Southern Indiana Fiber Arts Festival

This Saturday, I attended my first fiber festival – the Southern Indiana Fiber Arts Festival in Corydon, Indiana.

This is me, at the fairgrounds.

I didn’t take any pictures of the wares, because I know that it’s a big no-no. Unfortunately, they ran out of vendor info booklets right when I arrived (what timing!). So I can’t really discuss the vendors in too much details. But I will say that this was a fantastic festival for spinners. I saw so much roving and fleece, everything from raw and natural to carded and dyed and ready to spin. It was gorgeous.

They also had fluffy angora bunnies. Fluffy angora bunnies are hard to photograph indoors. So go here to look at pictures other people have taken of fluffy angora bunnies to fully appreciate their adorableness.

Other than the bunnies, there weren’t too many animals on site. I heard there was a scheduling conflict with the sheep shearer (bummer!). There were some cute goats, though:

I love their curly coats!

Amazingly enough, I didn’t buy ANYTHING at the fair. We’re moving soon, and my goal is to pack less, not more. Which is why I brought a HUGE bag of yarn with me to the fair to donate to charity.

Remember this post from January? When I put all of that yarn aside for donation if I didn’t use it? Well, I didn’t use it. And I added to it in the meantime. It felt really good to see that go to some folks who could knit it up for a good cause!

All in all, it was a nice excursion on a beautiful October day! Next year, I’ll definitely save my pennies and do a little more shopping!

Gratuitous foliage shot.