Rhinebeck Sheep and Wool Show
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helwenWow, what a crazy place! D. Moiselle says Sundays are usually more mellow, but of course too much is happening tomorrow, hence our choice of today. Lines everywhere. We have some plans for next year, to cut down on the waiting in lines:
1. Bring more cash. A LOT more cash...(only one very slow ATM)
2. Bring a small camp stool with carry strap, so we don't have to look for somewhere to sit at lunch time, and can sit in line, etc.
3. Bring our own food and drinks.
Fleece sale was pretty intense, even though we missed the first hour of it (ATM line). We tried a sample of this super cheese, but I forgot to go back and buy some of it. Next year, I guess.
D. Moiselle got something for someone else (not sure if it's a surprise), some silk/cashmere, and a small fleece from the fleece sale (I forget the breed, but it's very pretty and silvery shiny).fitzw chatted with weavers, spinners, got advice on fine-tuning the walking wheel, and bought a nostpinne and a pound of this cool stripey roving. Boy, my memory isn't too good... I bought some of the same type of roving, but in different colors... I think it's a wool/silk mix (70/30), but I don't remember the type of sheep. Might be on the receipt...nope, not that I can tell.
I also got some soft silvery stuff to spin, Bombyx/Yak top (55/45). Yup, Yak! And a white Romney fleece, a charcoal Romney fleece, some white Icelandic roving, some brown Shetland batt (moorit, I guess, but not very reddish, mostly brown), and some crazy Shetland batt/roving dyed bright blue and green. And some garlic hummus (they had a specialty food area, with brownies, cheese, wine and other stuff).
We didn't get to the show until shortly before 11am, and then lost some time to the lines, so we didn't see everything by any means. But we did see quite a bit, enough thatfitzw is happy to go back next year. And of course D. Moiselle and I would be happy to go again as well :)
There are spindles, nostpinnes and other small tools, wheels, looms, fleeces, rovings, yarns, finished goods, dyestuffs, ceramics, books, novelties, entertainment, demos, workshops, food, and of course, the livestock (sheep and alpaca), and the dog trials. I would have liked to see a bit of the dog trials, but ran out of time for that too.
Ride home was pretty good, no hold-ups at any of the construction spots on I-91. Gorgeous weather all day!
1. Bring more cash. A LOT more cash...(only one very slow ATM)
2. Bring a small camp stool with carry strap, so we don't have to look for somewhere to sit at lunch time, and can sit in line, etc.
3. Bring our own food and drinks.
Fleece sale was pretty intense, even though we missed the first hour of it (ATM line). We tried a sample of this super cheese, but I forgot to go back and buy some of it. Next year, I guess.
D. Moiselle got something for someone else (not sure if it's a surprise), some silk/cashmere, and a small fleece from the fleece sale (I forget the breed, but it's very pretty and silvery shiny).
fitzw chatted with weavers, spinners, got advice on fine-tuning the walking wheel, and bought a nostpinne and a pound of this cool stripey roving. Boy, my memory isn't too good... I bought some of the same type of roving, but in different colors... I think it's a wool/silk mix (70/30), but I don't remember the type of sheep. Might be on the receipt...nope, not that I can tell. I also got some soft silvery stuff to spin, Bombyx/Yak top (55/45). Yup, Yak! And a white Romney fleece, a charcoal Romney fleece, some white Icelandic roving, some brown Shetland batt (moorit, I guess, but not very reddish, mostly brown), and some crazy Shetland batt/roving dyed bright blue and green. And some garlic hummus (they had a specialty food area, with brownies, cheese, wine and other stuff).
We didn't get to the show until shortly before 11am, and then lost some time to the lines, so we didn't see everything by any means. But we did see quite a bit, enough that
fitzw is happy to go back next year. And of course D. Moiselle and I would be happy to go again as well :)There are spindles, nostpinnes and other small tools, wheels, looms, fleeces, rovings, yarns, finished goods, dyestuffs, ceramics, books, novelties, entertainment, demos, workshops, food, and of course, the livestock (sheep and alpaca), and the dog trials. I would have liked to see a bit of the dog trials, but ran out of time for that too.
Ride home was pretty good, no hold-ups at any of the construction spots on I-91. Gorgeous weather all day!
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Date: 2006-10-22 02:58 am (UTC)Grr.
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Date: 2006-10-22 03:24 am (UTC)I am glad you all had a good time even with the lessons learned.
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Date: 2006-10-22 01:19 pm (UTC)Oh yeah, there were bunnies there too, some for sale even. And sheep shearing too. You should come with, next year (has a higher admission fee than Cummington, though -- $10 for adults, but kids under 12 are free).