Cheryl has stopped by the shop a few times and mentioned these great baby booties she had been knitting. The visit she paid us she brought them along so we could just how great they are! These booties are knit from Christine’s Stay on Booties pattern. The pattern uses a side ribbing which lets the booties grow with the child, seeing as how they are able to not only stretch vertically but horizontally as well. The ones shown here are knit in Koigu KPPPM using size 2.25mm needles. Thanks sos much Cheryl for showing us this little treasure!

Here at Gaspereau Valley Fibres, we carry a various supply of spinning and felting fibres. This supply changes as time goes on, and so while we have listed here our most common fibres, for a full list of what we have in stock, please call the shop. We would be happy to list our inventory and also tell you the colours we have available. Our fibres are priced by the 100g, so for example if you bought 100g of solid coloured merino, it would be $8.00 plus tax. If you only bought 50g of it, it would be $4 plus tax.

Hand dyed merino rovings – $11/100g
Solid coloured merino – $8/100g
Hand dyed sea silk (30%) and silk silver (70%) – $20/100g
Hand dyed sea silk (65%) and tussah silk (35%) – $16/100g
Multi coloured merino top – $10/100g
Bast bamboo – $8/100g
Silver alpaca (70%) and silk (30%) – $10/100g
Milk fibre – $10/100g
Texas kid blend: (83% kid mohair, 15% nylon, 2% fine merino) – $7/100g
Wool and silk – $12/100g
Silk Hankies (un-dyed) – $14/100g
Firestar – $8/100g
Silk Noils – $5/100g
Corriedale – $7.50/100g
Cultivated Silk – $17/100g
Undyed Baby Kid Mohair – $13/100g
100g bags of Merino (80%) and Silk Silver (20%) – $12
Blue Face Leicester Top Braids – $18/braid
Fingerwolle Pencil Rovings (70% Merino, 30% Silk) – $11.95 for a 50g bag (40m)
Baby Alpaca hand painted braids – $30/braid
Baby Camel hand painted braids – $42/braid
Baby Camel and Silk hand painted braids – $40/braid
Baby Yak and Silk hand painted braids – $40/braid
Odds and Sods Bags – $6/100g
Pear Tree Merino Top – $18/100g (this is sold by the 100g) 
Oatmeal Cashmere – $34/100g

Mark your calendars for the 10th Annual Maritime Spinner’s Retreat! This year it is being held at the Rodd Mill River Resort, PEI on October 22 – 24, 2010. This years theme is Spin Wild – what does Spin Wild mean for you? Wild color?  Wild fibre?  Wild techniques?  Wild textures?  What could you make using your Wild spun fibre? They want to see it! Get ready to join them for a Wild weekend at the 10th Annual Retreat!

Hotel: $95/night with 2-4 people per room with 2 queen size beds
Retreat: $130 per person
Book your room now: 1-800-565-7633 or online at www.roddhotelsandresorts.com and remember to mention that you  are coming for the Spinning Retreat.

For more information, be sure to check out their website here.

It’s hard to think about wooly wonderful things when it’s 30 degrees outside, but now is the perfect time to spin up some lovely fibre for the colder months ahead. We have just received our order from Anzula which consists of these gorgeous fibre braids made of Baby Alpaca, Baby Camel, Yak and Silk and Camel and Silk. All are hand dyed and waiting to be spun. If you are more interested in something right off the sheep’s back, we also have some local North Country Cheviot fleeces that are $30 a fleece and tax free, as well as some beautiful fleeces from Australia (English Leicester and Merino) in natural colours.

Gaspereau Valley Fibres is now operating under our new sumer hours. They are as follows: Tuesday – Friday 10 – 5, Saturday 10 – 4 and Sunday 11 – 4. We look forward to seeing you in the shop!

Brenda and Manda took a trip to Ohio at the beginning of June to check out the annual TNNA Yarn Market They were able to get a sneak peek at all the new yarns and designs for this fall.  They both took a few classes and were able to meet Norah Gaughan from Berroco and Gail Callahan, author of Hand Dyeing Yarn and Fleece. They shared a cookie with designer Nicky Epstein, and got to talk with Jess and Casey from Ravelry. With over 800 suppliers, they tried their best to see (and feel) everything. Some of the suppliers that caught their eyes were:Habu Textiles, The Natural Dye Studio, Ysolda Teague, Debra’s Garden, Pear Tree Yarns among many others. They returned home with their orders placed and excitement brewing for the new goods to arrive. Be sure to stop in the shop and ask to see what’s new. Things will be arriving every few weeks and we look forward to introducing some new fibres and yarns into the store. Be on the lookout for our newest addition, Berroco’s Remix, which should be arriving soon. Here is Manda modeling one of the jackets from the pattern booklet. A perfect piece to get started on for fall, and just one of many new things to come.

Here are some other pictures of their trip: