The Clay Sheep Diz

It you have not been to The Clay Sheep, take some time to check it out. Anita Moore is the owner/artist and does a wonderful job of making whimsical polymer clay items for spinning, knitting, weaving and some just for fun.

She makes these very pretty Diz sets for prepping wool fiber for spinning. I've been wanting one for ages and recently won a gift card from The Clay Sheep in a Ravelry game.  So over to Anita's I went and she just happened to have a pink Diz set in stock !! Lucky me !!!

Here it is !! It came in the cutest little pink striped box that I will save to send a gift in !

Pink on Pink !!

And the non-box glamour shot !!

 

 

 

 

Can't wait to use it !!!

Stitch Together - An Urban Needle and Fiber Arts Studio

This morning, my friend Viktorja and I stopped by the Stitch Together - An Urban Needle and Fiber Arts Studio  in Marion, IA.

It's a cute little yarn shop on 10th St right off the City Square Park.

The shop is a mother-daughter business run by Reba Winter and Kayanna Nelson.

Reba was in the shop today and was very friendly and helpful.

I had never been there so everything was new to me.  The shop has a good selection of yarns, roving for spinning, other craft projects like embroidery and coloring books. Lots of knitting notions, buttons, etc. They offer  knitting, crochet, embroidery and cross-stitch classes and will be adding spinning, weaving and dyeing classes too.

This shop is a terrific addition to the Cedar Rapids/Marion/Hiawatha area.

Love that this will be mostly white with pops of tie-dye color !!

I bought some fun yarn by Lemondade Shop called Rainbows and Clouds sparkle sock yarn !! Can't wait to work with it !

Here is a link to a Gazette Article with photos !