This may have been why traveling by train was so difficult. I swear, if it weren't for the kindness of random non-Amtrak-employee strangers, I would have never made it off and on the trains from Harrisburg to Philadelphia to DC. Oh, and a big thank-you to Molly, who picked me up at Union Station and allowed me to stay at her home (where I was treated to the most delicious meals created by her husband, and gobs of snuggles from her cuddly beagle). During the camp, I had a chance to brush up on some art yarn skills and learn a couple of new ones. Aaaand, I got to meet up with fiberpeople that I really admire! 
(left to right, Wild Hare, Molly Miller by Appt., me, and Gnome Garden)I'm happy to say, Camp Pluckyfluff has resparked my love of crazy-spinning. I don't think I'd ever quit my squishy single plies, but maybe I'll re-examine my (failed) New Year's resolution of an art yarn each week.
And then Maryland Sheep and Wool festival. Whoah. This was my first year attending, so my mom and I decided to turn it into a wee vacation. On Saturday morning, I had bought two fleeces before the festival even officially opened: a surprisingly soft Lincoln fleece and an organic BL/Corriedale cross fleece. Then, I ran into Tara (blondechicken) at the "fleece maze," where I picked up a deliciously lustrous black and silvery Lincoln/Corriedale cross fleece and a sproingy dark Rambouillet/Columbia fleece.
Later that afternoon, I nabbed two alpaca fleeces: one is strawberry-blonde, from an alpaca named Tater Tot, and the other is beige/white (?) from an alpaca named Love Song. Both alpaca fleeces are softer than any alpaca fiber I have ever felt before. And thankfully, they're both almost finished with the arduous washing process. Other fibers I picked up include 4 oz. of German Angora, a small bag of "peace" tussah silk, 1.5 lbs. of neppy mill-ends (which are creating really funky batts), 1 lb. of tencel (which I just dyed bright coral red and chartreuse), and 8 oz. of babydoll roving. In total, I came away with nearly 30 lbs. of fiber, a nasty flu-bug which has migrated to my lungs, and the awesome experience of colliding into several fiber buddies that I adore, such as KnittyDirtyGirl, CosyMakes, Loop, and more!The day after I came home, my 3-drum Supercard showed up, so I'm pretty sure my next post will be a gushy-ramble about the way it processes my fiber.
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6 woolly muses:
I love seeing your overstuffed suitcase! I want so badly to go to camp in Chicago... and i have had dreams of having the same overstuffed suitcase myself! along with the gushing and blushing! urg!
I also love the suitcase shot :)
It sounds like you had an amazing time, I am jealous of all of the amazing fiber finds!
Yay, how exciting!! Love seeing pics of your meet-n-greets, and the fiber, too, of course. :)
Can't wait to see what your PG supercard will crank out!
Both looks like so much fun! I love your yarny necklace, lovely colours!
This sounds like such a blast. I'm SO happy to be seeing you blog again.
You are such a fiber-y genius. Now you've got more tricks up your sleeve. Way to go!
First off - congrats on the little bean in the bun! Woot woot. I will keep my fingers crossed for you.
And yeah, all of us overpack for Camp Pluckyfluff. I think I ended up taking 30 lbs of fiber and whatnots. So just know you weren't alone!
The Maryland WSF sounds like a dream. I don't think I can go. That fleece shed would do me in. Seriously. I get a little breathless around that many locks!
And a new Supercarder - all in one week. Good lord. I would be over the moon. Hopefully that helped to cure the post camp blues. Being around all those artsy yarny people is great but coming home for me was so sad. I felt even more alone!
Anwyay, just dropped by to say hi! And congrats.
Holly
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