Friend Joan and I met at the Convention Center this morning for the first annual Taos Fiber Marketplace. There are 31 juried vendors appearing for three days, good selection of yarns, some notions, kits, knitted and felted items, handspuns, hand dyed, baskets and shelves of blurry mohair in delicious soft colors...
Saw some friends and acquaintances, met dedicated fiber people and their yarns. Ruth Baldwin from The Natural Twist, Albuquerque, NM; Myra Garcia from Fancy Image Yarn in Shelton, WA; Kimberly from Cat Mountain Fiber Arts in Colorado; Weaving Southwest, and a host of others, all with high quality offerings. The event was organized by Julie Silvian of Red Willow Fibers in Taos. She came here two years ago from Washington where she was the organizer for the Madrona Arts Center.
We heard that yesterday, opening day, visitors came from the east and west coasts and lots of places in between. It seems there are fiber
fanatics lovers who follow various wool festivals wherever they are and were excited to check out this new one. This I understand. Aside from The Taos Wool Festival in October, I'm hoping for Rhineback this year, and Stitches West in February.
All in all, it is a welcome April offering. When it can still be chilly, requiring sweaters and scarves, changeling days of snow, sun, rain - or anything else the weather gods toss at us mere human mountain dwellers. On this gorgeous day, I wish us all Happy Spring!
