THE DALLAS FORT WORTH FIBER FEST
Good Morning Everyone.
I arrived home yesterday afternoon,
tired but so happy. I had a wonderful time at the festival. What a great, enthusiastic crowd of attendees. The organizers of the event made the teachers feel like royalty, and made every effort to meet the attendees needs. The market was great, the fashion show fun, though very heavily in the knit department and very little crochet fashions. The teachers portion of the fashion show, did have more crochet. I don't have a lot of time this morning, but I will try to put some more photos up later.
One of the highlights for me was, my friend, Tim Klein, http://artcar.com
drove up to the conference in his yarn covered car, and took me to lunch. It was really fun driving around in that car, and we attracted lots of attention.
Lots of people wanted their picture taken with the car.
Karen, Jerry, Molly, me
Here we go! Do you love the "Miss America Wave" thats
how I felt. That's Molly and Sharon in back waiting to get
into the car.
Have a great day.
Margaret
Hi Everyone,
I am getting ready to leave for the Dallas/Fort Worth Fiber Festival tomorrow, and I am getting excited about my trip. Last year, when I did Camp Crochet Texas, I had such a great time, that I am really looking forward to seeing old friends and making new ones.
Yesterday, it came to my attention that there is an error in PLUS SIZE CROCHET. A reader took the time to write to me and make me aware of the fact. I really appreciate it. The correction will appear in the next printing, but if you own the book, you may want to make a note of it now.
It is on page 106, 2nd row of the shawl pattern. It should read after the * sk ch-2 space, 5 dc in first dc of shell, ch 2, sk next 4 dc of shell
1 dc in each next 5 dc, rep from *
Thanks
Have a great day
Margaret
Good morning Everyone,
I had a wonderful e-mail from my friend and
fellow free former, Prudence Mapstone
http://knotjustknitting.com
awhile ago. Actually Prudence sent this e-mail
before my accident, and unfortunately, it got
put aside.
It seems a fan of mine, Geraldine McGovern,
from Australia, wore a capelet that she made
from my book FUN WITH FREE FORM
(available at Annie's Attic or my web page) to
Textile Arts Association Meeting. Prudence
took pictures of Geraldine and sent them to
me. Geraldine used a yarn called On-Line
Clip instead of the Berroco Glace, that I used,
but her capelet looks terrific. Great job
Geraldine, thanks for sharing.
Have a great day!
Margaret
Good Morning Everyone,
I am feeling so much better, just about back
to my old self. I have returned to my weekly
teaching class, and I plan to go to Texas next
week to teach at the Dallas/Fort Worth Fiber
Fest.
I have not had anything new to report on
fiber adventures in the past month, but
hopefully that will change soon.
I did manage to finish my latest book,
(contents still under wraps) and will be
mailing off the final 2 projects on Monday.
KNITS FOR MEN will be in the bookstores
June 1st, and is already on amazon.com
for pre-order. This book is a departure for
me, as I never did a whole book devoted to
men's knits, but I had such fun doing it.
I interviewed lots of men, friends, relatives,
perfect strangers, asking them what they
liked, or did not like, about sweaters. I
listened to what they said, and tried to
include something for every one's taste.
I will be teaching at both CGOA/TKGA
conferences in New Hampshire this summer,
and Portland, Oregon in the fall.
Looking forward to meeting some of you at
these events.
Have a great day.
Margaret
Hi Everyone,
I have not been posting to my blog for awhile
as I slipped on the ice almost 2 weeks ago.
I ended up in the hospital with a fractured
vertibrae, and a few other injuries, I had
surgery, now I am at home recuperating. I am
trying to get well in a hurry as I am teaching
at the Dallas/Fort Worth Fiber Fest in a few
weeks . Doctor assures me that I will be fine
by then, with a little bit of luck I will be there.
Have a great day.
Margaret
