Heartland Fiberpalooza Saturday 23, 2013

How is it Fiberpalooza time again? Time flies when we are having fun, and fun we have been having. It's the time of year when we revisit the show that kicked us off as vendors. (Sometimes we joke that Fiberpalooza deflowered us, we were Vendor Virgins before then.) Click the link for directions to the event. We look forward to seeing you all there tomorrow.

Let's take a look back at that first show shall we?

Aw, don't I look cute there, hiding behind all the fiber? Quite a bit has changed since then, in fact, little is the same. It might be a shorter list the state what is still original. We ditched the stands the fiber is hanging on because people kept tripping over the bases. We have our own table now, which we may, or may not use. We have tableclothes that fit. We have gone to gridwall and twirly racks. (I'm sure that's the official name for them) We decided to start using wrap bands to keep the fiber nice for longer. The famous, or infamous, "Fiber Candy" has mostly gone. (For the last time people, it's not edible!) I can't help but notice how clean my Fricke wheel looks here. It was just a baby, but has done well with all the travel these past few years. It has a name now too, Wheel Wheaton.

OK, now let's flash forward to last weekend.

Oh, yes, I forgot about the banner. We are still trying to work out how to hang it effectively inside, but we'll get it right. It worked better in Chicago last year. I'm pretty happy with this, but this weekend I think the fiber will be on the grids and the yarn will be on the twirly thingys.

I'm still slowly learning to count back change correctly, so be patient with me. Someday it will come as easily to me as dyeing fiber does.

See the table cloth hiding the boxes? That was on my mother's kitchen table when I was growing up. We had curtains to match, and light green walls. That fabric is one of my favorite fabrics and it explains some of my color choices now doesn't it?

Brand New (and improved) Yarn Geek

We have a brand new look and Mr. Yarn Geek and I are thrilled! We have decided to host our little website on Squarespace.com now. You will notice some tabs across the top of the page directing you to the different sections of our site.

There are some new categories where we can share projects with each other. If you would like a project using Yarn Geek Fibers products included in the "Gallery", just use the form on the "Contact" page and include pictures with any details you would like posted. We would love to see what you have been up to and what our fibers have ended up becoming.

All of our online sales are still being supported through Etsy for now. You will notice a widget to the right with a selection of the most recent additions to the shop. Click on any of them and you will be redirected to our Yarn Geek Fibers Etsy shop to find all of our items. You can also click the link at the top of the page. As always, if you don't see what you are looking for, we are more than happy to custom dye and/or spin something perfect for you.

There is now a "Shows" tab where you can track our fiber festival and craft show schedule. We have several dates and venues listed already and will be adding a few more throughout the year. We would love to meet and visit with you face to face. It's also good to note that petting fiber in person is much better than looking at it on a computer screen...we might even go as far as to say it could be good for you. Mr. Yarn Geek and I look forward to seeing you soon.

Look around and let us know what you think. As in anything new, there could be some learning curves. If anything doesn't load or display correctly on your browser, please let us know so we can correct it.

Happy Spinning!

Sarah AKA Head Yarn Geek