Amber came to visit, rather, I picked her up from Reagan, we spent 1 night near Frederick for Yarncentrick, then we drove down to RVA for a few days, road a bus to/from MDSW and then chilled in RVA for a little bit more after that.
Aimee Gille was the special guest speaker at Yarncentrick.
She has always been a great inspiration to me. I never imagined I'd know (another) Korean American fiber artist like her! I really enjoyed learning about the history of her business and how it has evolved over the years in tandem with her growing family.
I hope one day Xena will look up to me as much as she has looked up to her mom (who is no longer alive) over the years.
It's always a pleasure to see Aimee (the other Aimee, lol) & Brian from Little Fox out in the field. This was the first time Amber and I attended Yarncentrick and Amber definitely took advantage of being able to squish some Vixen IRL. We enjoyed this event, especially the "free" food. I would definitely go again. I feel that being so close to MD, there really is no excuse not to go.
I also saw my new fiber arts friend, Misti from Recycled Yarn! I get compliments on the mini-hank earrings she made every time I wear them.
We didn't plan to match our outfits but it looks like we did!
We're having a La Bien Aimee trunk show at DWW next month and the Forever Doylestown spread at Yarncentrick was like a pre-party.
I enjoyed having the opportunity to squish these iconic contemporary patterns IRL.
Amber and I continue to celebrate sun with an equal amount of shade and welcome any opportunity to sit and knit and talk sh*t together, as NYers do.
We tried some great new restaurants and I also took her to some of my favorite old stand-bys.
It rained almost all day at MDSW.
Thankfully a lot of the vendors and exhibits were indoors.
I enjoyed all of the fashion show submissions.
I don't know. Maybe I've just been overexposed to fiber arts festivals lately but I wasn't overly impressed with MDSW. A lot of it definitely had to do with the weather and the fact that I was braindead after having to wake up at 4:30AM just to be able to catch the 6AM bus there.
There was an excellent selection of yarn.
I've realized that if the weather is wet, it's hard for me to truly enjoy outdoor festivals. I'm just too much of a germaphobe; I can't deal with repeatedly touching and/or sitting on wet and muddy objects and mildew stench drives me insane.
Moisture in general just doesn't really go with processed yarn.
I would definitely attend this event again.
I'd just do it differently and probably spend 2 nights right by the fairgrounds and avoid the bus altogether instead.
If the weather was nice, I think Xena would've love it.
I definitely want to bring her next year.
I didn't take many photos because the lighting was so bad.
I keep seeing that poncho with the diamonds on it and I'm starting to feel as though it's calling to me.
Some bright and exciting stranded colorwork samples.
Shelly and Sheila, 2 of my RVA buddies.
Amber and I tried posing by our favorite breeds.
Here I am with Cormo. :D
The little bahhhh's were so cute!
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