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I know Ann is the expert and the person who routinely enters lots of items in the fair. I decided to enter my first 100% handspun sweater in the fair this year and it won the grand prize for the wool-blend category
I am pretty chuffed! Maybe I'll enter more stuff next year. I also realized that a lot of the handspun yarn is fairly small skeins. I don't know why that didn't occur to me!
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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Jaya Srikrishnan
Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2023 1:06 PM
To: yarnmongers <[email protected]>
Subject: [yarnmongers] Finally entered something in the county fair? I know Ann is the expert and the person who routinely enters lots of items in the fair. I decided to enter my first 100% handspun sweater in the fair this year and it won the grand prize for the wool-blend category I am pretty chuffed! Maybe I'll enter more stuff next year. I also realized that a lot of the handspun yarn is fairly small skeins. I don't know why that didn't occur to me! --
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Congratulations, Jaya. Warning: It’s addicting! ? And your sweater? Magnificent! ? (I drop my entries tomorrow.) ? Ann McManus in PA ?
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From: [email protected] < [email protected]> On Behalf Of Jaya Srikrishnan Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2023 8:06 AM To: yarnmongers < [email protected]> Subject: [yarnmongers] Finally entered something in the county fair ? I know Ann is the expert and the person who routinely enters lots of items in the fair. I decided to enter my first 100% handspun sweater in the fair this year and it won the grand prize for the wool-blend category I am pretty chuffed! Maybe I'll enter more stuff next year. I also realized that a lot of the handspun yarn is fairly small skeins. I don't know why that didn't occur to me! --
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Well deserved!?
I usually enter weaving in the county fair, though I missed this year (confused the entry deadline).? It's a great way to expose the general public to our craft(s).? I also enter the state fair - you don't have to win at the county level to enter.
Beautiful sweater!
Diane
On Wednesday, August 23, 2023 at 05:06:34 AM PDT, Jaya Srikrishnan <ermabom@...> wrote:
I know Ann is the expert and the person who routinely enters lots of items in the fair. I decided to enter my first 100% handspun sweater in the fair this year and it won the grand prize for the wool-blend category
I am pretty chuffed! Maybe I'll enter more stuff next year. I also realized that a lot of the handspun yarn is fairly small skeins. I don't know why that didn't occur to me!
-- Jaya
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Congratulations Jaya! It’s beautiful Sarah?
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On Aug 23, 2023, at 8:08 AM, Diane via groups.io <tdpigg@...> wrote:
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Well deserved!?
I usually enter weaving in the county fair, though I missed this year (confused the entry deadline).? It's a great way to expose the general public to our craft(s).? I also enter the state fair - you don't have to win at the county level to enter.
Beautiful sweater!
Diane
On Wednesday, August 23, 2023 at 05:06:34 AM PDT, Jaya Srikrishnan <ermabom@...> wrote:
I know Ann is the expert and the person who routinely enters lots of items in the fair. I decided to enter my first 100% handspun sweater in the fair this year and it won the grand prize for the wool-blend category
I am pretty chuffed! Maybe I'll enter more stuff next year. I also realized that a lot of the handspun yarn is fairly small skeins. I don't know why that didn't occur to me!
-- Jaya
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I have a sweater planned for the Rhinebeck competition this year. Maybe next year I'll plan on some weaving Diane!
Thank you everyone!
Well deserved!?
I usually enter weaving in the county fair, though I missed this year (confused the entry deadline).? It's a great way to expose the general public to our craft(s).? I also enter the state fair - you don't have to win at the county level to enter.
Beautiful sweater!
Diane
On Wednesday, August 23, 2023 at 05:06:34 AM PDT, Jaya Srikrishnan < ermabom@...> wrote:
I know Ann is the expert and the person who routinely enters lots of items in the fair. I decided to enter my first 100% handspun sweater in the fair this year and it won the grand prize for the wool-blend category
I am pretty chuffed! Maybe I'll enter more stuff next year. I also realized that a lot of the handspun yarn is fairly small skeins. I don't know why that didn't occur to me!
