What's Happening with SLVFest?

We have New Vendors since my last update:

• "the Felted Dog" from Pueblo, will be joining us this summer!  They carry purses, needle-felted ornaments and decorations, felted soap, nesting cones, and re-purposed wool dog toys.  They also have a selection of handmade, gourmet dog treats, and cotton dog collars too!  This will be their first fiber festival, and we're so very excited to have them join us.
• We're also welcoming  Ron of "The Buffalo Wool Co." from Kennendale Texas.  The Buffalo Wool Company makes yarns and garments from the American bison (Buffalo Gold yarns).  Check them out online before you get to meet them in person:   thebuffalowoolco.com

We have more returning vendors who have confirmed they'll be there to party with us again in 2011:

• Kim, owner of The Yarn Gallery and Cat Mountain Fiber Arts, will be joining us for another great summer event!  If you haven't seen Kim's booth, you're in for a treat!  She carries hand dyed yarn and fiber.  She's also a dealer of Schacht Spindle Company Equipment.  Check out her online offerings and sign up for her monthly newsletter: www.catmtn.com/tyg-online
• Dee Dee will be back with her wonderful Blessed Brews coffee cart.  She makes wonderful hot and cold coffee drinks, shaved ice, teas, and delicious muffins!

We received word back from the Monte Vista Chamber that our Spinning Wheel Raffle is a go for this year!  This is our fourth spinning wheel give away. It's very exciting...

We're giving away a very well preserved Sid Sharples Bulky Spinner. It was built in the mid 70's. This wheel is quite beautiful. It's not a traveling wheel, but the foot print isn't giant either. The wheel is about a foot across and 18" deep. The bobbin (only one) will hold at least a pound of spun yarn. The orifice is at least an inch across. The leather drive band is in great shape. This handmade wheel is quite beautiful. This will be the perfect wheel for novelty and large scale production spinning!  I'll post pictures and links to ticket sales very soon.

We are going to do more give-aways starting mid-May up until the festival.  Stay tuned... ;) and thanks for reading.

Crys