We’re going to the fair…Renegade Craft Fair. What a thrill! Quite some time ago, I was looking at Renegade’s info and thinking I should sign up…but then my mind started churning the usual ‘craft fair’ thoughts: Will I have time to make enough stock? Can I really get Craig to watch the girl for two days in a row while I man a booth at a large event like this alone? With my regular felting partner-in-crime pregnant and not feeling great, who would do it with me? Then my mind really started working, and I decided that a group effort would draw a crowd, make the booth really exciting and give all of my spinning friends and I a place to make a great show of our work, and handspun collective was born:

So 10 wonderful handspinners who specialize in art/freestyle/novelty/fun yarn are banding together for this event, in Brooklyn on June 17th and 18th:

Unfortunately, I won’t be there for most of the weekend as I have a most important event that I wouldn’t miss for the world…(my Niece’s wedding is that weekend!). But two great spinning friends have come to the rescue–the marvelous Reenie of Material Whirled and the magnificent Julie-Ann (and their fabulous, supportive spouses) will be staffing the booth until I get back sometime Sunday. Come say hi and buy some yarn or handspun goodies!