Spinning Workshop - A Wonderful Success!

Wahoo! We had a FABULOUS time today at the Celtic Festival in spite of the fact that it was a very sunny, very humid, 90+ degree day (not sure of the exact temperature, but it was somewhere in the 90's....the type of day where you sweat even if your sit very still in the shade!). Amy, the president of the group hosting the festival, took us on the grand tour of the festival via the shuttle driven by Beth. The festival had tons of food, entertainment, and workshops as well as some wonderful shops for purchasing a wide variety of Celtic items.

The spinning workshop went really well. All 4 of us had a wonderful time....and all the students enjoyed it as well. We had 14 hand-made drop spindles and ALL of them were in use....as well as a few of our personal spindles. Everyone (teachers and participants) seemed to have a great time. A few folks went to the other tent to continue spinning once the workshop was over. I do believe that some of the participants are now addicted to spinning......of course we encouraged this addiction as much as possible!

Our stellar student was a young girl named Amber. She was PHENOMENAL!!!! Not only did she catch on quickly, but she was very focused and totally filled the spindle! I wound the yarn off for her, so she could fill it up again. When we ran into her a short time later, she'd ALREADY nearly filled the spindle a SECOND time! She was very excited about the prospect of making yarn for her dad to knit into the socks and shawls that he crafts for the Renaissance Festival. She's one sharp cookie as well. She was already trying to determine what to charge for her hand spun yarn and how much her father would need to purchase to make the socks and shawls. I believe I saw an entrepreneur in the making!

I'm truly hoping we're invited back to do the workshop again next year. I LOVE sharing the "love of fiber" with others. My only hope is that it's just a bit cooler next year.