{"id":3901,"date":"2013-10-03T05:00:12","date_gmt":"2013-10-03T12:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fashionhistorian.net\/blog\/?p=3901"},"modified":"2013-09-30T16:04:33","modified_gmt":"2013-09-30T23:04:33","slug":"fiber-in-the-north-state-fiber-fusion-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fashionhistorian.net\/blog\/2013\/10\/03\/fiber-in-the-north-state-fiber-fusion-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"Fiber in the North State: Fiber Fusion 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Sheep at Fiber Fusion 2013 (Chico, CA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A few weekends ago I treated myself to a trip to the Silver Dollar Fairgrounds in Chico for\u00a0 Fiber Fusion<\/a> 2013, an event put on by the Mount Lassen Fiber Guild. So yes, I mostly went because of my obsession with knitting – but much to my surprise, the spinners and weavers nearly out-numbered the knitters. Though I do own a spinning wheel, and even have fleece yet to spin, I’m fairly new at that<\/a>.<\/p>\n

There were sheep, and full fleeces, spinning and weaving displays, lace and tatting displays, as well as an adorable Angora rabbit that almost ended up coming home with me. Participants learned to make rope, what tatting was, and how to dye fabric using natural materials (like avocado pits, oak leaves, and tree bark).<\/p>\n

It was a feast for both the eyes and for the hands (unlike most museum exhibits, the exhibitors invite you to touch!). I came home with far too much yarn, a brain full of inspiration, and perhaps even a desire to raise some fiber animals myself. Many of the vendor’s mentioned their plans to go to Lamb Town <\/a>in Dixon on October 6 – so if you missed Fiber Fusion, or live closer to the SF Bay Area, give Lamb Town a try.<\/p>\n