Showing posts with label Marr Haven. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Marr Haven. Show all posts

Monday, February 16, 2009

Ah Shawl!

I was reading Marcia DeCoster's blog today.
Did you know that on top of being a great
bead designer, she can also knit? And I don't
mean just mittens! She showed a lace shawl
that she was working on for the upcoming
Bead Cruise.
Then, there was Barb's post about some new
patterns she had by an area woman
Suzanne PufPaff. It is a great design using
an Entrelac variation. When its all done it
becomes a butterfly. Really pretty and lacy too.
Maybe I should get out my needles and do
something elegant, right after I finish sewing
and beading.



Saturday, October 25, 2008

Saturday Fun

Having a fun kind of Saturday night. Went to
the opening of the new Michael's today. it was
pretty crowded in there, but I managed to find a
couple of treasures, not of the beady kind. Then
we hopped over to JoAnn's and I got a couple of
new magazines....Bead Unique (that's a good one
to get). But the one I liked best was Living Crafts.
It's packed full of all kinds of fiber fun. A really
cute set of knitted acorns and leaves that you felt.
Nicky Epstein created the pattern, she has a lot of
great books on knitting and embellishing your knits.
I have a book or two myself. Then there are a couple
of needle felted cuties...a hedgehog for one, that is
almost as cute as Humblebead's hedgies. Lots of
cute children's hats. What I thought was really great
was a section they had called FiberWorks. It lists a
lot of places to get your wool to work with. And one
page was dedicated to my favorite yarn and wool shop;
Mar-Haven Wool Farms. Barb has a great shop and
her own line of wool yarn. She's a really sweet person
to visit with and willing to help you if you need it. With
all those fiber ideas, I think I'm gonna put my beads to
the side for a bit and go back to the thing I really love.
I have a sweater to finish and blankets to make, not to
mention the stuffies I want to get done before Christmas.
I better get my rear in gear or I'll never make it.
So I'm leaving you with this fun little video I found. Thanks
Bev for helping me figure it out, but I really have to thank
Lorelei too. She posted directions to a friend one time and
I remembered to look for that...so thanks Bev and Lorelei!

Sunday, August 19, 2007

Marr Haven


This is my freind Barbara Marr from
Marr Haven Wool Farm. She does it all from
raising the sheep to getting the wool ready to
sell in her shop. If you happen to get a chance
to stop at her shop she is always ready to help
answer your questions, and is more than willing
to get you starting on any fiber project you can
think of. Thanks Barb!