E-Newsletter going out this week-Sheep to Chic!

I am putting together the e-newsletter this week. If you are not on my mailing list but would like to receive a more in depth look at what is happening in the Dye Studio, email me and let me know.

This quarter's news is about the process I am calling "Sheep to Chic". I wanted to learn what happens during that mysterious gap between sheep sheering to the time I buy the wool to dye. I photographed the process which I think you may be interested in seeing.

The reason for this exploration came when I realized last fall that there are still a few gaps left in my dyeing experience. I am trying to close those gaps now that I am entering my fifth decade as a fiber artist.

Wool dyeing using acid dyes were a weak point in my repertoire but now that I have figured this part out, I have found it to be extremely easy to do! I am so confident in my new skills, that my daughter and I are considering a team teaching workshop to be held this time next year in Oregon to correspond with The Black Sheep Festival in Eugene, Oregon. We have access to a lovely McWilliams owned resort on the McKenzie River where we will offer respite and lodging for the festival; transportation to and from the festival; and evening workshops where students will learn how to dye roving, card the roving, and then spin the dyed roving into yarn for future fiber art projects. Sound like fun? Save the date and time and let's get together and have some fiber fun!

Happy dyeing!