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What's New
Georgia National Fair - Perry, GA
Come visit me at the Georgia National Fair in Perry, GA. Oct 3 -13, 2024 - Georgia National Fair Website You will find me in the Miller-Murphy-Howard building at the main entrance. Look for the Wool Story exhibit.
There will be carnival rides, art exhibits, folk art, livestock showings and free music. You can view the schedule on the Georgia National Fair website. Time to enjoy yourself.
For those that would like to try their hand at some of the fiber arts, here are two PDFs,
Instructions for building a Cardboard Weaving Loom and Making a Drop Spindle for spinning fiber, cotton, wool, silk, long dog hair, etc.
Brand New Marudai for sale!!!
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New from World in a Spin!
A Marudai that travels. Protect your braid-in-progress when you get up and go.
Made of oak, it comes with
- 16 bobbins
- 4 counter weights
- An easy to adjust braid “ladder” that holds your weights and secures your braid
- Removable legs that provides two height options.
Sells for $225.00 plus sales tax and s&h.
Contact: Paula Vester at pjvester60@att.net for questions, orders, and payment options.
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What's Happening This Year
It will soon be time for the Georgia Renaissance Festival in Fairburn, and we will be there spinning and dyeing and talking to the world about textiles in the 16th Century. Join us for the day and enjoy a Day at the Festival.
In September, the Peachtree Handspinners will begin a year long celebration of their 40th Birthday with an exhibit in Cartersville that will be filled with spinning gatherings, panel discussions with artists, and an Sheep to Shawl Demonstration as well as a hall at the Bartow County Historical Museum filled with the works of PHG and Etowah Valley Handspinners members. The exhibit - Home Grown and Handmade - will run through January 31, 2025.
IN October I will be back in Perry at the Georgia National Fair at "The Wool Story", and there is nothing better on a Fall Day in Georgia than a Day at the Fair. Join me and all the other folks at the Best Fair in the South!
