SUSAN'S FIBER SHOP

Weaving yarns at $1.25 per oz. 3/2-5/2-10/2

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Many colors of Cotton yarns for weaving or knitting shawls from cones have arrived at the shop.
I just loved to arrange this wall of color as the day is a bit dreary.
I will show you photos of the sheep as I get the lambs born or the fleece sheared.

Fibers galore have arrived at the shop.

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What color has been added to the shop.
I just love the new merino. I have been felting and spinning.

Helping people out learning to spin. It is so exciting.
I just got a big shipment of Lendrum spinning wheels. Gord Lendrum makes a great wheel.
Waiting for the Teeswater sheep to be sheared
this next week if the weather cooperates.
Working on exercising each morning.

Getting ready for the lambs in two weeks.

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Felting With The Grandkids

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Here we are making a felted slipper for Joey.
He is wearing these all the time because of the bad weather in Lexington.
Joey called and told me the yard looked like a war zone from falling branches!
What a mess! I'm glad the storms passed us by!
Talk to you soon,
Susan

All Fiber Retreat

2008-11-25T11:55:00.000-08:00

We had a couple of inches of snow yesterday and it has changed our whole landscape! Somehow it seems quieter and muffled by the snow. The bird are sure hungry and so are the sheep. Here is a lovely painting of Sheep in the Glen by Susan Westwood

One of the things we will be doing at the All Fiber Retreat in Columbus December 5-7 is knitted flowers. I will be demonstrating that. I missed all Susan's retreats last year so I am really looking forward to this year. I will be there Later on Friday and all day Saturday and Sunday. I have always had such a lovely time with the great people at Susan's retreats. Hope you will be there...
Call Susan: 920-623-4237 and let her know you are coming.

Deer Widows Sale

2008-11-19T11:32:00.000-08:00

Susan is again sponsoring her Deer Widow Sale the weekend of November 21 through the 23. An amazing lot of sale items including:

Yarns 18% Off

Books 25% Off

Fiber 15% Off

Buy a new Spinning Wheel or Loom and Free Lessons are included!

Take a look at the Teeswater Fleeces for sale from Susan's flock: This should be fine, long-stapled lustre wool with no dark fibers in the fleece. It should be uniform in texture over the whole body. Teeswater wool is in great demand for worsted suiting, knitting wools and also blending with other fibers.

The hours of Susan's Deer Widow Sale are Friday and Saturday 10 am to 5 pm and Sunday 12 am to 5 pm. Stop by and enjoy cookies and hot chocolate. Sit and enjoy Susan's lovely relaxed atmosphere while you knit or spin and enjoy seeing old friends or meeting new ones!

We just had our String Alongs meeting at Susan's and had a wonderful time! I think that the last people to leave pulled out at 11 pm!! Thank you Susan for being such a generous host!

The directions to Susan's are:

Coming from Hwy 90-94 take Hwy 151 North or toward Sun Prairie.

On Hwy 151 you will take exit 108 or Hwy V V. to the North or left.

Go about 3 miles into East Bristol and before the big church Hwy V V goes
north.

The shop is 1.6 miles north of East Bristol.

The shop is on the right or the 4th place after the Columbia County line sign.

We sure look forward to seeing you at Susan's Deer Widow Sale! If there is something you especially want from Susan, give her a call ahead so she can have it ready for you!

call - (920) 623-4237

Also Don't forget to mark your calendars for Susan's ALL FIBER RETREAT coming up December 5, 6 & 7 at the Columbus Super 8...Call for more details - (920) 623-4237

At Home With Susan

2008-09-14T15:06:00.001-07:00

Patrick and Susan wormed sheep this week.

Don't you love this Alan Dart gnome?

Some new items at Susan's. Hand forged orifice hooks and beautiful wooden crochet hooks.

Susan waiting on Mary M. and Terri.

Stop by and visit soon....

