Vendor List!!

Many apologies for not posting this sooner... we're pleased to announce our vendors for 2012! So many great people applied, and we were sad to have to turn away a few folks! Here's who will be joining us March 25th!

8th Street Soap Kitchen
Alpaca Yarn Arts
Alpacas of MD
Alpacas of Windswept Farm
Ashton Studio Arts
Avalon Springs Farm
Cavey Family Sheep and Wool Company
Cephalapod Yarns
Compassioknit
Cosyknits Literally
Dancing Leaf Farm
Dragonfly Fibers
Feederbrook Farm
Flying Goat Farm
Folktale Fibers
Kate's Cauldron
Misty Mountain Farm
Neighborhood Fiber Co.
No. 222
Persimmon Tree
Rock Creek Yarn
Sheila Rovelstad Designs, t/a Wüllenstudio and Coppatina
Slippery Slope Farm
Snallygaster
Space Cadet Creations
Taylored Fibers
That Clever Clementine
The Alpaca Yarn & Fiber Shop
The Camel Shoppe
The Verdant Gryphon
Wild Hare
Woolarina

Keep an eye out in the coming weeks for blog posts on each of them, and on all of our lovely local shop sponsors!

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Vendor Application - 2012

This year’s event will be Sunday March 25, 2012. 12PM-5PM (set up starts at 11AM) in the Great Room at Savage Mill in Savage, MD.

Vendors will be selected via a jury process. Applicants are applying to sell only their own handcrafted yarns and/or fibers or other crafts, not commercial products. No mass-produced yarns and fibers are allowed for sale. (commercially spun but hand-dyed yarn is okay. fully mass-produced is not.) Preference will be given to local vendors.

• Your completed application and photos must be submitted by January 31st to be considered for the show. Email applications and 3 Print quality (each no larger than 1MB) photos that clearly show your product to: yarnparty@gmail.com, with your business name(s) in the Subject Line.

• Applicants will be notified by February 14th regarding their vendor status. If accepted, information on the event and instructions on sending payment for the vendor fee will be emailed.

• Tables for the Yarn Party will cost $85, to be paid upon acceptance. This year, we'll have an early application discount if you get your application to us by January 20th - $80. Spaces are 6 foot by 6 foot. This includes a rental table (6 foot long) and chairs. Vendors will need to provide their own table linens.

• Each year the yarn party has door prizes for attendees, which we collect from all vendors. We feel this helps us point out your table and your wonderful wares, and gets attendees excited about your products. We expect all accepted applicants to help with this effort by donating a prize (such as a yarn skein, fiber, a soap, etc.).

• If you want to share a table, please have each person submit an application and photos in one email with both of your names in the Subject line.

Business Name:
Full Name:
Address:
Phone Number:
Email Address:
Website:
If you are sharing a booth space with another crafter, please tell us their name (each vendor must submit an application):

Tell us about your products in 50 words or less. Feel free to pick from the following questions if you like: Do you have products for knitters/crocheters, spinners, weavers, etc? What kinds of fibers or types of yarns do you carry? What do you think makes your product unique? What led you to start your business? What is your favorite part of crafting your product? Tell us about a time when you have seen your product used "in the wild". If you haven't seen your product used, how do you hope people use your product? Tell us where your business is going, where you hope to be in three years.

Please email us with questions! Submit your application and 3 photos of your work via email to: yarnparty@gmail.com. Unfortunately, late applications cannot be included.

Thanks!

-Yarn Party Organizers

Note that any vendors not selected in the jury process will be placed on a waiting list and will be notified as soon as possible should a space open up. We strive to include as many vendors as possible each year while providing a variety of unique, high quality products, showcasing regional artists.

Also, we are moving towards an email list for all potential vendors. If you haven’t signed up for it, please do, as we will not be sending notices about the application individually in the future! http://homespunyarnparty.blogspot.com/2011/02/want-to-be-notified-next-time-were.html

Sponsor Post - Fibre Space

Check out what is happening at one of our favorite LYS's - Fibre Space - this month!

Felted Wool Holiday Stockings with Betz White
Sunday, November 13, 3-6 pm
Cost is $75

Get in the holiday spirit and explore some new reasons to love wool with Betz White! Learn to make your own felted holiday stocking in this hands-on class. Turn old sweaters, felt scraps, wool roving and more into a whimsical holiday decoration or a wonderful gift. Embellish your creations with flowers, rosettes, leaves, and more using applique, simple hand stitching and needle felting. Betz is the author of Warm Fuzzies and Sewing Green and she has appeared on The Martha Stewart Show and been featured in Craft Magazine, Country Living and Cloth, Paper, Scissors. Her bright and whimsical style will have you inspired to create a lot out of a little after this fabulous class!

Read more and register here!

