This past weekend the Montana Association of Weavers and Spinners held a series of classes, workshops and events at MSU-B. Linda blogged about the event on May 27 and it is wrapping up today.
Here at Wild Purls, we had Nancy Bush visit us on Wednesday. Yes, THE Nancy Bush of teaching and knitting fame. There she is looking at Montana yarns

and visiting with Suzanne.

It was great to see many familiar faces in her Estonian sock class on Thursday. While they were reluctant to have their photos taken, I think they look radiant. It must be from the knitting.

We learned about Estonia and the knitting history of the country. Nancy has visited multiple times and truly loves the people and culture.

The conference was filled with classes, a fabulous vendor area and Wild Purls had a booth.

Linda was hard at work.

We all enjoyed the weekend and I hope to get a sock completed soon.

 

My old friend, June came in earlier this winter wanting to knit a sweater for her son. He is very tall and she had quite a project ahead of her. There is never a better day than the day someone (and it doesn’t need to be a childhood friend, but is so much better when it is) walks in to announce that they finished a sweater and they just happen to have it with them. Wow! The sweater is beautiful and perfect for her very tall son.

What a lucky guy. He’ll love this when the snow flies.

 

For those of you who don’t know, yet, we have a guest coming to Wild Purls at the end of September and beginning of October, September 30, October 1st and 2nd to be exact. Check it out in the newsletter and on the events page.

She (OK, now you know it’s a female)would very much admire anyone who has multiple interests.

Many knitters knit. OK, that may not sound profound because ALL knitters knit, right? But some knitters knit, play musical instruments, garden, dance, volunteer in their communities or churches, have families, animals and much more. Some do a great deal more than knit.

Our mystery guest has multiple talents.

So, if you figure out who our potential teacher could be, stop by or give us a call with your guess. If you let us know, attend our August announcement and are correct, you will receive a little gift as well as the first opportunity to sign up for the Autumn Mystery Guest workshops. We hope you are as excited as we are about this big event!

Good luck and we hope that helps.

 

Using a medieval loom for cording and needle felted pieces as overlay, Kayla created this beautiful belt to wear for belly dancing. Every piece was made by Kayla and took over 1,000 hours of time. When she twirls and moves, the entire belt swings out and is quite impressive. The yarns are a variety of everything from Jelli Beanz to Lumpy Bumpy. She also needle felted and beaded using things from her stash.

If you’d like to see Kayla and this belt in action, be sure to attend Summer Fair in July. She and her group will be performing on Sunday. Don’t miss this great weekend.

 

This past Saturday morning, our good friend and fellow knitter, Barb had a “Huge Plant Sale” at her home.

After months of snow, cold, wind and rain, we had a warm morning to celebrate this exciting event. No, we didn’t knit, we bought plants, plants and more plants. Barb had each perinnial sorted for sun and shade, herb and flower. It was as if she knew her plants by name. Barb gave us a tour of her gardens and it was truly remarkable to see how well tended she maintains each plant.

I learned so much in a short time. What a talented woman she is and how wonderful to have many of Barb’s plants now residing in our gardens.