Midwest Felting Symposium This Week

2008-07-21T09:42:00.000-07:00

Don't forget July 23-27, 2008 at the Exhibition Hall of the Alliant Energy Center Madison, Wisconsin. One of the International Teachers is Annemie Koenen from Sittard, Netherlands.

She says that: When I was a little girl my mother taught me several craft techniques. I thank her for that. Later on I got a craft teacher degree at a Rudolf Steiner School and since 1999 I lead my own wool studio and shop in the south of the Netherlands. Here I give workshops for beginners and advanced, for children and adults. In 2006 and 2007 I was coördinator and teacher at the International Felt Academy in Holland, which was initiated by István Vidák . International students visit my workshops and I invite also international feltmaker teachers to give workshops.

This is going to be such a fun week for friends of Susan's Fiber Shop! I can't wait to see you all at the Felting Symposium!

Here are some friends enjoying knitting at Susan's Sunday afternoon:

Mary and Donna chatting.

Donna working on her County Fair Entry:

See you all this week in Madison!

Tampa Aquarium

2008-07-02T08:32:00.000-07:00

Susan, Holly and Coleen of Conjoined Creations took a side trip after Convergence. They went to the aquarium to see the fishes. Susan said it was a really nice aquarium and they enjoyed touring it a lot. It looks really tropical, doesn't it?

Susan is heading home now and should be back in the shop by Thursday this week. I am looking forward to hearing more about the trip. Susan always has amazing road trip stories to tell.

Convergence 2008 Tampa Bay Part 2

2008-06-29T12:40:00.001-07:00

Got this cute picture of Susan, Holly and the grandsons from Susan's phone yesterday. They look great! She is enjoying Convergence and not finding Florida too hot for this time of year. Not like us here at home-I am so cold that I have a sweater on today!

Susan is finding the big city fun but looking forward to being home on Wednesday. Patrick is at the shop until then-EVERY DAY until 5 o'clock so go on out to see the sheep and check out the sales.

Sale at Susan's This Weekend!

2008-06-27T08:16:00.000-07:00

Patrick asked me to let everyone know that Susan is running a sale this weekend on yarn. All single balls of yarn "odd balls" are 30% off. And buy out a color and the last ball or skein is 40% off!

He also promised me some good pictures when he brings my camera home tonight so maybe I can get pictures of the new fiber and some needles on the blog. Susan has those really nice Addi Lace Needles in sizes #1 to #5. I really like Addi Needles anyway but these lace points are VERY nice!

Knitter's Review did a review of these needles and they liked them a lot too.

We are supposed to get rained on this afternoon and into tomorrow so in between raindrops why not make the really very short drive out to Susan's and take advantage of her Odd Ball Sale? Patrick would love to have the company and will talk your arm off so be prepared!

Convergence 2008 Tampa Bay

2008-06-23T16:54:00.000-07:00

Susan is on her way to Convergence 2008 being held in Tampa Bay, Florida this next June 22-28th. Convergence is an outstanding conference for everyone who loves and works in fiber. It is the biennial, international conference sponsored and organized by the Handweavers Guild of America, Inc. (HGA), and hosted by a committee of dedicated fiber enthusiasts. Convergence features special lectures, workshops and seminars, exhibits, tours, special events, and a commercial vendors hall full of fibers, fiber-related equipment and an artist market.

While I am unwilling and unable to drive to Florida for this conference at least one of the teachers will be teaching at The Midwest Felting Symposium later in July here in Wisconsin.

Patricia Spark is a practicing artist who has exhibited her work nationally and internationally. Author of Watercolor Felt and Making Faces, she is the editor of the North American Felters' Network, a publication for felters. At the Midwest Felting Symposium she will be teaching

Scandinavian Boots with a Central European Flair

Friday & Saturday, 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM (two-day course)

The Scandinavians have a traditional method of making felt boots. Pat has tweaked this a bit to create a pattern for felt boots with and interesting top edge that is wonderful for decoration. On the second day of the workshop we will use traditional Central European folk designs to decorate our boots with needle felting. These designs will be wet felted after needling so that the boots are durable.
Making Faces

Sunday, 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Based on my book, Making Faces, we will use both wet and dry (needle) felting techniques to make felted faces on a felt base in this one-day workshop. We will use wet felting techniques to make the "skin" of a shape, stuff it and then build the face on the shape using felting needles. The face is designed to help the student learn the four basic strokes of needle felting.

