Hankering for Yarn » Abundant Yarns shop http://www.blisstree.com/hankeringforyarn Knitting, Crochet, Spool Knitting, Spinning and Weaving Wed, 23 Dec 2009 05:34:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 More delight about the Portland conference http://www.blisstree.com/hankeringforyarn/more-delight-about-the-portland-conference/ http://www.blisstree.com/hankeringforyarn/more-delight-about-the-portland-conference/#comments Fri, 26 Sep 2008 03:33:55 +0000 Noreen Crone-Findlay http://www.hankeringforyarn.com/more-delight-about-the-portland-conference Post from: Hankering for Yarn

]]> One of the best things about going to conferences is meeting wonderful people who are just so clearly fellow travellers and members of the same tribe!

When I was in Portland at the Knit and Crochet Conference , I met a kindred spirit who is doing fabulous work with silk, wool and other natural fibers: Lisa Horner of Purple Lotus Fiber Design. (doesn’t click through yet, sorry)

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Lisa dyes ‘Gourmet Art Yarn’.

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Rats…. a picture does NOT do it justice….. ah well… imagine great lusciousness!

Lisa doesn’t have her website up yet, but her yarns are available at the most wonderful store:

Abundant Yarns in Portland OR. Wonderful wonderful wonderful!

Image source: Noreen Crone-Findlay copyright

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