The Kentucky Sheep and Fiber Festival

The long awaited Kentucky Sheep and Fiber Festival is this weekend (5/15-16) in Lexington.

I'm excited to be part of this exciting event.  The list of fiber vendors and food, fiber animal exhibitions the the annual Sheep Dog Trials is wonderful.  This will be an event not to be missed.  Fiber Lovers and their families, come on out and celebrate this weekend.  Take one of the wonderful workshops starting on Friday and shop and eat from the great variety of local and regional wool, alpaca farmers and fiber artisans.  Sample great natural and local food.  Check out the details here :

http://www.kentuckysheepandfiber.com/

and don't forget to stop by and say hello.  I've been spinning like crazy and carding batts for weeks now getting ready for the event.  I will also have Ashford Spinning wheels and the great Knitters Loom as well as Wild Carder and other carders and tools in the Ashford line.  I will also have a great selection of felting fibers and ecru fibers for dyeing including Panda Top and Merino/Bamboo and Merino Superwash.

A sampling of some of the beautiful yarns in my shop will also be there.

Come on out...it's going to be a great weekend!

Local Yarn Store Now Open in Historic Elizabethtown, Kentucky

The Elizabethtown location of Blueball Mountain Spindle and Needleworks has officially opened at 29 Public Square . The location in the historic district of one of Kentucky's oldest town is convenient and there is always something happening. I was lucky to find this little pocket of a shop right in the center of the ...center of the town square. There is an excellent public and free parking in the back leading to the back door and one hour parking in the front.

But the best news is the expanded inventory that I am now able to carry at this location. In addition to the spinning tools and supplies from Ashford and the Shetland Wool rovings, fleeces and custom blended LunaLocaBatts and my own Loqueria Art Yarns, I now carry an array of yarns from some of the best yarn producers around. Selections from regional Alpaca growers, USA based Mountain Colors (to dye for!), 

 

New England based Classic Elite Yarns including Fresco, Sprout, Firefly and Portland Tweed

 

are complemented by Fair Trade yarns and products from Frog Tree (South America) and Frabjous (Nepal).

And of course, how could I resist carrying the beautiful animal friendly bags and accessories created by Namaste. 

Also in stock is the loveliest selection of colors from Cascade in 220 SuperWash. Coming soon will be regular Cascade 220, so perfect for felting.

And let me not forget to mention the selection gorgeous Regia Sock yarns.

There re many options for gifts and accessories including Shawl Pins from JUL 

 

and several gorgeous Sweater and Shawl kits from Frog Tree and Mountain Colors. More kits and gift items will be coming soon too.

 

 

In this cabinet I also have  a few of the lovely handpainted yarns from LunaBud Knits in Sock, fingering, bulky and lace weights. These are in limited supply right now, so get them while you can. I hope to be getting more from Steph in the near future.

Also scheduled to arrive is MistiAlpaca HandPaints in both lace and bulky weights. I could not resist these. This is both visual and tactile lushness personoified. Come experience them yourself, soon.  

Quality Knitting Needles include Hiya Hiya's full line of bamboo, steel circulars, fixed and interchangeable sets and Double Points.  Brittany straights in all sizes as well as economical Chiagoo, and Boye Balene and others.  Crochet Hooks, stitch markers, needle guages and stitch counters are also available.

The Shop is located in the Old Downtown Historic District which is crossed by Route 31 and Old Main Street.

Hours are:  11-6 on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 

                     10-5 on Saturday; I am closed on Sunday and Monday

If you need directions or have questions about anything that is in the shop or at the farm store, please do not hesitate to call me at 270-763-3352 or email me at luna.headhearthands@gmail.com.

Pink February Valentine Love

Yesterday, was Valentines Day and I thought it would be nice to arrange some of the goodies I had snagged on my recent snow bound trip to Ohio with Frannie. I could not resist this dainty little handsmocked baby dresss.  One of my earliest memories of my mother is watching her make little dresses like this from scratch and all by hand--including the pattern cut from brown paper. Looke at the meticulous smocking:

SweetAlan also surprised me with a lovely pink bouquet of roses. It immediately went into one of my vintage green vases and onto the peeled green paint kitchen table...what could be lovelier!

And look at those dainty pink shoe stretchers....I have collected these for years. Soft green ones are nice too.  And starched pink and green pocket hankies--a fresh one was pinned on my little dress everyday so I couldn't resist adding these to me collection.


It was a day perfect for indulging in massive swatches of Pink and Green, one of my favorite color combinations.  I think that I have found the perfect antidote to February SAD.  Nothing beats pretty pink hand smocked baby dresses, starched pink doiles, rose hankies and softly faded pink vintage paper ephemera to brighten the day.

Hope everyone has another day filled with Love....and Pink!