A blast from the past.

My happy time as a vendor in 2012 at The Gathering weekend in Connecticut. This was when I met Jacey Boggs and Katherine Alexander, rock stars of the fiber world. The Gathering, a 3-day intensive of workshops, talks, and social time with other fiber artists, is a project of the Northeast Handspinners Association. Held every other year in a different state, I made it to three, or was it four? Always a joy to be with these folks.

Maine Sheep

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Every home needs a Cone Gnome. 

They are entirely handmade, usually Maine-sourced wool fleece,  pinecones,  and other natural materials.  I hand knit the tiny hats after I’ve made their hand-felted faces. Some face and beard fleece is naturally-dyed with plants I have grown or foraged. Sometimes I use my own hand spun yarn. They are quite lightweight, and of course,  each is unique.