Dyer’s Rants

Greetings All!

Have you ever felt your life is traveling at warp speed? That is how it has been around here. Since the last post, we have attended a wildly successful trunk show at the Knitting Basket in Carytown in Richmond. (So fun seeing Uta and Kristen!) It was so much much fun-we are doing it again this Fall. We have several new patterns written, typeset and now posted on the website-thanks to our super-talented designers-Cheryl, Dee, and Paula…..

(see more on the website!) And as we readied for the TNNA wholesale market, Spring came, and demanded some gardening chores be done. Take a peek of Sweet Tree Hill Farm since the last blog. Actually, since these pics were taken…many more flowers are blooming and my husband’s pumpkin plants are following through on their plan to take over the vegetable garden!

Now to the market…..Ginni and I took off with the contents of our booth Thursday, June 11th-over the mountains to Columbus, Ohio-getting there late in the evening. Cheryl met us there the next day and we set up the booth. Lots of offloading and unpacking and hanging…lots of help from Ginni and Cheryl-produced a nice booth I think…

We had many visitors, and happily, Scarlet Fleece will be finding a home in several new shops across the country. Also, several designers-including those at the Stitch Cooperative-visited us and  are looking forward to using Scarlet Fleece in their design work. Another happy happening is that Frank Santoro-a sales rep-will be introducing Scarlet Fleece to the Mid-Altantic and New England shops. So we continue to grow!

While at the show-Ginni and Cheryl and I attended the semi-annual TNNA fashion show where new designs are launched by the yarn companies. Here are Ginni and Cheryl waiting for the show to start….

And we had an entry that attracted lots of attention-the Scotty Tam and the Petal and Leaf Cropped Kimono that features a needle felted decorative edging…..

Here are some views of the rest of the show….

After visiting with many old and new friends-we packed up and headed back last Tuesday. Along the way I caught a killer cold and am now just getting back on my feet and geting back to the real work—-dying yarn for you. Coming soon…..patterns and yarn will be available to purchase here online….visit us often!