HUDSON Hand-Dyed Mini-Skeins

HUDSON is 85% US Wool, 15% Nylon, dyed here in the Hudson Valley with certified organic dyes.

Each mini-skein is 25grams / 103 yards, or enough for a baby hat, two pairs of booties, a pair of toddler mittens, or can be used for stranded colorwork, details, or embellishments where you want another color, but don't want to purchase a 400 yard skein!

HUDSON is available for $9/skein at Clay Wood & Cotton in Beacon NY.

The Colorways

Orchid

Foxglove

Antique Rose

Raspberry Sorbet

Dusty Rose

Rosewood

Spice

Rust

Goldenrod

Spring

Frasier

Selkie

Heathered Bluebell

Dinan Blue

Provence

Pewter

Mushroom

North New Jersey Fiber Arts Festival

My mother, a needle-felter, came to visit this past weekend, which just happened to coincide with the North New Jersey Fiber Arts Festival held in lovely Ridgewood, NJ. I don't do much felting, and she is just learning the knit stitch, but there is common ground there in the pawing of much wool and oogling of many colors.

My beautiful mother, the needle-felter.

The festival was perfect for us- being a celebration of all types of fiber arts, and not just a big yarn orgy.

There was lace-making....

and spinning...

Cheryl Merritt of June Pryce Fiber Arts

and hooking.

Color...

 

 

and Texture...

...I was even inspired to try my hand at needle-felting!

I made sheep, of course!

AMERICAN FIBER: Hudson Valley Sheep & Wool Co.

Hudson Valley Sheep & Wool Co is located in Red Hook, NY, in the gorgeous Hudson Valley just a stone's throw from Rhinebeck, home of the famed New York State Sheep & Wool Festival.
They are a small farm who raise Icelandic, Shetland, and Mohair sheep and produce all their fiber on site.

On Saturday morning, I popped over for cider and doughnuts, to check out the sheep, and of course bring home an armful of locally produced fiber.

Shetland Ewe

Shetland Rams

Fleece on the drying racks.

Icelandic Lopi produced in-house.

Shetland Ewe

Freshly dyed

Local spinners enjoy the fantastic fall weather.

Lovely view of the farm.

Fleece waiting to be processed.

Icelandic Ram

And Goodies!

Shetland 3-ply Bulky

Merino Top for Spinning