Mark your calendars! The 2008 Midwest Felting Symposium features an international ensemble of instructors to take your felting to new heights. Come join us!
July 23-27, 2008 at the Exhibition Hall of the Alliant Energy Center Madison, Wisconsin

Patrick is going to be at the shop all week. They just got in some mill ends fiber called Stormy Waters (which I heard later is the name of a porn star, but we will just leave that aside). The colors are mostly blues with some white blended. I hear it is very pretty and will try to get a picture up tomorrow. It goes for $13 a pound-VERY good price.

They also got in some super wash mill ends in many colors-too many to mention and Patrick says it is great for over dyeing! This is also $13 a pound!

Stop out and see Patrick and register for the Midwest Felting Symposium at the same time!

How Is Susan's Shop?

2008-06-15T11:02:00.000-07:00

We have had some people express concern about the shop during all the rain and flooding. Let me tell you, the city of Columbus has had a mess as well as the other small towns around here. Patrick has been at the shop every day-Susan is at Estes Park Wool Show in Colorado. He has had to mop a couple of times and the sheep are standing in water at times too. BUT, and this is a very big but, it could have been a lot worse. A lot of people are out of their homes or have flooded roads and bridges out near them. We are very lucky! IT COULD HAVE BEEN A LOT WORSE!

Susan is concerned with how she will get home from Colorado as there is so much flooding in Iowa. She has planned to be home by Tuesday sometime so we will have to see how the traveling goes.

Highway 151 is open both ways so stop in and say Hi to Patrick and tell him his mom said to come see him! He would just love that!

Here is some of Susan's fiber. Makes you want to sit down a spin for a while. I may just do that as there is some golf game on today and my husband thinks that should be his Father's Day gift to watch the game all day!

Works for me...

Quellon and Noro Sock Yarn

2008-06-10T10:41:00.000-07:00

Eisaku Noro’s artistry in blending colors and fibers remains unsurpassed. Wearing a garment created with Noro yarn is like wearing a work of art. The colors are just amazing!

Fiber: 70% Wool, 30% Nylon

Yardage: 462 Stitches: 7.5

Needle size: 2

Quellon is by Araucania. Araucania Yarns are inspired by ancient Chilean crafts made from hand painted natural yarns. Michele told us: "My mother and I joined our talents and experience to create a company with the goal of introducing this traditional style to the world outside Chile. We are developing a wide range of exclusive variegated colors based entirely on the hand craft process. Each hank is different; its individual beauty emerges as the artisan blends color in the kettle to create several unique shades."

Quellon's Fiber: 82% Viscose 18% Cotton

Yardage: 161

Stitches: 4.5

Needle size: 7

Quellon is located at the south end of the great island of Chiloe. You can find the cultural expression of the ethnic group Huilliche, which with their artistic expressions, like weaves and crafts, is one of the great tourist attractions. In some of its localities the traditional techniques of spinning, weaving, dyeing, and basketwork can be appreciated still today. The natural scene is one of the most beautiful, where it is possible to find animals near extinction, like the Pudu.

Sorry this picture is so dark! This is really a lovely yarn and good yardage per skein!

The Hitch Hiker

2008-06-08T14:08:00.000-07:00

Hey have you seen the Hitch Hiker spinning wheel? These cute, portable wheels are made by Merlin Tree in Vermont. Really great price for a really portable wheel. Susan also has bags available to carry them and other equipment around.

