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Rhinebeck and SAFF Preview 2018

Rhinebeck and SAFF Preview 2018

In one week, we'll be busy setting up at New York Sheep & Wool (Rhinebeck!) and then preparing to go to SAFF the following weekend, so we are busy dyeing, twisting, organizing, and...

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Rhinebeck and SAFF Preview 2018

In one week, we'll be busy setting up at New York Sheep & Wool (Rhinebeck!) and then preparing to go to SAFF the following weekend, so we are busy dyeing, twisting, organizing, and...

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Fall Show Preview 2017

Fall Show Preview 2017

October is here and so are our big fall shows. We are so excited to be at Rhinebeck this weekend and SAFF the following weekend!  Quick details: Rhinebeck: October 21-22, Dutchess...

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Fall Show Preview 2017

October is here and so are our big fall shows. We are so excited to be at Rhinebeck this weekend and SAFF the following weekend!  Quick details: Rhinebeck: October 21-22, Dutchess...

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This Week in the Studio - 10.20.16 and Last Weekend at Rhinebeck!

This Week in the Studio - 10.20.16 and Last Wee...

Here's what's happening this week in the studio.

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This Week in the Studio - 10.20.16 and Last Wee...

Here's what's happening this week in the studio.

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Rhinebeck Preview 2016

Rhinebeck Preview 2016

The Miss Babs team is excited for Rhinebeck! We have been dyeing up a storm for this year’s festival, October 15 and 16 at the Dutchess County Fairgrounds in Rhinebeck, New...

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Rhinebeck Preview 2016

The Miss Babs team is excited for Rhinebeck! We have been dyeing up a storm for this year’s festival, October 15 and 16 at the Dutchess County Fairgrounds in Rhinebeck, New...

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The Weekend Before a Show

The Weekend Before a Show

It's Sunday morning before we leave for a show this week. This is when I figure out what needs to be washed, what needs to be gathered, what is left...

The Weekend Before a Show

It's Sunday morning before we leave for a show this week. This is when I figure out what needs to be washed, what needs to be gathered, what is left...

This Week in the Studio 9-27-2016

This Week in the Studio 9-27-2016

It's looking like another busy week here in the studio. With a little over two weeks until we hit the road for Rhinebeck, we've got a lot of yarn to...

This Week in the Studio 9-27-2016

It's looking like another busy week here in the studio. With a little over two weeks until we hit the road for Rhinebeck, we've got a lot of yarn to...

This Week in the Studio - 5.23.2016

This Week in the Studio - 5.23.2016

It's been two weeks since Maryland Sheep & Wool, and we have all started getting caught up on our rest. Now we are in that magical last month before vacation. ...

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This Week in the Studio - 5.23.2016

It's been two weeks since Maryland Sheep & Wool, and we have all started getting caught up on our rest. Now we are in that magical last month before vacation. ...

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Our Rhinebeck Sweaters - Finished

We made it! We finished our sweaters in time for Rhinebeck. Details inside...

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Our Rhinebeck Sweaters - Finished

We made it! We finished our sweaters in time for Rhinebeck. Details inside...

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Fall 2015 Shows - New Samples

We thought we'd added a lot of new samples in time for Stitches Midwest, but we're adding even more for Rhinebeck and SAFF. Check out what's new for the booth:  

Fall 2015 Shows - New Samples

We thought we'd added a lot of new samples in time for Stitches Midwest, but we're adding even more for Rhinebeck and SAFF. Check out what's new for the booth:  

Getting Ready for Fall Shows

It's almost time for our two big fall shows, Rhinebeck and SAFF. Getting ready for a show means that the tempo in the studio changes. It picks up. Everybody moves...

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Getting Ready for Fall Shows

It's almost time for our two big fall shows, Rhinebeck and SAFF. Getting ready for a show means that the tempo in the studio changes. It picks up. Everybody moves...

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On Our Needles September 2015

While we're not working on our Rhinebeck sweaters, here's what else is on our needles... actually in most cases, what's just come off our needles! We have lots of FOs to...

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On Our Needles September 2015

While we're not working on our Rhinebeck sweaters, here's what else is on our needles... actually in most cases, what's just come off our needles! We have lots of FOs to...

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It's September - Does That Mean It's Fall?

How did it get to be September? Does that mean it's Fall? Oh my, oh my! Gotta make yarn, gotta make yarn as fast as we can! And yes, it...

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It's September - Does That Mean It's Fall?

How did it get to be September? Does that mean it's Fall? Oh my, oh my! Gotta make yarn, gotta make yarn as fast as we can! And yes, it...

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Team Babs Rhinebeck Sweater KAL Progress

Some speedy knitters over on our Ravelry group have already finished sweaters in our Rhinebeck Sweater Knit-Along. The rest of the Miss Babs sweater-knitting team, though, is making good progress. Read on...

Team Babs Rhinebeck Sweater KAL Progress

Some speedy knitters over on our Ravelry group have already finished sweaters in our Rhinebeck Sweater Knit-Along. The rest of the Miss Babs sweater-knitting team, though, is making good progress. Read on...

Babs' Rhinebeck Sweater - Dexter

I have never knit a sweater! So when Veronica suggested a Rhinebeck Sweater knit-along this year, I thought it would be a great opportunity for me to knit a sweater and...

Babs' Rhinebeck Sweater - Dexter

I have never knit a sweater! So when Veronica suggested a Rhinebeck Sweater knit-along this year, I thought it would be a great opportunity for me to knit a sweater and...

May Musings

As always each year seems to fly by faster and faster.  And here we are in May already, it seems like it was just January and February.  I was counting...

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May Musings

As always each year seems to fly by faster and faster.  And here we are in May already, it seems like it was just January and February.  I was counting...

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