Here we are in a New Year of fiber! We are starting this year off with our member Kathy Martin taking a trip to New Zealand! below you will find a short version follows with a longer slide show in the works after others on the tour add their photos.A trip of a lifetime to an amazing country with friendly people!  20 hours of travel seems extreme and the cancellations/delays tried to put a damper on this surreal coastal odyssey arranged by Wild Fibers Magazine and Heritage Adventurer small ship cruises. The excursions during this 11 day expedition weren't all fiber related. New Zealanders are serious about their ecosanctuaries and preserving their flora and fauna. A birder's delight for sure. We explored the North, South and Stewart Islands.  The Maori people treated us to musical welcomes and opened up their village that utilizes the geothermal geysers for all their heating and cooking. Flax, wood and corrugated metal were some of their craft media. Sheep abounded: Perendale, Romney and Blackface Valais crosses. One farm was a 4 wheel drive access across a rocky stream. It was a Penguin nesting refuge along with the Valais sheep.  The one yarn shop/mill we visited was Skeinz which claimed fame from the Penguin Rescue effort of several years ago after a nasty oil spill. Penguin sweaters flooded the store from all over the world. Further down the switchback road was a weaver's studio which opened up for us on the South Island. Her view of the bay with crashing waves was amazing.  Many of the excursions were via Zodiacs taking us to inaccessible areas and cruising the shore lines up close. My biggest thrill was on the last day when my Zodiac was visited by a pod of Dolphins for 10-15 minutes. Have I come down off my cloud yet after visiting the Land of the Long White Cloud? Might never happen!Kathy Martin, Wynham Farms
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SPOTLIGHT: Susan SavageHere is another member, picked at random, Susan Savage! She is another person of many talents from many years of weaving and spinning to fair isle knitting. I got to know her a little better while carpooling to a meeting — did you know she is a scientist and spent many years in Alaska studying wildlife! Below you will find several pictures of her Show & Tell items. SPOTLIGHT: Lynn BaritelleI decided to pick a member, at random, and showcase them here on our blog. Lynn is the first to showcase! She is multi-talented in several fiber crafts including: dyeing, weaving and spinning. I recently found out she has a 35 shaft loom! WOW! I also heard her say she loved weaving so much that she went to school and received a Masters in weaving. Below you will find several pictures of her Show & Tell items. Bring color and beauty to the world, one fun project at a time!"The life of an artist isn't alway an easy one but sometimes that struggle is exactly what a creative spirit needs! Much like a Phoenix I have come into my own and realized my artistic passions. Fiber, felt, buttons, yarn and more. It is my pleasure to share my work in this shop. I hope you find all your looking for and more." — Lauralee  Lauralee Deluca is one of our more "colorful" members and I felt she needed sharing! Being sort of a fiber maniac, she loves creating luscious blends for yummy yarns and felted projects. She teaches and sells her goods at events and local yarn shops. It’s been a very colorful summer at the Phoenixx Fiber Studio!
Hello everyone! We have a member, Barbara Brumagim, who took a wonderful trip to Sweden and has graciously shared photos with me and I am passing them along to you. Looks she enjoyed all there was about Swedish weaving and their looms  Silk Mill LoomHi guild friends! I am on a trip to Sweden! During my stay in Stockholm, I visited the K A Almgren museum. You can see all the original silk mill machinery still in use. Punchcard Jacquard (sp?) loom, etc. it was Amazing!  Gotland SwedenIt is so beautiful here in Gotland. Gotland sheep known for their unique curly coats. Bought skein to try! I also visited Faro Island — want to find out the relationship between Faro Swedish yarn and island name!  Viking LoomHere is a Viking loom form 800 AD. It is located on Birka Island in Sweden .  Working Weaving HouseThese pictures are from the Marta Mass-Fjetterstrom museum — working weaving house Near Halmstad, Sweden.  These pictures are for the rug weavers especially — Inspiration abounds!  Weaving FairI visited a delightful Weaving Fair in Halmstad, Sweden.
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