The fiber festival today was great! We saw sheep dogs herding sheep, spinners spinning and people knitting. I love fiber festivals because everyone is so friendly. My college friend had never been before. She was so excited to find un-dyed wool that she could make into wigs for the dolls she makes. She bought a ton of wool. In a craft store she would have paid big bucks for all that she got. At the festival, $5 was she paid for a ton of raw wool. She was super excited about it!
There were a ton of people who had angora rabbits there. Last year when I went to one festival I saw this women demonstrate how to pull wool and shear an angora. This women was down right cruel to her rabbits. She said that if the rabbit was not good, get rid of it for a nice one. All of my rabbits are rescue bunnies, and let me tell you they are not always so nice. I have been scratched and bitten many times. It's not that they are bad, it's that they are scared! Rabbits HATE to be picked up, and this women was picking them up by their scruf and holding them with their ears! How would like to be picked up by your ears?? I'd bit, kick and scratch too! So, needless to say I was a little leery of the "rabbit people" today. I got to talking with this one women, while my friend was getting raw wool. She had 5 bucks (males) and they were for sale. This women was the nicest person. She and I talked about rabbits for maybe 30 minutes. When my friend joined in we all sat chatting for a good long while. She let me hold the one buck and let him run around on the ground for a little. She said that if she felt they were not going to a good home that she wouldn't sell them. I was so happy. She said that she had always wanted a rex. She would love a rex to breed with one of her angoras. It would be a interesting cross. I told her that rexs are very high strung. Angoras seem to have a more relaxed personality. It might be a good mix. My Chanel however, is too hyper and she's fixed. No surprise baby bunnies for us. This women also gave us the names of a few other fiber festivals to check out. I think my friend is hooked!
One thing that I'm starting to become interested in is spinning wheels. I asked a few people about them today and they were ready to answer any of my crazy questions. I think it would be a cool skill to know and the satisfaction that comes with making your yarn to knit is really awesome in my mind. I think it would be something I could get into once I have a job. ^_^
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