-- Jaya
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Congratulations! That is one stunning sweater. I'm sure they were?blown away. Nilda
On Wed, Aug 23, 2023 at 5:48?PM Jaya Srikrishnan < ermabom@...> wrote: I have a sweater planned for the Rhinebeck competition this year. Maybe next year I'll plan on some weaving Diane!
Thank you everyone!
Well deserved!?
I usually enter weaving in the county fair, though I missed this year (confused the entry deadline).? It's a great way to expose the general public to our craft(s).? I also enter the state fair - you don't have to win at the county level to enter.
Beautiful sweater!
Diane
On Wednesday, August 23, 2023 at 05:06:34 AM PDT, Jaya Srikrishnan < ermabom@...> wrote:
I know Ann is the expert and the person who routinely enters lots of items in the fair. I decided to enter my first 100% handspun sweater in the fair this year and it won the grand prize for the wool-blend category
I am pretty chuffed! Maybe I'll enter more stuff next year. I also realized that a lot of the handspun yarn is fairly small skeins. I don't know why that didn't occur to me!
-- Jaya
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On Aug 23, 2023, at 5:06 AM, Jaya Srikrishnan <ermabom@...> wrote:
? I know Ann is the expert and the person who routinely enters lots of items in the fair. I decided to enter my first 100% handspun sweater in the fair this year and it won the grand prize for the wool-blend category
I am pretty chuffed! Maybe I'll enter more stuff next year. I also realized that a lot of the handspun yarn is fairly small skeins. I don't know why that didn't occur to me!
-- Jaya
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On Aug 23, 2023, at 2:04 PM, Amy Brotslaw Schweiger <brotslaw@...> wrote:
? Wow, just gorgeous Jaya!
Amy
On Aug 23, 2023, at 5:06 AM, Jaya Srikrishnan <ermabom@...> wrote:
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I know Ann is the expert and the person who routinely enters lots of items in the fair. I decided to enter my first 100% handspun sweater in the fair this year and it won the grand prize for the wool-blend
category
I am pretty chuffed! Maybe I'll enter more stuff next year. I also realized that a lot of the handspun yarn is fairly small skeins. I don't know why that didn't occur to me!
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Jaya
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On Wed, Aug 23, 2023 at 2:05?PM Anmiryam Budner < anmiryam@...> wrote:
It’s stunning!
Anmiryam?
On Aug 23, 2023, at 2:04 PM, Amy Brotslaw Schweiger <brotslaw@...> wrote:
? Wow, just gorgeous Jaya!
Amy
On Aug 23, 2023, at 5:06 AM, Jaya Srikrishnan <ermabom@...> wrote:
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I know Ann is the expert and the person who routinely enters lots of items in the fair. I decided to enter my first 100% handspun sweater in the fair this year and it won the grand prize for the wool-blend
category
I am pretty chuffed! Maybe I'll enter more stuff next year. I also realized that a lot of the handspun yarn is fairly small skeins. I don't know why that didn't occur to me!
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Jaya
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Late to the party but - holy smokes!!!
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On Aug 23, 2023, at 4:31 PM, Jaya Srikrishnan <ermabom@...> wrote:
? On Wed, Aug 23, 2023 at 2:05?PM Anmiryam Budner < anmiryam@...> wrote:
It’s stunning!
Anmiryam?
On Aug 23, 2023, at 2:04 PM, Amy Brotslaw Schweiger <brotslaw@...> wrote:
? Wow, just gorgeous Jaya!
Amy
On Aug 23, 2023, at 5:06 AM, Jaya Srikrishnan <ermabom@...> wrote:
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I know Ann is the expert and the person who routinely enters lots of items in the fair. I decided to enter my first 100% handspun sweater in the fair this year and it won the grand prize for the wool-blend
category
I am pretty chuffed! Maybe I'll enter more stuff next year. I also realized that a lot of the handspun yarn is fairly small skeins. I don't know why that didn't occur to me!