The Hitch Hiker is a friction drive - no drive band
single treadle - left or right3 bobbins and on-board lazy kate (bobbins are Ashford SD compatible)14" wheel floor to orifice - 17-1/8" - flyer is at a 45 degree angle upward

orifice diameter - 3/8".Standard flyer holds 4 oz bobbin optional jumbo flyer holds 10 oz bobbin

Standard ratios of 7:1, 9:1 and 13:119-3/4" height - airline carry-on compatible

9.3 pounds

Hitch Hiker basic- $269

Here is another darling lamb photo!

Big Storms

2008-06-07T15:02:00.000-07:00

Really had some big storms and continued tons of rain-just what we need. Not really!
Hope you are safe at home and not flooding or being blown away!

Here are some pictures of the new loom room and all the cones of yarn at Susan's!

Haven't heard from Susan in Indiana today but yesterday she said it was VERY warm and humid.

Finally a New Post!

2008-06-06T14:03:00.000-07:00

Come Join Susan for the 4th Annual Hoosier Hills Fiberarts Fair!
Friday, June 6, 2008 - 12:00pm -7:00pm

Saturday, June 7, 2008 - 10:00am - 6:00pm
WHERE: Johnson County Fairgrounds, Franklin, IN
WHY: The affair is a celebration of all the fiberarts!
As always, our admission and parking is FREE!

Or stop in the shop-open all weekend!
Susan has been so busy at the shop and out at shows but here are just a few of the nice yarns and fibers she has gotten in recently! Here is Patrick waiting to help you. I know I am prejudiced but isn't he a cutie?

Opal's newest collection, Zirkus (Circus), is now available. Check out the 8 fun self-patterning styles that are part of this collection- get a closer look by clicking on the pic at left. Very fun and colorful collection for the price of $16.50.

Produces a subtle tweedy fleck when knitted and makes beautiful looking garments with an interesting structure. With 200 m to a 50g ball, it's excellent value for money and our DROPS pattern books provide extensive pattern support. Available in many gorgeous shades and our colour range. $7/skein

We had very high winds and a lot of rain last night. Here is how it looks around here today:

Come join us on one of the patios.

More Pictures

2007-07-13T11:03:00.000-07:00

Here is Ginger Hahn enjoying sheepy times:

Where is the food?

Patrick's favorite thistle:

It's taller than Susan!

The Clock is Ticking

2007-07-13T10:38:00.000-07:00

We are getting so excited about the Midwest Felting Symposium! Things are moving very fast here and if you were hoping to take a class, PLEASE call today! For more information, call 920-623-4237 or e-mail info@midwestfeltingsymposium.com

This is going to be a lively collection of classes and vendors in all types of felting and fulling. You will be intrigued and inspired by what you see and learn from our national and international renowned teachers. I am thrilled by the line up and look forward to meeting all the interesting artists. I hope you will be there too. Please don't miss out on the nearly week-long festivities!

Also don't forget, The Alliant Center is air conditioned and the parking is FREE!

Here are some pictures of our new construction and goings on at the shop:

This is Susan's office/shipping area.

Here is Susan's patio with new furniture:

Notice how the sheep can come right up to the patio to visit with us!

This is where the beads used to be along the wall:

I'll post more pictures later-Patrick took my camera to Susan's for the day so we have some fun pictures. Also got some pictures from Bee!

Please remember to get your registration in for the Felting Symposium!

Lynda for Susan!

Midwest Felting Event

2007-07-10T06:20:00.000-07:00

Wow The Felting Symposium is only 20 days away. We had an article in Wisconsin Farmer talking about the event. Did anyone see this? I have not seen it yet.
I also had Ruth Sybers here this weekend and she gave me a copy of what is on her website. Check this out www.monticellowi.com textilesJun07.htm or click on Ruth's name above.

