Hand-dyed yarns. Windy Hill Farm 360 678 9130 martinis@whidbey.net Molly Petersons: Handwoven wool or silk scarves & shawls, Handwoven cotton towels, Knitted wool hats and children's sweaters. Hand dyed wool yarns & naturally dyed yarns. flyingfennel@gmail.com Heidi Jill Price: Fibermorphosis (tm) Artisan Dyed Yarn and Fiber. Merino, Merino/ Tencel, Wensleydale, Blue Face Leicester roving, wool and wool/silk sock yarn, handwoven, hand spun scarves and undyed, natural color roving. Silverhill Studio 360-579-1095 silverhillstudio@whidbey.com or www.fibermorphosis.com Joy Anderson & Patsy Simon: Demonstrations and a chance to experience American Colonial Crafts of Rug Hooking & Rug Braiding; (Rug Classes available for sign up); Various items for sale including Vintage fabric, totes, journals and other essentials for the sewing & fiber arts enthusiast. folkquilt@yahoo.com Barry and Linda Taylor: Custom carding of your fleeces to batts or roving, and sales of acid dyed roving, natural colored roving, and fleeces. Taylored Fibers Tayloredfibers@waypt.com Dina Blackstone & Tracy Quinten: Alpaca and llama fleece raw, mill processed roving, hand processed batts, dyed and natural colors; handspun skeins; needle felting kits; felted, knit and woven hats, scarves and more. Also Jon McCoy creations as noted below. Island Bliss Alpacas 360 420 7130 IslandBlissAlpacas@comcast.net Jon McCoy: Hand turned wood creations such as ball winder handles, yarn gauges with hooks, bowls, baby rattles and other assorted stuff 360 675 2610. Barbara Seeler: Hand-dyed rovings, Fine Merino/Tencel 50/50 blend and Superfine Merino Superwash. Hand-dyed Bombyx silk top and carded batts of mixed fiber content. Hand-dyed and hand spun yarn. BJS Fiber Creations 360-805-1616 bjseeler@aol.com http://www.bjsfibercreations.com Host Farm-Mary Donaty: Fiber, fiber fiber: Alpaca /Llama /Pygora goat de-haired mill processed roving, many natural and hand dyed colors, hand spun Alpaca, Llama, and Pygora yarn, hand made felted purses, totes etc, hand spun and knitted scarves & hats, mill processed Fiber in bulk, llama & goat stuffed animals (commercial) and more. Paradise Found Fiber Farm 360 579 1906 lamalou@whidbey.com or www.paradisefoundfiber.com
Weavershand Janis Saunders
The River Farm Eleanor River Mulberry Hill Alpacas - Melanie Hill [along side Eleanor]
Whoamule Farm Chris Lubinski Weaving Works Seattle Mary filling in for Marcy Johnson
Thistledown Handwork Wendy Ferrier Maxwelton Aerie Alpaca Ranch Carolyn Geise
Whidbey Woolies Linda Lee
Wild Rose Farm - Nanette Leaman Wild Rose Farm Visiting Rene LeClaire
Renee LeClaire Constance and Joanne Sharing the Trailer Port
Constance Wiseman
Windy Hill Farm - Joanne Martinis
Flyingfennel Molly Petersons Folkquilt - Joy Anderson & Patsy Simon
Silverhill Studio - Heidi Jill Price
Taylored Fibers - Barry and Linda Taylor Island Bliss Alpacas - Dina Blackstone & Tracy Quinten; Jon McCoy
BJS Fiber Creations - Barbara Seeler
Host Farm- Paradise Found Fiber Farm - Mary Donaty
Host Farm- Paradise Found Fiber Farm - Mary Donaty
Reception Tent with Volunteer Paula Schuler
Heifer International The Longest Scarf Fabulous Fiber and Friends For Details Pleas See: http://paradisefoundfiber.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/the-longest-scarf-heifer-2009-2.pdf WIFFFS Volunteers 2009 Lou Donaty Traffic Director position at house Ken Leaman Traffic Director position at egg shack Annie Horton Mary s shack attendant Paula Schuler and Camille reception/refreshment booth Maiya Saunders Traffic Director Alternate position at driveway entrance Karen Hutchinson Traffic Director Alternate position at driveway entrance Tanya Crenovich Critter care