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Jaya
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On Aug 23, 2023, at 6:57 PM, jacqui whittemore <jackiechris.is@...> wrote:
? Late to the party but - holy smokes!!! jacqueline? On Aug 23, 2023, at 4:31 PM, Jaya Srikrishnan <ermabom@...> wrote:
? On Wed, Aug 23, 2023 at 2:05?PM Anmiryam Budner < anmiryam@...> wrote:
It’s stunning!
Anmiryam?
On Aug 23, 2023, at 2:04 PM, Amy Brotslaw Schweiger <brotslaw@...> wrote:
? Wow, just gorgeous Jaya!
Amy
On Aug 23, 2023, at 5:06 AM, Jaya Srikrishnan <ermabom@...> wrote:
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I know Ann is the expert and the person who routinely enters lots of items in the fair. I decided to enter my first 100% handspun sweater in the fair this year and it won the grand prize for the wool-blend
category
I am pretty chuffed! Maybe I'll enter more stuff next year. I also realized that a lot of the handspun yarn is fairly small skeins. I don't know why that didn't occur to me!
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Jaya
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-- Jaya
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The tiny (covers two small towns but one of them is Rhinebeck) paper did a feature story on the sweater. They did a feature story last year on the natural dyer who runs the dye part of the Wool Room and decided to do one this year on me.? My 2 mins of fame!
Late to the party but - holy smokes!!! jacqueline? On Aug 23, 2023, at 4:31 PM, Jaya Srikrishnan <ermabom@...> wrote:
? On Wed, Aug 23, 2023 at 2:05?PM Anmiryam Budner < anmiryam@...> wrote:
It’s stunning!
Anmiryam?
On Aug 23, 2023, at 2:04 PM, Amy Brotslaw Schweiger <brotslaw@...> wrote:
? Wow, just gorgeous Jaya!
Amy
On Aug 23, 2023, at 5:06 AM, Jaya Srikrishnan <ermabom@...> wrote:
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I know Ann is the expert and the person who routinely enters lots of items in the fair. I decided to enter my first 100% handspun sweater in the fair this year and it won the grand prize for the wool-blend
category
I am pretty chuffed! Maybe I'll enter more stuff next year. I also realized that a lot of the handspun yarn is fairly small skeins. I don't know why that didn't occur to me!
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Jaya
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-- Jaya
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Very nice article, with some lovely photos too. Thank you for sharing. ? Jenny ?
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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Jaya Srikrishnan
Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2023 12:02 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [yarnmongers] Finally entered something in the county fair? The tiny (covers two small towns but one of them is Rhinebeck) paper did a feature story on the sweater. They did a feature story last year on the natural dyer who runs the dye part of the Wool Room and decided to do one this year on me.? My 2 mins of fame! ? Late to the party but - holy smokes!!! ?
On Aug 23, 2023, at 4:31 PM, Jaya Srikrishnan <ermabom@...> wrote:
? ? On Wed, Aug 23, 2023 at 2:05?PM Anmiryam Budner <anmiryam@...> wrote: It’s stunning!
On Aug 23, 2023, at 2:04 PM, Amy Brotslaw Schweiger <brotslaw@...> wrote:
? Wow, just gorgeous Jaya! Amy ?
On Aug 23, 2023, at 5:06 AM, Jaya Srikrishnan <ermabom@...> wrote:
? I know Ann is the expert and the person who routinely enters lots of items in the fair. I decided to enter my first 100% handspun sweater in the fair this year and it won the grand prize for the wool-blend category I am pretty chuffed! Maybe I'll enter more stuff next year. I also realized that a lot of the handspun yarn is fairly small skeins. I don't know why that didn't occur to me! --
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I don't know that I am an expert, just have several years experience in a very narrow venue. Tbh, I haven't even explored other nearby fairs as places to enter my projects. This spring for the first time, I entered a small weave in the local women's club art event. (All fiber art was judged as a class) and came in for second to an intricate counted cross stitch. Third was a pair of sewn shorts.
