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Deep South Yarn Hop 2019: Yarn Haul

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I only got to visit 6 out of 7 participating shops during the 1st Annual Deep South Yarn Hop, but I had a great time traveling to those shops…especially the ones I hadn’t been to before, bringing home some fiber goodness. Here are pictures of my haul. All the yarn I bought was discounted for the event (except for Taming of the Ewe and Bliss Yarns).

Haul from Yarn Boutique of Decatur (Decatur, AL): Madeline Tosh, Vocabulary Yarn (now Vicious Yarns), Sirdar Jewelspun, Peace Dove stitch markers, sheep measuring tape, Felted mini bag from Frabjous Fibers
Haul from Hook A Frog Fiber & Fun (Madison, AL): Noro Tennen (2 colorways), Berroco Skye (Leo colorway)
Haul from Bliss Yarns (Brentwood, TN): Farmers Daughter Fibers: Craggy Tweed (Pine Drop colorway) (Merino and Tweed)
Haul from Haus of Yarn (Nashville, TN): River Cottage Farm Fibers: Romney Worsted (Son of Chieftain) and Romney Lamb’s Wool/Mohair Fingering; two bars of Tuft Woolen Soap
Haul from Ewe & Company (Kingston Springs, TN): Frabjous Fibers BFL/Silk (8 oz) fiber for spinning
Haul from Ewe & Company (Kingston Springs, TN): Handspun BFL fingering and worsted weight yarns from local spinners
Haul from The Taming of the Ewe Yarns and Tea Room (Gadsden, AL): Mirasol Kancha Yarn (two colorways); Adagio Looseleaf Teas

Latest Yarn Score: Hook A Frog Fiber and Fun (Madison, AL)

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Noro Tennen and Berroco Skye Yarns

Last Saturday (November 9, 2019) after I finished teaching a beginner weaving class at Yarn Boutique of Decatur (location of my weaving studio/retail space), I headed over to Hook A Frog Fiber & Fun, our neighboring yarn shop in Madison, AL. This was no typical visit, however, because this was Day 2 the 1st Annual Deep South Yarn Hop event–meaning special sales for anyone with an event passport.

I wasn’t prepared for what I found in the $5 sale baskets: Noro Tennen (50% Wool/25% Silk/25% Alpaca) and Berroco Skye yarns (37% Wool/35% Viscose/20% Yak/8% Nylon). I scooped up nine skeins of the Noro (5 skeins of Smoky colorway & 4 skeins of Alpine colorway) and six balls of Berocco Skye (Leo colorway).

Noro Tennen and Berroco Skye Yarns

As part of the yarn hop, I also received two free stitch markers…an additional perk to my already amazing score.

  • Free stitch markers from Hook A Frog Fiber & Fun

I came home that evening and used the Noro Tennen (Alpine colorway) as the weft of a new scarf I was weaving on my 32″ Kromski Harp rigid heddle loom.

72″ long scarf using Noro Tennen yarn as weft and Tahki Tucson yarn as warp

Stay tuned for upcoming projects using these yarns! Visit my FB page to see more photos of finished projects or my main website Emily Wallace Handwoven Designs.