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Handspun Holidays with Molly Miller
Saturday, Dec. 3, 1:30 to 4 p.m.
Cost is $115

It’s the time of year you’ve all been waiting for… the holidays, and our holiday workshop with local artist Molly Miller! Ring in the holidays with luxurious handspun yarn and a decadent cocoa tasting. This gift-giving-themed workshop will focus on using unique handspun art yarns for quick and easy holiday projects. Each student will receive three swatches of handspun to practice on in the class, plus a full skein of handspun to make a full project on your own!

Read more and register today!

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Black Friday at fibre space™!

fibre space™ will be opening at 6 am on Friday, November 25, 2011 for our third annual Black Friday day of discounts! This year we have an even larger discount!!

6-8 a.m. Shop all yarn, fibre and individual patterns at 30% off. Some yarns will be even further discounted**

8-10 a.m. The discounts continue at 20%

10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Discount is 10% and the store closes at 6 p.m.

**Discount coupons will be given to customers entering the store between these hours. Discounts good for single patterns, yarn, ribbon and roving. No discount on held or preordered yarns. Must be present to enjoy this sale! Fire code mandates no more than 42 people in the shop. Feel free to wear your PJs. We are!
Black Friday in Old Town

The day after Thanksgiving is one of the biggest shopping days of the year. Don’t fight the mall traffic and crowds this year. Instead enjoy a more pleasant gift buying experience by shopping your locally owned boutiques during the first-ever Old Town-wide Shop Local Alexandria Black Friday Sale! You’ll find deep discounts and extended hours from your favorite local stores. Shop as early as 6 am and enjoy coffee and breakfast from some of your favorite Old Town cafes. Here are the participating stores, their street address, hours and special discounts.
www.fibrespace.com/events

Planning for next year!

Hello Yarn Party fans! We're getting the gears turning, starting to plan for next year!! We're planning on a Sunday in late March again - details will be posted as soon as we get final confirmation!

In the mean time, we'll be posting some info from some of our sponsors, as well as some other stuff you'll hopefully find fun (a blog contest, even!)!

YAY YARN PARTY!

Where we'll be!

Savage Mill is a super cute old complex that was once a fiber mill. It's got spinning areas, carding areas, weaving areas, and a cotton shed. You can read more about the history and renovation here. It's the perfect venue to hold us and our fiber fanatics!

Savage is just north of Laurel - directions are provided on their website here. It's pretty convenient from I-95, right off Rt 32.



Once you're at the mill, we'll be in the Great Room. There are maps around once you're in the door, so it shouldn't be hard to find us! Parking is easiest in the west lot - it gets pretty crowded in the closer lots! We encourage people to arrive throughout the day - our vendors will have great stuff all day and we'll be announcing new door prizes every hour.




(view bigger map here!)

Also, take some time to check out all the great antiques and furniture! There's a used book store, craft and scrapbooking stores, a pottery shop with yarn bowls, the Noni studio, and more to see! If you get hungry, there are plenty of options! Save room for a delicious french pastry at Bonapartes! If the weather is nicer than expected, go for (or send your family on) a walk on the Savage Mill Trail!

Sirona Labs

1. What is your website?
Sironalabs.com



2. What do you make?
I make instantly-absorbing natural soothing skin care products, mineral cosmetics, and
perfumes.

3. How did you get into making stuff?
I started out as a soap maker. My dad was diagnosed with aggressive thyroid cancer,
and was going to be treated with an extremely high dosage of radiation. He asked me
to make him a cream to remedy his expected radiation burns. He gave me 3 months in
which to do this. Please understand, asking a soap maker to make a healing skin cream
was much like asking a licensed driver to build you a working spacecraft. After teaching
myself the basics of lotion making, lightening struck and Sirona Original Moisturizing
Crème was created. Sirona Labs is now proud to announce the addition of Sirona Argan V,
a natural, vegetarian alternative to Sirona Original, which contains Emu oil.

4. What is your favorite thing about the local fiber community?
I love the beautiful and unique things that people create with their hands. My mom is
a knitter as were both my grandmothers. I’ve always admired their sweaters but felt so
badly for them when their hands would tire and chap. It brings me great joy when my mom
or other fiber crafters use my Moisturizing Crème to soothe their achy joints and dried
skin from overwork.

5. How does what you do/make influence the rest of your life, and vice versa?
There’s nothing like the feeling of knowing I created something that helped someone
else feel better. Whether it’s relieving aches and pains with Sirona Moisturizing Crème,
improving confidence by helping someone’s inner beauty shine through with Sirona cosmetics, or delighting the senses with my perfumes, my crafting feeds my soul in a way
no other thing ever has.

6. Any funny stories, words of wisdom, something else to share about you or your business?
There is no failure, there are only experiences that pave your way to success.