Rhinebeck: The Haul

Finally finishing up my Rhinebeck summary here with the real takeaway: the goods.

I have no idea how it happened, but I left Rhinebeck with no new yarn. Seriously. 

But I did buy my fair share of fiber, that's for sure...

How about we start with the little stuff?

I completely fell for this glass button when I saw it. I have no idea what I'll use it on, but I couldn't not buy it. Pink, gray, white! PRETTY!


I flipped through this book and learned a ton in thirty seconds, so I figured I should buy it. It rocks and has all you would ever want to know about woolcombing in it.

Working our way up...

The spinning fiber haul. From left to right: silk caps, 4 oz cashmere and silk blend (swoon!!!), tencel, camel, and in the back 2 1lb balls of border leicester.

Okay, now for the really big stuff.

One beautiful gray Romney fleece managed to escape photography. It went from the fleece sale to Zeilinger's without having its portrait taken. It's lovely, though, I assure you.

And here are its friends:

Three lovely white Romney fleeces, with a range of crimps and staple lengths. All nice and fine. I can't wait to get them back from processing!!

And then, the belle of the ball:

I love this fleece. It's a border leicester from Sue Johnson and it is just plain gorgeous. The staple is a little shorter than I might have preferred (I'm holding up what may be the longest lock), but what do I know! I'm brand new at this! The colors vary hugely (I'm separating as I wash) and the luster is to die for.

Yay, sheep!!!