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We have created a new blog which will talk about our woodworking experiences including skein winder production, new tools, new products and various other projects. Check it out at woodshop.crazymonkeycreations.com Also we have set up a new Twitter feed to keep you all informed of every bit of minutia in our busy schedual, check it out: @CrazyMCreations. And of course, don't forget about the Ranch Blog, where we discuss everything concerning our land, the Crazy Monkey Homestead, and our progress in building a house and new workshops to better serve our customers. The ranch blog can be found at ranch.crazymonkeycreations.com
Winders and Swifts Available for Order
For the last couple of months we have been unable to accept orders for skein winders and swifts due to a parts shortage. That shortage has now been resolved, and we are once again accepting orders for our skine winders and swifts.
To order a yarn winder or a swift, please visit our web site. We are filling orders on a first come first serve basis, and the first batch will be shipped on Friday, February 12th. Additional orders will be filled the following week, with a 1 to 2 week lead time after that.
We are happy to answer any questions you may have, please email us to discuss them.
Revolution Counters Now Available With Skein Winders
After much anticipation our popular 1½ and 2 yard electric skein winders are now available with a built in electronic digital revolution counter. The counter is beautifully inlaid into one of the feet of the winder for easy visibility and quick access to the reset button. Our revolution counter is electronic and magnetically triggered so it is completely silent and will never need readjustment due to the constant impact forces mechanical counters must endure.
The 2 yard electric skein winder with counter starts at $325, and our 1½ yard electric skein winder starts at $270
Best of the Southwest Fiber Fest Report
CMC Booth
Sheep Stitch Marker
by Blue Cat Beads
We have just returned from our first trip to the Best of the Southwest Fiber Arts Festival in Farmington, New Mexico. This show has the makings of becoming one of the best shows in the four corners area, and we are looking forward to seeing what comes about at next year's show.
The festival is held indoors at the McGee Park, San Juan County Fairgrounds convention center. The building is large and well equipped. The festival offers free power to any vendors who request it, as well as free tables and chairs. Quite a bargain for just $100. The booth spaces were nice and large, with plenty of room for traffic. This year there were about 20 vendors, but this convention center could easily hold four or five times as many vendors in comfort. There is more than enough paved parking for hundreds of visitors. McGee Park is by far the nicest venue we have been too yet, easily on par with some of the big national level shows. Vendors (or visitors) can even bring an RV and hook up for just $18 per night!
Farmington is a very pleasant city with plenty of hotels and restaurants, and the scenery is simply beautiful, if you like rugged deserts, which of course, I do. Hotel rates were reasonable and finding a room was easy with plenty of vacancies around town. We stayed at the Comfort Inn on Scott Ave. and were quite pleased. The hotel was only a few minutes drive from the festival.
The show itself unfortunately was a bit slow, and customers were sparse, although we did have enough sales to cover our both fees, which is better than I can say for a couple of shows we have attended. Several of the vendors had above average sales, including Blue Cat Beads who said she had one of the best shows of her career. The fudge booth even sold out of fudge and had to pack up early. To be fair this is really only the 3rd year for this show and advertizing and word of mouth are growing awareness pretty quickly now. I fully expect a truly good turnout next year and we are really looking forward to next year. We are even planning to teach a workshop next time since the facilities are so nice.
Photos from Ellen Sibelius
New Yarn Bowls for Sale
Quina Yarn Bowl
Big Leaf Yarn Bowl
We have just listed 2 new yarn bowls in our Etsy shop. These bowls are sized to hold a standard yarn ball or cake. Each yarn bowl is individually hand turned without use of patterns or templates. Each one is unique. Our bowls are made of various exotic and domestic hard woods and finished in clear finishes, they are not stained or otherwise artificially colored.
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