Weaving at the County Fair

Our county fair is this week, and as you know if you have been following my blog for any time, I always go to the fair and weave a rug. I'm part of a spinning and weaving group. We set up our wheels and looms at the cabin, dress pioneerish, and make yarns and rugs. Click here for last years post.





Last year this barn wasn't quite finished. Now it's done. When I arrived they were having a grand opening ceremony.




And last year, this man was still with us. He passed this year, and he was missed terribly at our cabin.

This was 'his' cabin. He did it all from cleaning it, to warping the looms, to scheduling weavers, etc. Everything he did on his own has been divided up amongst our group. His knowledge was infinite when it came to pioneer ways. And he was always teaching us new things.

I arrived at the cabin before anyone else was inside weaving and took a few moments to remember him. Fred, we miss you.

In his honor we are keeping the cabin open.

I wove my rug on Monday evening. I always find it amazing what outdated material can look like when turned into a rug.

I don't even remember buying this, but I'm sure it's of those examples of buying something at a garage sale because it was a good deal.

When you mix the material, with the warp on the loom...

you don't even recognize the original material.

If you go to the fair, be sure to stop by the Pioneer Village and pay us a visit.

Cindy Bee

Pioneer Village

See this cabin? Well it's a very busy place right now. Members of the "Twister Sisters and Misters" spinning group I belong to are occupying it this week. They are hanging out on the porch spinning fiber into yarn.

Or they might be inside, weaving. Whatever they are doing, they are dressed in pioneer period clothing, having a great time visiting, creating and teaching pioneer crafts.

Come and see me Friday evening. I'll be weaving inside the cabin and yes, I'll be dressed in style!

Our county fair has a great pioneer village with a church

three log cabins, and other people camping out in their tents.

My niece and I have even spent the night in this cabin!

Come by the Howard County Fair and visit the Pioneer Village. If you come on Friday night, please stop by and say Hi.

Lastly, but most importantly, I would like to apologize for not visiting blogs as much as I usually do. I know everyone is busy and have busy lives. I've been extra busy lately as My Shug and I have both been working a lot trying to get our basement living area finished in the house we are building. When I tell people we are building a house, they assume we are having it built. We are not having it built. We are building it. I've been putting insulation in the ceiling this week and my Dad has been helping me. He's always so polite to thank me for allowing him to help!

Plus we have other things going on as well. Family things, friend things. And I am trying to keep up somewhat of a social life and do all of the normal type things in life that we all must do...cleaning shopping, cooking etc. Beekeeping has been put on the back burner the last month, but I'm hoping to do some today, and this weekend. AND I really hope to visit all of you soon. I miss my blogger friends.

Cindy Bee