You will see nice photos of felted items by instructors and students. This is only a small part of what you can see in the gallery at the symposium July 25-29, gallery open Friday, Saturday, & Sunday. If you are a participant you will get a sneak preview of the shopping and the gallery on Thursday, the opening night.
There are still classes open so you too can come and join us.
If nothing else stop by for shopping and gallery (with free parking all days) on Friday-Saturday-Sunday.
Don't forget to come and enjoy the air-conditioning at the Alliant energy exhibition hall on the second level. Holly is here at the shop working on all the symposium items today getting the name tags and other items ready.
I just got in the new book Felt and Stitch by Sheila Smith. It is a great book.

So have a cool day, make sure you weather the storm that they say is coming. Stop by the shop and see the progression of our expansion. Patrick is here painting today, freshening the look of the nostalgia (original) part of the shop.
The sheep are in the near pasture so you can now go sit out on the deck and they will come up so you can touch the soft great wool of the Romney and Teeswater sheep.

Have a great time today. Hope to see you!
Susan

Rain and Sale

2007-07-09T10:55:00.000-07:00

Yippee it rained this morning! The grass needed it and the sheep in a few days will have green spears of grass to nibble on. Lately all we have had is hay to feed the sheep. The pastures were burning up with the heat and no rain.

Here is the new patio my carpenter Mike put up this weekend.

I love it! You will too as we have lawn furniture out there to sit and enjoy the view. The new cement was a God send with the rain. No mud outside the back door. I just went beyond the cement and stepped into a sea of mud. Yes it rained a lot. Thank goodness! Not Complaining!!
I am reorganizing the old part of the shop.

It is so neat to have 3636 sq feet to work in.
(Oh, just wait I have to take care of a customer.) My customers are enjoying the trip to the shop and taking advantage of the 7-July 7 seven items of yarn or books and get 27% off sale.

My dog Doby is kicking back enjoying the cool down we are experiencing after the rain. But, it will be heating up again soon. I feel the humidity and heat. Do you know yesterday at Susan's it was 107 degrees! We were hot with sales and hot outside.

We have gotten in several new books. One of the new ones is

Travel Guide 2006-2007. This book tells you were to find all the great shops in Wisconsin and the USA (yes I am listed in this travel guide)! Stop by and I can show you my page.

We also have the new Interweave magazine FELT. Beautiful photos and ideas! Take a look...it looks like it will be huge!

Well back to putting the shop together and waiting on more customers.
Susan

7/7/07

2007-07-07T18:54:00.000-07:00

Susan's big 7-7-07 sale has been so successful that she decided to extend it for, are you ready, 7 more days! Stop out and take stock of Susan's extensive yarn inventory and buy more yarn and books.

All yarn and books on sale for seven items for 27% off!

Eyelash yarns "seven for 37%" off!!

Wait until you see what Susan has done with her gorgeous shop! Enjoy the cosy gathering area and sit and knit or spin and enjoy the view! You will be amazed and the deals are great!

Call if you need more information!
920-623-4237
Susan's Fiber Shop
N250 Hwy A
Columbus, WI 53925

Susan's Big Sale

2007-07-04T07:39:00.000-07:00

Susan's Fiber Shop

Big 7/7/07

Sale!

To celebrate the

7th day of the 7th month in the year 07,

Susan will have

all yarn and books on sale for seven items for 27% off!

Eyelash yarns "seven for 37%" off!!

Stop in to the shop and see all the changes she is working on and get HUGE Savings!

Help Susan celebrate this once in a lifetime day and

SAVE!!

We will look for you there on Saturday July 7th, 2007

ALL DAY

Come and see all the new changes we have made in the shop and take advantage of the SAVINGS!!

Call if you need more information!