Like Diane, I enter to keep the craft alive. When I started, several years ago, we were allowed ten entries. Now it's open and I have 30+ to drop off today. Prizes have gotten better, as well, from depression era ($3 for first place for an adult sweater) to about 3 times that amount. It supports my hobby.
Ann in PA
On August 23, 2023, at 11:08 AM, "Diane via groups.io" <tdpigg@...> wrote:
Well deserved!?
I usually enter weaving in the county fair, though I missed this year (confused the entry deadline).? It's a great way to expose the general public to our craft(s).? I also enter the state fair - you don't have to win at the county level to enter.
Beautiful sweater!
Diane
On Wednesday, August 23, 2023 at 05:06:34 AM PDT, Jaya Srikrishnan < ermabom@...> wrote:
I know Ann is the expert and the person who routinely enters lots of items in the fair. I decided to enter my first 100% handspun sweater in the fair this year and it won the grand prize for the wool-blend category
I am pretty chuffed! Maybe I'll enter more stuff next year. I also realized that a lot of the handspun yarn is fairly small skeins. I don't know why that didn't occur to me!
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Thanks for the interesting article!
Lise in NJ
On Thu, Aug 24, 2023 at 7:01?AM Jaya Srikrishnan < ermabom@...> wrote: The tiny (covers two small towns but one of them is Rhinebeck) paper did a feature story on the sweater. They did a feature story last year on the natural dyer who runs the dye part of the Wool Room and decided to do one this year on me.? My 2 mins of fame!
Late to the party but - holy smokes!!! jacqueline? On Aug 23, 2023, at 4:31 PM, Jaya Srikrishnan <ermabom@...> wrote:
? On Wed, Aug 23, 2023 at 2:05?PM Anmiryam Budner < anmiryam@...> wrote:
It’s stunning!
Anmiryam?
On Aug 23, 2023, at 2:04 PM, Amy Brotslaw Schweiger <brotslaw@...> wrote:
? Wow, just gorgeous Jaya!
Amy
On Aug 23, 2023, at 5:06 AM, Jaya Srikrishnan <ermabom@...> wrote:
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I know Ann is the expert and the person who routinely enters lots of items in the fair. I decided to enter my first 100% handspun sweater in the fair this year and it won the grand prize for the wool-blend
category
I am pretty chuffed! Maybe I'll enter more stuff next year. I also realized that a lot of the handspun yarn is fairly small skeins. I don't know why that didn't occur to me!
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Jaya
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Sweater is fabulous and the article is lovely. ? Thanks for sharing Jaya – what an accomplishment! ? Melisande ?
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From: [email protected] < [email protected]> On Behalf Of Lise Patterson Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2023 9:56 AM To: [email protected]Subject: Re: [yarnmongers] Finally entered something in the county fair ? Thanks for the interesting article! ? On Thu, Aug 24, 2023 at 7:01?AM Jaya Srikrishnan <ermabom@...> wrote: The tiny (covers two small towns but one of them is Rhinebeck) paper did a feature story on the sweater. They did a feature story last year on the natural dyer who runs the dye part of the Wool Room and decided to do one this year on me.? My 2 mins of fame! ? Late to the party but - holy smokes!!! ?
On Aug 23, 2023, at 4:31 PM, Jaya Srikrishnan <ermabom@...> wrote:
? ? On Wed, Aug 23, 2023 at 2:05?PM Anmiryam Budner <anmiryam@...> wrote: It’s stunning!
On Aug 23, 2023, at 2:04 PM, Amy Brotslaw Schweiger <brotslaw@...> wrote:
? Wow, just gorgeous Jaya! Amy ?
