Finally, our craftopia evening at the MOV. Although I never actually made it out to the lobby to shop—-I could see the vendors, Birkeland had a beautiful display and table, spilling over with fibre and lovely crafty goodness.

I would like to thank the MOV for sponsoring such a great evening and am thrilled by wealth of talent demonstrating and teaching (Pearl and Sara). Thanks Cara for sponsoring a Birkeland crew. The Monday night knit group was large and in charge, manning the knit mosh pit and giving many people a chance to experience knitting for the first time. You ladies rock.

My small contribution to the event (with Toni and Elizabeth’s help for seaming) was this yarn bombing, more like a yarn blip…Both sides of both glass doors in the Museum’s colour scheme. I desperately wanted more bombing, huge, monumental…….the doors were super sweet, but not the project I had in mind.

It was overwhelming to try to figure out how to teach people to spin in quick 10 minute segments. I have officially decided that wine only enhances the learning experience of a spinner. You aren’t worried about how your feet and hands are working, happily, you aren’t worried about anything at all. It was a very organic experience. BTW, I have realized it also enhances the experience of the teacher as well.

There wasn’t one person who wasn’t able to walk away from the wheel without a small ball of fibre that they had spun themselves. It was a rush for me.

If you read the blog and attended the event, I would love to know what you thought of it.