920-623-4237

Susan's Fiber Shop

N250 Hwy A

Columbus, WI 53925

Evening Falls

2007-04-25T08:45:00.000-07:00

Yes!
Life on the hill is interesting (the area where the new barn was built). Tonight I spent about 2 hours taking care of the sheep.
I let Scrapper out to run with babies. These two lambs seem to be a couple of rejects, it is a shame. Why this happen is hard to say. Babies mom is about 20 years old she is one of my original Romney sheep. She had twins and I had to supplement feed babies.
While I was gone to a show last weekend Scrapper got abandoned. Scrapper just did not fit in with mom, who she was a first time mom and did not like what she had - Scrapper.
Tonight I had to take him out and let him run with the other lambs. They had fun. There she did not get hit and kicked by mom.
I separate scrapper from mom each night to see to it she does not get hurt. You should come to see scrapper. I never saw such a cute, adorable little Teeswater born. She has a gray under color with black tips on her wool.
I hope to get pictures up soon showing the two rejected lambs.

Yes today I had some interesting calls.
They wanted to know about picking fiber with Paula's Picker. I told them yes they can spin from the picked fiber. Often people will go from picking to carding, but with Paula's picker you can just start spinning from the picked fiber.

The Vinery in Madison call me to see if I thought getting Michael Barley, the beadmaker to come and teach. Michael is from Washington State. The Vinery wondered what I thought of his teaching.
I think he is great.
Take a look at his website http://www.barleybeads.com/ and see what you think, it is a very inspiring website.

I am so excited. I am going to be getting the cement poured soon in the garage and studio.

Well I will sign off tonight and get to making dinner. It is so late. I will never loose weight eating this late.
Susan

Day after the rain

2007-04-25T08:19:00.000-07:00

I have to tell you about the new lamb that is a 67.5 % teeswater, black ewe.
She is so cute. But her mom does not want to own her. I had to get up early this morning to hold the mom so the baby can eat. (5:30am)
I am calling her scrapper. She is the best little scrapper I have ever seen. The mom hits her and beats her up and she still goes for the milk.
I separate the mom and baby at night so she will not get killed by her mom.

Today seems so unusual it has the sun out sometime and then it is not.
Seems a little chill in the air.

I can hear the little babies out in the barn hussling and hurrying around to find mom and eat.
I will soon have to feed scrapper to make sure she lives. I also have a little black twin I call babies. I feed her three times a day. It is so cute I just place the bottle on the fence holler for babies and she comes and eats her fill of milk.

I think I know have this blogging deal down. You will see me post thru out the day and week.
I have to let you know the midwest Alpaca show is going on this weekend.
Yes the shop is open and I will be at the show. So hope to see you stop by the shop or the show.
I will send you a picture of the new lambs tonight.
I hope I remember how Lynda showed me how to post a picture.

Hey tomorrow I am moving the shop some more want to help stop by 9:00 am. Betty Singer is coming.

Signing off now Susan 10:27 am.Wed.

Holly and her wire jewelry

2007-04-13T18:59:00.000-07:00

Holly modeling her knitted wire jewelry at the Madison Knitters' Guild!
Really pretty stuff, Holly!

Moving Books!

2007-04-10T07:20:00.000-07:00

We are all set up to start moving things into the new addition today! Saturday Tim (DH) sprayed the final coat on the stain of the heated flooring and it is ready to be walked on.

I have lasagna in the oven and bread and tea and coffee ready for all helpers!

Come on over and move a few boxes and eat and talk.

We will have a great time and a "burden shared" and all that!

A burden shared is only half a trouble

I knew you cared, I knew you'd understand

A burden shared is only half a trouble

Joy that's shared is joy made double

Michelle Shocked

Have you seen this book? It is one of the new books in the shop and came out in January. Publisher's Weekly said:
Between running her Manhattan yarn shop, Walker & Daughter, and raising her 12-year-old biracial daughter, Dakota, Georgia Walker has plenty on her plate in Jacobs's debut novel. But when Dakota's father reappears and a former friend contacts Georgia, Georgia's orderly existence begins to unravel. Her support system is her staff and the knitting club that meets at her store every Friday night, though each person has dramas of her own brewing. Jacobs surveys the knitters' histories... largely occupied by munching on baked goods, sipping coffee and watching the knitters size each other up. Club members' troubles don't intersect so much as build on common themes of domestic woes and betrayal. It takes a while, but when Jacobs, who worked at Redbook and Working Woman, hits her storytelling stride, poignant twists propel the plot and help the pacing find a pleasant rhythm. (Jan.) Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc.

