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Holly Shaltz, Fiberist |
Each of these links has been selected because I believe they offer quality services, products, or information.
Fiber groups are sprinkled all over northern lower and easter upper Michigan. I'll list information for each on this page as it becomes available. If you know of groups in this region (say, anything north of Bay City and east of Manistique, I'll be glad to list contact info and normal meeting day / time.
Shaltz Farm is the small farm my husband, Zack, and I always dreamed of owning. Established in 1997, we raised registered Shetland Sheep, chickens for eggs and meat, feeder pigs, a small market garden, and a culinary, medicinal, and tea herb garden till 1997 when we retired from farming.
Stonehedge Fiber Mill is run by my very good friend Debbie McDermott. She dyes, washes, picks, cards, and also machine-spins a wide variety of handspinning fibers at her cottage carding business. She also has developed a new line of worsted-weight machine-spun knitting yarns, called Shepherd's Wool, make of merino top for unbelievably soft, cushy, and warm projects.
Heritage Spinning and Weaving is a new fiber store in Michigan owned and operated by my good friend, Joan Sheridan. Joan has put together a wonderful store and a great collection of classes for fiber enthusiasts. A warm and friendly atmosphere, a pot of coffee and hot water for tea, a place to sit back and soak in the fiber--what more could one ask from a well-stocked fiber store?
Tim's Rudimentary Treadle Reducer is an amazing resource for weavers! It will take a given tieup that uses more treadles than you have, and attempt to reduce the number of treadles needed to weave it, sometimes arranging things so that you're pressing two treadles at once. I am most impressed, and glad to link to this important site.
The Spinning Wheel Sleuth is a newsletter published by Florence Feldman-Wood, and also a marvelous website full of information about spinning wheels. If you've a love of the history of spinning tools, particularly North American ones, this is the site for you!
Michigan Fiber Festival is a wonderful fiber event for both new and experienced fiberists. There's shows and displays for all kinds of fiber animals, from angora rabbits to llamas; classes and workshops and demonstrations on every aspect of using fiber; and well over 100 vendors, selling everything from felting needles to vitamins for sheep. It's held in August each year.
PRO Chemical and Dye sells all kinds of dyes for fiberists, along with fixatives, equipment, fabrics, books, etc. When they stopped carrying my favorite dyes, Ciba Kiton, they allowed me to buy it in bulk, at a great price. They really went out of their way to make me a happy customer, and I'm far from being one of the biggest they have. I'm very happy to commend them for their service. And I'm even happier to say they carry these dyes again! They are the absolute best for the Printer's Primary colors of Cyan and Magenta in my experience.
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