StillWater Fibers will join the Oxford’s First Friday Art Stroll November 7, 2008. Anne Donaldson, an original Oxfordian, will be exhibiting her ‘primitive’ hooked rugs/wallhangings. She will demonstrate the process she uses to create her art Friday night the 7th 6 - 8 PM and Saturday November 1st and 8th from 10 to 2. Her pieces will be available for view during the shop hours through the month of November.
Anne wrote this introduction for me:

I’ve lived in the area nearly all of my life. I’ve been painting in various mediums including oil and water colors for over 25 years.
I became involved in rug hooking about eight years ago. I love rug hooking in a primitive style and think of it as “painting with wool”.
I have completed over thirty hooked peices, most are displayed and used as wall hangings.
Several of my rugs have been entered in local fairs.

What she doesn’t tell you is that she has won many blue ribbons at the SoLanco Fair. Come and meet this talented fiber artist.

We are trying “Knit-Alongs”.  These are a time when Barb or Sharon are knitting on their latest project.  It is not a class and not meant as an instruction time.  We let you know what we will be working on each month.  You call and find out what specfic day and time we will be working and if the project is something you too wanted to try, JOIN US.  We can share our expertise as we work through the directions.  Two heads are always better than one.  In October Barb is knitting the felted cuff mittens from Interweave’s Felting magazine.  Sharon is choosing socks from Cat Bordhi’s New Pathways for Sock Knitters, October is “Ocean Toes” and November is  “Robin Hood’s Fireside Boots”.  Barb will be working on a Green Mountain Spinnery pattern “Eric’s Glovelets” (fingerless mitts).  December will probably find us both in the middle of Christmas gifts, but we will share our choices here and our knitting time at the round table.  January until April will be “All Things Baby” for Sharon.

Just in time for Spinning and Weaving Week, we have added Lincoln locks,  Corriedale/Hampshire carded spinning batts.  All are lightly washed and ready for your wheel, drop spindle, or felting needle.  These fibers come from Elkton, Md. sheep.

Wallace & Gromit’s Children’s Foundation are attempting to set a world record for the biggest ever hand knitted Tea Cosy to celebrate Wallace & Gromit’s Great British Tea Party. We’re not planning the world’s biggest tea cosy, but we’ll keep you informed about Gromit’s project to give you some inspiration to start thinking about making your tea cosy for our tea party February 8th, 2009, 2009.

October 4 - 10 is National Spinning and Weaving Week.
We celebrate the crafts of spinning and weaving as part of our common heritage and we delight in the creativity of all fiber artists.