Kentucky Wool Festival 2011

The Kentucky Wool Festival was over yesterday and I have to say I am absolutely blushed. If you remember last year I stayed with the Yeltons and I was pleased as punch pie to have a return visit with them this year. Cheryl of Purdy Thangz and I were truly blessed to share in the Yelton's special brand of Kentucky Hospitality this year. Have to say I count myself lucky to have met and come to know Jim and Lana these past two years.

Side one of the booth full of wool.  This was the first show I got to play with the new wire panels and bins.  I think they still need a wee bit of tweeking, but they should be fun at future shows.

The other side full of yarns.  These were taken on the end of the second day.  By the third day, I was almost wiped clean. 

The boots on a section of fence posts were intriguing.

If only there were some way to find out the idea behind the boots on the fence.  

This little fellow, Jack, greeted me at Jim and Lana's by thoroughly looking through my bag for contraband.  He finally settled on an old receipt.  How stinking cute was that!?!  BTW, Jack is part of Jim and Lana's Flour Creek Dachshunds kennel.

Cheryl, aka Purdy Thangz, on our last morning with Jim and Lana.

An older version of the Louet S75 that is close to 20 years old and still a true work horse!  

Jim and Lana in front of their cabin.

The view from Jim and Lana's front porch.

Unfortunately, I missed getting snap shot of the other vendors.  You can take my word for it, there was fabulous fibery goodness everywhere in our tent!

Kentucky Wool Festival

This weekend why not join us for the Kentucky Wool Festival in Falmouth, Kentucky.  The Festival is a huge arts and crafts show and we are so very lucky that one entire tent is dedicated to wool and fiber!  The really neat thing about the vendors of the Wool Tent is that on Friday they will bring bus loads of kids through and we will be demonstrating our fiber crafts for the kids.  How cool is it that we get to pass along a bit of our history!?! 

Here is a list of the vendors:

• Alpacas at Wolf Run Germantown, KY
• Barakel Farm Alton, MO
• Bluebonnets and Bluegrass Alpaca Farm Crestwood, KY
• Dog Trot Weavers and Spinners Corbin, KY
• Eagle Bend Alpacas Burlington, KY
• Flat Creek Wool and Pottery Dry Ridge, KY
• Flour Creek Wool Butler, KY
• Kentucky Blue Fiber Co. Crestwood, KY
• Knitted to a T Moores Hill, IN
• LunabudKnits Nicholasville, KY (ME)
• Mt. View Crafts Mt Sterling, KY
• Punkin's Patch Cynthiana, KY
• Purdy Thangz Holly Springs, GA
• Sam's Icelandic Sheep Farm, llc Alton, MO
• Southland Fiber Farm Springfield, KY
• Teetor-Totter Alpacas Burlington, KY
• Weaving Memories Lexington, KY

We are looking forward to seeing you this week end!

Kentucky Hospitality

There are so many wonderful people you meet on your walk through life.  If you are a smart cookie, you will know when these people come into your life.  I would like to tell you two people I had the honor of meeting during the Kentucky Wool Festival in Falmouth, KY a week ago.

I'll tell you right now on Thursday during set up, I was kind of really not looking forward to the Kentucky Wool Festival.  I was there alone and I would be camping in my truck in colder than normal weather.  I know that sounds a little odd, but hear me out.  Last year, the closest hotel was an hour away down a multi-hairpin little country road.  This year I opted to get a little bit more than 6 hours of sleep per night by camping in my truck, instead of being able to stretch out in warmth and comfort.

Needless to say, I was a little grumpy and at odds about my decision that evening.  I think my guardian angel was looking down on me that afternoon when I met Lana Yelton, her daughter Mitzy and her husband Jim.  Our booths were across the isle from one another  during the festival.  As we were talking, my sleeping arrangements came up.  Lana & Mitzy insisted that I should stay with Lana & Jim at their cabin up the road.  I wasn't too sure about imposing on them, but it was an offer that was hard to refuse.

They have a beautiful cabin that is just 10 minutes away from the festival.  Every morning, I woke up to a most spectacular view of trees just starting to change into their warm autumn colors set off by lovely kentucky sunrises.  Upon coming down stairs in the morning, I was greeted by the most delicious farm fresh scrambled eggs that had been gathered just the day before from the chicken roost, bacon & toast.  After a quick shower, we would head to the festival for a 12 hour work day.  At the end of the day, we would be greeted at the door by one of their 4 dogs and sit for a short while in the welcoming warmth of a crackling fire.

I have to say, that I am so very glad to have met Jim & Lana Yelton.  They really made my week end at the Kentucky Wool Festival an absolute joy!  I really am amazed that just as one starts to loose faith in humanity, someone comes along to point you back in the right direction.  Many, MANY THANKS to Jim & Lana Yelton!

Lana

Jim

Lisa & Selena

Kitty

Morning Sun

Rainbow on the very last morning of my stay.

My view every morning!