What Day Is It?

I don't know about y'all, but I still haven't acclimated to the real world yet. Last weekend went by in a blur. I would get up, get dressed, drive to Fiber Fest, see, talk, buy, drive home, crash into bed, rinse and repeat. Mentally, I am recharged. It was a nice break from my real life and work, but physically, I've been dragging all week.

It's Friday, already! I need to get peppy!!! I'm sure the rest of the board feels the same way.

Anyway, we had so much fun. We hope that you did too. We really enjoyed meeting all of you. I know I've made some new friends.

Margaret Hubert, my new BFF, Karen Klemp and Joan Schrouder - our nationally known teachers - were fabulous. If you missed taking a class from any of them - go ahead and cry about it. You really missed some opportunities to grow in your craft. I've been knitting for more years than I care to remember, and I learned so much from them.

Our local teachers - Alissa Barton, Leef Bloomenstiel, Suzanne Corriera, Pat Coulter and Suzann Thompson - brought some great techniques to learn too. I know I am very lucky to live near enough these ladies to be able to cough-bug-cough, er, consult with them should the need arise.

Then - there was the vendor hall - Whoa! There was so much fiber packed in the Addison Conference Center, that the fumes were intoxicating! We had a great core of returning vendors - Fiber Circle, Fire Ant Ranch, Jojoland International, Stitch Elegance, FiberClouds, Fiber Lady, The Knitting Fairy, The Accidental Knitter, The Spirit of Knitting, MadelineTosh, and Yarn Again. New to Fiber Fest this year were Sealed With A Kiss (S.W.A.K), Brooks Farm Yarns, The Knitting Nook, Piscean Knits, Timber Lodge Alpacas, Great Yarn Company, Lone Star Arts, Trinity Ridge Alpacas and Spinning Straw into Gold. And let's give a shout out to Yarns Ewenique for sponsoring the bags that helped you carry your purchases home!

The Woolie Ewe did a marvelous job providing an entertaining fashion show on Friday night. Hats off and many thanks to Jill, Sue, Pam, Roxanne, Opal and the models for a great time.

Check back in the coming days - there will be pictures.

Updates 1/22/08 - Classes and Vendors

Hey Fiber Fiends!

The Basic Sock and the Felted Scarves classes are almost full. If you were thinking that you might want to take one or both of these classes, now is the time to make the decision.

As for vendor space, we are trying to work out a configuration to include additional vendors, but at this time we are almost out of space. If you have sent in your reservation, please check to be sure that your check has cleared. If you have been debating about whether to come - don't debate too long!

Once the space is full, we will notify you that you are on a waiting list and will not deposit your payment until we can confirm a space. If there is no space available, your check will be returned. Of course you are still welcome to put an ad in the program and donate a door prize or raffle item, or provide goody bag items. All of these will get your name in front of the attendees, although obviously are not as good as the sales you will make.

Thanks!

Wanna Be A Vendor?

We've had a couple of requests for vendor packets through the comments section of our first post. Please direct requests for vendor packets to dfw-fiberfest@earthlink.net.

We may not catch your request on a timely basis if you leave it in a comment here, and we would hate to miss it.

At this point, I do not know how close we are to filling our spots, but will know more in the next week or two. Our past vendors were given the opportunity to reserve spots first, before we made spots available for new vendors. Do, however, turn in your application and check, if you are interested, because we fill the spots on a first-come, first-serve basis. If spots are filled before we get your check, we will send it back to you.

Thank you for your assistance in this matter.