On Aug 23, 2023, at 5:06 AM, Jaya Srikrishnan <ermabom@...> wrote:
? I know Ann is the expert and the person who routinely enters lots of items in the fair. I decided to enter my first 100% handspun sweater in the fair this year and it won the grand prize for the wool-blend category I am pretty chuffed! Maybe I'll enter more stuff next year. I also realized that a lot of the handspun yarn is fairly small skeins. I don't know why that didn't occur to me! --
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Well, you are the expert in that you probably have entered more items than any of the rest of us.? On Thu, Aug 24, 2023 at 10:37?AM Melisande R. Wolf via <melisanderwolf= [email protected]> wrote:
Sweater is fabulous and the article is lovely. ? Thanks for sharing Jaya – what an accomplishment! ? Melisande ? ? Thanks for the interesting article! ? On Thu, Aug 24, 2023 at 7:01?AM Jaya Srikrishnan <ermabom@...> wrote: The tiny (covers two small towns but one of them is Rhinebeck) paper did a feature story on the sweater. They did a feature story last year on the natural dyer who runs the dye part of the Wool Room and decided to do one this year on me.? My 2 mins of fame! ? Late to the party but - holy smokes!!! ?
On Aug 23, 2023, at 4:31 PM, Jaya Srikrishnan <ermabom@...> wrote:
? ? On Wed, Aug 23, 2023 at 2:05?PM Anmiryam Budner <anmiryam@...> wrote: It’s stunning!
On Aug 23, 2023, at 2:04 PM, Amy Brotslaw Schweiger <brotslaw@...> wrote:
? Wow, just gorgeous Jaya! Amy ?
On Aug 23, 2023, at 5:06 AM, Jaya Srikrishnan <ermabom@...> wrote:
? I know Ann is the expert and the person who routinely enters lots of items in the fair. I decided to enter my first 100% handspun sweater in the fair this year and it won the grand prize for the wool-blend category I am pretty chuffed! Maybe I'll enter more stuff next year. I also realized that a lot of the handspun yarn is fairly small skeins. I don't know why that didn't occur to me! --
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Thank you all! I'm pretty pleased with it because while I've put handspun into a sweater, I've never actually planned and spun the yarn for an entire sweater. I was a little concerned that it might be too gaudy but once I started knitting, I knew it was going to be all right.? Knitting with handspun is just fabulous. So much better than knitting with commercially spun yarn. On Thu, Aug 24, 2023 at 10:37?AM Melisande R. Wolf via <melisanderwolf= [email protected]> wrote:
Sweater is fabulous and the article is lovely. ? Thanks for sharing Jaya – what an accomplishment! ? Melisande ? ? Thanks for the interesting article! ? On Thu, Aug 24, 2023 at 7:01?AM Jaya Srikrishnan <ermabom@...> wrote: The tiny (covers two small towns but one of them is Rhinebeck) paper did a feature story on the sweater. They did a feature story last year on the natural dyer who runs the dye part of the Wool Room and decided to do one this year on me.? My 2 mins of fame! ? Late to the party but - holy smokes!!! ?
On Aug 23, 2023, at 4:31 PM, Jaya Srikrishnan <ermabom@...> wrote:
? ? On Wed, Aug 23, 2023 at 2:05?PM Anmiryam Budner <anmiryam@...> wrote: It’s stunning!
On Aug 23, 2023, at 2:04 PM, Amy Brotslaw Schweiger <brotslaw@...> wrote:
? Wow, just gorgeous Jaya! Amy ?
On Aug 23, 2023, at 5:06 AM, Jaya Srikrishnan <ermabom@...> wrote:
? I know Ann is the expert and the person who routinely enters lots of items in the fair. I decided to enter my first 100% handspun sweater in the fair this year and it won the grand prize for the wool-blend category I am pretty chuffed! Maybe I'll enter more stuff next year. I also realized that a lot of the handspun yarn is fairly small skeins. I don't know why that didn't occur to me! --
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