Sound Good? Stop by and pick up a copy!

Here is a darling picture of my grandson Joey when he was just crawling and he got into some lovely white wool. Sure is a chip off the old block, isn't he??

Not that we are prejudiced or anything!

Well, see you real soon! Stop by; we would love to have you company and help!

Susan

Easter Weekend Sale at Susan's

2007-04-07T13:01:00.000-07:00

We have been really busy here at Susan's! We are in the process of getting ready to move into the new addition. And is it ever cool! Wait til you see the new space-I will post pictures really soon. We have had many lambs born and Patrick L. has been the shepherd some of the time with pretty good results. Many healthy lambs born...even if it doesn't FEEL like spring today!

The new addition will add 1600 plus square feet! We can't wait to get things moved into the new area BUT...we don't want to move all our yarn and equipment! Yarn, books and fiber are marked 25% until Monday April 9 (Closed for Easter.) Please come out and help us not have to move so much!

We are planning a cosy seating area and will be moving all the wheels into the new area. The area where are looms are now will be spread out so that you can try the looms easily. Holly is planning on helping with the big move. Are YOU free to help??? Come on over and give us a hand. If you spend the day we will feed you and have LOTS of coffee!

We are also busy planning the Midwest Felting Symposium for the end of July. Check the website for the teachers and classes post now. One of the teachers we are really excited about is Judit Pocs from Hungary who will be teaching a couple of full two day courses on hats and jewelry.
Here is a neck decoration by Judit's.

Pócs Judit: Csigás nyakék [2003] merinógyapjú, fém, ezüstszál, 9x9 cm

Stop by and see us for all your fiber needs!
We will talk again soon and I will try get lamb pictures for you!
Susan

Susan Has a Blog

2006-12-18T08:38:00.000-08:00

Well here it is-Susan's Blog! This is going to be the place where we keep up with the most recent news at Susan's. What is new in the shop, where Susan has traveled, Susan's retreats and specials, really everything we can do to keep you in the know about Susan's Fiber Shop!

Do you folks have any pictures of Susan that you would like to share? Just let us know so that we can puts lots of great photos up here too.

Have you seen this book yet?

Fleece Dog was the brainchild of Japanese artist Nobuko Nagakubo aka Sinco, who was inspired to produce the first miniature canine by her own Petite Basset Griffon Vendeen - CJ. Since then she has gone on to make many more of the miniature models including working for celebrities such as Paul O’ Grady. Sinco now teaches people from across the country how to produce their own miniature versions of their pets from the moulted hair they collect from their homes and has been inundated with willing students who want to make lifelike miniature replicas of their own dogs.
Sinco now teaches people from across the country how to produce their own miniature versions of their pets from the moulted hair they collect from their homes and has been inundated with willing students who want to make lifelike miniature replicas of their own dogs.
Speaking about the success of her artworks, Sinco said: “I went on national TV in Japan with the idea of using combed –off dog her and people went mad for it. Japanese people really love their dogs. I think they like making models so people can admire their work and go ‘awwww’ over their pet.”
“I get many emails from people wanting to show me the models they have made of their own dogs. One man has made hundreds of them”.

Also don't forget that Susan has the new Louet Victoria

- When folded, it is the smallest wheel on the market

- Only 6.5 lbs

- Optional Backpack/Carry-On - Included with all orders placed in 2006

Ratios - approx 1:6 to 1:14;

High Speed set to be developed for ratios higher than 1:20

Brake System - Scotch Tension

Two models to choose from , Oak or Beech

Victoria $550 On SALE RIGHT NOW for $525 while supplies last!

Well, tell us what you think of Susan's new Blog! We are looking for your comments to help us make this a fun and interesting blog!